Going Over in the Heavenly Land

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "The heavenly land (2x), Just going over in the heavenly land." Verse, for example: "Sinner joins the church and he runs pretty well, Just going..., Before six weeks he's on his road to hell, Just going...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1899 (Barton-OldPlantationHymns)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious floatingverses
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Barton-OldPlantationHymns, p. 42, "Jes' Gwine Ober in de Heavenly Lan'" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [28 words]: Barton-OldPlantationHymns also includes floating verses such as "You can hinder me here, but you can't do it there, For He sits in the heavens and he answers prayer." - BS
Last updated in version 4.0
File: Bart042

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