O Freedom
Emancipation Harmony: O Freedom's Soulful Declaration
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Oh, freedom, oh, freedom,
Expressing the desire for freedom
Oh freedom over me
Desiring freedom to prevail over oneself
And before I'd be a slave
Choosing death over slavery
I'd be buried in my grave
Prefer to be dead than live as a slave
And go home to my Lord and be free
Yearning to return to the Lord in freedom
No more weepin'
No more sorrow or sadness
No more weepin'
Reiterating the absence of weeping
No more weepin' over me
Refusing to be mourned or grieved over
And before I'd be a slave
Reaffirming the rejection of enslavement
I'd be buried in my grave
Choosing death over bondage or servitude
And go home to my Lord and be free
Desiring to be free in the afterlife
There'll be singing
Anticipating joyous singing
There'll be singing
Emphasizing the presence of singing
There'll be singing over me
Expecting celebration and music in remembrance
And before I'd be a slave
Declaring the refusal of enslavement
I'd be buried in my grave
Choosing death over captivity
And go home to my Lord and be free
Yearning for freedom with the Lord
Oh, freedom, oh, freedom,
Expressing the desire for freedom again
Oh freedom over me
Desiring freedom to prevail over oneself once more
And before I'd be a slave
Choosing death over enslavement once again
I'd be buried in my grave
Prefer to be dead than live as a slave again
And go home to my Lord and be free
Yearning to return to the Lord in freedom once more
And go home to my Lord and be free
Reiterating the desire to go back to the Lord in freedom
And go home to my Lord and be free
Repeated expression of the desire to be free with the Lord
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