Down in the river to pray (Traditional)
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- Editor: Glenn O'Brien (submitted 2012-09-23). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 46 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: The PDF file is two pages long. The first page features the music plus the lyrics of the first verse. The second page has the lyrics of all the verses, plus suggestions for the arrangement.
- Arranger: Sarah Stagg
- Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
- Editor: Marcello Noia (submitted 2008-03-26). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 117 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
- Arranger: Marcello Noia, for SATB.
- CPDL #12211: Finale 2003
- Editor: Cheryl Lynn Helm (submitted 2006-08-05). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 151 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
- Arranger: Cheryl Lynn Helm, for SSAA.
General Information
Title: Down in the River to Pray
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Folksong, Spiritual
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 2006
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Original text and translations
English text
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
O sisters let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O sisters let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
O brothers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
Come on brothers let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
O fathers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O fathers let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
O mothers let's go down,
Let's go down, don't you want to go down,
Come on mothers let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
O sinners let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
O sinners let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
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