Little Light

She left the house in Roeville
The daughter of the slave
In the fields of white and gold
Harving for a living

Her voice was full of pride
With a blessing from above
In the union of love
A dream of liberty

Sick and tired of being sick and tired
But my heart is strong and my soul will mend

The freedom summer
In the Mississippi heat
A million years to meet
A thousand miles wide open

A thousand miles wide open
The history and the pain
Will travel across the land
And the airwaves that day
Will never be the same

Sick and tired of being sick and tired
But my heart is strong and my soul will mend
Little light of mine guiding all the time
Little light of mine it will shine on you
Tomorrow

Silently they listen
As she hypnotized the crowd
With a voice that boomed loud
And a message not forgotten

For generations
They have waited to be free
Paid the price of misery
And no one's free 'til we're all free

Sick and tired of being sick and tired
But my heart is strong and my soul will mend
Little light of mine guiding all the time
Little light of mine it will shine
Little light of mine guiding all the time
Little light of mine it will shine on you tomorrow

Let your light shine before men
That they may see the fireworks and
Give glory to your father who's in heaven

Let your light shine before men
That they may see the fireworks and
Give glory to your father who's in heaven

Let your light shine before men
That they may see the fireworks and
Give glory to your father who's in heaven

Let your light shine before men
That they may see the fireworks and
Give glory to your father who's in heaven