1916
Deep River
Composed by 
Henry T. Burleigh
Henry T. Burleigh Text by 
Spiritual
Spiritual "Deep River" is a traditional African American spiritual. Henry Burleigh arranged this spiritual along with many others in his collection Jubilee Songs of the USA of 1916.
Text
Deep River
Traditional African American Spiritual
Deep river, my home is over Jordan.
Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground.
Oh, don’t you want to go to that gospel feast?
That promised land, where all is peace?
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