This recording is from 1929. It’s Blind Willie Johnson’s song “God Moves on the Water”, about the Sinking of the Titanic. (lyrics)
The Titanic in dry dock, Belfast, c. 1912. (original post here)God Moves on the Water - Blind Willie Johnson
Ah, Lord…Year of nineteen hundred and twelveApril the fourteenth dayGreat Titanic struck an icebergPeople had to run and prayGod moves, oh, God moves, ahAnd the people had to run and prayThe guards who had been a-watchingAsleep for they were tiredWhen they heard the great excitementThen a gunshot was firedGod moves… and the people had to run and prayCaptain Smith gave ordersWomen and children firstMany of the lifeboats piled right upMany were liable to crushGod moves… and the people had to run and praySo many had to leave their happy homeAll that they possessLord Jesus, will you hear us nowHelp us in our distressGod moves… and the people had to run and prayWomen had to leave their loving onesSee ‘bout their safetyWhen they heard the liner was doomedHearts did almost breakGod moves… and the people had to run and prayA.G. Smith, mighty manBuilt a boat that he couldn’t understandNamed it a name of God in a tinWithout a C, Lord, he pulled it inGod moves… and the people had to run and prayWell… ahh, ah, Lord
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Wait a minute Charlie Parr covered this song too?!?
God Moves on the Water · Charlie Parr
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Released on: 2008-06-17
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