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Away Up In Heaven/Father in the Kingdom/Way Over In The Heavens
Tradtional Old-Time, Gospel;
ARTIST: From Max Hunter Folk Song Collection Cat. #0139 (MFH #4) - As sung by Mrs. "Bobbie" Barnes, Eureka Springs, Arkansas on June 21, 1958
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Bluegrass Gospel;
DATE: 1800s; 1937 "Songs of the Old Camp Ground" by Lucien L. McDowell
RECORDING INFO: The Bible's True
Lazy Aces. Young Fogies, Heritage (Galax) 056, LP (198?), trk# 17
Macon, Uncle Dave. Dixie Dewdrop (Vol. 1), Vetco LP 101, LP (1963), trk# B.03b [1926/04/14]
Macon, Uncle Dave. Classic Sides 1924-1938, JSP 7729A-D, CD( (2004), trk# A.12b [1926/04/14]
Bible’s Right- Sister O.M. Terrell's one session for Columbia, Nashville in 1953
OTHER NAMES: “Away Up In Heaven,” "Way Over In The Heavens"
"Father in the Kingdom"
SOURCES: Down-east spirituals, and others: George Pullen Jackson - Folk songs - 1943
Folk Songs of North America, Alan Lomax - Music - 1960 - page 248 "Way Over In The Heavens"
NOTES: "Away Up In Heaven" with a different version titled “Father in the Kingdom,” is found in the Max Hunter Collection. Versions are found in "Songs of the Old Camp Ground" by Lucien L. McDowell in 1937 and as "Way Over In The Heavens" in Down-east Spirituals by George Pullen Jackson.
Folk Songs of North America, Alan Lomax - 1960 - page 248
Won't you be glad when he calls you? (3)
Sitting on a seat with Jesus.
CHORUS: Way over in the heavens, (3)
To sit on the seat by Jesus.
It's apparently related to the African-American spiritual:
WAY UP IN DE KINGDOM, LORD
I love my Jesus, yes, I do,
Way in de Kingdom, Lord.
O sinner you must too,
Way in de Kingdom, Lord.
Away Up In Heaven- Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
Cat. #0139 (MFH #4) - As sung by Mrs. "Bobbie" Barnes, Eureka Springs, Arkansas on June 21, 1958
VERSE 1
Father get ready when he calls you
Father get ready when he calls you
Father get ready when he calls you
To set on th throne with Jesus
CHORUS:
Away up in heaven
Away up in heaven
Father get ready when he calls you
To set on the throne with Jesus
VERSE 2
Won't you be glad when he calls you
Won't you be glad when he calls you
Won't you be glad when he calls you
To set on the throne with Jesus
Mrs. Barnes said she learned this from Janeie High, Fred High's wife.
Father in the Kingdom- Cat. #1032 (MFH #207) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 28, 1969
VERSE 1
I have a Father in the Kingdom
I have a Father in the Kingdom
I have a Father in the Kingdom
Settin' on the seat with Jesus
High up in Heaven
Settin' on the seat with Jesus
VERSE 2
Won't you be glad when He calls you
Won't you be glad when He calls you
Won't you be glad when He calls you
High up in Heaven
Set on the seat with Jesus
VERSE 3
I'll know my Father when He calls me
I'll know my Father when He calls me
I'll know my Father when He calls me
High up in Heaven
Set on the seat with Jesus
Same as above verse for Mother and Sister.
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