Sometimes when I read words to spirituals I start singing the songs in my head, putting tunes to them that seem to fit, even though I've never heard the song before.

That's what happened when I read a number of the songs in Ashley Brown's book.

Another thing that happens is that one song makes you think of another one.

For some reason, when I was typing that verse I remembered singing to "Oh Mary don't you weep, the song "Run While The Sun Is Shining" came into my head.

I'm not sure if "Run While The Sun Is Shining" is a spiritual or a gospel song. And I can't remember all of it. That song doesn't appear to be in the African American Spiritual Permathread, and I've had no success finding it online...but it's a real song that I definitely really and truly remember my church singing around about the early 1960s if not earlier.

Because I only remember part of the song, I'm titling this post
"Lyr: Add. _____ ???"

It's more a case of seeking the lyrics than adding the lyrics. Therefore, I'm not posting them to the African American Spirituals Permathread.

Here's what I remember:

[You better]*

Chorus:
Run while the sun is shining
Run on in His name.
[You better]* run while the sun is shining
Run on in His name.
You know when the rain falls
You can't run-un.
When night comes [???]
You can't run-un.
You betta run on
While it's runnin time.

Verse:
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
All of the prophets that are dead and gone.
Back in the days of Bible {times ??}
God said it wouldn't be water
But fire next time.
You betta run on
While it's running time

Chorus

[and more verses, though I can't remember them}.

* words are optional
At least I think they are; really and truly I do think :]

Does anyone know this song?