Notable Works
- Negro Folk Symphony (1934)
- I. The Bond of Africa
- II. Hope in the Night
- III. O Let Me Shine!
- Jesus Walked the Lonesome Valley
- Talk about a Child That Do Love Jesus
- King Jesus Is a-Listening.
- Soon Ah Will Be Done-a wid de Troubles of the World
- "Mary Had a Baby" (Christmas spiritual, dedicated to Robert Shaw)
- "Every Time I Feel the Spirit"
Read more about this topic: William L. Dawson (composer)
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