Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Shirley Caesar
Canonical path: /shirley-caesar/sweepin-through-the-city
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sweepin' Through The City
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Sweepin' Through The City
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Chorus:
(then we'll go) sweepin' through the city,
(where my) captain has gone before
(and we're gonna) sit down by the banks of the rivier;
I won't be back,
I won't be back,
I won't be back no more, no more.
Verse:
Blessed are the pure in heart for they'll go,
(sweepin' through the city).
Blessed are the poor in spirit for they'll go,
(sweepin' through the city).
Blessed are they that mourn for they'll go,
(sweepin' through the city).
Blessed are the children of israel for they'll go,
(sweepin' through the city).
Chorus
Vamp:
In that city
Chorus
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Shirley Caesar performs "Sweepin' Through The City", and this lyric page sits inside the Shirley Caesar catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Jesus I Love Calling Your Name and A City Called Heaven with a short reason for opening each page next.
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