Last week was Harriet Tubman Day in the United States. Harriet Tubman was a former slave who led dozens of other slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad. In this episode we talk about some of the songs they used both as hidden messages as well as songs of hope.

This Week’s Songs

De Gospel Train am Comin

Refrain:
Git on board, little children,
Git on board, little children,
Git on board, little children,
Dere’s room for many a mo’.

De Gospel train’s a-comin’,
I hear it jus’ at han’,
I hear de car wheels rumblin’,
An’ rollin’ thro’ de lan’. [Refrain]

I hear de train a-comin’,
She’s comin’ roun’ de curve,
She’s loosened all her steam an’ brakes,
An’ stainin’ eb’ry nerve. [Refrain]

De fare is cheap an’ all can go,
De rich an’ poor are dere,
No second class aboard dis train,
No diff’rence in de fare. [Refrain]

My Lord, What a Mornin’

Refrain:
My Lord, what a morning;
My Lord, what a morning;
Oh, my Lord, what a morning,
When the stars begin to fall,
When the stars begin to fall.

You’ll hear the trumpet sound,
To wake the nations underground,
Looking to my God’s right hand,
When the stars begin to fall. [Refrain]

You’ll hear the sinner cry,
To wake the nations underground,
Looking to my God’s right hand,
When the stars begin to fall. [Refrain]

You’ll hear the Christian shout,
To wake the nations underground,
Looking to my God’s right hand,
When the stars begin to fall. [Refrain]

Go Down Moses

When Israel was in Egypt’s land,
Let my people go,
oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let my people go.

Refrain:
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt’s land,
tell old Pharaoh: Let my people go.

The Lord told Moses what to do,
Let my people go,
to lead the Hebrew children through,
Let my people go. [Refrain]

As Israel stood by the waterside,
Let my people go,
at God’s command it did divide,
Let my people go. [Refrain]

When they had reached the other shore,
Let my people go,
they let the song of triumph soar,
Let my people go. [Refrain]

Lord, help us all from bondage flee,
Let my people go,
and let us all in Christ be free,
Let my people go. [Refrain]