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In That Great Gettin' Up Morning

(GETTIN' UP MORNING. Irregular)

Refrain:
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well,
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
Oh, in that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.

1.

There's a better day a comin' fare ye well, fare ye well.
There's a better day a comin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
When I see king Jesus, fare ye well, fare ye well.
When I see king Jesus, fare ye well, fare ye well.

Refrain:
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well,
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
Oh, in that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.

2.

There'll be no more dyin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
There'll be no more dyin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
There'll be no more cryin', fare ye well, fare ye well'
There'll be no more cryin', fare ye well, fare ye well.

Refrain:
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well,
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
Oh, in that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.

3.

Oh, saint's will be a risin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
Oh, saint's will be a risin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
There'll be no more strivin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
There'll be no more strivin', fare ye well, fare ye well.

Refrain:
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well,
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
In that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.
Oh, in that great gittin' up mornin', fare ye well, fare ye well.

This hymn is in the public domain.

Text as printed in African American Heritage Hymnal (2001).

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