"Honey in the Rock": The Ruby Pickens Tartt Collection of Religious Folk Songs from Sumter County, Alabama

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Olivia Solomon, Jack Solomon
Mercer University Press, 2002 - Music - 176 pages
 

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Wouldnt mind dyin if dyin wuz all
66
Rocky chillun
67
Job oh Job
68
Tell me Job
70
Live tergether little chillen
71
Dont you be uneasy
72
Move de member
73
Lyin in de arms uv the Lord
74

God gonna trouble the water
4
Soon as my feet strike Zion wont be trouble no more
5
Seal up your book John
6
Seal up your book John
7
Climin up de hills
8
Goodbye Sammy
9
You got ter move
10
I heard the angels singing
11
Until I found the Lord
12
I stood en rung my hands en cried
13
Codermighty knows I cant stay down here
14
Dis is er mean old world to try to live in a Dis ole world is er mean world b
15
Oh Lord when I die
16
Hear what my Jesus say
17
For my Jesus ever more
18
Borrowed land
19
The bar of judgment
20
Lord wont you come by here
21
Wheel in the middle uv the wheel ab
22
Lord Im goin down in your name
23
I started to make heaven my home
24
Cotton chopping song
25
Gimme Jesus
26
When the love comes twinklelin down
27
Travelin on
28
Set down side uv de lamb
29
Cant hide sinner you cant hide
30
When the train rolls up
31
Some say give me father
32
Making for the promised land
33
Dont you grieve
34
All the friend I had dead en gone
35
Hes coming again so soon
36
Playpary or rock song
37
Aint no stranger here
38
Anyhow
39
De las word I heerd him say
40
Been in de war so long
41
Anywhere anytime
42
Dont let nobody turn you round
43
Fightin fer de city
44
Gods gettin worried wid yo wicked ways
45
How long Jesus?
46
Got Jesus in dat Ian where I am bound
47
He never sed er mumerlin word
48
Hit jes suits me
49
Hit jes suits me
50
Oh John preaching in the wilderness
51
Oh John preachin in the wilderness
52
I aint going to lay my religion down
53
They cannot crown my Lord til I get there
54
Jerdan is so chilly and cold
55
Jerden is so chilly and cold
56
Let dat liar erlone
57
Little black train is comin
58
Rock my soul in de bosom of Abraham
59
Rough rocky road en you most done travelin
60
Stay in de field til de war is ended
61
Time is windin up
62
Traverlin shoes
63
Walk in Jerusalem jes lac John
64
We gonna have a good time bimeby
65
My good Lord done been here
75
Lord trouble so hard
76
Didnt you hear my Lord call?
77
Work on the bulldin for the Lord Lord I feel like I got to go to Jurden Theres sumpin on my mind whuts worryin me
78
Theres sumpin on my mind whuts worryin me
79
I feel like my time aint long
80
The old arks er movin
81
God knows I am the one
82
John saw that number
83
John saw that number
84
Thank God amighty Im free at las
85
Thank God amighty Im free at las
86
I got a home in the rock
87
Nora built the ark
88
Nora built the ark
89
I doan know when ole death gwine call me home
90
Im so glad I got my religion on time
91
Im so glad I got my religion on time
92
All time trouble in my heart
93
Low down chariot and let me ride
94
Low down chariot and let me ride
95
Servant choose yo seat and set down
96
Low down death right easy
97
Everybody ought to love their soul
98
Thanly fer de risin sun
99
De world cant do me no harm
100
Good news
101
I believe Til go back home
102
You jes as well get ready
103
Ankle in Jesus
104
Honey in the rock
105
Down on me
106
Jesus gonna make up my dying bed
107
Jesus gonna make up my dying bed
108
See thy lovin Lord
109
See thy lovin Lord
110
Shepherd shepherd
111
Tall angel at de bar a b
112
Tail angel at de bar a
113
New verses to Job oh Job
114
New verses to Job oh Job
115
Watchaman
116
Hes got his eyes on me
117
Israelites shoutin in the heaven
118
In that land
119
Ananias Ananias
120
Ananias Ananias
121
Lord pray wid de heaven
122
Oh show de weary traveler
123
Lord Im on my way
124
Blow Gable in de army
125
Blow Gable in de army
126
Ef I had my way Id tear de buildin down
127
Ef I had my way Id tear de buildin down
128
Little angels
129
Clear the line before you call
130
Bibliographical Essays
131
General Bibliography For further reading
132
Ruby Pickens Tartt A Bibliography
143
A Discography of Alabama AfroAmerican Folk Songs
149
An Index to the Song Texts
169
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Page 12 - And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet. as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Page 11 - And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood, after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

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