1929

Out in the Fields With God

Composed by William Levi Dawson
Text by Spiritual
"Out in the Fields With God" is a traditional African American Spiritual set for medium voice and piano by William Dawson ca. 1929.

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Out in the Fields
Maia Aramburú, soprano; Kathryn Goodson, piano2:35

William L. Dawson

Composer

Louise Imogen Guiney

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2021

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was made possible by a grant from the University of Michigan, as part of the "Black Composer Speaks" Project.

The little cares that fretted me,
I lost them yesterday
Among the fields above the sea,
Among the winds that play,
Among the lowing of the herd,
The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,
The humming of the bees.

The foolish fears of what might pass
I cast them all away
Among the clover-scented grass,
Among the new-mown hay,
Among the hushing of the corn,
Where drowsy poppies nod,
Where ill thoughts die and good are born —
Out in the fields with God.