O the Dying Lamb

DESCRIPTION: The reponse to each line is "O the dying Lamb." Verse lines include "I want to go where Moses trod." "For Moses gone to the promised land." "To drink from springs that never run dry." "Before I'll stay in hell one day." "I'm in hopes to pray my sins away"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1864 (Higginson-ArmyLifeInABlackRegiment)
KEYWORDS: Bible nonballad religious
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Higginson-ArmyLifeInABlackRegiment 11, pp. 204-205, "O the Dying Lamb" (1 text)
NOTES [52 words]: It should be noted that this song is wrong; Moses never entered the Promised Land. He was allowed to view it from Mount Pisgah but not to enter it, and was buried in an unknown grave (Deut. 34:1-6, etc.). Of course, later Jewish tradition gave him a place in the afterlife -- but the Hebrew Bible never says so. - RBW
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