Down To The River To Pray.
May 21, 2008 – 7:35 pmAs I was sitting in Starbucks working tonight and I heard a song being piped in through their sound system (Starbucks radio). This song penetrated me! Besides the song itself, I was surprised that Starbucks was playing it. Here is a video of it from YouTube and the lyrics below.
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old 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 old 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 old 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 old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
O mothers let’s go down,
Let’s go down, don’t you want to 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 old 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 old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
2 Responses to “Down To The River To Pray.”
It’s been on a couple movie soundtracks (like O Brother Where Out Thou) and so has some more widespread popularity. It is a great song though!
By beth on May 21, 2008
we are having an outdoor worship service on june 29th by the river on our property. the praise team is singing this song!
By greg on May 24, 2008