My Little Soul’s Goin’ to Shine

Composed by Florence Price
Text by Spiritual
"My Little Soul’s Goin’ to Shine" is an arrangement of a traditional African-American spiritual. The song is published by Southern Music Company as the fourth song of Florence Price's Four Songs. This song is also included in the collection 44 Art Songs and Spirituals.

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My Little Soul’s Goin’ to Shine

I’m goin’ to join that big ‘soc’ation,
I’m goin’ to join that big ‘soc’ation,
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine, shine;
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine along.

I’m goin’ to climb up Jacob’s ladder,
I’m goin’ to climb up Jacob’s ladder,
I’m goin’ to climb up Jacob’s ladder,
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine, shine,
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine along.

I’m goin’ to feast off milk and honey,
I’m goin’ to feast off milk and honey,
I’m goin’ to feast off milk and honey,
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine, shine;
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine along.

I’m goin’ to walk and talk with the angels,
I’m goin’ to walk and talk with the angels,
I’m goin’ to walk and talk with the angels,
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine, shine,
Then my little soul’s goin’ to shine along.

Related Information

African Diaspora Music Project

africandiasporamusicproject.org/items/show/3648

Sheet Music

Florence Price: 44 Art Songs and Spirituals

Florence Price
A White Rose (John Boyle O'Reilly)
An April Day (Joseph Cotter)
Because (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
Beside the Sea (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
Bewilderment (Langston Hughes)
Dawn's Awakening (James Joseph Burke)
Death's Gwineter Lay His Cold Icy Hand on Me (Spiritual)
Feet o' Jesus (Langston Hughes)
Four Encore Songs: Tobacco (Graham Lee Hemminger); A Flea and a Fly (Ogden Nash); "Come, come," said Tom's Father (Thomas Moore); Song of the Open Road (Ogden Nash)
Go Down, Moses (Spiritual)
God Gives Me You (Nora Connelly)
Hold Fast to Dreams (Langston Hughes)
I Grew a Rose (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
I'm Goin' to Lay Down My Heavy Load (Spiritual)
Love-in-a-mist (Mary Rolofson Gamble)
My Little Soul's Goin' to Shine (Spiritual)
My Neighbor (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
My Soul's Been Anchored in de Lord (Spiritual)
Night (Louise C. Wallace)
Out of the South Blew a Wind (Fannie Carter Woods)
Resignation (Florence B. Price)
Rise Mourner (Spiritual)
Save Me Lord, Save Me (Spiritual)
Some o' These Days (Spiritual)
Song to the Dark Virgin (Langston Hughes)
Sunset (Odessa P. Elder)
Sympathy (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face (James Weldon Johnson)
The Moon Bridge (Mary Rolofson Gamble)
The Poet and His Song (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
The Washerwoman (Otto Leland Bohanan)
To My Little Son (Julia Johnson Davis)
Travel's End (Mary Folwell Hoisington)
Trouble Done Come My Way (Florence B. Price)
Two Traditional Negro Spirituals: I am Bound for the Kingdom; I'm Workin' on My Buildin'
We Have Tomorrow (Langston Hughes)
Weary Traveler (Spiritual)
What's the Use (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
Words for a Spiritual ("Capricorn")
You Won't Find a Man Like Jesus (Spiritual)
Medium/High
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