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Thread #123069   Message #2705799
Posted By: Stewie
21-Aug-09 - 07:40 PM
Thread Name: Songs of Washington Phillips
Subject: RE: Songs of Washington Phillips
Joe,

Dale and I struggled over a transcription of 'Paul and Silas ...' in this thread CLICK and eventually came up with this:

PAUL AND SILAS IN JAIL

We must look, we must look, for Jesus to care for us
'Cos you ought to know, in Him, He is our only trust
Whatever we desire, whenever we do pray
We must have the faith and belief that He will do just what He says

Old Paul and Silas in this Philippian jail they was both bound
'Cos [they did believe ] in Jesus they found Him close around
When the dark hours of midnight, when everything was still
Old Paul he whispered to Silas, said, 'Let us do Our Master's will'

Old Silas he began singing, old Paul he entered in prayer
Then heaven it got all stirred up and an angel met them there
And the jail doors all flew open and the jailer thought they was all gone
And he called for his sword for to kill hisself, but Paul said, 'Do thou self no harm'

He sprung out in this floor and in a light he wanted them to gaze
He replied to Paul and Silas, 'What shall I do to be saved'
By Paul being one of Christ's children then, seeing the jailer woke up in a fright
And he said that you must believe in my saviour Jesus Christ

I'm going home, going home, going home on the morning train
If I happen to make it too late, oh sure, Lord, it won't be my aim
I'm sweeping up this old templed body, oh, in sincere prayer
Oh the place they call heaven, I certainly want to go there

--Stewie.