The only differences in the versions of the old song and its present form is the substitution of "But" for "yet", "and" for "their", and "free" for "from", "drop" for "quit" in the various lines. Very much in the same class of song is "Steal Away". The present version is much the same in general as the old, of which there were several, differing only in minor details. There is in some of the church song books a version of the song; however, the most common verses now sung are: O the green trees a-bowin', An' po' sinner stan' tremblin', Well the trumpet soun' in my soul, An' I ain't got long to stay here. _O steal away, steal away, O steal away to my Jesus, Steal away, steal away, For I ain't got long to stay here._ My Lord is a callin', Po' sinner he can't answer, Well, the trumpet sound in my soul, An' I ain't got long to stay here. One of the most beautiful and at the same time simple and pathetic songs of the negroes is "Heal me, Jesus". Here the negro is at his typical best in prayer: without pretension, without reserve, claiming nothing, he simply pleads for his desire. O Lord, I'm sick an' I want to be healed, O Lord, I'm sick an' I want to be healed, O Lord, I'm sick an' I want to be healed, O Lord, I'm sick an' I want to be healed. _Heal me Jesus, heal me Jesus, Along the heavenly way, Heal me Jesus, heal me Jesus, Along the heavenly way._ O Lord, I'm blind an' I want to see, O Lord, I'm blin' an' I wan' ter see, O Lord, I'm blin' an' I wan' 'er see, Heal me Jesus along the heavenly way. O Lord, I'm crippl'd an' I wan' 'er walk, O Lord, I'm crippl'd an' I wan' 'er wa-a-a-l-k, O Lord, I'm cri-p-p-l-e-d an' I want 'er walk, Heal me Jesus along the heavenly way. O Lord, I'm deaf an' I want to hear, etc. The negroes are great believers in dress and uniform. Color, too, appeals to them as significant and the more strikingly distinct the color, the stronger impression it makes upon their imaginations. Chief among all others is the white which the angels wear; gold and purple, too, are concerned with the heavens. Among men red and black are strongest. This idea of color dressing has become interwoven in many of their songs. The rhyme helps to give the picture its vividness. The following song, with its variants, is still sung with considerable zest. Who is that yonder all dressed in red? _I heard the angels singing_; It look like the children Moses led, _I heard the angels singin'_. _Down on my knees, Down on my knees, I heard the angels singing._ Well who that yonder all dressed in black? I heard the angels singing; It look like it's de mourner jus' got back, I heard the angels singing. Yes' who's that yonder all dressed in blue? It look like the children just come through.