The Faith We Sing · No. 2194 · Words: African American Spiritual (Traditional) · Tune: O FREEDOM
O Freedom
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →"O Freedom" is a traditional African American spiritual that emerged during the era of slavery and gained renewed prominence during the Civil Rights Movement. It expresses a profound longing for liberation — both earthly freedom and spiritual freedom in death — with the defiant declaration that death is preferable to enslavement.
Verse 1
O freedom! O freedom!
O freedom over me.
Refrain
And before I'll be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.
Verse 2
No more moaning, no more moaning,
no more moaning over me.
Refrain
And before I'll be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.
Verse 3
No more weeping, no more weeping,
no more weeping over me.
Refrain
And before I'll be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.
Verse 4
There'll be singing, there'll be singing,
there'll be singing over me.
Refrain
And before I'll be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.
Verse 5
There'll be shouting, there'll be shouting,
there'll be shouting over me.
Refrain
And before I'll be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.
Verse 6
There'll be praying, there'll be praying,
there'll be praying over me.
Refrain
And before I'll be a slave,
I'd be buried in my grave,
and go home to my Lord and be free.
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