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Gospels & Spirituals
Geoff Grainger
Last updated: 10.12.23
Glory, glory hallelujah!

German audiences are well into their gospels and spirituals and Steffi Lubrich, a young lady who I used to occasionally accompany, has a wide repertoire of them. The Pinökel gang are not slow when it comes to belting out He's got the whole world in his hands or Kum ba yah, my Lord.
I've always enjoyed gospels and admired gospel singers such as the great Mahalia Jackson but my own interest was very much deepened on acquiring The Story of the Jubilee Singers.This book contains 112 gospels that they sung on their tours of America and Great Britain in 1871 and 1875. This book is the oldest song book in my collection and one of pride and joy. I regard it as the ultimate gospel reference work and I dip it often.

Geoff Grainger, Bremen-Vegesack, January 2001

  Title Composer Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Deep river   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Down by the riverside   Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Go tell it on the mountain   Unknown
audiomidi15.gif He's got the whole world in his hands   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif John Brown's Body   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Kum ba yah, my Lord   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Michael row the boat ashore   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Nobody knows the trouble I've seen   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Roll, Jordan, roll   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Sometimes I feel   Frank Petersohn
audiomidi15.gif Swing low, sweet chariot   Frank Petersohn
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Instruments
         
audiodbemp315.gif Swing low, sweet chariot The Herminas (perf.) Vocal Trio
     Title Audio Files Remarks
       
gospel15.gif Burden down, Lord   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif By the Waters of Babylon   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Chilly water   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Come and go   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Come and go with me   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Deep River  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Down by the riverside  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Ev'ry time I feel the spirit   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Go tell it on the mountain  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif He's got the whole world in his hands  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Heaven is a wonderful place   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif I'm Gonna Sing   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif John Brown's Body  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Joshua fit de battle   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Kum ba yah, my Lord  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif  Michael row the boat ashore  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Nobody knows the trouble I've seen  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Oh freedom   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Roll, Jordan, roll  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Sometimes I feel  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Standing in the Need of Prayer   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif Swing low, sweet chariot  audiomidi15.gif nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif This train   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif This world is not my home   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif When Israel was in Egypt's land   nlyrics.gif
gospel15.gif You got a right  
     Title Performer Composer
       
youtube15.jpg By The Waters Of Babylon : 3 part round (1:35) tilastream
youtube15.jpg Come and go (2:36) Sam Cooke
youtube15.jpg Come and go with me (4:40) Bernice Johnson Reagon
youtube15.jpg Down by the riverside (1:53) C. Barber
youtube15.jpg Down by the riverside (8:42) P. Seeger
youtube15.jpg Ev'ry time I feel the spirit (3:41) Mahalia Jackson
youtube15.jpg Go tell it on the mountain (3:08) Mahalia Jackson
youtube15.jpg He's got the whole world in his hands (3:11) Mahalia Jackson
youtube15.jpg Heaven is a wonderful place (2:12) Coral Contrapunt, al piano, Jordi Casas. Traditional
youtube15.jpg  I'm Gonna Sing (2:12) Chœur du Val d'Aube Traditional
youtube15.jpg John Brown's Body (4:28) Gloria Jane
youtube15.jpg Joshua fit de battle (2:07) Mahalia Jackson
youtube15.jpg Kum ba yah, my Lord (3:28) Joan Baez
youtube15.jpg Michael row the boat ashore (2:42) Peter Paul and Mary
youtube15.jpg Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (3:45) Mahalia Jackson
youtube15.jpg Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (2:44) Paul Robeson
youtube15.jpg Oh freedom (3:23) Joan Baez
youtube15.jpg Roll, Jordan, roll (3:57) Mahalia Jackson
youtube15.jpg Sometimes I feel (6:43) Mahalia Jackson
youtube15.jpg  Swing low, sweet chariot (2:25) Joan Baez
youtube15.jpg This train (2:28) L. Donegan
youtube15.jpg This world is not my home (2:48) Jim Reeves
youtube15.jpg When Israel was in Egypt's land (2:02) Paul Robeson