Harry Burleigh's music falls into three categories: secular, religious, and sacred.
This 200-page collection is a treasure of history made usable in his fine arrangements.
"Deep River" was published in 1917, the first of many to make Burleigh well-known as a composer.
Ain't Goin' To Study War No Mo'
Balm In Gilead
Behold That Star
By An' By
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
De Blin'man Stood On De Road An' Cried
De Gospel Train
Deep River
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Don't Be Weary, Traveler
Don't You Weep When I'm Gone
Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit
Give Me Jesus
Go Down In The Lonesome Valley
Go Down Moses
Hard Trials
Hear De Lambs A-cryin'
Heav'n Heav'n
He's Just De Same Today
I Don't Feel No-ways Tired
I Got A Home In A-dat Rock
I Know De Lord's Laid His Hands On Me
I Stood On De Ribber Ob Jerdon
I Want To Be Ready
I've Been In De Storm So Long
John's Gone Down On De Island
Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho)
Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler
Little David Play On Your Harp
My Lord What A Mornin'
My Way's Cloudy
Nobody Knows De Trouble I've Seen
O Rocks Don't Fall On Me
Oh Didn't It Rain
Oh Peter Go Ring Dem Bells
Oh Wasn't Dat A Wide Ribber
Sinner Please Doan Let Dis Harves' Pass
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Stan' Still Jordan
Steal Away (Steal Away To Jesus)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
'tis Me O Lord
Wade In De Water
Weepin' Mary
Were You There
You Gave Me A Mountain
You May Bury Me In De Eas'