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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 134 · Words: African American Spiritual (Traditional) · Tune: O MARY
O Mary, Don't You Weep
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A traditional African American spiritual rooted in the Exodus narrative, using Pharaoh's army drowning in the Red Sea as a symbol of liberation. The 'Mary' figure weeps at the tomb, but the song proclaims coming joy—connecting resurrection hope to the freedom theme of the Exodus.
Refrain
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn,
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn;
Pharaoh’s army
got drownded,
O Mary, don’t you weep.
Verse 1
One of these mornings
bright and fair,
goin’a take my wings
and cleave the air;
Pharaoh’s army
got drownded,
O Mary, don’t you weep.
Refrain
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn,
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn;
Pharaoh’s army
got drownded,
O Mary, don’t you weep.
Verse 2
When I get to heaven
goin’a sing and shout,
ain’t nobody there
goin’a turn me out;
Pharaoh’s army
got drownded,
O Mary, don’t you weep.
Refrain
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn,
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn;
Pharaoh’s army
got drownded,
O Mary, don’t you weep.
Verse 3
When I get to heaven
goin’a put on my shoes,
goin’a run about
and spread the news;
Pharaoh’s army
got drownded,
O Mary, don’t you weep.
Refrain
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn,
O Mary, don’t you weep,
don’t you mourn;
Pharaoh’s army
got drownded,
O Mary, don’t you weep.
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