Soon'ah will be done
William Levi Dawson (April 26, 1899, Anniston, Alabama – May 2, 1990, Montg… Read Full Bio ↴William Levi Dawson (April 26, 1899, Anniston, Alabama – May 2, 1990, Montgomery, Alabama) was an African-American composer, choir director and professor.
A graduate of the Horner Institute of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Music, William Dawson later studied at the Chicago Musical College with professor Felix Borowski, and then at the American Conservatory of Music where he received his masters degree. Early in his career he served as a trombonist both with the Redpath Chautauqua and the Chicago Civic Symphony Orchestra. His teaching career began in the Kansas City public school system, which was later followed by a tenure with the Tuskegee Institute from 1931–1956. During this period, it was he who appointed a large number of faculty members that later became well known for their work in the field. Additionally, Dawson also developed the Tuskegee Institute Choir into an internationally renowned ensemble; they were invited to sing at New York City's Radio City Music Hall in 1932 for a week of six daily performances.
As a composer, Dawson began at a young age, and it was early on in his compositional career that his Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano was performed by the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Besides chamber music, he is also known for his contributions to both orchestral and choral literature. His best known works are arrangements and variations on spirituals; his Negro Folk Symphony of 1934 garnered a great deal of attention at its world premiere, under the direction of Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The symphony was later revised in 1952 with greater African rhythms inspired by the composer's trip to West Africa. The composition was — the composer conveyed — an attempt to convey the missing elements that were lost when Africans came into bondage outside their homeland. In creating this work, Dawson was influenced by the nationalistic views of Dvořák. Widely performed, his most popular spirituals include "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel", "Jesus Walked the Lonesome Valley", "Talk about a Child That Do Love Jesus" and "King Jesus Is a-Listening". Dawson was elected to and initiated into the national honorary Alpha Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity in 1977.
Dawson's arrangements of traditional African-American spirituals are widely published in the United States and are regularly performed by school, college and community choral ensembles.
A graduate of the Horner Institute of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Music, William Dawson later studied at the Chicago Musical College with professor Felix Borowski, and then at the American Conservatory of Music where he received his masters degree. Early in his career he served as a trombonist both with the Redpath Chautauqua and the Chicago Civic Symphony Orchestra. His teaching career began in the Kansas City public school system, which was later followed by a tenure with the Tuskegee Institute from 1931–1956. During this period, it was he who appointed a large number of faculty members that later became well known for their work in the field. Additionally, Dawson also developed the Tuskegee Institute Choir into an internationally renowned ensemble; they were invited to sing at New York City's Radio City Music Hall in 1932 for a week of six daily performances.
As a composer, Dawson began at a young age, and it was early on in his compositional career that his Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano was performed by the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Besides chamber music, he is also known for his contributions to both orchestral and choral literature. His best known works are arrangements and variations on spirituals; his Negro Folk Symphony of 1934 garnered a great deal of attention at its world premiere, under the direction of Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The symphony was later revised in 1952 with greater African rhythms inspired by the composer's trip to West Africa. The composition was — the composer conveyed — an attempt to convey the missing elements that were lost when Africans came into bondage outside their homeland. In creating this work, Dawson was influenced by the nationalistic views of Dvořák. Widely performed, his most popular spirituals include "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel", "Jesus Walked the Lonesome Valley", "Talk about a Child That Do Love Jesus" and "King Jesus Is a-Listening". Dawson was elected to and initiated into the national honorary Alpha Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity in 1977.
Dawson's arrangements of traditional African-American spirituals are widely published in the United States and are regularly performed by school, college and community choral ensembles.
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
Soon'ah will be done
William Levi Dawson Lyrics
No lyrics text found for this track.
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
Kamopi
Oh, no wailin'
Soon Ah will be done with the troubles of this world
Chorus:
Soon Ah will be done-a with the troubles of the world
The troubles of the world
The troubles of the world
Soon Ah will be done-a with the troubles of the world
Goin' home to live with God
Repeat Chorus
I want to meet my Jesus (I want to meet Him)
I want to meet my Jesus (meet my Jesus)
I want to meet my Jesus (I want to meet Him)
I'm goin' to live with God
[Repeat]
Soon Ah, soon Ah will be done (soon ah will be done) with the troubles of
This world (soon ah will be done)
With the troubles of the world (soon ah will be done)
With the troubles of the world (soon ah will be done)
Lord, Lord, soon Ah will be done (soon ah will be done) with the troubles
Of this world (soon ah will be done)
I'm goin' home, I'm gonna live with
Repeat Chorus
No more weepin' and a wailin'
No more weepin' and a wailin'
No more weepin' and a wailin'
I'm goin' to live with God
(No, no) No more weepin' and a wailin'
No more weepin' and a wailin'
No more weepin' (Come on, ? the time)
No wailin' (No more pain, no more sorrow)
No more wailin' (No, no, no, no, no, no more)
No more weepin'
Soon Ah will be done (soon ah will be done) with the troubles of this world
(Soon ah will be done)
With the troubles of the world (soon ah will be done)
With the troubles of this world (soon ah will be done)
Hey, soon, soon Ah will be done (soon ah will be done) with the troubles of
This world (soon ah will be done)
I'm goin' home, I'm gonna live with God
(There'll be no more) No more weepin'
(No more weepin' and wailin') No more weepin' and wailin', and wailin'
(There'll be no more) No more weepin'
(No more weepin', no more wailin') No more weepin' and wailin', and wailin'
(No no, no no)
(No no) No more, no more weepin', no more wailin'
Yeah, I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home
I'm goin' home, gonna live with God
One of these days, I'm gonna live with God
Said I'm gonna go far away (no wailin')
Don't'cha know, that I got to go (soon ah will be done with the troubles of
This world)
One of these good ol' days (praise Him), said I'm gonna fly away (praise
The Lord)
Said there'll be no more tears (glory hallelujah), gonna live with God
(Gonna live with God)
No more tears (praise and honor), and no more pain
Everlasting sun, and no more rain
I'm gonna sing and shout
AJK
This is probably one of the most perfect runs of this song that I've ever heard. That was STELLAR
Thom Hays
+acensionSUCKS u should hear Acappella and then talk about STELLAR.
Eduardo
Definitely agree!
Dragan Atanasov
Too slow!
Jana Wall
Yes it's perfect.
iSlA gRAkEe
i heard one of my colleges best choirs sing it and i cried and everyone was like
WHATS WRONG
Megan Kocher
I sang this in high school and I've been singing it so much lately! Even after 4 years I still know the alto part
Choir Fandom Cooking Rants and Random Channel
this year for me UIL :D very hard
Mark LaPolla
So did I. Sends chills doesn't it. I wanted to see if the Swedish Radio Choir ever did this but these people are pretty good.
Allie Rutherford
Megan Boulden the whole time I was singing the alto part along with it. I sang this in high school as well