James
W. Johnson, J. Rosamond JOHNSON
in: The Books of American Negro Spirituals, 1926
I'm-a
goin' to tell you 'bout de comin' of de Saviour Fare you
well, fare you well
I'm-a goin' to tell you 'bout de comin' of de Saviour Fare
you well, fare you well
Dere's a better day a-comin' Fare you well, fare you well
Oh preacher, fol' yo' bible Fare you well, fare you well
Prayer maker, pray no mo' Fare you well, fare you well
For de last soul's converted Fare you well, fare you well
Dat de time shall be no longer Fare you well, fare you well
For de judgment day is comin' Fare you well, fare you well
Den you hear de sinner sayin' Fare you well, fare you well
Down I'm rollin', down I'm rollin' Fare you well, fare you
well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well
De
Lord spoke to Gabriel Fare you well, fare you well
Go, look behin' de altar Fare you well, fare you well
Take down de silvah trumpet Fare you well, fare you well
Blow yo' trumpet, Gabriel Fare you well, fare you well
Lord, how loud shall I blow it Fare you well, fare you well
Blow it right, calm an' easy Fare you well, fare you well
Do not alarm my people Fare you well, fare you well
Tell 'em to come to judgment Fare you well, fare you well
Gabriel, blow yo' trumpet Fare you well, fare you well
Lord how loud shall I blow it Fare you well, fare you well
Loud as seven peals of thunder Fare you well, fare you well
Wake de livin' nations Fare you well, fare you well
Place one foot upon de dry land Fare you well, fare you
well
Place de ther on de sea Fare you well, fare you well
Den you'll see de coffin bustin' Fare you well, fare you
well
See dedry bones come a-creepin' Fare you well, fare you
well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well
Den
you'll see po' sinners risin' Fare you well, fare you well
Den you'll see de worl' in fiah Fare you well, fare you
well
See de moon a-bleedin' Fare you well, fare you well
See de stars a-fallin' Fare you well, fare you well
See de elements a-meltin' Fare you well, fare you well
See de forked lightnin' Fare you well, fare you well
Den you'll cry out for cold water Fare you well, fare you
well
While de Christians shout in glory Fare you well, fare you
well
Sayin' Amen to yo' damnation Fare you well, fare you well
No mercy for po' sinner Fare you well, fare you well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well
Hear
de rumblin' of de thunder Fare you well, fare you well
Earth shall reel an' totter Fare you well, fare you well
Den you'll see de Christians risin' Fare you well, fare
you well
Den you'll see de righteous marchin' Fare you well, fare
you well
See dem marchin' home to heab'n Fare you well, fare you
well
Den you'll see my home to glory Fare you well, fare you
well
Wid all His holy angels Fare you well, fare you well
Take de righteous home to glory Fare you well, fare you
well
Dere dey live wid God for ever Fare you well, fare you well
On de right hand side of my Saviour Fare you well, fare
you well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well
In dat great gittin' up mornin' Fare you well, fare you
well