Am I Born To Die

I'm going on to heaven and I don't mean to stop

Tune: [I'm going on to heaven and I don't mean to stop]
Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

Chorus:
Am I born to die, and must my trembling spirit fly?
Am I born to die, to lay this body down? O
Am I born to die, and must my trembling spirit fly?
Am I born to die, to lay this body down?

1 I'm going on to heaven and I don't mean to stop,
to lay this body down,
I don't mean to be no stumbling block
to lay this body down. O [Chorus]

2 If you get there before I do,
to lay this body down,
Just tell them all I'm coming too,
to lay this body down. O [Chorus]

3 O get back satan and let me by,
to lay this body down,
Goin't serve my Jesus till I die,
to lay this body down. O [Chorus]

4 When I get to heaven I'm goin't sit right down,
to lay this body down,
Goin't ask my Lord for my starry crown,
to lay this body down. O [Chorus]

Source: National Jubilee Melodies #101

Text Information

First Line: I'm going on to heaven and I don't mean to stop
Title: Am I Born To Die
Source: Spiritual
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Am I born to die, and must my trembling spirit fly?
Copyright: Public Domain

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National Jubilee Melodies #101

Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs. 3d ed. #d52

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