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We Shall Not Be Moved

Season 2024-2025
Performance Date February 23, 2025
Performance Year 2025
Performance Time 4:00 PM
Location Northrop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Performance Title WITNESS: Eyes Still on the Prize
Composer First Traditional Spiritual
Country United Stated
Performers

VocalEssence Chorus, VocalEssence Singers of This Age, VocalEssence Vintage Voices, Ginger Commodore, soloist, WITNESS Trio (Sam Reeves, keyboard, Brian Kendrick, drums, Nii Adjetey Mensah, bass)

Text Translation

AUDIENCE SING: WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED
We shall not; we shall not be moved.
We shall not; we shall not be moved.
Just like a tree that’s planted by the water,
we shall not be moved.

We walk this road together, we shall not be moved.
We walk this road together, we shall not be moved.
Just like a tree that’s planted by the water,
we shall not be moved.

We’re on the road to freedom, we shall not be moved.
We’re on the road to freedom, we shall not be moved.
Just like a tree that’s planted by the water,
we shall not be moved.

We stand and fight together, we shall not be moved.
We stand and fight together, we shall not be moved.
Just like a tree that’s planted by the water,
we shall not be moved.

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