Deep River

"Deep River" is a traditional African American spiritual. Henry Burleigh arranged this spiritual along with many others in his collection Jubilee Songs of the USA of 1916.

Date: 1916Composer: Henry T. BurleighText: Spiritual

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Deep River
Traditional African American Spiritual

Deep river, my home is over Jordan.
Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground.
Oh, don’t you want to go to that gospel feast?
That promised land, where all is peace?

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'The Spirituals of Harry T. Burleigh,' High Voice

Composer(s): H. T. Burleigh

Voice Type: High

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'The Spirituals of Harry T. Burleigh,' Low Voice

Composer(s): H. T. Burleigh

Voice Type: Low

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