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Did You Hear My Jesus?
Spiritual and Gospel Hymn;
ARTIST: Thomas Fenner- Fifty Plantation Spirituals; Hampton Institute
CATEGORY: Traditional and Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: 1874
RECORDING INFO: Did You Hear My Jesus?
Rodeheaver, Homer (ed.) / Rodeheaver's Negro Spirituals, Rodeheaver, Fol (1923), #42
Fenner, Thomas. Fifty Plantation Spirituals; Hampton Institute
Stickles William. Spirituals 1948
OTHER NAMES: "Did You Hear My Jesus Whe He Call You?"
RELATED TO: "Swing Low" "Paul and Silas"
SOURCES: Thomas Fenner- Fifty Plantation Spirituals; Hampton Institute
NOTES: "Did You Hear My Jesus?" is an African-American spiritual published by Thomas Fenner in "Fifty Plantation Spirituals" by the Hampton Institute in 1874.
Did You Hear My Jesus?- Thomas P. Fenner 1874
Ef you want to get to hebben, come along, come along,
Ef you want to get to hebben, come along, come along,
Ef you want to get to hebben, come along, come along,
Hear my Jesus when He call you.
Ef you want to see de angels, come along, come along,
Ef you want to see de angels, come along, come along,
Ef you want to see de angels, come along, come along,
Hear my Jesus when He call you.
CHORUS: Did you hear my Jesus when He call you,
Did you hear my Jesus when He call you,
Did you hear my Jesus when He call you,
For to try on your long white robe.
2. Oh, de hebben gates are open, come along, come along,
Oh, de hebben gates are open, come along, come along,
Oh, de hebben gates are open, come along, come along,
Hear my Jesus when He call you;
Oh, my mother's in de kingdom, come along, come along,
Oh, my mother's in de kingdom, come along, come along, (bis.),
Hear my Jesus when He call you,
I am gwine to meet her yander, come along, come along,
I am gwine to meet her yander, come along, come along, (bis.),
Hear my Jesus when He call you.
CHO.--Did you hear my Jesus when he call you,
Did you hear my Jesus when he call you, (bis,),
For to try on your long white robe.
3. Ef you want to wear de slippers, come along, come along,
Ef you want to wear de slippers, come along, come along, (bis.),
Hear my Jesus when He call you;
Ef you want to lib forever, come along, come along,
Ef you want to lib forever, come along, come along, (bis.),
Hear my Jesus when He call you;
Did you hear my Jesus calling, "come along, come along,"
Did you hear my Jesus calling, "come along, come along." (bis.),
Hear my Jesus when He call you.
CHO.--Did you hear my Jesus when He call you,
Did you hear my Jesus when He call you, (bis.),
For to try on your long white robe.
DID YOU HEAR MY JESUS? - from Spirituals by William Stickles, 1948
If you want to go to heaven, come along, come along
If you want to go to heaven, come along, come along
If you want to go to heaven, come along, come along
Hear my Jesus when He call you
CHORUS: Did you hear my Jesus when He call you
Did you hear my Jesus when He call you
Did you hear my Jesus when He call you
For to try on your long white robe
If you want to se the angels, come along, come along
If you want to see the angels, come along, come along
If you want to see the angels, come along
Hear my Jesus when He call you
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