
Lyrics
(African American Spiritual)
Refrain
O Mary, O Martha, O Mary ring dem bells.
I hear arch angels a-rockin’ Jerusalem,
I hear arch angels a-ringin’ dem bells.
1. Church gettin’ higher,
Rockin’ Jerusalem!
Church gettin’ higher,
Ringin’ dem bells. Refrain
2. Listen to the lambs,
Rockin’ Jerusalem!
Listen to the lambs,
Ringin’ dem bells. Refrain
3. New Jerusalem,
Rockin’ Jerusalem!
New Jerusalem,
Ringin’ dem bells. Refrain
See also
- Culture: African American Spirituals
- Subjects: Christmas / bells
- Form: call and response
- Harmony: chords i & V
- Melody: E,G,A,B
- Rhythm: triplets
- Scale: tetratonic
- Tones: l,drm
- Source: American Negro Songs: 230 Folk Songs and Spirituals, Religious and Secular, John W. Work, Dover Publications, 2013
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

