Wade in the Water, Vol. 2: African-American Congregational Singing SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS

This recording of ring shouts, lined hymns, and call-and-response devotional songs honors the 19th-century roots of African American congregational singing. It demonstrates how vividly these styles endure as a vital part of community worship services throughout the United States. 69 minutes.

1 Sign of the Judgement – McIntosh County Shouters
2 Lay Down Body – McIntosh County Shouters
3 Lay Down Body – Seniorlites
4 Run, Mary, Run, You Got a Right to the Tree of Life – Seniorlites
5 One Morning Soon – Rev. C.J. Johnson
6 I Wanna Go Where Jesus Is – Rev. C.J. Johnson and Family
7 You Better Run to the City of Refuge – Rev. C.J. Johnson and Family
8 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say – United Southern Prayer Band of Baltimore, Washington and Virginia
9 Give Me Jesus – United Southern Prayer Band of Baltimore, Washington and Virginia
10 I Am a Soldier in the Army of the Lord – United Southern Prayer Band of Baltimore, Washington and Virginia
11 Am I a Soldier of the Cross? – Richard Allen Singers
12 Early, My God, Without Delay – Richard Allen Singers
13 Come and Go to That Land – Congregational Song
14 Glor, Glory, Hallelujah, Since I Laid My Burden Down – Blue Spring Missionary Baptist Association Delegation, Southwest Georgia
15 A Charge to Keep I Have – Blue Spring Missionary Baptist Association Delegation, Southwest Georgia
16 Traditional Prayer with Moans – Blue Spring Missionary Baptist Association Delegation, Southwest Georgia
17 Sit Down Servant – Blue Spring Missionary Baptist Association Delegation, Southwest Georgia