Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt
The gospel song turned Delta Blues classic was first recorded in 1929 by Blind Roosevelt Graves and Charley Patton, but in the 1960’s Mississippi John Hurt gave it perhaps its best and most famous rendition, making one of his own greatest hits in the process. A gospel song, it primarily deals with t...
[Chorus]
I shall not, I shall not be moved
I shall not, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
I shall not be moved
[Verse 1]
I'm on my way to heaven, I shall not be moved
On my way to heaven, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
I shall not be moved
[Chorus]
I shall not, I shall not be moved
I shall not, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
I shall not be moved
[Verse 2]
Oh preacher, I shall not be moved
Oh preacher, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
I shall not be moved
[Verse 3]
I'm sanctified and holy, I shall not be moved
Sanctified and holy, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
I shall not be moved
[Chorus]
I shall not, I shall not be moved
I shall not, I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
I shall not be moved
I Shall Not Be Moved was written by V. O. Fossett.