I was listening to something where people were talking about the roots of Gospel Music in the call and response style of early 19th-century congregations of those in the US south who were enslaved. They then to highlight this tradition sang "His Eye is On the Sparrow". This is odd, since His Eye Is on the Sparrow was written by two white guys. True, it was among the works Mahalia Jackson was known for singing, and her style influenced the later rendition of it. Still, its origins have nothing to do with the African-American gospel music tradition.