There is no known author attributed to “In The Morning When I Rise” because the song was created by African people in the 18th century who were living in captivity after being kidnapped into the United States. Forced into the fields of a foreign land, to do hard labor from morning to night must have...
In the morning when I rise / In the morning when I rise
In the morning when I rise / Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus / Give me Jesus
You can have all this world / But give me Jesus
And when I am alone / Oh, when I am alone
And when I am alone / Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus / Give me Jesus
You can have all this world / But give me Jesus
And when I come to die / Oh, when I come to die
And when I come to die / Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus / Give me Jesus
You can have all this world / But give me Jesus