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Down in The River To Pray
Down in The River To Pray
Traditional
arr. Cheryl Lynn Helm
Refrain 1
Solo
# # 2 p
#
j
&
4
ri - ver to
pray,
freely
As
Sopranos
Altos
I went
# # 2
#
&
4
down in the
Hmm...
&
# #
#
way, and
&
# #
#
who shall
Tutti
Altos
&
# #
#
sis - ters,
sis - ters,
&
# #
#
sis - ters,
sis - ters,
let's go
let's go
24
the
star - ry
crown, Good
let's
let's
go
go
Lord,
show me the
Hmm...
# #
#
&
wear
16 Verse 1
Tutti
Sop
Hmm...
Hmm...
p
# #
#
&
good old
way.
Hmm...
down,
down,
let's go
let's go
down,
down,
come on
come on
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray.
down,
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray.
down,
down.
down.
As
As
Refrain 2
32
S1
S2
&
&
&
# #
#
# #
#
went
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray,
stu - dy - ing
S1
&
went
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray,
# #
#
S2
# #
#
# #
#
stu - dy - ing a
&
bout that
good old
who shall
wear the
star - ry
j
.
wear the
star - ry
who shall
crown, Good
crown, Good
# #
#
Ooo...
way, and
good old
way, and
&
bout that
Ooo...
39
Ooo...
Lord,
Lord,
j
j
show me the
j
j
show me the
way.
way.
Ooo...
Ooo...
Verse 2
# # F
#
&
48
S1
S2
# # F
#
&
O
# # F
#
&
bro - thers,
bro - thers,
bro - thers,
let's go
down,
let's go
let's go
let's go
down,
let's go
down,
let's go
down,
down,
down,
come on
come on
down.
come on
down.
down.
56
S1
&
# #
#
Come on
S2
&
# #
#
bro - thers,
j
.
Come on
&
S1
S2
&
&
&
72
S1
&
S2
j
.
&
let's go
down in the
down,
down in the
ri - ver to
pray.
ri - ver to
pray.
As
bro - thers,
let's go
down,
down in the
ri - ver to
pray.
As
Refrain 3
# #
#
# #
#
went
down
in the
ri- ver to
pray,
went
down
in the
ri- ver to
pray,
went
down
in the
ri- ver to
pray,
# #
#
# #
#
# #
#
who shall
down,
As
# #
#
who shall
&
let's go
bro - thers,
Come on
64
.
wear
.
wear
# #
#
who shall
.
wear
the star - ry
j
the
star - ry
the star - ry
stu - dy - ing
a - bout that
show me
Lord,
show me
the
Lord,
show me
crown, Good
crown, Good
the
the
good old
good old
good old
way, and
way, and
way, and
way.
way.
way.
Verse 3
80
S1
# # f
#
&
S2
fa - thers,
# # f
#
&
let's
fa - thers,
# # f
#
&
let's
fa - thers,
let's
88
S1
S2
&
&
95
S1
&
# #
#
# #
#
# #
#
fa - thers,
fa - thers,
fa - thers,
let's
let's
down,
go
go
S2
&
F
j
As
A1
&
# #
#
F
j
As
95
A2
# #
#
&
F
j
As
come on
down.
come on
down.
in the
ri - ver to
pray.
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray.
down
in the
ri - ver to
down
pray.
Ooo...
went
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray,
went
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray,
went
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray,
down.
Ooo...
# #
#
down,
come on
down now,
down,
down now,
down,
down now,
let's go
go
let's go
Refrain 4
go
let's
down,
let's go
down,
go
# #
#
&
go
103
S1
&
# #
#
Ooo...
S2
&
# #
#
way, and
A1
&
# #
#
A2
&
S1
S2
# # F
#
&
O
A1
# # F
#
&
O
# # F
#
&
mo - thers,
mo - thers,
star - ry
mo - thers,
let's
go
let's
go
let's
go
Lord,
let's go
down,
let's go
down,
let's go
show me the
j
j
Lord,
show me the
show me the
j
j
Lord,
show me the
crown, Good
Lord,
crown, Good
down,
Good
crown, Good
Verse 4
# # F
#
&
way, and
112
# #
#
way, and
103
way.
way.
way.
way.
want to come
want to come
want to come
down?
down?
down?
112
A2
mo - thers,
let's
go
down,
let's go
want to come
down?
120
S1
&
# #
#
Come on
S2
&
# #
#
Come on
A1
&
120
A2
&
# #
#
S1
S2
&
&
&
let's
mo - thers,
go
j
go
down, go
let's
go
down, go
mo - thers,
let's
go
down in the
down, go
down in the
down in the
down, go
let's
mo - thers,
j
.
Come on
128
j
.
Come on
mo - thers,
# #
#
down in the
ri - ver to
pray.
ri - ver to
pray.
ri - ver to
pray.
S1
&
S2
# #
#
went
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray,
went
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray,
stu - dy - ing a
# #
#
# #
#
# #
#
# #
#
way, and
&
pray.
Refrain 5
way, and
&
As
ri - ver to
As
P
j
stu - dy - ing
who shall
j
.
wear the
star - ry
wear the
star - ry
Ooo...
crown, Good
crown, Good
# #
#
good old
bout that
good old
Ooo...
who shall
bout that
Ooo...
135
P
j
Ooo...
Lord,
Lord,
j
j
show me the
j
j
show me the
way.
way.
Ooo...
Verse 6
a little slower
# # p
#
&
144
sin - ners,
# # p
#
&
&
# #
#
sin - ners,
sin - ners,
Refrain 7
down,
come on
let's go
down,
come on
down.
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray.
down,
down
in the
ri - ver to
pray.
down.
down,
let's go
let's go
down,
let's go
down,
let's go
152
let's go
sin - ners,
# #
#
&
As
slower
# #
#
&
160
Unison
168
&
# #
#
ri - ver to
pray,
"
show me
the way.
good
old
way, and