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Tuskegee Choir Series, Soon Ah Will Be Done, 1934
Tuskegee Choir Series, Soon Ah Will Be Done, 1934  
Arrangement: William Levi Dawson

One of the most famous traditional spirituals of all time, Soon Ah Will Be Done is among more than one hundred songs arranged by William L. Dawson as part of the Tuskegee Choir Series. Dawson's arrangement of Soon Ah Will Be Done remains one of his most important accomplishments, and one of the most widely-sung spirituals by church and university choirs.