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Jubilee songs

as sung by the Jubilee Singers, of Fisk University, (Nashville, Tenn.) under the auspices of the American Missionary Association. Price 25 cents

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Give me Jesus.

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The following poem is scored for music in the source text.

1.

O when I come to die,
O when I come to die,
O when I come to die—give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus, give me Jesus,
You may have all this world, give me Jesus.

2

In the morning when I rise,
In the morning when I rise,
In the morning when I rise—give me Jesus, etc.

3

Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry—give me Jesus, etc.

4

I heard the mourner say,
I heard the mourner say,
I heard the mourner say—give me Jesus, etc.