No. 166
[SHOUT ON, PRAY ON] or [ANTIOCH], OSH 277
Hexatonic, mode 2 b (I — 3 IV V 6 7)
I know that my Redeemer lives, Glory hallelujah.
What comfort this sweet sentence gives, Glory hallelujah,
Shout on, pray on, we’re gaining ground, Glory hallelujah,
The dead’s alive and the lost is found, Glory hallelujah.
There are three more stanzas of this hymn, the core of which is attributed to Daniel Medley “about 1784.” The tune first appeared in the Social Harp, 1855, where it is attributed to F. C. Wood, a Georgian. A tune and text variant is ‘We’ll Go On’, REV 252. A negro version of this spiritual may be seen in Dett, 195. See also White Spirituals, 259. ‘Antioch’ looks like a make-over from ‘[Columbus]’ in this collection. The tune is cleverly fitted also to a worldly ballad ‘Edward’, found in eastern Tennessee; see Sharp, i., 47. It is found also fitted to the worldly ballad ‘Cruel Mother’ in North Carolina; see Sharp, i., 58. ‘Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard’, Sharp, i., 162, shows definite influence of ‘Antioch’. See also for melodic similarities ‘Trooper and the Maid’, Sharp, i., 305; and ‘Bridle and Saddle’, Sharp, i., 305; and ‘Bridle and Saddle’, Sharp, ii., 329.
No. 167
[WE’LL SHOUT AND GIVE HIM GLORY] or REVIVAL SONG, OL 254
Hexatonic, mode 3 A (I II III — V VI VII)