Oh freedom
Language: English
Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom Oh freedom over me And before I’d be a slave I’d be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free No more mournin’ There’ll no more mournin’ Oh, no more weepin’ over me And before I’d be a slave I’ll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free No more cryin’ No more cryin’ Lord, there’ll be no more cryin’ over me And before I’d be a slave I’ll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free There’ll be singin’, There’ll be shoutin’ There’ll be glory! Oh, freedom over me And before I’d be a slave I’ll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Shawn Okpebholo (b. 1981), "Oh freedom", subtitle: "A spiritual" [ voice and piano ], from Songs in Flight, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-04
Line count: 23
Word count: 132