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24 SONG OF THE NEGRO BOATMAN.

John Greenleaf Whittier.

Allegretto. 1. O, praise an' tanks I de Lord He come To set de peo - ple 2. Ole mas - sa on he trab- bels gone; He leaf de land be -

3. We pray de Lord: He gib us signs Dat someday we be

We know de prom - ise neb- ber fail, An' neb - ber lie de

free; An' mas - sa tink it day ob doom. An'

hind: De Lord's breff blow him fur - der on. Like

free; De norf - wind tell it to de pines, De

word; So like de 'pos - tles in de jail, We

we ob ju - bi - lee. De Lord dat heap de

corn - shuck in de wind. We own de hoe, we

wild - duck to the sea; We tink it when de

wait - ed for de Lord: An' now He o - pen