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" We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de word ; So like de 'postles in de jail, We waited for de Lord : An' now he open ebery door, An' trow away de key ; He tink we lub him so before, We lub him better free. "
The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier: Complete in Two Volumes - Page 333
by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1868
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The Sunday at Home, Volume 31

1884 - 874 pages
...nebber lie de word; 80 like de 'poetles in de jail, AVe waited for de Lord : An' now He open cbery door, An' trow away de key; He tink we lub Him so before, We lub Him better free. De yam will grow, an' cotton blow, He'll gib-de rice an' corn; O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear De driver blow his...
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The soldier's armour of strength, devotional exercises [&c.] adapted by ...

John (pilgrim, pseud) - 1863 - 110 pages
...nebber you fear, if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn! We know de promise nebber fail,. ••, j An* nebber lie de word; So, like de 'postles in de jail, An* now he open ebery door, An' trow away de key ; He tink we lub him so before, We lub him better...
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The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier ...

John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 422 pages
...blow, We'll tab de rice an* corn : O nebbev you fear, if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn ! We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de...will grow, de cotton blow, He'll gib de rice an' corn : O'nebberyou fear, if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn ! So sing our dusky gondoliers ; And...
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The Silver Bell: A New Singing Book for Schools, Academies, Select Classes ...

Hymns, English - 1869 - 268 pages
...ring, We dream it in de dream ; l)e rice-bird mean it when he sing, tl« e»gle when he scream. 4. We know de promise nebber fail, An" nebber lie de...now he open ebery door, An' trow away de key ; He link we lub him so befon, W* lub him better (m. 180 MAKE ME NO GAUDY CHAPLET. Лягигпяo. DOMIITTI....
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In War Time, and Other Poems

John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 188 pages
...blow, We '11 hab de rice an' corn : O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn ! We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de...We waited for de Lord : An' now he open ebery door. He tink we lub him so before, We lub him better free. De yam will grow, de cotton blow, He '11 gib...
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The Freedmen's Book

Lydia Maria Child - African Americans - 1865 - 324 pages
...church-bell ring, We dream it in de dream ; De rice-bird mean it when he sing, De eagle when he scream. We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de...him better free. De yam will grow, de cotton blow, He '11 gib de rice an' corn : O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn ! EXTRACT...
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Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: Comprising the Adventures and Experiences ...

Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn) Edmonds - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 410 pages
...hold; We sell de pig, we sell de cow, But neber chile be sold. • CHORUS—De yam will grow, etc, We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de...tink we lub Him so before, We lub Him better free. CHORUS—De yam will grow, etc. Then a collection was taken up among the sol diers and presented to...
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Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: Comprising the Adventures and Experiences ...

Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn) Edmonds - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 446 pages
...dat hold ; We sell de pig, we sell de cow, But nebor chile be sold. CHORUS — De yam will grow, etc, We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de...in de jail, We waited for de Lord. An' now He open obery door, An' trow away de key, He link we lub Him so before, We lub Him better free. CHORUS —...
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Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: Comprising the Adventures and Experiences ...

Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds - Military nursing - 1865 - 422 pages
...De yam will grow, etc, We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de Word ; 80, like de 'postlcs In de jail, We waited for de Lord. An' now He open ebery door, An' trow awny de key, He link we lub Him so before, We lub Him better free. CHORUS — De yam will grow, eta...
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Anecdotes, Poetry, and Incidents of the War: North and South. 1860-1865

Frank Moore - United States - 1866 - 654 pages
...blow, We'll hab de rice an' corn ; O nebber you fear, if nebber you bear De driver blow his horn ! We know de promise nebber fail, An' nebber lie de...gib de rice an' corn ; O nebber you fear, if nebber yon hear De driver blow his horn ! So sing our dusky gondoliers ; And with a secret pain, And smiles...
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