Ain't No Grave arr. by Paul Caldwell & Sean Ivory (SSA)

Описание: One of the most challenging pieces I have ever taught as a young conductor, and one of my favorites. The advance women's choir at Mary Persons High school are phenomenal! Bravo to our accompanist Kipp Gill.

Texts:

Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
They ain't no grave can keep a sis-tuh un-der ground.
I will lis-ten for the trum-pet sound.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
They aint't no grave can keep a sis-tuh un-der ground.
I will lis-ten for the trum-pet sound.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
They rolled a stone on Je-sus.
And then they tried to bu-ry me.
But then the Ho-ly Ghost it freed us.
So we could live e-ter-nal-ly.
Sis-tuh you bet-ter get cho tick-et if you wan-na ride.
In the morn-in' when Je-sus call my num-buh,
I'll be on thee oth-er side.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
They ain't no grave can keep a sis-tuh un-der ground.
I will lis-ten for the trum-pet sound.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
Ain't no grave is gon-na hold me.
bury me.
trick me.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
I will fly to Je-sus in the morn-in'
when I die.
I know he will take me home to live with him on high.
I will fly with Je-sus in the morn-in'.
Don't look here.
I'll be way up in the sky.
Soon one day he's gon-na call me up to hea-ven for a char-iot ride.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
They ain't no grave can keep a sis-tuh un-der ground.
I will lis-ten for the trum-pet sound.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
They aint't no grave can keep a sis-tuh un-der ground.
I will lis-ten for the trum-pet sound.
Ain't no grave can hold my bo-dy down.
I say no, no, no, no, no, no,
Ain't no grave,
Ain't no grave,
Ain't no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
grave can hold me.
Ain't no grave,
Ain't no grave,
Ain't no grave.
Ain't no grave dug deep e-nough to hold me.
Ain't no dev-il been slick e-nough to trick me.
Ain't no grave dig-guh man e-nough to bu-ry me.
You cain't hold me down!
Ain't no grave can hold me down.
You cain't keep me un-der ground.
When the sil-ver trum-pet sounds,
Ain't no grave can hold me down.
No grave ev-uh been dug so low.
No grave dig-guh been born so strong.
No grave ev-uh been dug so low.
No grave dig-guh been born so strong.
No grave ev-uh been dug so low.
No grave dig-guh been born so strong.
Ain't no man that can ain't no dev-il can,
ain't no grave can hold me.
Ain't no grave that goes so low,
Ain't no grave dug low e-nough
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