Down in the River to Pray (Traditional)

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Editor: Marcello Noia (added 2008-03-26).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 117 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Arranged by Marcello Noia for SATB.
Editor: Cheryl Lynn Helm (added 2006-08-05).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 151 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Arranged by Cheryl Lynn Helm for SSAA.

General Information

Title: Down in the River to Pray
Composer: Traditional

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB, SSAA
Genre: Sacred, Folksong, Spiritual

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella.
Published: 2006

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Original text and translations

Image:English.png 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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