Blood Done Signed My Name (I), The

DESCRIPTION: A very simple hymn; consisting of little more than the title words: "Ain't you glad, ain't you glad, That the blood done sign(ed) my name." "In my hand, in my hand, Yes the blood done signed my name." "On the wall..." "In heaven..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1949
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Botkin-TreasuryOfSouthernFolklore, p. 760, "The Blood Done Signed My Name" (1 text, 1 tune)
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, Vennie Deas-Moore, "'Come Along, Let's Ride This Train': Santee River Testimonies, Praises, and Songs," Vol. XLVIII, No. 1-2 (2001), p. 54, "Oh, the Blood Done Sign' My Name" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Moses Asch and Alan Lomax, Editors, _The Leadbelly Songbook_, Oak, 1962, p. 82, "Ain't You Glad (Blood Done SIgned My Name)" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11678
RECORDINGS:
Dock Reed & Vera Hall Ward, "The Blood Done Signed My Name" (on NFMAla5)
File: BSoF760

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