e08910

FOUR SPIRITUALS
Deep River
Done Made My Vow
Fix me, Jesus
There Is More Love Somewhere
Arranged by Nicholas Palmer

SATB Choir a cappella, Descant, Soloist

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PERFORMANCE NOTES
Spirituals are often sung too quickly, and all four of these will have greater effect if sung slowly.
The exception is "Fix Me," which can be performed at either a slow or fast tempo, depending on
the circumstances. In general, though, the music and words of a spiritual can take on great power if
performed at a slow pace, as each short phrase, sometimes just a word, takes on the weight of a full
breath. This delivery can heighten in the singer's heart the sense of emotion, the meaning, and even
the historical context of the song. This edition leaves tempo and dynamics to be decided primarily
by the director and singers. What is right for the occasion, these singers, this congregation? Does it
need accompaniment?

DEEP RIVER
Sing slowly; let the text determine tempo and rhythmic details where it seems natural and expressive
(e.g., "riv-er" could be eighth followed by dotted quarter). If you wish to lengthen the piece, consider:
1. solo refrain (choir on neutral vowels), 2. choral refrain, 3. solo verse, 4. an alternative refrain, 5.
verse with choir singing words, 6. an alternative refrain, and 7. repeat the refrain or a portion with
the soloist.

This text is appropriate for funerals, late Ordinary Time, and services in times of crisis or war.

DONE MADE MY VOW

Try the refrain at a fairly stately pace, with some breath at the punctuation, resuming a steady tempo
at the start of each phrase. Allow for a little time before "O," and even take some time on the note,
if it seems right with the group singing it. The text demands singing strongly, but a rendition could
benefit from some variety in dynamics.

The verses should be a tempo, since the interpolated response needs to be predictable for the choir.
The B naturals on "do believe" for the soloist can be bent downward toward Bb. The optional coda
may work best if the choir sings softly to allow the soloist to be expressive. Fermatas in measure 23
are not out of place.

The text is suitable when expressing faith, certainty, and commitment, such as for rites of initiation,
or after the priest's renewal of vows during the Chrism Mass.

FIX ME
Of the four spirituals in this set, this one works at a fast tempo as well as slow. The occasion will
determine the tempo (for a healing service, e.g., a slow tempo would be appropriate). A faster tempo
invites more syncopation. Experiment and see what feels natural to the group.

The word “fix” is used in the sense of “prepare,” as in “I’m fixing to go.” The added text allows for
more opportunities to use the spiritual, with the themes of initiation, Christian life, prayer, healing,
or eternal life.

THERE IS MORE LOVE SOMEWHERE

I have yet to find a tempo too slow for this lovely spiritual. The slower it is sung, the more expressive
the sense of longing seems to be. The alternative refrain may require a steady tempo for a smaller
choir, so that concealed staggered breathing isn’t too difficult to manage. There may be more rubato
with a larger choir.

The text asks a rhetorical question that the singers answer silently. The question is more than
rhetorical; there are times when love, hope, peace, and joy seem to have left us and we cannot see
past the question. Times of crisis, violence, war, September 11 services, and memorials of tragedy
are especially appropriate occasions for this piece.
 FOUR SPIRITUALS
SATB Choir a cappella
Spiritual
Arr. Nicholas Palmer
REFRAIN 1. Deep River
b œ. j
& b b 44 ˙w œ œ œ œœ ˙ œœ œ œ œ. œ œ
œ œ ˙˙ . œ
S.A. J
Deep   riv - er, my home is o - ver Jor - dan,  

˙ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ j ˙
?T.B. œœ œœ œœ . œœ ˙
b b b 44 w .
J ˙ ˙
5
b U
& b b ˙œ œ b ˙œ œ œ j
œœ œ b œœ .
. œœ œœ .. œœ œœ n œœ .. œœ œ . œ œœ ˙˙ ..
J
Deep   riv - er, Lord, I want to cross o - ver in - to camp-ground.
j
? b b ˙w œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ .. œœ œ . œ œ œ . œ œ . œ œœ ˙˙ ..
b
u J œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ
VERSE O, don’t you want to
j
go   to that gos - pel   feast,   that
9
bb œj œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œw œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
& b w œ w w
w ww
Choir: hum, or sing text in melody rhythm
w ww
? bb w w
b
prom - ised   land   where all   is   peace,   O,
13
b œ œ œ œ œ
& b b œw œ œw ˙ œ w
œ œ ˙
w
œ
w w ww ww
? bb w w
b
don’t you want to go   to that prom - ised land, that land  where all is peace?

bb b j j
17 To Refrain

& b œw œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œjb œ˙ œ œj ˙ ˙œ œ œ œ œw ˙
.
˙
? b b ww w w
˙ ˙ ˙
w
˙
b w
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ALTERNATIVE REFRAIN I

b
a few sopranos
˙ œœ .. j
œœ œœ œ œ œ œ
21 and altos

&b b Ó ˙ J œ œ œ œœ œœ ˙ ˙

O Riv - er, my   home is o - ver Jor - dan,

b œ. j
&b b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ
S.A. J
Deep   riv - er, my home is o - ver Jor - dan,  

œ œ œ œ œ œ. j
bb b wœ œ œ
?T.B. œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ
J
U
b
& b b Œ b œœ œœ b œœ
25

n œ œœ b œœ .. j
œ œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ ˙.
J
Deep   riv - er, Lord, I want to cross o - ver in - to camp-ground.

b U
&b b ˙ œ œœ j
œ œ œ . b œœ œœ . œœ œœ N œœ . œœ œ . œ œœ ˙˙ ..
J . . œ. œ
Deep   riv - er, Lord, I want to cross o - ver in - to camp-ground.

œ œ bœ. j
? b b ww œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œœ ˙˙ ..
b œ œ. œ nœ œ. œ œ. œ
u J
ALTERNATIVE REFRAIN II
29
b j œ . œj œ
&b b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ œœ
S.A. J
Deep   riv - er, Lord, my home is o - ver Jor - dan.  

bœ j
?T.B.b œœ œœ œœ œ
œ œ bœ.
œ œ
œ œ œ nœ œ b œœ œœ œœ œœ
bb œ œ œ œ n œ œ b œœ .. œœ œ œ œ œ
œ bœ œ œ œ ˙.
J
33
b j
& b b ˙w œ œ œ œœ œ œœ . œœ œœ .. œœ œœ œœ .. œœ œ . œ œœ ˙˙ ..
. J
Deep   riv - er, Lord, I want to cross o - ver in - to camp-ground.

œ œ b˙ œœ œ n œ . j
? b b œœ œ ˙ œœ b œœ .. œœ œœ œœ .. œœ œœ .. œœ œœ ˙˙ ..
b œ n˙ b œ œœ b œœ .. œ œ . œ œ œ . œ œ . œ œœ ˙˙ .
J .
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2. Done Made My Vow
SATB Choir a cappella, Descant, optional Soloist
Spiritual
Arr. Nicholas Palmer

REFRAIN
# 4 Descant .. ˙ œ œ ˙ œ
& 4 Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
Done made my vow to the Lord, and I nev - er will
#
& 44 Œ œ œœ œ
.. ˙
˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœœ œœœ œœ ˙˙ œœ
S.A.
Done made my vow to the Lord, and I nev - er will
œ ˙
?# 4 Œ œœ œœ œœ ˙ œœ œœ ˙˙˙ œœ œœ œ ˙ œœ
.. ˙
T.B.
4 œ œ

5
# œ ˙ Œ Œ ‰ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ
& J J
#
turn back.
> j
I will go, I shall go,

& œœ œ œ. œœ œœ ˙ ‰ œj œœ ˙˙ ..
#œ. J
J
>
turn back.
>
O, I
j
will go,
j
I shall go,
œ
? # œœ
œ
œœ œ. œ œœ ˙˙ œœ œ ˙˙ .
œ. œ ‰ J œ .
J
>

#
To optional Coda 1. For optional Repeat 2. Final
(U ) To Verses

œ œ
8 Last time
& œ œ œ œ œ ∑ .. œ
J J œ ˙
since I have been   set   free.  

# To optional Coda (U )
.. .
Last time
& j j œœ œ œœ œ ˙˙ .
œ œ œ # œœ œœ
J J
since I have been set free. Done made my free.
j j
œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ
?#
œ œ œ œ œ .. ˙˙ ..
J J (u) Last time
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VERSES

# Soloist or section All Soloist or section

& œœ œ œœ œ œ œœœœ ˙ j j œ
œ œ œ #œ œ ˙.
I be- lieve, I be-lieve, I do   be-lieve, since I have been set free. 1. That
2. That
# Choir
& Œ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ . Œ j j Œ
œ œ œ œ # œœ œœ ˙ .
S.A.
J J
Oh   since I have been set free.
j j
?# Œ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ .. œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ Ó
w œ
T.B.
Œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œJ œ
J J
O

15
#
œ œ ..
All

& œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ ˙ j j œ œ
œ œ œ #œ œ
1. Je - sus preached in   Gal - li - lee.  
2. Je - sus speaks the   Gos-pel through me.   since I have been set free. Done made my

#
& ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ . Œ j j œ œ œ œ ..
œ œ œ œ # œœ œœ
J J
Oh   since I have been set free. Done made my
j j
? # w˙ ˙ ˙˙ .. œ œ œ œ œ
Œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ
..
J J
 

3. That Jesus healed the blind and the lame.

4. That Jesus healed the sinner, too.
5. That Jesus did his Father’s will.
6. That Jesus rolled the stone away.
7. That Jesus lives in me today.
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OPTIONAL CODA

œ- œ-
Rubato
19
# Soloist or section
& Œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ
O   I will go, I shall go, since   I have

# - -
& ˙ Œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ # ˙˙ œœ œœ
- -
free. I
-
will go, I
-
shall go,   since I have

?# ˙ œœ œ ˙˙ œœ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
Œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ
- -

23
#
& œ œ œ œ w w w
been   set   free.  

# free.    
& ˙˙ # ˙˙ w œ w˙ œ ww
Œ œ œ œ
been set, since I have been set   free.
free, have been set free.
?# ˙ ˙ w˙ . œ ˙w ˙ # ww
˙ ˙
free.  
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3. Fix Me, Jesus
SATB Choir a cappella, Soloist
Spiritual
REFRAIN Arr. Nicholas Palmer
#
& # 44 ˙ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ . ˙˙ ˙˙ œœ ˙ .
˙. ˙w ˙ œœ ˙˙ .. œœ œœ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ .
S.A. ˙ . .
Oh, fix me; Oh, fix me; Oh, fix me; fix me, Je- sus, fix me.

? # # 44 w˙ ˙
T.B.
œœ ˙˙ . ˙ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ .
. ww œ ˙ . œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ ..
. ˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ
VERSES
# # Soloist
j (variation) j
œ œ N œj œ œ œ
9

& œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
œ ˙
1. Fix me for my Christ- ian life, Oh, fix me.
2. Show me, Je - sus how to pray, Oh, show me.
3. Heal me when my bod - y’s worn, Oh, heal me.
4. Fix me for my long white robe, Oh, fix me.

# # Soloist/Choir (neutral vowel) All

& œ˙ œ œ˙ œ œ˙ œ ˙˙ œœ
œœ œœ œ œœ ˙˙ .
.
1. Fix me for my Christ - ian life, Fix me, Je - sus, fix me.
2. Show me, Je - sus how to pray, Show me, Je - sus, show me.
3. Heal me when my bod - y’s worn, Heal me, Je - sus, heal me.
4. Fix me for my long white robe, Fix me, Je - sus, fix me.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
? ## w w œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ ..
œ œ œ œ
# j œ. œ
J œ
13 To Refrain

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
J œ w œ ˙.
1. Fix me for my trou- bled road, fix me.
2. Show me, Lord, what I must do, show me.
3. Heal me from my sins, O Lord, heal me.
4. Fix me for my star - ry crown, fix me.

# # Soloist/Choir (neutral vowel) œ

All To Refrain

& œ˙ œ œ˙ œ œ˙ œ˙ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ .
.
1. Fix me for my trou - bled road, Fix me, Je - sus, fix me.
2. Show me, Lord, what I must do, Show me, Je - sus show me.
3. Heal me from my sins, O Lord, Heal me, Je - sus, heal me.
4. Fix me for my star - ry crown, Fix me, Je - sus, fix me.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .
? ## w w .
œ œ œ œ
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ALTERNATIVE REFRAIN I (slower tempo)
Soloist or section
17
## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œœ ˙
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙.
Oh, oh, Je-sus, fix me.
#
& # ˙ ˙ ˙˙ . ˙ œ œœ ˙˙ ..
Choir

œ ˙. ˙w ˙ œœ ˙˙ .. œœ œœ œ œ œ ˙ .
Oh, fix me; Oh, fix me; Oh, fix me; fix me, Je-sus, fix me.
˙ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
? # # ˙w ˙ œ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .
.
˙ ˙ ˙. œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ

ALTERNATIVE REFRAIN II (faster tempo)

#
œœ .. œœj œœ œœ œœ œœœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ..
25

& # œ . j œ œ œœ œ œœ œ ˙ . œ œ ˙.
œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙. J
J
Oh, oh, fix me; Oh, oh, fix me.

œ œœœ œ
? # # ˙˙ . œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙œ . œ œ ˙˙ œ œœœ œ œœ ˙œ . œ
œ œ œœœ
Oh, fix me. Oh, oh, fix me. Oh,

. j. . j
## œ . j œ
œœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœœ œœ œœ ˙˙ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙ .
29

& œ˙ . œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ ..
. J . . J
Oh, oh, fix me; fix me, Je - sus, fix me.
. j. . j
? # # ˙˙ . œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .
œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ .
. J . . J
fix me, fix me, Je - sus, fix me.
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4. There Is More Love Somewhere
SATB Choir a cappella, optional Soloist
Spiritual
Arr. Nicholas Palmer

some - where. some -

, j
3
b 4 j œœ œj
3 3 3

&b b4 œ j œœ œœ œœ œ ˙˙
œ œ œ ˙œ œ œ œœ œœ ˙œ . œ
œ œ œ
S.A.
J
3
There is more *love   some - where, some-where. There is more love some -

j œ œ
3

œœ , œœ œ œ ˙˙ œ
bb 44 œœ œœ œœ
?T.B. œ˙ œ œ œ œœ œœ
œ J
œ
œ œ
b
3

, 3
j j3
bb b
4 where.

& œ œ œ œ ˙˙ œœ œœ
œ˙ . œ œ œœ œ œ œ J
3
where, some - where. I’m gon-na keep   on   till I

j j
3 3
j
3

œ œ œ ,œ œ œ œœ œ ˙œ œ œ
? b b œœ œ œ œ œ œ
b œ œ œ œ œ
J J
3 3

find   it. There is more   love Some - where.

3 ,
b j
œ N œ œNj ˙œ
6 3 3

& b b œœ œœ b ˙œ j ..
bœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙˙ ..

find   it. There is more   love some - where.

œ œ œ ,œ œ
? bb ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .. ..
b œ œ œ ˙ œ

*Additional verse texts: hope, peace, joy, light

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ALTERNATIVE VERSE

b b Soloist
& œ œ œ œj ˙ œ œj ˙ .
3 3 3
b œ œj ˙ . œ œ œ œJ ˙ œ œ œ
3
There is more *love some - where. There is more love some- where. I’m gon-na

b œ
˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙˙ œœ œœœ ˙œ˙ œ
Choir

&b b Œ w˙w ˙ ˙˙˙ ˙ ˙

hum or neutral vowels

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
? bb Œ w˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
œ œ
b

b œ œ œ œj œ œj ˙
13 3 3

& b b œ œJ ˙ J ˙ œ œ œ œj w Ó Œ
3 3 3
keep on till I find it. There is more love some - where.

b
& b b ˙˙˙ ˙˙
˙
˙˙
˙ ˙˙˙ b ˙˙˙ ˙
b ˙˙ w˙w ˙ ˙˙ ..
˙.

? bb w w ˙ b˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ..
b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙.
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