（Down In The River To Pray）
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSif77IVQdY
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O sisters let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
O sisters let's go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O brothers let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
Come on brothers let's go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O fathers let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
O fathers let's go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O mothers let's go down, come on down
Don't you want to go down
Come on mothers let's go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way
O sinners let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
O sinners let's go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way
当我走下河里去祷告
学习那美好古老的道
还有谁将戴上那闪亮的冠冕（长袍和皇冠）
良善的主，指引我那条道路
喔，姊妹们让我们下去，
让我们下去，一起下去，
喔，姊妹们让我们下去，
下到河里去祷告。
（弟兄们、父老们、母亲们、罪人们）
分享：
这是首古老的美国传统圣诗，可能源自于黑奴时期的黑人灵歌。
这类圣诗的歌词与旋律都非常质朴，
但是，常常能撼动人心深处。
这首能广为人知，主要是因为美国当代福音女歌手Alison Krauss唱红所致。
这首圣诗采取的是无伴奏模式，
单纯使用人声，
这样最能达成那种感动人的气氛。
（其实，很多黑人灵歌的圣诗都是这样，
采取无伴奏，或是很简单的伴奏，
用最原始的人声，来唱出信仰之声）
由于本首圣诗英文非常简单、旋律也很容易上口，
其实教会诗班或领唱，有时可以把这首圣诗放入选项。
以下就不多说，大家自己欣赏。
有时，美好的圣诗，自己就会感动人心，不须过多的讲述。
Down To The River To Pray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSif77IVQdY
（Alison Krauss演唱的版本。图片也非常切合这首圣诗要表达的意境）
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnYw1fROzU
（附上歌词的版本）
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