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AN OLD MAN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS
Written by: Sharon Clarke (1985)

Say! I've heard a Kings a'rulin'
An' I jest gotta tell it out'
'Cause it's a tale, that when ya hear it
It'll make ya wanna shout!

His ain't no earthly Kingdom now
So let's set that straight at first.
Why, all the stunts these earthly
Rulers pulls jest makes thangs worse!

This ol' world's a fallin' down
'Round out pore ears ya know??
So he ain't aiming to fix it up
The whole mess has gotta GO!

See, this one was the Prince of Peace
'Till his heavenly Father seen
That he was fit to rule o'er all
So then He made him King!

This all took place some years ago
( 1914 was the date)
An' though I'm jest now hearin' of it
Thank God I ain't too late.

That Heavenly King o' course ya know
Is Jesus Christ the Lord.
Jehovah God's his Father
And they're both at one accord.

When Jesus rose from where he sat
Beside his Father's throne
Him an' the angels went to war
An' cleaned up their heav'nly home.

Since that fateful year my friend
We, ever' one has seen the sign
That Jesus told his faithful ones
To look for in due time.

Since then we've been a' livin'
In the last part of the days
And soon our God will bring an end
To Satan's wicked ways!

A' fore the final end though
There'll be a tribulation great
A ' facin' ever one of us
So we jest can't set an' wait!

We got ta take in akkrate knowledge
As Jesus said we all must do
'Cause these days is jest like Noah's days
Time's runnin' out fer me an' you!!

A' fore we know it God's great War
will break upon the earthly scene
An He'll destroy everyone
Who don't support His King!

Then when Armageddon's over
The glory we will see
Of peace on earth to all good men
(Now that could be you an' me!!)

All the wickedness that's here
Will be long gone an' past
And all the blessin's God has promised
Will be poured out at last.

The ones with Christ in heaven
Will be a ' rulin' over us
Without no politickin'
And without one bit of fuss.

All the neighbors 'round about us
Will be our friends----and more!
We won't never have to fence 'em out
Nor put locks on any doors!

All the weapons man has built
Will be crushed, and burned and gone
An' anywhere on earth we travel
We'll feel safe and be "at home"

There'll be no hunger, tears or sorrow
Nor no "final curtain call"
Why God's got in mind to fix thangs
So's we don't get old a' tall

And all of us that's got that way
Because of Adams sin
Will all grow back to childhood's
Youthful vigor onct again!

An' as if that ain't enough
Then He'll resurrect the ones
'That's died afore this wonderful
New system has begun

We'll see our long-lost playmates,
An' our Ma's an' Pa's an' such
An' tell 'em all the won' drus thangs
That's come about since we lost touch!

Se let's tell ever'one God's gonna
Wipe the wicked off the earth
An' tell 'em ever' thing we know
About the Kingdom's worth.

Then maybe we'll be here to see it
When God brings it all about....

See! Didn't I tell you at the start
It'ud make you wanna SHOUT!!!