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Thread #19437   Message #198046
Posted By: Dale Rose
20-Mar-00 - 10:02 AM
Thread Name: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley)
Subject: Lyr Add: GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME
I think we have it down to just one missing word, so I will post what I have, and let Joe fix it if we ever figure it out! I would have waited, but I am going to be out of town all day. Joe hears dizzy and I hear kinda for the ????????, but I don't think either is right. It is a collaborative effort gleaned from the E C and Orna Ball recording and from the Finest Kind, who credit the Balls for their version. Maybe they just mumble because they couldn't figure it out either! Both versions are recommended. Thanks, Joe.

GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME
as recorded by E. C. Ball and Orna Ball, 1972
authorship uncredited

I'm busy every day as I travel on my way
To the city far beyond the sky
And there is not a doubt that time is running out
And my heart is ?????????? drawing nigh

Gonna need a little time to gather in the grain
Before I leave this world behind
I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord
But give me just a little more time

Give me just a little more time, Lord
Give me just a little more time
So many precious souls are lost in sin
So many may be left behind

I've got a lot of things I need to do
Before I leave this earthly clime
I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord
But give me just a little more time

I need a little time to labor for my Lord
Before the final judgment day
I need a little time to preach the holy word
To the sinner man along life's way

Every moment that I have to tarry here below
I will try to make my lamp to shine
I'm ready when you call me, Lord
But give me just a little more time

Give me just a little more time, Lord
Give me just a little more time
So many precious souls are lost in sin
So many may be left behind

I've got a lot of things I need to do
Before I leave this earthly clime
I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord
But give me just a little more time