He 'Rose (Spiritual Examples & Lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post presents three examples of and lyrics to the African American Spiritual "He 'Rose".

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Editor's note:
The African American Spiritual "He 'Rose" is a standard Easter church song that is sung by many young African American children because of its simple, repeating lyrics. This is the first song that I remember singing as part of a young children's "choir" when I was about five or six years old. My sisters & I and other members of that group sang "He 'Rose in front of the church congregation on Easter Sunday in a very similar manner as that shown in Video #. However, in contrast to the rendition performed in that video, I distinctly remember singing "He 'Rose" and not "He Arose". It was some time until I realized that the word "'rose" was a shortened form of the word "arose" (as in Christ has arisen from the dead). Furthermore, I don't recall singing verse #2 of that song as given in the Lyrics section below.
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"He 'rose" = He arose.

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LYRICS TO "HE 'ROSE"

Chorus:
He ‘rose. (He ‘rose.) He ‘rose. (He ‘rose.)
He ‘rose from the dead.
He ‘rose. (He ‘rose.) He ‘rose. (He ‘rose.)
He ‘rose from the dead.
He ‘rose. (He ‘rose.) He ‘rose. (He ‘rose.)
He ‘rose from the dead,
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.

Verse 1
They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross.
They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross.
They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross,
And the Lord will bear my spirit home.

Verse 2
And Joseph begged His body and laid it in the tomb.
And Joseph begged His body and laid it in the tomb.
And Joseph begged His body and laid it in the tomb,
And the Lord will bear my spirit home.

Chorus

Verse 3
Sister Mary, she came running, a-looking for my Lord.
Sister Mary, she came running, a-looking for my Lord.
Sister Mary, she came running, a-looking for my Lord,
And the Lord will bear my spirit home.

Verse 4
An angel came from heaven and rolled the stone away.
An angel came from heaven and rolled the stone away.
An angel came from heaven and rolled the stone away,
And the Lord will bear my spirit home.

Chorus (END)
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http://home.comcast.net/~cabernethy/Lyrics/HeArose1.htm
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Other lyrics for "He 'Rose" are found after the Blind Lemon Jefferson sound file which is given as Example #1 of this song.

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FEATURED EXAMPLES OF "HE 'ROSE"VIDEOS
(These videos are presented in chronological order based on the date of their YouTube posting, with the oldest dated videos posted first.)

Example #1: blind lemon jefferson he arose from the dead



commarx, Uploaded on Apr 12, 2007
from black snake blues [sound file recorded in 1927]
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Here is the lyrics as sung by the highly regarded Bluesman, Blind Lemon Jefferson:

He rose, He rose from the dead [3x]
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.

One angel came from heaven
and rolled away his tomb
[repeat both these lines 3x]
And de Lord shall bear my spirit home.

Chorus

Oh tella my disciples,
Meet me in Galilee
[repeat both these lines 3x]
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.

Chorus

Oh tella my disciples,
Go feed me tender lambs
[repeat both these lines 3x]
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.

Chorus

One angel came from heaven etc

Chorus

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Example #2: He Arose

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trityl11, Uploaded on Mar 26, 2008

He Arose from the Dead

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Example #3: He Arose-New Hope Mass Choir/Bishop Scott



REALBMcCoyShow, Uploaded on May 20, 2008


My church choir, New Hope Baptist Church Mass Choir (BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA)... From BISHOP L. SCOTT Hymns & Church Songs; Live from Alabama album. Belinda George-Peoples, lead. Produced by Prince Yelder. Arrangement by Lawerence Sneed.

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This is a gospelized arrangement of the African American Spiritual.
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RELATED LINK
Here's a sound file to the Gospel song "He Rose" by
Youthful Praise feat. Kerry Brown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vTFrS2b77M

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to the unknown composer/s of this song, and thanks to the vocalists and musicians who are featured in this sound file and these videos. My thanks also to the producers of and publishers of this sound file and these videos.

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