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Bible texts. Some of the most devout Christians were, and are 

 yet, the old " mammies " and " uncles " who lived all the closer to 

 the heavenly Father because of their simplicity and lack of learn- 

 ing. The deeply religious and better class of old negroes main- 

 tain that the reason that this music is so fascinating to whites and 

 blacks is because it is God's own music inspired by the Holy Spirit. 



DONE FOUND DAT NEW HIDIN' PLACE. 



1. Who dat . . yon - cler dressed in white? . . Must be de 



2. Who dat . . yon - der dressed in black? . . Must be de 



3. Jes on-ly could see lee-tle ba - b.v to-day — . . An - gel done 



4. When I was down in E - gypt's land, . . Heard a mighty 



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chil-lun ob de Is - rael - ite . . . Done found dat new hid - in' place! 



nig - gers a - turn-in' back! Done found dat new hid - in' place! 



drug her thoo de twelve pearly gates ! Done founddat new hid - in' place! 



talkin' 'bout de promised land — Done founddat new hid - in' place! 



Who dat . . 

 God don't 

 Pur - ti - est 

 And when we 



yon - der dressed in red? . 

 talk like a nat-er - al man — 

 ting what eb-ber I done . 

 get on Ca - naan's shore 



Must be de 

 Talk so a 

 Was to 

 We'll 



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chil-lun dat a Mos-es led! . . Done found dat new hid - in' place! 



sin-ner can a- un-der- stand — Done found dat new hid - in' place! 



git religion when I was young — Done found dat new hid - in' place! 



shout and sing for - eb-ber more — Done found dat new hid - in' place! 



Come a - long — 



Done found dat new hid - in' place ! 

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ad 'm Done found dat new hid - in' place ! 



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