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AllNight, All DayAfrican-AmericanSpiritual

An-

gels watch-ing o-

ver me, my Lord.-

An - gels wabh-ing o - ver me.

me, my ftr-

all- day,

downJo sleep,- fore- I wake,

l. Now I lay me2. If I die be

An - gels watch-ing o -ver

Pray the Inrd my

Pray the L.ord my

Swing low,

soul- to keep,

soul- to take,

An - gels wabh-ing o - ver me.

This songpaxflre$well with "Swing Low SweetChariot" on theRefrainonly.

REFRAIN F

SwingLow,SweetChariot

cha - r i-ot Com-in' for to car - rv me home;

\--cha - r i-ot ,wing low, Com'in' for to car- ry me

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SINGING

Encourage oloor smallgroupsinging n this call and esponseong.The argergroupwould

alwayssing he response hrases. Youngerchildrenmay wishto learnonly the refrain n which

casehe call phrases ould be on thewords, All night,all day." To helpstudentseelthe

correctrhythm.have hemclap or patsch he syncopated attern short-long,short ong) on the

words me,my Lord"Older studentsmay enjoysinging lrerefrain of this songwith therefrainof "SwingLow, Sweet

Chariot." Be sure hatboth songsare n the samekey.

PLAYING

Use resonator ells for this threechord songandplay thedesignated hordson the beat. TheF

chord s F A C. B-flat chord s B-flat D F. C7chord s C E B-flat. Younger tudents ould

play themelody outlining theF chord(C F A F) onhalf noteseach ime thewordsAII night, all

daywe stxrg.

Another ime, accompanyhe songwith the autoharpon designated hords.

CREATING

Add fingercymhls or triangles o the resonator ell accompaniment nd experimentwith rhythm

patternsor each.As an dea, resonator ellscouldplay a rhythmsuchas his, J I J in

eachmeasure, nd hefingercymbalsor trianglescouldplay only on the stong beat count1).

In measures and15,play J J j J to accommodateheC7 chordon the4thbeat.

Youngerstudentsmay enjoy creating denticalbodymovementsor thephrasesAll nighqall

day" whichwill help hemnotice he repetitionof the melodyaswell as hewords.Otherbody

movements oulddescribehe angels.

LISTENINGListen to recordingsof variousspirituals o determinehowtheymighthavebeenused o express

the feelingsofthe singers.Someexamples e BattleofJericho,Every Time Feel theSpirit, He's

Gotthe WholeWorld n His Hands,SometimesFeel Like a MotherlessChil{ andll'hen the

SaintsGoMarchingIn.

CURRICULUM INTEGRATION

Call andresponse ongswere agreatprt of the singrng epertoireofthe blackslaves n the early

daysof the UnitedStates.While everyoneworked,a soloistwouldmakeup words or verse

afterverseand heothersingerswould continue o sing heunchangingesponse.Often common

soundingwordswere n code hat only the slavescouldunderstand.Theslavemasters ad no

idea hat mportantmessages erebeing communicatedn thoseverses hatcouldgivethepeople

comfortand sometimes venhelpslavesescape.

All Night,All Day