| Season | 2015-2016 |
|---|---|
| Performance Date | February 21, 2016 |
| Performance Year | 2016 |
| Performance Time | 7:00PM |
| Location | Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN |
| Performance Title | VocalEssence WITNESS: Morehouse College Glee Club |
| Composer | Jester Hairston (arr.) |
| Country | USA |
| Year Composed | 1952 |
| Timing | 3min 15sec |
| Performers | VocalEssence Chorus and Talented Tenth Apprentices from Como Park High School; G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor |
| Text Translation | I’m gon’ tell you ’bout de comin’ of de judgment. Fare ye well, fare ye well. Dere’s a better day a-comin’ Refrain: In dat great gittin’ up mornin’, Fare ye well, fare ye well Oh preacher fold yo’ Bible, fo’ de last soul’s converted. Refrain: Blow yo’ trumpet Gab’el Lord how loud shall I blow it? Blow it right calm and easy Do not ’larm all my people, Tell dem all to come to de judgment. Refrain: Den you se dem coffins bustin’, Den you see de folkses risin’, Den you see de world on fiyer Den you see de stars a fallin’, Den you see dat forked lightnin’, Den you hear dat rumbling thunder,’ Fare ye well, poor sinner, Refrain: |
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