• Grade: Second*
• Origin: USA, African American Spiritual
  (Abbreviated version of longer song found in third grade.)
• Key: C Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: through composed
• Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/a ti ti | ta ta/a/a | ta ta/a/a | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti |
 | (ta) ta ta ta | ta/a/a/a |
• Pitches: intermediate: do re mi fa so do
• Intervals: intermediate: ascending tonic arpeggio 
do/mi/so, so/do\so (P4),
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; ascending tonic arpeggio
• Key Words: world geography: Bethlehem; sacred, Christmas, Bible references: Jesus (baby), Paul and Silas, Hebrew children, gospel preachers, Heaven, stood at the gate, Ten Commandments, Twelve Apostles; contractions: ‘leven (eleven). I’m (I am), gonna (going to)

* Longer third grade version link.