Two Spirituals-high (print)

Description

Two Spirituals

Duration: 7′
1995
Text and tune: African-American Spirituals: “Deep River” and “Steal Away.”
Commissioned by Karen Clift.
Premiere—1995, by Karen Clift and John Churchwell, Minneapolis
Voice range:

Text

Deep river, my home is over Jordan.
Deep river, Lord,
I want to cross over into camp ground.

Oh, don’t you want to go to that gospel feast?
That promised land, where all is peace?

Deep river. . . .

Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain’t got long to stay here.

My Lord calls me, He calls me by the thunder;
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul.
I ain’t got long to stay here.

My Lord calls me, He calls me by the lightning.
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul.
I ain’t got long to stay here.

Steal away. . . .