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 No. 21.

Oh, Lord, Oh, my Lord! Oh, my good Lord! Keep me from sinking down.

1. I tell you what I mean to do; Keep me from sinking down: I mean to go to heaven too; Keep me from sinking down. Oh, Lord, &c.

2. I look up yonder, and what do I see; Keep me from sinking down: I see the angels beckoning to me; Keep me from sinking down. Oh, Lord &c.

3. When I was a mourner just like you; Keep me from sinking down: I mourned and mourned till I got through; Keep me from sinking down. Oh, Lord, &c.

4. I bless the Lord I'm gwine to die; Keep me from sinking down: I'm gwine to judgment by-and-by; Keep me from sinking down, Oh, Lord &c.