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Crockett, Dorothy

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voice Performed by Dorothy Crockett and other unnamed singers. Coll. by M.C. Parler Sung by Dorothy Crockett and others McCrory, Ark. (N.) Oct. 24, 1953 Reel 160 Item 5 Search Me, Lord Search me, Lord, search me, Lord, Turn the lights of Heaven on my soul. If you find anything that shouldn't be Take it out and strengthen me, I want to be right, I want to be safe, I got to be whole. Oh, when I'm right, you know when I'm wrong. You know (unintelligible), you know (unintelligible) You know when (unintelligible) You know my every fear, Just search me, search me, cleanse me through and through. Oh, search me, Lord, please search me, Lord, Turn your lights from Heaven on my soul (Complete the first stanza.) Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.
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Contributors:
Parler, Mary Celestia
Created Date:
1953 10 24
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas

Keywords

  1. A Capella Singing
  2. African American Musicians
  3. African Americans
  4. Bible
  5. Religion
  6. Repentance
  7. Scripture
  8. Spirituals
  9. Spirituals (Songs)

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