I WENT DOWN TO THE WOODS TO PRAY
MY SOUL GOT HAPPY AND I PRAYED ALL DAY
PUT MY HANDS IN THE GOSPEL PLOW
I WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FOR MY JOURNEY NOW
(CHORUS)
HE'S MY ROD, MY SWORD, MY SHIELD.
HE'S THE WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WHEEL
HE'S THE LILY OF THE VALLEY
HE'S THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR
MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
I'M GONNA FALL ON MY KNEES AND PRAY
I'M GONNA WAIT, WATCH AND PRAY TILL JESUS COMES
I'VE BEEN TESTED AND I'VE BEEN TRIED
BEEN TO THE WATER ANDI'VE BEEN BAPTISTED
I WENT IN AND THE WATER WAS COLD
CHILLED MY BODY, BUT IT BLESSED MY SOUL
CHORUS
TAKE YOUR BIBLE AND READ IT THRU
IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO
GOD SHOWED NOAH BY THE RAINBOW SIGN
NO MORE WATER BUT THE FIRE NEXT TIME.
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