Hymn

O Li’l’ lamb out in de col’, De Mastah call you to de fol’,         O li’l’ lamb! He hyeah you bleatin’ on de hill; Come hyeah an’ keep yo’ mou’nin’ still,         O li’l’ lamb! De Mastah sen’ de Shepud fo’f; He wandah souf, he wandah no’f,       O li’l’ lamb! He wandah eas’, he wandah wes’; De win’ a-wrenchin’ at his breas’,         O li’l’ lamb! Oh, tell de Shepud whaih you hide; He want you walkin’ by his side,         O li’l’ lamb! He know you weak, he know you so’; But come, don’ stay away no mo’,         O li’l’ lamb! An’ af’ ah while de lamb he hyeah De Shepud’s voice a-callin’ cleah—         Sweet li’l’ lamb! He answah f’om de brambles thick, “O Shepud, I ’s a-comin’ quick”—         O li’l’ lamb!