Long Grove Negro Baptist Church (Patterson, Woodruff County, Ark.)

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Performed by members of the congregation. Coll. by M.C. Parler Long Grove Negro Baptist Church Patterson, Ark. October 25, 1953 Reel 162 Item 1 Prayer (Recorded only in part. Very difficult to understand even when I heard it, and more difficult to transcribe from the tape. Here are some of the expressions I can catch:) OH FATHER wake up in the morning OH FATHER OH FATHER when we wake up this morning we thank Thee for the sun shine (WELL) we thank Thee this morning for your sunshine we thank Thee for the cool breeze (WELL) OH FATHER THANK THEE For our food (YES) we thank Thee for our raiments (WELL) NOW FATHER WE THANK THEE while we are traveling up and down the highway (WELL) you wouldn't let us be (?) (YES) OH FATHER NOW FATHER NOW FATHER NOW FATHER go to we ask The that Thou should all nations that there should be overwhelmed (YES) we ask Thee to lead em and guide em too .......... that there should be overwhelmed OH FATHER OH FATHER remember our boys fighting across the water county remember the sick and afflicted allover land and remember the prisoners on the prison farms OH FATHER OH FATHER OH FATHER NOW FATHER NOW FATHER NOW FATHER we, Thy servants dear, kind Jesus sometimes You know This has to be heard. There is no way to convey with a typewriter the unearthly beauty of this prayer. Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council...

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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas