Twasn't me, 'twas the Lord! I always told Him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,' an' He always did.

I said to de Lord, 'I'm goin' to hold steady on to you, an' I know you'll see me through.'

Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.

I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.

As I lay so sick on my bed, from Christmas till March, I was always praying for poor ole master. 'Pears like I didn't do nothing but pray for ole master. 'Oh, Lord, convert ole master;' 'Oh, dear Lord, change dat man's heart, and make him a Christian.'

Quakers almost as good as colored.... They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.