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    This document appears to contain lyrics from the traditional African American spiritual song "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and other related songs about crossing the river to salvation. The lyrics reference rowing to the other side of the river, angels coming to carry souls home, and pleading with brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, and sinners to go down to the river to pray. It highlights themes of faith, salvation, and community in religious worship.

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    This document appears to contain lyrics from the traditional African American spiritual song "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and other related songs about crossing the river to salvation. The lyrics reference rowing to the other side of the river, angels coming to carry souls home, and pleading with brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, and sinners to go down to the river to pray. It highlights themes of faith, salvation, and community in religious worship.

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    This document appears to contain lyrics from the traditional African American spiritual song "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and other related songs about crossing the river to salvation. The lyrics reference rowing to the other side of the river, angels coming to carry souls home, and pleading with brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, and sinners to go down to the river to pray. It highlights themes of faith, salvation, and community in religious worship.

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    This document appears to contain lyrics from the traditional African American spiritual song "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and other related songs about crossing the river to salvation. The lyrics reference rowing to the other side of the river, angels coming to carry souls home, and pleading with brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, and sinners to go down to the river to pray. It highlights themes of faith, salvation, and community in religious worship.

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    Michael row de boat ashore or The brightest day that I can say, Studying about that good ol'

    y that I can say, Studying about that good ol' way


    And who shall wear the starry crown?
    Michael row de boat ashore, Michel, row the boat a-shore (Coming for to carry me home) Good Lord show me the way
    Hallelujah! Hallelujah! When Jesus washed my sins away.
    O fathers let's go down
    Michael boat a gospel boat, Then you'll hear the trumpet blow (Coming for to carry me home)Chorus Let's go down, come on down
    Hallelujah! O fathers let's go down
    Hallelujah! If I get there before you do, Down in the river to pray
    I wonder where my mudder deh Then you'll hear the trumpet sound, (Coming for to carry me home)
    (there). As I went down in the river to pray
    Hallelujah! I'll cut a hole and pull you through.
    Studying about that good ol' way
    See my mudder on de rock gwine Trumpet sound the world around (Coming for to carry me home)Chorus And who shall wear the robe and crown?
    home. Good Lord show me the way
    Hallelujah! If you get there before I do,
    On de rock gwine home in Jesus' Trumpet sound the jubilee O mothers let's go down
    (Coming for to carry me home)
    name. Come on down, don't you wanna go down?
    Hallelujah! Tell all my friends I'm coming too. Come on mothers, let's go down
    Michael boat a music boat. (Coming for to carry me home)Chorus Down in the river to pray
    Trumpet sound for you and me
    Gabriel blow de trumpet horn.
    Hallelujah! As I went down in the river to pray
    "Down To The River To Pray"
    O you mind your boastin' talk. Studding about that good ol' way
    Boastin' talk will sink your soul. Swing low, sweet chariot As I went down in the river to pray And who shall wear the starry crown?
    Studying about that good ol' way Good Lord show me the way
    Brudder, lend a helpin' hand. Swing low, sweet chariot And who shall wear the starry crown?
    Sister, help for trim dat boat. Coming for to carry me home, Good Lord show me the way! O sinners, let's go down
    Swing low, sweet chariot, Let's go down, come on down
    Jordan stream is wide and deep. Coming for to carry me home. O sisters let's go down O sinners, let's go down
    Jesus stand on t' oder side. Let's go down, come on down Down in the river to pray
    I looked over Jordan, and what did I see O sisters let's go down
    I wonder if my maussa deh. Down in the river to pray As I went down in the river to pray
    My fader gone to unknown land. Coming for to carry me home? Studying about that good ol' way
    A band of angels coming after me, As I went down in the river to pray And who shall wear the robe and crown?
    O de Lord he plant his garden deh. Studying about that good ol' way Good Lord show me the way
    Coming for to carry me home.Chorus And who shall wear the robe & crown?
    He raise de fruit for you to eat.
    Good Lord show me the way
    He dat eat shall neber die. Sometimes I'm up, and sometimes I'm
    When de riber overflow. down, O brothers let's go down
    (Coming for to carry me home) Let's go down, come on down
    O poor sinner, how you land? Come on brothers, let's go down
    But still my soul feels heavenly bound. Down in the river to pray
    Riber run and darkness comin'.
    (Coming for to carry me home)Chorus
    Sinner row to save your soul. As I went down in the river to pray

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