Good News (II -- Just Coming from the Throne)

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "Good news, O good news! Just coming from the throne." Verses include "As grief from out my soul shall fly ... I'll shout salvation when I die...." "The angels brought the tidings down." "I want to go to heaven when I die."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1864 (Higginson-ArmyLifeInABlackRegiment)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious | heaven throne
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Higginson-ArmyLifeInABlackRegiment 32, p. 216, "Good News" (1 text)
NOTES [45 words]: The description is based on Higginson-ArmyLifeInABlackRegiment.
The chorus lines are also alternate lines in two-line verses. For example, "The white folks call us a noisy crew, Good news, O good news! But this I know, we are happy to, Just coming from the throne." - BS
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File: Hi032216

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