Prayer - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
| Song Title | Prayer - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search) |
| Composer(s): | H. Leslie Adams |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | Langston Hughes |
| Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: God; Asking; Bearing; Burden; Christian Worship Service; Conflict; Crowns; Decisions; God; Hair; Knowledge; Lord; Not Knowing; Pain; Prayers; Praying; Questions; Religion; Sins; Struggle; Suffering; Ways |
| First Line | I ask you this: (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1961 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/prayer-1/ |
| Larger Work | Nightsongs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Harlem Renaissance (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sAgfnfTt-8 |
| Catalog Designation | No. 1 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | Eb4 - Gb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Gb Major (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low (Db Major) and medium (Eb Major) keys (Search) |
| Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
| Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search) |