Rockin’ Jerusalem

Oh Mary, Oh Martha,
Oh Mary, come ring them bells.
Oh Mary, Oh Martha,
Oh Mary, come ring them bells.
Oh Mary, Oh Martha,
Oh Mary, come ring them bells.
Oh Mary, Oh Martha,
Oh Mary, come ring them bells.

I hear archangels rockin’ Jerusalem,
Hear archangels ringin’ them bells.
I hear archangels rockin’ Jerusalem,
Hear archangels ringin’ them bells.
I hear archangels rockin’ Jerusalem,
Hear archangels ringin’ them bells.
I hear archangels rockin’ Jerusalem,
Hear archangels ringin’ them bells.

Oh Mary, Oh Martha,
Oh Mary, come ring them bells.
Oh Mary, Oh Martha,
Oh Mary, come ring them bells.

I hear archangels rockin’ Jerusalem,
Hear archangels ringin’ them bells.
I hear archangels rockin’ Jerusalem,
Hear archangels ringin’ them bells

Church getting’ higher, new Jerusalem
Church getting’ higher, ringing them bells.
Church getting’ higher, new Jerusalem
Church getting’ higher, ringing them bells.
Don’t cry, don’t moan, don’t weep, no more.
Don’t cry ,don’t moan, don’t weep, no more.
Don’t cry, don’t moan, don’t weep, no more.
Don’t cry, don’t moan, don’t weep, no more, no more

Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly

Oh Pritchett, Oh, Kelly,

Oh, Pritchett, Open them cells.

Oh, Pritchett, Oh, Kelly,

Oh, Pritchett, Open them cells.

I hear God’s children a-cryin’ for mercy

I hear God’s children prayin’ in jail.

I hear God’s children, you know they’re sufferin’,

I hear God’s children prayin’ in jail.

Oh, Pritchett, Oh, Kelly,

Oh, Pritchett, Open them cells.

Oh, Pritchett, Oh, Kelly,

Oh, Pritchett, Open them cells.

I hear God’s children cryin’ for mercy

I hear God’s children prayin’ in jail.

I hear God’s children, you know they’re sufferin’,

I hear God’s children prayin’ in jail.

Bond’s gettin’ higher (prayin’ in jail)

Bond’s gettin’ higher (prayin’ in jail)

Bond’s gettin’ higher (prayin’ in jail)

Bond’s gettin’ higher (prayin’ in jail)

Oh, Pritchett, Oh, Kelly,

Oh, Pritchett, Open them cells.

Oh, Pritchett, Oh, Kelly,

Oh, Pritchett, Open them cells.

I hear God’s children cryin’ for mercy

I hear God’s children prayin’ in jail.

I hear God’s children, you know they’re sufferin’,

I hear God’s children prayin’ in jail.

[The SNCC Freedom Singers Songbook, “Sing for Freedom”, includes this verse:]

Bail’s gettin’ higher (prayin’ in jail)

Bail’s gettin’ higher (prayin’ in jail)

Song Credits: Rockin’ Jerusalem

http://www.songpeddler.com/7thHeaven/RockinJerusalem_7Heaven.asp

© Traditional Spiritual  
Performed by 7th Heaven

Length - 3:51

Performance Credits
Lead Female Vocal: Mary Ellen Essiambre
Lead Female Vocal: Connie James
Lead Female Vocal: Kim Soares
Keyboard: Stu Blank
Congas: Peter van Gorder
Timbales: Peter van Gorder
Bass: Blair Hardman
Samba Whistle: Blair Hardman
Drums: Alan Hertz

Production Credits
Arranger: 7th Heaven
Recording Engineer: Blair Hardman at Zone Recording, Cotati, CA
Assistant Engineer: Neal Harris at Zone Recording, Cotati, CA
Mixing Engineer: Stephen A. Hart at Two Rock Digital, Petaluma, CA
Mastering Engineer: Stephen A. Hart at Two Rock Digital, Petaluma, CA

On CD Release:  "7th Heaven" (1998) 
Artist/Performing Group:  7th Heaven

Song Credits: Oh Pritchett, Oh Kelly

Lyrics: Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs, Compiled and Edited by Guy and Candie Carawan, A Sing Out Publication, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1990. This book was originally published as two volumes entitled: We Shall Overcome: Songs of the Southern Freedom Movement, Oak Publications, 1963, and, Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Songs of the Freedom Movement, Oak Publications, 1968.