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Text:We're Gonna Do What the Spirit Say Do
Tune:[We're gonna do what the spirit say do]

259. We're Gonna Do What the Spirit Say Do

1 We're gonna do what the spirit say do,
We're gonna do what the spirit say do
What the spirit say do we're gonna do, oh Lord,
We're gonna do what the spirit say do

2 We're gonna pray what the spirit say pray,
We're gonna pray what the spirit say pray,
What the spirit say pray we're gonna pray, oh Lord,
We're gonna pray what the spirit say pray.

3 We're gonna shout when the spirit say shout,
We're gonna shout when the spirit say shout,
When the spirit say shout we're gonna shout, oh Lord,
We're gonna shout when the spirit say shout.

4 We're gonna sing when the spirit say sing,
We're gonna sing when the spirit say sing,
When the spirit say sing we're gonna sing, oh Lord,
We're gonna sing when the spirit say sing.

5 We're gonna love when the spirit say love,
We're gonna love when the spirit say love,
When the spirit say love we're gonna love, oh Lord,
We're gonna love when the spirit say love.

6 We're gonna march when the spirit say march,
We're gonna march when the spirit say march,
When the spirit say march we're gonna march, oh Lord,
We're gonna march when the spirit say march.

Text Information
First Line: We're gonna do what the spirit say do
Title: We're Gonna Do What the Spirit Say Do
Publication Date: 1996
Topic: African-American spiritual: African-American spiritual; Children; Commitment (5 more...)
Source: African-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: [We're gonna do what the spirit say do]
Key: d minor
Source: African-American spiritual



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