Tryin' to Get Ready

In an effort to preserve the rich heritage and the expressive power of the spiritual, Clayton White presents this collection of spirituals rooted in African musical traditions. Tryin’ to Get Ready offers accessible yet authentic arrangements of some of the most beloved spirituals expressing faith, love, humility, and salvation. Included in this collection are thirty arrangements of songs including, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “Hush, Somebody’s Callin’ My Name,” “My Lord, What a Mournin’,” “Rise Up, Shepherd,” and “There Is a Balm in Gilead.”

Contents: Been in the Storm So Long • Blin’ Man Stood on the Road and Cried • Calvary • Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel • Done Made My Vow to the Lord • Fix Me, Jesus • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Good News • Guide My Feet, Lord • Heavy Burdens • Hold On! • Hush, Somebody’s Callin’ My Name • If Anybody Ask You • In Bright Mansions Above • King Jesus Is A-listenin’ • Lord, Don’t Move the Mountain • Lord, I Ain’t No Stranger Now • My Lord, What a Mournin’ • My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord • O Lord, Done Done What You Tol’ Me to Do • Oh, Freedom! • Over My Head • Ride On, King Jesus • Rise Up, Shepherd • Steal Away • There Is a Balm in Gilead • This Train • Tryin’ to Get Ready • Who Is That Yonder? • Yonder Come Day.