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Children, Go Where I Send Thee

Season 2024-2025
Performance Date December 7, 2024
Performance Year 2024
Performance Time 4:00 PM
Additional Performances December 8, 2024
Location Northrop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Performance Title Welcome Christmas
Composer Last Negro Spiritual
Arranger Kevin Philip Johnson
Country United States
Year Composed 2022
Timing 4'5"
Performers

VocalEssence Chorus & Singers Of This Age
Soliyana Woldu, soprano; Brianna Hill, spoken word
Casey Rafn, piano
percussion: David Hagedorn, Will Kemperman

About The Piece

Rap crafted by Ayana Davis

Text Translation

Children go where I send thee!
How shall I send thee?
I’m gonna send thee ten by ten,
ten for the ten commandments.
Nine for the nine that dressed so fine,
eight for the eight that stood at the gate,
seven for the seven that went up to heaven,
six for the six that never got fixed,
five for the gospel preachers,
four for the four that stood at the door,
three for the Hebrew children,
two for Paul and Silas
one for the little bitty baby
wrapped in a swaddlin’ clothin’
layed down in a manger that’s
born in Bethlehem.
Born to us a child is born
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And they will call Him Wonderful Counselor
Almighty God! Everlasting Father!

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