O, sooner in the morning I rise / With crosses and trials on every side / My brother, ain’t you
got your accounts all sealed? / You’d better go get them before you leave this field
O, shout my sister, for you are free / For Christ has bought your liberty / I really do believe
without one doubt / That the Christian has a mighty right to shout
My brother, better mind how to walk on the cross / For your foot might slip and your soul get
lost / Better mind that sun and see how she runs / And mind, don’t let her catch you with your
work undone