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Ankle in Jesus/Anchor In Jesus
Traditional Old-Time Gospel;
ARTIST: Honey in the Rock: The Ruby Pickens Tartt Collection of Religious Folk Songs Page 110; Olivia Solomon, Jack Solomon
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel;
DATE: 1800s;
RECORDING INFO: Plum' de Line
Vera Hall and Dock Reed "Plumb The Line"
OTHER NAMES: "Anchor In Jesus" "Plum de Line"
SOURCES: Folk Index;
NOTES: "Ankle (Anchor) In Jesus" comes from Honey in the Rock: The Ruby Pickens Tartt Collection of Religious Folk Songs Page 110 by Olivia Solomon, Jack Solomon (Lyrics only). Several songs are titled "Anchor In Jesus" (Fisk Jubilee Singers) or "Anchored In Jesus" but they are different songs.
ANKLE IN JESUS-Tartt Collection
CHORUS: Help me Lord, plum' de line,
Help me Lord, plum' de line,
Help me Lord, plum' de line.
Can't no pretender plum' the line,
Can't no pretender plum' the line,
Can't no pretender plum' the line,
Can't no pretender plum' the line,
Ankle in Jesus, plum' the line.
Can't no liar plum' the line,
Can't no liar plum' the line,
Can't no liar plum' the line,
Can't no liar plum' the line,
Ankle in Jesus, plum' the line.
Can't no tattler plum' the line,
Can't no tattler plum' the line,
Can't no tattler plum' the line,
Can't no tattler plum' the line,
Ankle in Jesus, plum' the line.
Help me *Justise plum' the line,
Help me Justise plum' the line,
Help me Justise plum' the line,
Help me Justise plum' the line,
Ankle in Jesus, plum' the line.
CHORUS
*Justice (the justice of God)
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