Level: 2/3
Tuning: Standard

I arranged this hymn for the guitar based on a transcription found in "The African American Heritage Hymnal", edited by Dr. Delores Carpenter and the Rev. Nolan E. Williams Jr. I find the chord progressions, changes, and inversions to be bone-chillingly beautiful. The song is primarily played in the first position, beginning with a sort of slow, arpeggiated strum that gives way to a more classic alternate bass picking pattern. I was partially influenced by John Fahey’s arrangement of the tune In Christ There Is No East Or West. Be sure to swing the piece enough to get a nice flowing, syncopated feel, particularly during the groovier bits of the "B" part.