Plantation Singers Songlist

Song List Wedding Song list Hymns

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT WADE IN THE WATER CERTAINLY, LORD DO, LORD, REMEMBER ME WERE YOU THERE JOSHUA FIT DE BATTLE OF JERICHO I SHALL NOT BE MOVED HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS GO DOWN, MOSES GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH DEEP RIVER STEAL AWAY MY LORD, WHAT A MORNIN’ OLE-TIME RELIGION DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE KUM BA YAH, MY LORD THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE DE GOSPEL TRAIN I WANT JESUS TO WALK WITH ME NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I SEE	I WANT TO BE READY LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER EV-RY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT WE ARE CLIMBING JACOB’S LADDER BALM IN GILEAD WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN ROCK-A-MY SOUL EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL I GOT SHOES AMAZING GRACE! HOW SWEET THE SOUND DEM BONES STAN’IN’ IN DE NEED OF PRAYER OH MARY DON’T YOU WEEP GO, TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN AMEN THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT Swing low, sweet char-i-ot, Com-ing for to car-ry me home; Swing low, sweet char-i-ot, Com-ing for to car-ry me home. Verses I looked o-ver Jor-dan, and what did I see Com-ing for to car-ry me home; A band of an-gels coming af-ter me, Com-ing for to car-ry me home. If you get there be-fore I do, Com-ing for to car-ry me home; Tell all my friends I’m com-ing there too. Com-ing for to car-ry me home. Back to Top

WADE IN THE WATER Wade__ in the wa-ter, wade__ in the wa-ter, chil-dren, Wade__ in the wa-ter, God’s a-gon-na trouble the wa-ter. Verses See that band all dressed in white__ God’s a-gon-na trouble the wa-ter. The lead-er__looks like an Is-rael-ite.__ God’s a-gon-na trouble the wa-ter. See that band all dressed in red__ God’s a-gon-na trouble the wa-ter. It looks like the band that Mo-ses led.__ God’s a-gon-na trouble the wa-ter. Back to Top

CERTAINLY, LORD Have you got good re-li-gion? Cer-t’nly, Lord! Have you got good re-li-gion ? Cer-t’nly, Lord! Have you got good re-li-gion? Cer-t’nly, Lord!___ Cer-t’nly, Cer-t’nly, Cer-t’nly, Lord! 2. Have you been redeemed? Cert’nly, Lord! 3. Have you been to the water? Cert’nly, Lord! 4. Have you been baptized? Cert’nly, Lord! Back to Top

DO, LORD, REMEMBER ME Do, Lord, oh, do, Lord, Lord, re-mem-ber me,___ Do, Lord, oh, do, Lord, Lord, re-mem-ber me,___ Do, Lord, oh, do, Lord, Lord, re-mem-ber me,___ Do, Lord, re-mem-ber me. 2. When I’m in trouble, Lord, remember me. 3. When the world’s on fire, Lord, remember me. Back to Top

WERE YOU THERE Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they crucified my Lord.? Were you there when they nailed Him to the Cross? Were you there when they nailed Him to the Cross? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they nailed Him to the Cross? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when they rolled the stone away? Were you there when they rolled the stone away? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they rolled the stone away? Back to Top

JOSHUA FIT DE BATTLE OF JERICHO Josh-ua fit de bat-tle of Jer-i-cho, Jer-i-cho, Jer-i-cho; Josh-ua fit de bat-tle of Jer-i-cho, an’de walls come tumb-lin down. Verses You may talk a-bout the man of Gid-e-on, You may talk a-bout the man of Saul, But not like good old Josh-ua, at’de bat-tle of Jer-i-cho Dat mornin’ Up to the walls of Jer-i-cho He marched with spear in han’; “Go blow dem ram horns, “ Josh-ua cried, “for de bat-tle is in my hand.” Dat mornin’ Back to Top

I SHALL NOT BE MOVED I shall not, I shall not be moved. I shall not. I shall not be moved, just like a tree plant-ed by the wa-ter I shall not be moved. Je-sus is my Savior, I shall not be moved. Je-sus is my Savior, I shall not be moved, just like a tree planted by the wa-ter I shall not be moved. On my way to glo-ry, I shall not be moved. On my way to glo-ry, I shall not be moved, just like a tree plant-ed by the wa-ter I shall not be moved. Back to Top

HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS 1.He’s got the whole world_ in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His Hands He’s got the whole world in His Hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands. 2.He’s got the wind and the rain_ in His Hands, 3.He’s got the little bitty baby in His Hands,… 4.He’s got you and me, sister, in His Hands,… He’s got you and me, brother, in His Hands,… Back to Top

GO DOWN, MOSES Go down, Mo-ses Way down in E-gypt land, Tell ole Phar-oah, Let my peo-ple go. When Is-rael was in E-gypt’s land: Let my peo-ple go:___ Op-pressed so hard they could not stand, Let my peo-ple go. Go down, Mo-ses Way down in E-gypt land, Tell ole Phar-aoh, Let my people go. “Thus saith the Lord,” bold Mo-ses said, Let my peo-ple go;___ “If not, I’ll smite your first-born dead,” Let my peo-ple go. Go down, Mo-ses Way down in E-gypt land, Tell ole Phar-aoh, Let my people go. No more shall they in bondage toil; Let my peo-ple go:___ Let them come out with Egypt’s spoil, Let my peo-ple go. Go down, Mo-ses Way down in E-gypt land, Tell ole Phar-aoh, Let my people go. Back to Top

GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH Glo-ry, glo-ry,__ hal-le-lu-jah!__ Since I laid my__ bur-den down,__ Glo-ry, glo-ry,__ hal-le-lu-jah!__ Since I laid my__ bur-den down,__ 2. I feel better, so much better… Feel like shouting “Hallelujah!”… Burdens down, Lord… Back to Top

DEEP RIVER Deep, river, my home is o-ver Jor-dan Deep, riv-er Lord, I want to cross o-ver in-to camp-ground Verse O don’t you want to go to that gos-pel feast, That prom-is’d land where all is peace? Back to Top

STEAL AWAY Steal a-way, steal a-way, steal a-way to Je-sus! Steal a-way, steal a-way home, I ain’t got long to stay here! Verses My Lord calls me, He calls me by the thun-der; The trum-pet sounds with-in-a my soul, I ain’t got long to stay here. My Lord calls me, He calls me by the light-ning; The trum-pet sounds with-in-a my soul, I ain’t got long to stay here. Back to Top

MY LORD, WHAT A MORNIN’ My Lord, what a morn-in’, My Lord, what a morn-in’! Oh, my Lord, what a morn-in’ When de stars be-gin to fall. Back to Top

OLE-TIME RELIGION Gim-me dat ole-time re-lig-ion, Gim-me dat ole-time re-lig-ion, Gim-me dat ole-time re-lig-ion, It’s good e-nough for me. Verses It was good for my dear fa-ther, It was good for my dear fa-ther, It was good for my dear fa-ther, It’s good e-nough for me. It was good for my dear mother, It was good for my dear mother, It was good for my dear mother, It’s good e-nough for me. It was good for Paul and Silas, It was good for Paul and Silas, It was good for Paul and Silas, It’s good e-nough for me. Makes you love ev’ry body, Makes you love ev’ry body, Makes you love ev’ry body, It’s good enough for me. Back to Top

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE Going to lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riv-er-side, Down by the riv-er-side, Down by the riv-er-side; Going to lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riv-er-side, study war no more.__ I ain’t goingt’ stud-y war no more, Ain’t goingt’ stud-y war no more, Ain’t goingt’ stud-y war no more, I ain’t goingt’ stud-y war no more, Ain’t goingt’ stud-y war no more, Ain’t goingt’ stud-y__ war no more.__ Going to lay down my burden, Down by the riverside,… Going to try on my starry crown, Down by the riverside,… Going to meet my dear old father, Down by the riverside,… Going to meet my dear old mother; Down by the riverside,… Going to meet my loving Jesus, Down by the riverside,… Back to Top

KUM BA YAH, MY LORD Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah, Someone’s cryin ‘, Lord… Someone’s singin’, Lord… Someone’s prayin’, Lord… Someone needs you, Lord… Back to Top

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE This lit-tle light of mine___ I’m goin’ to let it shine. This lit-tle__light of mine,__ I’m going to let it shine. This lit-tle__light of mine,__ I’m going to let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m goin’ to let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m goin’ to let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m goin’ to let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. All in my heart, I’m goin’ to let it shine. All in my heart, I’m goin’ to let it shine. All in my heart, I’m goin’ to let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. All through the night, I’m goin’ to let it shine. All through the night, I’m goin’ to let it shine. All through the night, I’m goin’ to let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Back to Top

DE GOSPEL TRAIN Git on board, lit-tle chil-dren, Git on board, lit-tle chil-dren,