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Herder, Nicole Beaulieu, and Ronald Herder. Best-Loved Negro Spirituals: Complete Lyrics to 178 Songs of Faith. Foreword by Paul T. Kwami. Mineola, NY: Dover, 2001.
Contains the lyrics of 178 spirituals. Due to complexities in working with songs that originate in an oral tradition, the author indicates when there are several songs with the same title or the same first line. Excellent for sing-alongs, community programs, church functions, and other events.
Hickman, Cynthia. Spirituals: A Folk Anthology. New York: Dunbar, 2002.
Discusses the origins, preservation, and performance of spirituals, relying heavily on historic documents. An anthology of lyrics from 225 spirituals, which Hickman calls “folk poetry.” The collection is designed to serve as a reference to the core of the spirituals omnibus, making it useful to literary and cultural historians, general historians, and theologians. Includes an extensive bibliography and discography.