I
SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THIS OLD TIME RELIGION
IS JUST A THING OF THE PAST.
BUT IN THIS MODERN DAY WE'RE LIVING
IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WILL LAST.
YOU MAY THINK I'M A LITTLE OLD FASHION
WELL FRIEND THAT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME.
BUT I'M GLAD THAT I AM A CHRISTIAN
AND FROM SIN I'VE BEEN SET FREE.
CHORUS
I KNOW I KNOW THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
HE'S REAL IN MY HEART AND I'M GONNA SHOUT IT.
I KNOW I KNOW MY SINS ARE FORGIVEN
AND I'M ON MY WAY TO A PLACE THAT'S CALLED HEAVEN.
II
NOT LONG AGO AT AN OLD FASHION MEETING
I KNELT ON MY KNEES THERE IN PRAYER
WELL HE LIFTED MY BURDENS SIN'S SHACKLE FELL FROM ME.
AND HIS PRESENCE WAS SO REAL EVERY WHERE
NOW THAT THE LOAD I CARRY IS LIGHTER
AND HE'S CHANGED THE GRAY SKIES TO BLUE
WELL MY STEPS ARE NOW HIGHER
FOR I HAVE THIS ASSURANCE
THAT HIS SWEET LOVE WILL CARRY ME THRU.
III
COME GO WITH ME TO A LAND OVER YONDER
HE'S PREPARED FOR THE PURE AND THE TRUE.
IT'S A PLACE WHERE SICKNESS AND DEATH CANNOT ENTER.
MAYBE TODAY OR MAYBE TOMORROW
HE'S RETURN IN A ROBE OF PURE WHITE.
I'M PACKING UP NOW GETTING MY THINGS TOGETHER
WHO KNOWS HE MAY COME TONIGHT.