DEVOTIONALS
Go Down, Moses!: Steal Away to Jesus
Edited by Leonidas A. Johnson
John 21
“Steal Away to Jesus”
STEAL away, steal away,
steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain’t got long to stay here.
1 My Lord, He calls me,
He calls me by the thunder,
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul,
I ain’t got long to stay here.
2 Green trees a-bending,
po’ sinner stand a-trembling, …
(Johnson and Johnson 1925, 114)
Prayer Focus: “Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the
shadow of Your wings, From the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies
who surround me” (Ps. 17:8–9).
Psalm 119:1–40
“Swing Low Sweet Chariot”
SWING low sweet chariot,
Comin’ for to carry me home,
Swing low sweet chariot,
Comin’ for to carry me home (repeat)
1 I look’d over Jordan, an’ what did I see,
Comin’ for to carry me home,
A band of angels comin’ after me,
Comin’ for to carry me home.
2 If you get-a dere befo’ I do,
Comin’ for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I’m comin’ too,
Comin’ for to carry me home.
(Johnson and Johnson 1925, 62)
Prayer Focus: Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from your Law.
Turn my eyes away from worthless things. Teach me, revive me, in your way
and righteousness, according to your Word.
Read: Mark 8–10 (298/67)
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Excerpted from: God
Down Moses! Daily Devotions Inspired by Old Negro Spirituals, edited
by Leonidas A. Johnson. Copyright © 2000. ISBN 081701372-5. Published
by Judson Press. Used by permission. Unauthorized duplication prohibited.
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