[The person who furnished this song (Mrs. Brown of Nashville, formerly a slave), stated that she first heard it from her old father when she was a child. After he had been whipped he always went and sat upon a certain log near his cabin, and with the tears streaming down his cheeks, sang this song with so much pathos that few could listen without weeping from sympathy: and even his cruel oppressors were not wholly unmoved.]
I'm troubled, I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind, If Jesus don't help me, I surely will die. 1. O Jesus, my Saviour, on thee I'll depend, When troubles are near me, you'll be my true friend. Cho.—I'm troubled, &c. 2. When ladened with trouble and burdened with grief, To Jesus in secret I'll go for relief. Cho.—I'm troubled, &c. 3. In dark days of bondage to Jesus I prayed, To help me to bear it, and he gave me his aid. Cho.—I'm troubled, &c.
1. I'm going to live with Jesus,
A soldier of the Jubilee,
I'm going to live with Jesus,
A soldier of the cross.
Oh! when you get there remember me,
A soldier of the Jubilee,
Oh! when you get there remember me,
A soldier of the cross.
2. I've started out for heaven,
A soldier of the Jubilee,
I've started out for heaven,
A soldier of the cross.
3. I know I love my Jesus,
A soldier of the Jubilee,
I know I love my Jesus,
A soldier of the cross.
