Mary Rolled the Stone Away

DESCRIPTION: "Mary rolled the stone away Early on a Easter Sunday morning ... Angel came from heaven Mary rolled the stone away" My brother brings the news from Heaven.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1964 (USSeaIsland01)
KEYWORDS: religious Bible nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
RECORDINGS:
Moving Star Hall Singers, "Mary Rolled the Stone Away" (on USSeaIsland01)
NOTES [85 words]: The Marys find the stone rolled away from the Christ's sepulchre in Matthew 28:1-2, Mark 16:1-2 and John 20:1. Matthew 28:2: "... the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door ...." [King James].
The current description is based on the USSeaIsland01 text.
The Herskovits Trinidadian Spiritual Baptist account of "Jesus Lover of My Soul" fits this USSeaIsland01 track as well. Although this is not a Sankey hymn, the performance style matches "Sankey into Shout." - BS
Last updated in version 4.0
File: RcMRTSA

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