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Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Verolga Nix, 1933- Tune Sources: Traditional Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 53556 11332 12213 Used With Text: My Good Lord's Done Been Here

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My Good Lord Done Been Here

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I know I've been converted Lyrics: Chorus: My good Lord done been here, Blessed my soul, and gone away, My good Lord done been here, blessed my soul, and gone. 1 I know I've been converted, But I aint goin-t make no alarm, My soul is anchored in my Jesus, And the Devil can't do me no harm. [Chorus] 2 I would not be a sinner, I'll tell you the reason why, I'm afraid my Lord will call me, And I wouldn't be ready to die. [Chorus] 3 I would not be a gambler, I'll tell you the reason why, I'm afraid my Lord will call me, And I wouldn't be ready to die. [Chorus] 4 I would not be a liar, I'll tell you the reason why, I'm afraid my Lord will call me, And I wouldn't be ready to die. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [I know I've been converted]

My Good Lord's Done Been Here

Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: When I get up in Heaven Refrain First Line: Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Lyrics: Refrain: Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Blessed my soul and gone away, My Good Lord's done been here, Blessed my soul and gone. Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Blessed my soul and gone away, My Good Lord's done been here, Blessed my soul and gone. 1 When I get up in Heaven And a my work is done, Going to sit down by Sister Mary, And chatter with the darling Son. [Refrain] 2 Hold up the Baptist finger, Hold up the Baptist hand, When I get in the Heavens, Going a-join the Baptist Band. [Refrain] 3 You may be a white man, White as the drifting snow, If your soul ain't been converted, To Hell you're sure to go. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When I get up in Heaven]

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My Good Lord's Done Been Here

Hymnal: Folk Songs of the American Negro (No. 1) #60 (1907) First Line: When I get up in Heaven Refrain First Line: Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Lyrics: Refrain: Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Blessed my soul and gone away, My Good Lord's done been here, Blessed my soul and gone. Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Blessed my soul and gone away, My Good Lord's done been here, Blessed my soul and gone. 1 When I get up in Heaven And a my work is done, Going to sit down by Sister Mary, And chatter with the darling Son. [Refrain] 2 Hold up the Baptist finger, Hold up the Baptist hand, When I get in the Heavens, Going a-join the Baptist Band. [Refrain] 3 You may be a white man, White as the drifting snow, If your soul ain't been converted, To Hell you're sure to go. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [When I get up in Heaven]

My Good Lord's Done Been Here

Hymnal: Songs of Zion #163 (1981) First Line: When I get up in Heaven Refrain First Line: Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Lyrics: Refrain: Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Blessed my soul and gone away, My Good Lord's done been here, Blessed my soul and gone. Oh, my Good Lord's done been here! Blessed my soul and gone away, My Good Lord's done been here, Blessed my soul and gone. 1 When I get up in Heaven And-a my work is done, Goin' to sit down by Sister Mary, And chatter with the darlin' Son. [Refrain] 2 Hold up the Baptist finger, Hold up the Baptist hand, When I get in the Heavens, Going a-join the Baptist Band. [Refrain] 3 You may be a white man, White as the drifting snow, If your soul ain't been converted, To Hell you're sure to go. [Refrain] Topics: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [When I get up in Heaven]

My Good Lord Done Been Here

Hymnal: National Jubilee Melodies #99 (1916) First Line: I know I've been converted Lyrics: Chorus: My good Lord done been here, Blessed my soul, and gone away, My good Lord done been here, blessed my soul, and gone. 1 I know I've been converted, But I aint goin-t make no alarm, My soul is anchored in my Jesus, And the Devil can't do me no harm. [Chorus] 2 I would not be a sinner, I'll tell you the reason why, I'm afraid my Lord will call me, And I wouldn't be ready to die. [Chorus] 3 I would not be a gambler, I'll tell you the reason why, I'm afraid my Lord will call me, And I wouldn't be ready to die. [Chorus] 4 I would not be a liar, I'll tell you the reason why, I'm afraid my Lord will call me, And I wouldn't be ready to die. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [I know I've been converted]

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Verolga Nix

1933 - 2014 Person Name: Verolga Nix, 1933- Composer of "[When I get up in Heaven]" in Songs of Zion Verolga Nix (Apr. 6, 1933-Dec. 9, 2014) Born in Cleveland, Verolga moved with her family at an early age to Philadelphia. She studied for two years at New England Conservatory of Music and then earned a music degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1955. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Bennett College in 2000. After retiring from twenty years as a full-time music teacher in Philadelphia public schools she served as minister of music at several churches in Philadelphia, trained and conducted many choirs and served as a seminar leader nationwide. She was a member of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), National Association of Negro Musicians and the Hymn Society in U.S. and Canada. In 1980 the United Methodist Church asked her to co-edit with J. Jefferson Cleveland the supplemental hymnal Songs of Zion. She published nearly 200 original songs an arrangements. (further details in The Philadelphia Tribune, Dec.19, 2014 obituary). Mary Louise VanDyke