“See God’s Ark A-Movin’” is a gospel song with roots in the African American sacred tradition; a version was documented among Sea Island singers in the 1960s. The Johnson Mountain Boys recorded it for their 1993 album “Blue Diamond.”
The song takes the image of God’s ark on the move — a vessel of deliverance — and finds comfort in it. The ark picks the singer up on his lonely days and carries him on toward tomorrow; it is a song of faith as rescue.
The Johnson Mountain Boys were admired for their traditional bluegrass and their gospel quartet singing.
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