“God’s time is always near. He gave me my strength and he set the North Star in the heavens; He meant I should be free.”
― Harriet Tubman

In March 2019, the Sacramento Mastersingers gave an incredible concert program inspired by the life and work of Harriet Tubman. Harriet’s story is an incredible testimony to the power of faith. You can find the full program here:

This song in particular stood out to me. It was composed by Rollo Dilworth, an African-American composer and professor of music from St. Louis, MO.

Harriet Tubman didn’t take no stuff
Wasn’t scared of nothing neither
Didn’t come to this world to be no slave
And wasn’t going to stay one either
“Farewell!” she sang to her friends one night
She was mighty sad to leave ‘em
But she ran away that dark, hot night
Ran looking for her freedom
She ran to woods and
she ran through the woods
With the slave catchers right behind her
And she kept on going
till she got to the North
Where those mean men couldn’t find her
Nineteen times she went back South
To get three hundred others
She ran for her freedom nineteen times
To save black sisters and brothers
Harriet Tubman didn’t take no stuff
Wasn’t scared of nothing neither
Didn’t come in this world to be no slave
And didn’t stay one either
And didn’t stay one either