My Lord, What a Morning

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"My Lord, What a Morning" is a well-known African American spiritual that reflects themes of judgment day and spiritual awakening, often performed in choral and concert settings.

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My Lord, What a Morning canonical 1

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instanceOf African American spiritual ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedCommunity African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
associatedWith American folk music ⓘ
civil rights era concert repertoire ⓘ
culturalOrigin African American spiritual tradition ⓘ
function concert spiritual ⓘ
devotional song ⓘ
genre gospel music ⓘ
spiritual ⓘ
hasArrangementType a cappella choral arrangement ⓘ
piano-accompanied choral arrangement ⓘ
solo voice with piano arrangement ⓘ
intendedUse concert performance ⓘ
worship ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricMotive imagery of stars falling ⓘ
trumpet sound signaling judgment ⓘ
lyricTheme Christian eschatology ⓘ
Judgment Day ⓘ
hope ⓘ
salvation ⓘ
spiritual awakening ⓘ
musicalForm strophic song ⓘ
notableFeature repetitive refrain "My Lord, what a morning" ⓘ
performancePractice call and response ⓘ
expressive rubato ⓘ
rich choral harmonies ⓘ
regionOfOrigin United States ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
subgenre Negro spiritual ⓘ
subjectMatter Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
final judgment ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
transmission oral tradition ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext choral performance ⓘ
church service ⓘ
concert performance ⓘ
spirituals recital ⓘ
usedIn choral education repertoire ⓘ
sacred music programs ⓘ
vocalForces choir ⓘ
chorus with soloist ⓘ
solo voice ⓘ

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My Lord, What a Morning → hasTitle → My Lord, What a Morning ⓘ