Verse 1

De talles’ tree in Paradise, De Christian call de tree of life;

And I hope dat trump might blow me home To de new Jerusalem.

Blow your trumpet, Gabriel, Blow louder, louder;

And I hope dat trump might blow me home To de new Jerusalem.

Verse 2

Paul and Silas, bound in jail, Sing God’s praise both night and day;

And I hope dat trump might blow me home To de new Jerusalem.

Blow your trumpet, Gabriel, Blow louder, louder;

And I hope dat trump might blow me home To de new Jerusalem.

Allen, William Francis, et al. Slave Songs of the United States. Applewood Books, 1996.