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Thread #115499   Message #2473390
Posted By: Azizi
22-Oct-08 - 11:10 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: God Specializes (Have you any rivers)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: God Specializes (Have you any rivers}
Here is my transcription of this song as sung [on a YouTube video clip] by Pastor E. Dewey Smith Jr.

Note: I've put what I consider to be Pastor Smith's ad lib words in brackets

"God Specializes"

[Anybody know this one?}

[Soloist only with piano, organ, & drums

Have you any rivers
That you think are incrossable
Have you any mountains
That you can't tunnel through [Any old saints in the house?}
God specializes
In things that seem impossible
And He'll do
What no other power,
Holy Ghost power [I thought I had some old saints in here]
can do
{Heh Heh Heh, I remember my granny say...askin that question]

Have you any afflictions [mmmm]
That you think are incureable {anybody remember thate old folks singing that?]
And the doctors, those old doctors
Have done all they, they can do
[Come on Come on Church. Anybody remember sayin]
God, God specializes
in healing
in healing
in healing
in healing
All kind of diseases
And He'll do what no other power
Holy Ghost power
Holy Ghost power
can do.

[Now we done it contemporary. Can we do it old school? {Congregation-"Yes!"} I need somebody to help me say it.]

Soloist-You know God
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-Specialize [Come on!]
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-God
specialize
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-And He will do
Choir-He will do
Soloist-What no other power
Choir-No other power
Soloist-Holy Ghost power [Come On! I gotta get to this word. Come On!]
But One more time. Someone help me say]

Soloist-God
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-Specialize [Come on!]
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-[Somebody say] God
specialize
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-If your sick in your body
Choir-God Specializes
Solist-God specializes
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-Trouble in your home
Choir-God specializes
[Anyone ever try it?]
Soloist-God specialize
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-He'll make a way out of no way [Woo!]
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-He specializes [Ohh, God Specializes ]
Choir-God specializes
Soloist-And He'll do
Choir- He will do
Soloist-What no other power
Choir-No other power
Soloist & Choir-Holy Ghost Power
Can do

[My my my. Oh Yeah. God Bless You. God bless you]

-snip-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK-mWlEFDuQ
"God Specializes" {also known as "Have You Any Rivers}

**

I may have missed some ad lib words, but after listening to this song a number of times, I think I've correctly transcribed the words.
I really love this version.

Btw: "old school" means the way that folks used to sing gospel "in the olden days".