Down in the River to Pray

Refrain 1
Solo

freely

As
Sopranos Altos

I went

down in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a - bout that

Hmm...

way, and

who shall

wear

the

star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

Hmm...

Hmm...

Hmm...

sis - ters,

let's go

down,

let's go

down,

come on

down.

sis - ters,

let's go

down,

let's go

down,

come on

down.

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sis - ters,

let's

go

down,

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray.

sis - ters,

let's

go

down,

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray.

&

As

As

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Tutti Altos

Tutti Sop

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16 Verse 1

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good old Hmm...

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& &

Refrain 2

went

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing

bout that

went

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a

bout that

good old

Ooo...

Ooo...

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way, and

who shall

wear the

star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

way, and

who shall

wear the

star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

Ooo...

Ooo...

Ooo...

Verse 2

bro - thers,

let's go

down,

let's go

down,

come on

down.

bro - thers,

let's go

down,

let's go

down,

come on

down.

bro - thers,

let's go

down,

let's go

down,

come on

down.

S2

S1

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S2

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S1

good old

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Come on

bro - thers,

let's go

down,

down in the

ri - ver to

pray.

Come on

bro - thers,

let's go

down,

down in the

ri - ver to

pray.

Come on

bro - thers,

let's go

down,

down in the

ri - ver to

pray.

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Refrain 3

went

down

in the

ri- ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a - bout that

good old

way, and

went

down

in the

ri- ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing

a - bout that

good old

way, and

went

down

in the

ri- ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a - bout that

good old

way, and

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who shall

wear

the star - ry

crown, Good Lord,

show me

the

way.

who shall

wear

the

star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me

the

way.

who shall

wear

the star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me

the

way.

&

S2

S1

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S2

S1

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S2

S1

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Verse 3

fa - thers,

let's

go

down,

let's go

down now,

come on

down.

fa - thers,

let's

go

down,

let's go

down now,

come on

down.

O
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fa - thers,

let's

go

down,

let's go

down now,

come on

down.

fa - thers,

let's

go

down,

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray.

fa - thers,

let's

go

down,

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray.

O
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fa - thers,

let's

go

down,

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray.

As

went

As

went

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a - bout that good old

As

went

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a - bout that good old

&

A2

j F

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&

A1

j F

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&

S2

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a - bout that good old

j F

S1

Ooo...

Ooo...

Refrain 4

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S2

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S1

S2

S1

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Ooo...

way, and

who shall wear the star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

way, and
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who shall wear the

star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

way, and

who shall wear the star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

S1

mo - thers,

let's

go

down,

let's go

down, don't you

want to come

down?

mo - thers,

let's

go

down,

let's go

down, don't you

want to come

down?

mo - thers,

let's

go

down,

let's go

down, don't you

want to come

down?

mo - thers,

let's

go

down,

let's go

down, don't you

want to come

down?

A2

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112

A1

S2

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112

Verse 4

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A2

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S2

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S1

Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

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Come on

mo - thers,

let's

go

down, go

down in the

ri - ver to

pray.

Come on

mo - thers,

let's

go

down, go

down in the

ri - ver to

pray.

Come on
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mo - thers,

let's

go

down, go

down in the

ri - ver to

pray.

Come on

mo - thers,

let's

go

down, go

down in the

ri - ver to

pray.

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Refrain 5

went

went

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing a

bout that

good old

Ooo...
135

Ooo...

way, and

who shall

wear the

star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

way, and

who shall

wear the

star - ry

crown, Good

Lord,

show me the

way.

Ooo...

Ooo...

Ooo...

&

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&

S2

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S1

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S2

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S1

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu - dy - ing

bout that

good old

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A2

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A1

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Verse 6 S

a little slower

sin - ners,

let's go

down,

let's go

down,

come on

down.

sin - ners,

let's go

down,

let's go

down,

come on

down.

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sin - ners,

let's go

down,

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray.

sin - ners,

let's go

down,

down

in the

ri - ver to

pray.

Refrain 7
160

slower

Unison
168

went down in the

ri - ver to

pray,

stu-dy-ing a - bout that

good

old

way, and

soft and slow

who shall wear

the star - ry crown, Good Lord,

show me

the way.

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