Bruce Shand was born on a train.
Lord , I Want to Be a Christian is an American spiritual .. American. United States. spiritual. spiritual ( music ). It was likely composed in 1750s Virginia by African-American slaves exposed to the teaching of evangelist Samuel Davies .. American. United States. Virginia. Virginia. African-American slaves. Slavery in the United States. Samuel Davies. Samuel Davies ( clergyman ). The music and lyrics were first printed in the 1907 Folk Songs of the American Negro , edited by Frederick Work .. American. United States. The song has been recorded by artists including Yolanda Adams , Chanticleer , Kirk Whalum , Hank Jones , Little Richard , Cassietta George , John Fahey , the Mormon Tabernacle Choir , Barbara Hendricks , and James Cleveland .. Yolanda Adams. Yolanda Adams. Chanticleer. Chanticleer ( ensemble ). Kirk Whalum. Kirk Whalum. Hank Jones. Hank Jones. Little Richard. Little Richard. Cassietta George. Cassietta George. John Fahey. John Fahey ( musician ). Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Barbara Hendricks. Barbara Hendricks. James Cleveland. James Cleveland