#Hymn January 17
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For January 2025, several of us are taking part in the 30-Day Song Lyrics Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we utilize a theme and post the song lyrics from a song that connects the two. Humbled when a subscriber suggests a theme for a post and that is the case today thanks to Joe Butler. Today my theme is a hymn, and my song choice is DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY.
Choosing Down to the River to Pray means acknowledging it has been labeled a folk song, hymn, and Appalachian song. Obviously I am partial to the spiritual classification. The writer of this song is unknown and is thought to have been around since the mid 19th century.
Alison Krauss popularized the song in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Song Lyrics 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines
- Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, and explain, if necessary, why it connects to your daily theme.
- Please try to include the songwriters
- Link to a video so people can listen to the song
January 17th-Theme-Hymn-Song-Down to the River to Pray
This song is sung Capella on the movie’s soundtrack and even though Alison Krauss sings lead she gets support on background vocals from Buck White, Cheryl White, Harley Allen, and Pat Enright
Lyrics
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O sisters, let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
O sisters, let’s go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O brothers, let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
Come on, brothers, let’s go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O fathers, let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
O fathers, let’s go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O mothers, let’s go down
Come on down, don’t you wanna go down?
Come on, mothers, let’s go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O sinners, let’s go down
Let’s go down, come on down
O sinners, let’s go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way
Video
The video I choose came from a 2002 live concert Alison and her band Union Station did.
Joe Butler thanks for the idea.
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