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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 704 · Words: Traditional African American Spiritual · Tune: STEAL AWAY
Steal Away to Jesus
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →"Steal Away to Jesus" is a traditional African American spiritual originating before the Civil War, often associated with the Underground Railroad. Its lyrics express a longing for heaven and spiritual freedom, using coded imagery of thunder and trumpet calls.
Refrain
Steal away, steal away;
steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home.
I ain’t got long
to stay here.
Verse 1
My Lord he calls me,
he call me by the thunder;
the trumpet sounds
within-a my soul.
I ain’t got long to stay here.
Refrain
Steal away, steal away;
steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home.
I ain’t got long
to stay here.
Verse 2
Green trees a-bending,
poor sinners
stand a-trembling;
the trumpet sounds
within-a my soul.
I ain’t got long to stay here.
Refrain
Steal away, steal away;
steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home.
I ain’t got long
to stay here.
Verse 3
My Lord he calls me,
he calls me
by the lightning;
the trumpet sounds
within-a my soul.
I ain’t got long to stay here.
Refrain
Steal away, steal away;
steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home.
I ain’t got long
to stay here.
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