Mass for Freedom
From the spirituals and the Latin Mass
Additional words by Michael T Roberts
From the spiritual
From the Mass
By the composer
Additional words by Michael T Roberts
From the spiritual
From the Mass
By the composer
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KYRIE
Come by here, oh Lordy, come by here Oh Lord, come by-- Mercy-- --Oh, Lord Mercy-- --Come by here Oh Lord Oh Jesus Mercy, mercy, mercy Someone’s cryin’, Lordy, come by here Someone’s cryin’ “hands up, don’t shoot,” Lord Oh, come by here, Oh Lord Someone’s chokin’ on bitter fruit, Lord Oh, come by here, Oh Lord Won’t you come by here, oh Lord Oh Lord Oh Jesus Mercy, mercy, mercy Someone’s prayin’, Lordy, come by here Oh Lord, come by here Someone’s praying in a stinking cell, Lord Oh, come by here, Oh Lord Someone’s waiting, waiting to hear you, Lord Oh, come by here, Oh Lord Won’t you come by here, oh Lord Someone’s singing to you….MERCY Someone’s clinging to you…MERCY Someone’s pleading with you…MERCY Bleeding, Lord Needing the strength to stand up, rise up, high up Oh, Lord Oh, Jesus MERCY |
AGNUS DEI
*Quoted from Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech And in my heart… Deep in my heart… I do believe… Deep in my heart We shall overcome We are not afraid Though every day brings a new reason We shall not despair For we will be our own hope We are not afraid With this faith* we shall stand together Deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome We are not alone All through the darkest of hours We’ll walk hand in hand Along the sunlit path* We are not alone With this faith* we shall rise together Deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world Have mercy on us Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world Grant us peace And we shall all be free We shall all be free someday Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome someday Hallelujah, hallelujah Oh Lord Oh Jesus Oh, we shall overcome someday |