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Ezekiel Saw the Wheel", often given as "Ezekiel Saw de Wheel" is an African American spiritual. The song's music and text has no known author, but originated among enslaved African-Americans on Plantation complexes in the Southern United States sometime in the early 19th century. The lyrics to the song are based on Chapter I of the Book of Ezekiel.
Both a long and a shortened version of the song are widely known. The lyrics are inspired by Ezekiel 37:1–14, in which the prophet Ezekiel visits the Valley of Dry Bones [2] and prophesies that they will one day be resurrected at God's command, picturing the realization of the New Jerusalem.
Another song with a reportedly secret meaning is "Now Let Me Fly" [3] which references the biblical story of Ezekiel's Wheels. [4] The song talks mostly of a promised land. This song might have boosted the morale and spirit of the slaves, giving them hope that there was a place waiting that was better than where they were.
The 2020 song "Rattle!" by Elevation Worship is based on the story of the dry bones. [citation needed] In the 2020 song "Persona Non Grata" by American indie band Bright Eyes, the lyrics state "Where the stained glass of crimson meets Ezekiel's visions. Saw a valley of bones where no man shall be saved."
"Swing Down Sweet Chariot" (sometimes "Swing Down, Ezekiel" or "Swing Down Chariot") is an American spiritual song. It tells the story of Ezekiel's vision of the chariot. The title and lyrics are very similar to the spiritual song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", and is thought to be an adaptation of said song. Composer and lyricist Wallis Willis is ...
The Book of Ezekiel is the third of the Latter Prophets in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and one of the major prophetic books in the Christian Bible, where it follows Isaiah and Jeremiah. [1] According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet Ezekiel, exiled in Babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 BC. It is the product of a ...
[17] [19] [21] On "Ezekiel's Wheel", Jay Electronica raps about how he cemented a legacy for himself beyond his days of sharing music to Myspace. [21] He mourns his mother's death and wrestles with the pain death brings him on the closing track "A.P.I.D.T.A.", an abbreviation for "all praise is due to Allah." [14] [17] [10]
The first Days of the New release, an eponymous album frequently called "Orange" or "Yellow" after the color of the disc and liner notes, was released in 1997, selling 1.5 million copies worldwide. Three songs from this album were hits: "Touch, Peel and Stand," "The Down Town," and "Shelf in the Room."