For over 200 years in African-American churches throughout the country, gospel and spiritual music have offered solace and been a source of celebration, leaving a mark not only on the Christian world, but on popular music as well. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit contains the lyrics and music of 101 of the most widely known and cherished of these pieces, ranging from heartring spirituals sung during slave times (Steal Away; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot) to songs of unity from the civil rights movement and contemporary times (We Shall Overcome, I'll Fly Away). The book also presents a biography of each composer and the history of the evolution of each song, examining the role it played in enabling African-Americans to develop the strength to carry on in the face of adversity. An important historical document as well as an inspirational gift, the book captures the rich connections between song and experience as no other volume does.

Gwendolin Sims Warren has performed with the Metropolitan Opera and throughout Europe. She is minister of music at the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Queens, New York, where she lives.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 3
The Negro Spirituals: Plantation Songs and Jubilee Songs, 1600-1870	p. 13
Ain't Got Time to Die	p. 18
All God's Chillun Got Shoes	p. 24
Amen	p. 27
Deep River	p. 29
Ev'ry Time I Feel de Spirit	p. 32
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel	p. 34
Give Me Jesus	p. 36
Glory, Glory Hallelujah!	p. 38
Go Down, Moses	p. 40
Go, Tell It on the Mountain	p. 43
Great Day! Great Day!	p. 46
He Arose	p. 49
His Name So Sweet	p. 52
Hold On	p. 54
I Know It Was the Blood	p. 56
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me	p. 58
I Want to Be Ready (Walk in Jerusalem)	p. 60
In Dat Great Gittin' Up Mornin'	p. 63
My Lord, What a Morning	p. 66
Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen	p. 68
Oh, Freedom	p. 70
Oh! What a Beautiful City	p. 72
Ride On, King Jesus	p. 74
Sinner, Please Don't Let Dis Harves' Pass	p. 76
Steal Away	p. 84
Sweet Jesus	p. 86
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	p. 89
Take Me to the Water	p. 91
There Is a Balm in Gilead	p. 93
This Little Light of Mine	p. 95
Wade in the Water	p. 97
Were You There?	p. 99
The Gospel Songs: Gospel Hymns, Historical Gospel, and Traditional Songs, Songs of Tindley, Dorsey, Campbell, and others, 1870-1960	p. 103
Christ Is All	p. 108
Didn't It Rain	p. 111
He Took My Sins Away	p. 116
Hold to God's Unchanging Hand	p. 119
I Am on the Battlefield for My Lord	p. 122
I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy	p. 125
I Love the Lord	p. 130
I'd Rather Have Jesus	p. 132
I'll Be Caught Up to Meet Him in the Air	p. 135
I'll Fly Away	p. 139
I've Got a Feeling	p. 142
Jesus, the Light of the World	p. 145
Just a Closer Walk with Thee	p. 148
Let Jesus Fix It for You	p. 150
The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow	p. 152
My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)	p. 156
My Soul Loves Jesus	p. 159
Nothing Between	p. 161
Peace in the Valley	p. 164
Something Within	p. 168
Stand By Me	p. 171
Sweet, Sweet Spirit	p. 173
Take My Hand, Precious Lord	p. 176
Until I Found the Lord	p. 179
We'll Understand It Better By and By	p. 182
We've Come This Far by Faith	p. 185
Yes, Lord	p. 188
The Euro-American Hymns: Hymns of Watts, Wesley, Crosby, and others, 1600-1950	p. 191
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name	p. 196
Amazing Grace	p. 198
Battle Hymn of the Republic	p. 201
Blessed Assurance	p. 204
Come, Thou Fount	p. 207
Great Is Thy Faithfulness	p. 210
His Eye Is on the Sparrow	p. 213
Holy, Holy, Holy	p. 216
How Great Thou Art	p. 218
I Need Thee Every Hour	p. 221
It Is Well with My Soul	p. 223
Jesus, Lover of My Soul	p. 226
Jesus Loves Me	p. 229
Joy to the World!	p. 231
Just As I Am	p. 233
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms	p. 235
Lift Him Up (How to Reach the Masses)	p. 238
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God	p. 241
Near the Cross	p. 244
O For a Thousand Tongues	p. 246
O How I Love Jesus	p. 248
Rock of Ages	p. 250
The Solid Rock	p. 253
Take the Name of Jesus	p. 255
There Is a Fountain	p. 258
We're Marching to Zion	p. 261
What a Friend We Have in Jesus	p. 264
Contemporary Gospel Songs: Songs of Crouch, Hawkins, Smallwood, Franklin, and others, 1960--Present	p. 267
Bless His Holy Name	p. 273
The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power	p. 275
Breathe into Me, Oh Lord	p. 278
The Center of My Joy	p. 284
Church Medley	p. 289
Give Me a Clean Heart	p. 294
God Is	p. 299
My Tribute	p. 304
O Happy Day	p. 311
Savior More Than Life	p. 316
Soon and Very Soon	p. 326
Through It All	p. 331
To You, Jesus	p. 337
Total Praise	p. 341
Why We Sing	p. 347
Bibliography	p. 359
Index	p. 362
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