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FOLK SONG by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN

First Line: "STEAL AWAY, STEAL AWAY, STEAL AWAY TO JESUS"
Last Line: I AIN'T GOT LONG TO STAY HERE
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - SONG & MUSIC;BLACK SONGS;JESUS CHRIST; NEGRO SPIRITUALS;

Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus,
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.
My Lord, He calls me,
He calls me by the thunder,
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul,
I ain't got long to stay here.
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus,
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.
Green trees a-bending,
Po' sinner stands a-trembling
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul,
I ain't got long to stay here.



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