Singing the Living Tradition ‎#156

156. Oh, Freedom

1 Oh, freedom, oh, freedom,
oh, freedom over me;
and before I'd be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.

2 No more moaning, no more moaning,
no more moaning over me;
and before I'd be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.

3 There’ll be singing, there’ll be singing,
there’ll be singing over me;
and before I'd be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, freedom
• Title: Oh, Freedom
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men: Freedom; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Source: African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875

Tune Information

• Name: ROSA
• Arranger: Horace Clarence Boyer, 1935-
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875
• Copyright: Arr. © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association