This is a spiritual or gospel-style song that weaves together two biblical narratives about healing. The first part references the Pool of Bethesda from the Gospel of John, where Jesus heals a paralyzed man. The second part draws from the Epistle of James, which encourages prayer, confession, and calling upon church elders for healing. The lyrics create a call-and-response structure, emphasizing the command to "get up" and the question of whether one truly "wants to be healed."

Down in Jerusalem

by the sheep gate,

there was a famous pool

which in Hebrew is called

the Bethesda.Having five porticoes

lay a multitude

who were sick, blind, lame, or

paralyzed.

Do you want to be healed?

Get up, pick up

your pallet and walk.

Get up, pick up

your pallet and walk.

Do you want to be healed?

Do you want to be free?

Therefore, confess

your sins to each other

and pray for each other

in order that you may be healed.

Is there anyone among you suffering?

Is anyone among you sick?

You must call the elders of the church and pray over him.

Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.

Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.

Do you want to be healed?

Do you want to be free?

Get up, pick up your pallet andwalk.

Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.

Therefore, confess your sins to each other

and pray for each other in order that you may be healed.

Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.

Therefore, confess your sins to each other

for each other that you may be healed.