A Long Way From Home

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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
A Long Way From Home

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I love the spirituals because they speak truth even when it that truth is not popular or pious. The singer here is not afraid to state that sometimes she feels like an orphan in a strange land. Certainly this is not the only theme we find in the spirituals. There are times to celebrate the "Great Day." There are times to strengthen our resolve to "follow Jesus, no turning back." And yes there are even times to contemplate our Lord and his sacrifice by solemnly singing "were you there when they crucified my lord?"

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Jesus Is Knocking

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Sounds Like Jesus
Somebody's Knocking at Yo Door
Ohhh, Why Don't You Answer
Somebody's Knocking at Yo Door

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I like this spiritual because like many other spirituals it is tied closely to scriptural imagery. In this case it is the knocking of Jesus at the door in Revelation 3:20. But secondly I like it because the singer has an idea who is the one knocking. The singer thinks that the sound of the knocking is like Jesus.

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