At the feet o' Jesus, Sorrow like a sea. Lordy, let yo' mercy Come driftin' down on me. At the feet o' Jesus At yo' feet I stand. O, ma little Jesus, Please reach out yo' hand.
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Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), appears in Fine Clothes to the Jew, first published 1927 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Toy Harper , "At the feet of Jesus", published 1947 [ medium voice and piano ], arranged by Hall Johnson [sung text not yet checked]
- by Florence Bea Price (1887 - 1953), "Feet o' Jesus", 1930? [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
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