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Song

Baptizing Scene

Reverend W.A. Donaldson

Sounds of the South, 1960, English

Lyrics

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Oh Lord Lord (Jesus, Jesus, Yeah! Jesus, Lord)
Let me stay tonight (Oh)
Let me tell you true (Yes! God Almighty, yeah! Hey! Yeah!)
I remember (Yeah!)
I remember (Yeah!)
Yes, I do children (Yes, yeah!)
This child (Yeah!)
Called from Zion (Yeah! Mm)
Were laying down one night (Yeah! Yeah!)
Ah, Lord (Yeah! Yeah!)
Didn't know (Yeah!)
She was in the woods (Yeah!)
Oh, Lord (Yeah! Yeah)
Didn't have no money (Yeah! Mm)
And the child needs a doctor (Yeah!)
I bowed down (Yeah!)
Oh, Lord (Yeah!)
Told God (Yeah!)
Lord, I need you (Yeah! Yes)
Right now (Right now)
Right now, Lord (That's right, right now!)
I need you, Lord (Yeah!)
Oh, Lord (Yeah!)
If I'm yours (Yeah!)
And you mine (Mm-hm, yeah!)
My Lord (Yeah!)
(Yeah, yes)
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According to her faith (Yeah!)
Obedient to God's command (Yeah!)
I therefore baptize thee our sister (Yeah!)
In the name of the Father (Yeah!)
And of the Son (Yeah!)
And of the Holy Ghost (Yeah!)
Amen (Yes! Let's go!)
Amen (Oh thank you Jesus! Thank you Jesus! Lord thank you Jesus!)
Amen (Thank you Jesus!)
Amen (Thank you Jesus!)
Amen (Thank you Jesus!)

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