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Exhortation (a Negro Sermon), 1912
Exhortation (a Negro Sermon), 1912  
Words: Alex Rogers, Music: Will Marion Cook

As the inscription to Grace Nail Johnson reveals, Will Marion Cook considered Exhortation one of the best of his compositions. Exhortation was also one of Cook's most popular songs, along with Rain Song (also part of the Three Negro Songs Series), and The Casino Girl.