African American Spirituals

Soon I Will Be Done

Performed by Mahalia Jackson as "Trouble of the World"

Recorded 1963

The full version of this file is available on CD0100. This CD contains more than 34 hours of historical audio.

Here the themes of dissatisfaction with "the troubles of the world" and the desire to go "home to live with God" (and to see "my mother") imply the hope for a better day on earth.

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