For Black History month, we are looking at songs and spirituals that express the feelings slaves would have felt. In this post, you will need to find a spiritual that expresses the true feelings a slave could and would have felt. You post should be free of grammatical errors, correct punctuation and spelling. Posts should be turned in by February 9, 2018, 11:59 pm. Write at least one paragraph for your post. No duplicate posts.
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The spiritual that I am choosing is Precious Lord performed by Mahalia Jackson. I feel as if this song is a great example of how slaves would could have felt while they served their sentence as a slaves. In this the slaves are telling the Lord to stay them near them, and keep them at peace. They want him to guide the way until they are welcomed home in the gates of heaven. Mahalia's performance of this song is really good and you can almost feel her pain in her voice. Spirituals such as this are a good eye opener into what used to be, and this is one of my favorites. Hopefully we get to sing it one of these days.
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- DeAndrea Jones
The spiritual that I have chosen was Wade in the Water by Ella Jenkins.This song has so many reasons on how slaves felt while they slaves. Because many slaves knew the secret meanings of these songs, they could be used to signal many things. For example, Harriet Tubman used the song “Wade in the Water” to tell escaping slaves to get off the trail and into the water to make sure the dogs slave catchers used couldn’t sniff out their trail. People walking through water did not leave a scent trail that dogs could follow. Read the words of "Wade in the Water."The song was very powerful when heard. So I hope we would able to sing some songs as powerful as Wade in the Water.
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-Mia Carr
I'm not entirely sure if this song classifies as a spiritual or not, but The song "It Is Well (With My Soul)" originally written by Horatio G. Spafford in 1873 is a hymn that I feel slaves would have sung after they were freed had it been written during that time. The lyrics talk about how no matter what, Christ will always be there to lay our burdens on and he will help you with your troubles. We sing this song at my church sometimes and while it is normally a more solemn piece of music, I feel it is just as passionate as some of the other darker and harsher songs, so to speak.
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A spiritual that I think expresses the feeling of the slave is "Soon I Will Be Done" sung by Mahalia Jackson. I can picture the slaves tired and longing for relieve or their laborious work and abuse. They would sing a song and pray for the day that are free from the shackles that bind them as slaves and send the home to be with God. They will no longer have to worry about the troubles that they face in this evil world. They will work in the fields and dream of going to the promise land where God will cover and protect and be free sorrows.
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One of my favorite spirituals is "Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John." This song symbolizes the slaves getting ready to be freed, and to walk across the Ohio river to freedom. The slaves most likely used this song to keep their hopes up, and as a reminder that they will be free one day. I chose the Rollo Dilworth rendition because they incorporated "Wade in the Water" another beloved negro spiritual. Enjoy!
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~Zhoii Cook
Amazing Grace is a very popular spiritual that I feel represents the true feelings a slave would have felt. To me this song expresses their relief when things began to turn around for them. Had it not have been for God and his Grace, they wouldn’t have made it out or even survived the trials that the day brought. Not only does this song express feelings of relief but it also speaks on the faith that they had to possess in order to keep going regardless of how tired they were.
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Kerrityn Knight
Swing low sweet chariot is a very famous spiritual that mostly everyone knows. This song expresses the pain and cruelty slaves went through during that time. The slaves that sung this song asked for the lord to send a chariot to carry them to,their home, heaven. This song was most likely sung by the slaves at another slaves funeral or when they were beaten very badly. I think this song also helped relieve their sorrow and give them new courage to get up and live again.
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-Andrea Barnett
The song I chose is titled "Follow the Drinking Gourd". The song talks about runaway slaves and the underground railroad. The drinking gourd in the song refers to the Big Dipper. This was to be their guide whenever they got lost and lead them to freedom. this song is very inspiring and shows the struggles and hardships the slaves went through to get their freedom. Enjoy:)
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ReplyDeleteThe song I chose is called " We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" it is an African American slave spiritual. The song is in the form of call and response, and although lyrics vary from place to place and over time, they generally emphasize spiritual growth, increasing one's knowledge about God, and a call to discipleship. The striving nature of this "climb" toward god is depicted as a series of tests.The traditional lyrics hold out hope that the slave can rise up and escape slavery. I find this piece extremely powerful and moving; the lyrics reflect the spiritual reverence for God and the hope for salvation, freedom, and happiness that imbues the song with an energy that permeates through the entire piece.
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ReplyDeleteThe song I chose is "Go Down Moses" by Louis Armstrong.I like this spiritual song because the singers show a lot of emotion through their voices, making it seem as if they've experienced the hardship that the slaves went through. I was very convinced. The song talks about the people wanting Moses to go down to Egypt to tell the Pharaoh to let their people go, which I'm assuming they're talking about the slaves. This song can make a person cry, and if you listen to it long enough I'm sure you will.
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-Michaela Knighton
The song I chose for this weeks blogpost is "Aint Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" by Sweet Honey in the Rock. This song is very empowering for people of color. The message in the song speaks volumes on how we should handle problems. I think this song was more for the civil rights movement but it can also be geared to slaves as well. You can hear the emotion in all their voices as they talk about pushing through. I think everyone should listen to this song if they haven't before.
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The song I chose is If I Got My Ticket, Lord. I personally loved this song because of the feeling and emotion you get from it. I feel like the slaves sung this song to justify and get through their hardship. Like they are asking is if they keep going we it be enough to come to heaven. Maybe they felt like they weren’t doing a good job, and they was lostening to the white people saying they wasn't nobody.
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-Breuna Lewis
The song I chose is Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel.The words and lyrics of this African American Spiritual begin with "Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel" as the first line of the song. The words, tune and lyrics of the "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel" song were passed on from slave to slave. Therefore the name of the author is unknown.The history of the "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel" song lyrics date back to the Slave Plantations between the 1600's to 1800's. The song was sung by slaves as a reference to to the Biblical stories of Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Jonah being saved from a belly of a whale and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being saved from the fiery furnace. The lyrics relating to the land of Canaan, the promised land "flowing with milk and honey", reflected the slave's yearning for their deliverance from slavery and freedom. The slaves sung with hopes of one day being delivered like the ones they were singing about.
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The song I is "Oh Freedom!" by The Golden Gospel Singers. I love this song because the song encourages people of color. The song talks about being free , and it talks about how we will not have to weep anymore . In addition to this , this spiritual shows and portrays a lot of emotion.
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https://youtu.be/veiJLhXdwn8
For this week's blog post I chose to do the song, "Ain't That Good News", which is most famously song by Sam Cooke. It is about the home going of blacks to heaven from the troubling world in which they live. This song was commonly sung in churches as a way for them to sing their praise to Jesus. The song is very repetitive but the message that it carries shows the love they have for Christ and the joy they have for knowing that a better place exists for the afterlife. The people of America and across the globe continue to sing this song to commemorate the fallen soldiers during the struggles for Civil Rights.
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https://youtu.be/b0V2oCf7UQE
Lord Keep me day by day, in a pure and perfect way , i want to live..i want to live on . This song has so much meaning for various reasons. This Song reminds me of slaves trying to relay a message for them to press forward. They’re asking God to keep them day by day disregarding what they’re going through. Trials & tribulations may come but they need the Lord’s guidance.
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-Faith
The song I chose was "Keep your eyes on the prize" sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock. To me, I believe this song was an uplifting song to slaves because it talks about how when you keep holding on, your prize will come. To me, I think slaves sung this because to them, the prize was to be free. If they kept having faith and kept their eyes on freedom and holding on, the prize would soon come to them, in their case..freedom.
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Ferrin Lewis
The song I chose was "Keep your Lamps". We are currently singing this song, but i have previously sung it in middle school. It speaks of how slaves should keep on pushing forward, or "Keeping their lamps trimmed and burning". It is uplifting in that manor as well as saying children don't get weary. I believe the slaves would sing this often to maintain hope and persistence.
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jon coley
The spiritual that I have chosen to do is “My Good Lord’s Done Been Here” arranged by Andre J. Thomas. I feel that the slaves were expressing what they would be doing when they arrived in Heaven and were away from all of the hard work and torment that they experienced while they were alive. Although they were experiencing hard times, they still acknowledged all of the good things that the Lord had done for them. When they finally arrived to Heaven, they would no longer have to worry about what they may face the next day or be in pain. I think the slaves used this spiritual to help them get through the days knowing that one day their pain and sorrows would one day be over.
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~LaTayvia Walker
The spiritual that I am choosing to write about this week is "I've Been in the Storm so Long." I've loved this song since we first sang it in choir last year. The message can be applied to more than just slavery. Whenever a person is going through a storm, they sometimes feel the need to just pray about all that is going on in their situation. It's such a powerful song and it pulls out many emotions from the performer, it especially did with me. It causes you to reflect on how prayer helps you make it through any situation life throws at you.
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Delete"City Called Heaven" is the spiritual I am writing about this week. We sang this song in choir last year, and Kayla did the solo, and it was wonderful. The song reflects how a slave would feel because they were greatly religious after coming to America. They were known to reference just trying to make it to Heaven. And this is a message for many people in today's society, they have one overall goal; living right so that they can make it into heaven.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErPp5XZLnwA
The spiritual I am choosing is 'A City Called Heaven." During slavery African Americans went through many trial and tribulations and through it all they were just looking forward to making it to a place where things were better. The place where things were better was heaven. I'm pretty sure at times they felt alone and were just living day to day but pushed through because they knew heaven would be their home. In heaven they wouldn't have to worry about anything. https://youtu.be/bIfKzeLD4YI
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DeleteThe spiritual I am choosing is "Down By The Riverside." During slavery there was so much African Americans went through and to relieve the stress they would pray and give the burdens to the lord. In this particular song they are referring to escaping slavery. The Ohio River separated the borders of slavery states and crossing this river would relief them of the burden of slavery. - Emiaya Kirk
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The spiritual that i chose was "Ive been in the Storm" by mighty Clouds of Joy. I love this song. We sang this song last year, and it sounded really good. It talks about the slaves going through hard times. During this song, i really felt the slaves struggle and I could feel their pain.
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Aerial Hutchinson
"I'll Fly Away" is one of my favorite spirituals. I first fell in love with it after watching a Madea play and Tamela Mann and another lady sang it together. The song says how glad a person who knows the lord will be when they die because they get to go to heaven. It conveys the slaves' feelings because when they die they'd finally be free of slavery.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yG_3hdGSsM
The spiritual I will be writing about this week is "I've Been 'Buked". I haven't always liked this song, mainly because we sung it every year, and it just got boring. However, for the slaves this song was most likely a testimony. It talked about every issue a slave would face and some overcame. The lyrics are almost saying that this younger generations have it much easier, we haven't had to endure all that older generations have. And the marvelous thing is that after all of it, they still had faith in God and would not let anyone tell them God was anything but great.
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ReplyDelete"Ride on King Jesus" is one of my personal favorites and I am always excited to sing it. The message of the song is inspiring and makes you want to press your way through whatever you may be facing. At the end of each verse, are the words "no man cannot hinder me" and that within itself is inspiring. Sometimes we let our personal issues stop us from achieving goals. However, the slaves that escaped and made their way to freedom let nothing stop them from making it to the north. Its inspiring, and that is why I love it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTfRSoRG9h4
The spiritual I chose was "Can I Ride. I love this song . Unfortunately , I was not at BTW ninth grade year to sing it but hearing my classmates sing this song gave me joy. Slavery was filled with hard times and sorrow . Singing spirituals would give them joy and hope about their next life in heaven. In addition to this , I like the harmony and beat of the song.
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- Emmani Cummings
I am choosing to write about "Day and Night Praise" arranged by James Abbington. My first time hearing this song was at Frazier when Carver sung it at the MPS Holiday Concert. The song is simple and beautiful. The lyrics are basic, but still have the capacity to be powerful. It is a praise that can be sand at either day or night, mainly because it is a praise perfect for any occasion. The slaves probably sang this song when they would meet for their church services. I love this song, and I wish we could sing it one day.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm2jtpNcXfc
One of my favorite performances of spirituals is "Pass Me Not" by Fantasia Barrino. The song is asking God to not pass the person by while tending to the other people calling on him. The slaves would probably sing this song before praying or when things were going bad for them. The song is such a good song because so many people relate to it. I love it because Fantasia SLAYED that song, and she sang straight from her heart.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvzB9C7lSlc
The song that I chose this week is "all God's chillin got wings". This song lists all of the things that people in heaven will have. The song says that they will have wings like angels. I think that the slaves sang this song to remind them that they might not have anything while they are in slavery, but when they go to heaven they will have everything they could ever hope and dream of. I like this song because it shows the endurance that slaves had and the strength that they had in order to keep a positive outlook on such a horrible life.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEtMhIB9oIg
The song I chose is "Let My People Go." Slaves probably felt encouraged by this song to keep going until they got set free. They didn't want to be chained lonely. The slaves wanted to free with Christ. Slaves put their trust into God to carry them from that dark place.
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-Jamelle Hall
The song I have chosen is "Soon ah wil be done" sung by the Moses Hogan Chorale. Slaves would sing this song while having faith that they will see their saviors face soon. This chorale performed the song very well and have seemed to have correctly followed the dynamics movements they should have. The men came in very strong which showed some emotion. We should pick this to be one of our songs to sing around this time next year for our Black History Concert.
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The spiritual song I chose was "Lift Every Voice and Sing." My friend introduced me to this song a few weeks ago, and I could really feel the passion in the lyrics, accompanied by the beautiful voices. The song expresses the feeling of joy, and confidence in a new, free life. It shows the love and hope the slaves, back in the day, had for God, and how God granted them the beautiful gift of freedom. The song is consistent in music patterns, and overall sounds really nice!
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~Veronica Conely
One spiritual that I enjoy is Swing Down, Chariot. This song, by André Thomas, is a very remarkable piece and one that is memorable. The men’s version of the song has the blend of deepness and just had the feel of a barbershop quartet. The song is truly authentic for a men’s choir that wants to stand out. This song is truly amazing and is one of my favorite songs to date.
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DeleteThe song ive chosen this week is "His eye is on the Sparrow". During slavery, slaves would depend on Jesus to get them through their troubles. This song talks about how Jesus was always watching over them so they had no reason to be discouraged. They thought if Jesus is watching over a little sparrow he has to be watching over me. I love this song because the song is simple but profound enough to convey the message that Jesus is always watching over us all. If I was a slave this song would definitely give me hope and peace in my heart.
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The song I chose was "Free at Last" by J.W. Work. This song talks about the slaves happiness to soon be free. They are singing about seeing Jesus. Unfortunately,they will only be free in the after life where they will walk with Jesus in heaven. This song is a way to help them pass the days and assure them that everything after this life will be great and that they'll be free with Jesus. This song is also related somewhat to MLK's "Free at Last" speech in which he believes that blacks will be free from injustice. The song is upbeat and is a great way to uplift someone.
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My song I chose was "I know I've been changed". This song is about how they know they have been changed in order to get to heaven. The songs says that the angels in heaven done signed my name meaning that they have their ticket into heaven. My first time hearing this song was in church and it has stuck with me every since. The song is great and it have a great range for the vocalist who would sing it.
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-Ariana Evans
The song I chose is"Roll Jordan Roll" from the movie 12 Years a Slave. It was written by Charles Wesley. I choose this song because unlike most of the other songs it has an upbeat tempo. It talks about the Jordan river which the Israelites crossed to enter The Promise Land. The slaves interpret as crossing the Jordan and dropping all worries or burden.
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DeleteThe song that I chose is GLORY. Its sends a positive message that the slaves might have had, like about how to keep fight cause the battle is not over. It demonstrate in a very creative way how the slaves would have felt.
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