Sail, O Believer, Sail - Traditional gospel song from the Georgia Sea Islands, attributed to the Quimby family. Also in Slave Songs of the United States by William Francis Allem, Charles Pickard Ware and Lucy McKim Garrison, originally publishedby A. Simpon & Co, New York, 1867; reprinted by Marcus Brinkman in 1995.
sung by Gordon Bok

Chorus:
Sail, o believer, sail,
Sail over yonder
Sail, o my brothers, sail,
Sail over yonder.

Oh, brother, bear a hand,
Sail over yonder;
Come, brother, lend a hand,
Sail over yonder. (CHO)

Come view the Promised Land,
Sail over yonder;
Come view the Promised Land,
Sail over yonder. (CHO)

Oh, Mary, Mary weep,
Sail over yonder;
Bow low, Martha,
Sail over yonder. (CHO)

Oh my Lord coming down,
Sail over yonder;
And my Lord locks the door,
Sail over yonder.

Oh my Lord locks the door,
Sail over yonder;
Carries the keys away,
Sail over yonder. (CHO)(2X)

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