O Mary, Don’t You Weep

From Vol. 3
Gospel Goodies

SUGGESTED KEY: C

CAPO: None

CHORD FAMILY: C

TIME SIGNATURE: 4/4

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

A Little About This Song…

O Mary Don’t You Weep is also called “O Mary Don’t You Weep, Don’t You Mourn”. It’s a Negro Spiritual known to be sung by slaves in the field prior to the Civil War. The lyrics speak of faith despite struggle and a firm belief in the power of God. This moving song was performed and recorded often during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

A Related Bible Verse…

Exodus 14:28

And the waters returned and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

Check Out These Arrangements

Sorry, comments are closed for this post.