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Text:We Shall Overcome
Tune:MARTIN
Arranger:Allen Tuten

501. We Shall Overcome

1 We shall overcome,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.

2 We’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand some day;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We'll walk hand in hand some day.

3 We shall all be free,
We shall all be free,
We shall all be free some day;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We shall all be free some day.

4 We shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace some day;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We shall live in peace some day.

5 The Lord will see us through,
The Lord will see us through,
The Lord will see us through some day;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
The Lord will see us through some day.

Text Information
First Line: We shall overcome
Title: We Shall Overcome
Language: English
Publication Date: 2001
Topic: Spirituals; Victory
Source: African-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: MARTIN
Arranger: Allen Tuten
Key: C Major
Source: African-American spiritual



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