Winding Sheet Coffin, The

DESCRIPTION: "How swiftly the years of our pilgrimage fly, As weeks, months, and seasons roll silently by...." We are reminded that "The good rise to Heaven, but the bad sink to Hell." The singers wash their hands of sinners' blood and happily meet Christians
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1941 (Randolph)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad Hell
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph 658, "The Winding Sheet Coffin" (1 text)
Roud #7581
File: R658

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