_I goin' to do all I can fer my Lord, I goin' to do all I can fer my Lord, I goin' to do all I can fer my Lord, I goin' to do all I can fer my Lord, I do all I can till I can't do no more, I goin' do all I can fer my Lord._ In the same way he sings "I goin' _weep_ all I can till I can't weep no more", "I goin' _pray_ all I can till I can't pray no more", and "_sing_" and "_mourn_" and "_work_" for his Lord. The phrases "till I can't do no mo'", and the others are characteristic of the negro's prayers. He usually closes his church prayers, "Now Lord, when we's done prayin' an' can't pray no mo'; when we's done meetin' an' can't meet no mo'", etc. The closing scene, the final act of life, seems to appeal to the negro with wonderful dramatic power. It is in the _end_ that he himself will be great; it is then that God and Jesus and the angels will be made manifest, and it is there in the new home that his condition will be one of ease and rest, at the same time that it is one of prominence. He sings "Gwi' lay down my life fer my Lord". De Lord giv' me mer trumpet an' tole me ter blow, He giv' me mer cummission an' tole me ter go. _Fer my Lord, fer my Lord, Fer my Lord, gwi' lay down my life fer my Lord._ You can hinder me here but you can't hinder me dere, For de Lord in Heaven gwi' hear my prayer. De enemy's great but my Cap'n is strong, U'm fightin' fer de city an' de time ain't long. When I git dar I'll be able fer to tell, How I whipped ole Satan at de door ob hell. Mer head got wet wid de midnight dew, Dat mornin' star was shinin' too. So again the negro magnifies his Lord in "a weary Lan'" and makes both a striking picture and a pleasing song. His Lord is not only "a _walkin'_ in a weary lan'", but he is also a "_doctor_", a "_preacher_" and a "_shelter_". Thus he pictures him "_walkin'_" "_talkin'_" "_preachin'_", and "_healin'_" in the weary land. My Lord's a walkin' in the weary lan', In a weary lan', in a weary lan', Yes, my Lord walkin' in weary lan', He's a shelter in a mighty storm. Likewise he is a healer in a _mighty storm_ or in _the time of storm_. It is but natural that the negro should call upon the Lord to remember him. The old plantation song "Do Lord remember me" was apparently based upon the idea of being remembered at Christmas times; indeed the negroes always ask to be remembered at such a time by the "whitefolks". They were always remembered and often their homes were made happy. The song asked: "O do Lord remember me, O do Lord remember me, O do remember me until de year roll round, Do Lord remember me." The song now current is most likely not the same song but an entirely different one. _Do my Lord remember me, Do my Lord remember me, Do my Lord remember me, Do Lord remember me._ Upon de housetop an' can't come down, _Do Lord remember me_. Upon de house an' can't come down. _Do Lord remember me_.