My Lord, What a Morning
Language: English 
My Lord, what a morning,
My Lord, what a morning,
Oh my Lord, what a morning,
When the stars begin to fall,
When the stars begin to fall.

My Lord, what a morning,
My Lord, what a morning,
Oh my Lord, what a morning,
When the stars begin to fall.

You will hear the trumpets sound,
To wake the nations underground,
Looking to my God’s right hand,
When the stars begin to fall.

You will hear the people shout,
To wake the nations underground,
Looking to my God’s right hand,
When the stars begin to fall,
When the stars begin to fall.

My Lord, what a morning,
My Lord, what a morning,
Oh my Lord, what a morning,
When the stars begin to fall,
When the stars begin to fall.

Note: the text was sourced from the historical anthology Slave Songs of the United States (originally published by A. Simpson & Co., New York, 1867), which categorizes each song based on origin and social context


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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-09-28
Line count: 23
Word count: 130