Shut De Do - Shenandoah Christian Music Camp
Description
"Shut De Do" composed by Randy Stonehill and arranged by Mark Hayes. Sung at the 15th Annual Choral Festival 2022 of Shenandoah Christian Music Camp (VA). Conducted by Dwilyn Beiler.
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The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion
Shut De Do
Words by Randy StonehillMusic by Randy StonehillWritten c. 1983
Oh, when I was a baby child,
Good and bad was just a game.
Many years and many trials,
They proved to me they're not the same.
Shut de do, keep out de devil,
Shut de do, keep de devil in de night.
Shut de do, keep out de devil,
Light de candle, everything's all right.
Story Behind the Song
"Shut De Do" is a contemporary Christian song by American singer-songwriter Randy Stonehill, popularized in the early 1980s and later widely sung in church and school choirs through Mark Hayes's choral arrangement. The song uses a Caribbean-influenced style and dialect refrain built around the image of shutting the door to keep out the devil. It is not a traditional public-domain hymn, but a modern copyrighted gospel/CCM song.