All My Trials

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"All My Trials" is a traditional folk and spiritual song, widely known through 1960s folk revival recordings such as those by Joan Baez, that reflects themes of struggle, sorrow, and eventual peace.

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All My Trials canonical 5
"All my trials, Lord, soon be over" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song
song
spiritual
associatedWith American folk music revival
basedOn traditional material
circulatedAs lullaby
traditional spiritual
collectedIn folk song anthologies
genre folk
spiritual
hasOrigin United States
hasRefrain "All my trials, Lord, soon be over"
linked to: All My Trials
language English
lyricMotif journey through hardship
mother comforting a child
rest after suffering
lyricTheme consolation
death
eventual peace
sorrow
struggle
mood hopeful
melancholic
notableRecordingBy Harry Belafonte
Joan Baez
Paul McCartney
Peter, Paul and Mary
The Kingston Trio
performancePractice folk ensemble
solo voice with guitar
popularizedDuring 1960s
religiousContext Christian
subjectMatter comfort in faith
human suffering
spiritual redemption
tempo slow
usedIn civil rights era performances
protest song repertoire
vocalStyle ballad

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joan Baez, Vol. 2 hasTrack All My Trials
subject linked to: album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2"
In the Wind includesSong All My Trials
All My Trials hasRefrain "All my trials, Lord, soon be over"
linked to: All My Trials
An American Trilogy includesSong All My Trials
An American Trilogy basedOn All My Trials
An American Trilogy usesMelodyFrom All My Trials