![]() ![]() ![]() The song soon became popular with enslaved people. It was introduced to the United States by the early 19th century, in states such as Kentucky and Virginia, as part of the Second Great Awakening, and often sung at camp meetings. The tune known as "Roll, Jordan, Roll" may have its origins in the hymn "There is a Land of Pure Delight" written by Isaac Watts in the 18th century. ![]() In the 19th century, it helped inspire blues, and it remains a staple in gospel music. Appropriated as a coded message for escape, by the end of the American Civil War it had become known through much of the eastern United States. " Roll, Jordan, Roll" ( Roud 6697), also " Roll, Jordan", is a spiritual created by enslaved African Americans, developed from a song written by Isaac Watts in the 18th century which became well known among slaves in the United States during the 19th century. Version of the song included in Slave Songs of the United States (1867) ![]()
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