Rise, Shine, for Thy Light Is-a-coming

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, rise, shine, for thy light is a-coming (x3). My lord says he's coming by and by." "Oh, wet and dry I intend to try, My Lord says he's coming by and.... To serve the Lord until I die." "This is the year of Jubliee... The Lord has set his people free."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro, p. 49, "Rise, Shine, for Thy Light Is-a-coming" (1 text)
Roud #11968
File: FSAM049

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