(in the midnight hour) Steal Away. “Steal Away” has touched poets, presidents, queens, composers, and blind street musicians. The words and music of “Steal Away to Jesus” (WLP 804), were created by Wallace Willis, a slave who became a Choctaw freedman in Hugo, Oklahoma (now once again part of the reservation of the Choctaw Nation, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling of July 9, 2020). Steal Away. (when you need some power) Steal Away. (when you heart is heavy) Steal Away to Jesus. “Steal Away” has touched poets, presidents, queens, composers, and blind street musicians. Steal away(2x) Steal away to Jesus. He calls me by the thunder! When Wallace Willis created his mournful song, “Steal Away to Jesus,” he voiced his suffering in slavery with a lament that has evoked a powerful response through the ages and across the world. The trumpet sound it in my soul! Chorus. My Lord calls me! And a sympathy awakened And a wonder quickly grew Till I found myself environed In a little negro pew. This song communicates that the person singing it is planning to escape. My Lord, He calls me He calls me by the thunder The trumpet sounds within-a my soul I ain't got long to stay here. The song speaks to brokenness… Steal Away. Mahalia Jackson singing “Steal Away to Jesus” with Nat King Cole in 1957. Steal away to Jesus? I ain’t got long to stay here Verse 2. (steal away to jesus) Steal Away. About Steal Away "Steal Away" ("Steal Away to Jesus") is an American Negro spiritual. Steal away, steal away home! He calls me by the thunder. Steal away, steal away Steal away to Jesus Steal away, steal away home I ain't got long to stay here. When Wallace Willis created his mournful song, “Steal Away to Jesus,” he voiced his suffering in slavery with a lament that has evoked a powerful response through the ages and across the world. I ain’t got long to stay here Verse 1. The song speaks to brokenness and sorrow across ages. Steal away. I was walkin' in Savannah Passed the church decayed and dim There's slowly through the window Came a plaintive funeral hymn. The song is well known by variations of the chorus: Songs such as "Steal Away to Jesus", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Wade in the Water" and the "Gospel Train" are songs with hidden codes, not only about having faith in God, but containing hidden messages for slaves to run away on their own, … Chorus: steal away, steal away! Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus Steal away, steal away home I ain't got long to stay here. I ain’t got long to stay here! Steal away, steal away Steal away to Jesus Steal away, steal away home I ain't got long to stay here I was walkin' in Savannah, passed the church decayed and dimed When there's slowly through the window came a plaintive funeral hymn And a sympathy awakened an' a wonder quickly grew Till I found myself seat in a little negro pew My Lord calls me! "Steal Away" the song was composed by Wallace Willis, a slave of a Choctaw freedman in the old … Green trees a bendin’ Poor sinner stands a tremblin’ The trumpet sounds within’ a my soul. Songs such as "Steal Away to Jesus", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Wade in the Water" and the "Gospel Train" are songs with hidden codes, not only about having faith in God, but containing hidden messages for slaves to run away on their own, or with the Underground Railroad. (haven't got long) I haven't got long to stay here. Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus Steal away, steal away home I ain't got long to stay here My Lord, He calls me He calls me by the thunder The trumpet sounds within-a my soul I ain't got long to stay here Green trees are bending Po' sinner stand a-trembling The trumpet sounds within-a my soul I ain't got long to stay here (steal away home) Steal Away home. Steal away home. My Lord he calls me. I ain’t got long to stay here! The trumpet sounds within’ a my soul.
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