In the Mansions Above

DESCRIPTION: "Good lord, in the mansions above, (x2), My Lord, I hope to meet my Jesus in the mansions above." "If you get there before I do..." "My lord, I've had many crosses and trials here below..." "Fight on, my brother, for the mansions above."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (Allen/Ware/Garrison-SlaveSongsUnitedStates)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Allen/Ware/Garrison-SlaveSongsUnitedStates, pp. 59, "In the Mansions Above" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #12019
NOTES [26 words]: Probably an allusion to John 14:2, "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." - RBW
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File: AWG059

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