We Shall Overcome (AOV 2/149)

Has anyone heard a church sing this?

The excerpt at AOV is very reverent, but this is a heart felt protest song and I suppose we’ll all be singing it at church soon. The song has a complicated genesis and labyrinthine copyright as you can read at Wikipedia. As the anthem of the civil rights movement the lyrics have varied and you can find all sorts of versions on the net. These are the lyrics in AOV. Listen to Pete Seeger’s version! This gospel version shines too.

1. We shall overcome

We shall overcome

We shall overcome some day

 CHORUS:

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

 CHORUS

3. We shall all be free

We shall all be free

We shall all be free some day

 CHORUS

 4. We are not afraid

We are not afraid

We are not afraid some day

 CHORUS

 5. We shall stand together…

 6. The truth will make us free…

 7. The Lord will see us through…

 8. We shall be like him…

 9. The whole wide world around …

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