Peter Go Ring-a Dem Bells

Published by Colla Voce Music
catalog #36-20154

 

SATB (with divisi)/piano
African-American Spiritual
Difficulty rating (1-5): 3

 

This is another spiritual arrangement, and the goal here was to create a rousing concert-ender type piece. This is another spiritual arrangement of which I am not ashamed to admit that my model comes from the late Moses Hogan, thus the choral chords thickened by divisi, the driving up-tempo feel, etc.

This piece was premiered by the Shorter College Choir directed by Matthew Hoch in October 2006.


 


TEXT

Oh, Peter, go ring-a dem bells
Peter, go-a ring dem bells
Peter, go ring-a dem bells
I heard f'om Heab'n to-day.
 
Oh, Peter, go ring-a dem bells
Peter, go-a ring dem bells
Peter, go ring-a dem bells
I heard f'om Heab'n to-day…
I  thank you God an' I thank you too,
I heard f'om Hea-b'n to-day.
 
I wonder where sister Mary is gone
I wonder where sister Mary is gone
I wonder where sister Mary's gone
I  heard f'om Heab'n today.  
I wonder where my Mother is gone
I wonder where my Mother is gone
I wonder where my Mother's gone
I heard f'om Heab'n to-day.
 
Oh, Peter, go ring, etc
 


 
 

  

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