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Steal Away

The spiritual as the Fisk Jubilee Singers first printed it, for 2 to 4 singers: the refrain, the first verse and the refrain again. The refrain is sung in close harmony; in the verse the soprano sings the words and the others hum the chords beneath, all joining on "I hain't got long to stay here". Slow and free, with room to hold the long notes.

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Soprano, F4 to D5
Alto, A3 to A4
Tenor, D3 to Bb3
Bass, F2 to C3

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The first verse

Words: traditional spiritual, attributed to Wallace Willis (published 1872)Tune: traditional spiritual (published 1872)

Steal away, steal away,steal away to Jesus!Steal away, steal away home,I hain't got long to stay here.

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