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Category: Negro Spirituals

I Don’t See Them, But I Got Them

Posted on July 29, 2013

I got Shoes, You Got Shoes, All God’s Children Got Shoes, When I get To Heaven, Gonna Put on My Shoes, Gonna Walk, All Over God’s Heaven Only the barest of necessities were given to…

Something Within Me

Posted on October 26, 2008


Something within me that holdeth the reins.
Something within me that banishes pain;
Something within me I can’t explain,
All that I know, there is something within me.

We often think of the Christian life in terms of what God will give us materially. We hear preachers speak of food on the table and a house and a job. We hear about how God will make you successful on your job or take you to the correct job if you lose that one.

I Shall Not Be Moved

Posted on October 25, 2008


I shall not be, I shall not be moved
I shall not be, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree, Planted by the waters
I shall not be moved.

Sometimes the sick think of the blessing of God as a cure. Other times the one who has suffered job loss may see the blessing of God as getting that job back or finding a new one. In these cases the blessing is a reversal of fortunes. The blessing is God taking the problem and eliminating it.

Do we Need the Black Church? – Napoleon Harris

Posted on July 16, 2008

Acts 4:20 (KJV)
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

Not You But Me

Posted on August 18, 2007


It’s me, It’s me, It’s me oh Lord
Standin in the Need of Prayer
It’s me, It’s me, It’s me oh Lord
Standin’ in the Need of Prayer

Do You Know You Have It?

Posted on August 16, 2007

Devotional #2


1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you got good Religion.
Cert’ly, Cert’ly, Cert’ly Lord

This is a very upbeat and sure spiritual. The singer not only emphasizes the fact of a difference between good and bad religion, but it also shows a certainty that the singer possesses this good religion.

Celebrating Good Religion

Posted on August 15, 2007


Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you got good Religion.
Cert’ly, Cert’ly, Cert’ly Lord

One cannot read this spiritual without recognizing the genuine joy that comes from the singer. The singer knows that good religion is possessed and is sure of that possession. When the strength of these facts hits the singer, joy comes forth.

Good Religion versus Bad

Posted on August 9, 2007


Devotional #1
Good Religion versus Bad


Have you Got Good Religion….Cert’ly Lord
Have you Got Good Religion….Cert’ly Lord
Have you got good Religion.
Cert’ly, Cert’ly, Cert’ly Lord

Implicit in this spiritual is an important point: there is a difference between good and bad religion. The slave knew about bad religion for daily the slave was forced to look upon the master who was practicing bad religion.

The White Spiritual…Amazing Grace

Posted on June 29, 2007

Thanks to the Jazz Theologian for finding this. Pastor Wintley Phipps teaches the origins of the song Amazing Grace in the Negro Spirituals even though it was written by a white slave ship captain. Then Pastor Phipps sings the song.


Negro Spiritual recognized as National Treasure

Posted on February 28, 2007

The Trouble I've Seen: The Big Book of Negro SpiritualsThe Senate has recognized the Negro Spiritual as a national treasure. You can find the resolution at this link.

A Little Talk With Jesus

Posted on January 17, 2007


Troubles of Every Kind
Thank God I’ll Always Find
That a Little Talk with Jesus Makes It Right

I Got Shoes

Posted on November 5, 2006


I got shoes, you got shoes
All God’s chillun got shoes
When I get to heav’n I’m goin’ to put on my shoes
I’m goin’ to walk all ovah God’s Heav’n
Heav’n , Heav’n
Ev’rybody talkin’ ’bout heav’n ain’t goin’ dere
Heav’n, Heav’n
I’m goin’ to walk all ovah God’s Heav’n

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