Deep river
Language: English
Deep river, my home is over Jordan. Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into camp ground. Oh, don't you want to go to that gospel feast? That promised land, where all is peace?
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 Harry Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949), "Deep river", 1917 [ voice and piano ], arrangement [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Deep River", 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Deep River" [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "Two Spirituals", 1995 [ high voice or low voice, piano ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Maria Bach.
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Researcher for this page: Dave Evan Thomas
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 35