HEY CUZ I GOT A NEW PAIR OF LEGS Hey cuz I got a new pair of legs Feet don't hurt no more Hey cuz I got a new pair of lungs On this blessed shore Girl I ain't got to pay no rent Don't have to worry about fifty cent Jesus said all bills are paid Just Resting here up under this Shade Tell Daddy George and Mama Viola too That I got a new pair of shoes Tell the Doctor I don't hurt no more They got new hearts on this blessed shore Tell my wife that all in well I'm up in a city too beautiful to tell Tell my brothers plan to come here too Tell Angie to live holy in everything she do Bernice and Jackie was standing at the gate And tell the grand children they do have a date Tell all the children to make preparations Tell my aunts cousin and uncles without hesitation To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord Just pray and seek with one accord Elder McLeod is up here too I would talk more but the streets are so new I believe I'll take a walk with Father Abraham I told grandma Christmas thank you mam For praying me through in that great cloud of witnesses When I was in my sins and not doing God's business I know you gonna think that this part is funny But excuse me while I eat a little milk and honey I'll meet you at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb Dressed as sharp as you know I am I checked and saw my name on the table Not too far from Cain and Able Some where down by Peter and Paul And yes I'll save a seat for yall Don't think of me in a cold cold ground Because my soul was heaven bound Don't let your life be a disaster Make sure you get yourself right with the Master Got to go there goes Rosa Bee I hear she wants to talk to me Somebody's calling me over and over Good God there goes cousin Cora Who's that shouting let freedom ring Good God there goes Martin Luther King Look a little further I believe I better Who is this it looks like Coretta Now here comes a special man He has seven stars in his hand I'm standing here on the sea of glass His feet it look like polished brass Around his loins is something gold Is this the man that saved my soul Everyone else I was glad to see But I'm looking for the one who died for me Hello Jesus I am lost for words All of my life I have heard All about your holy word Thank God now I am free as a beautiful bird Good night world as I wave my hand I no longer dwell on that old land I have a city not made by the hands of man On a brand new street I walk and stand My heads up high don't have to be ashamed Hold on while I get my brand new name One day the trumpet is going to sound Make sure your soul is heaven bound Can't no grave hold my body down Just keep on climbing round by round
ELAINE TAYLORBROWN For The Homegoing Service of My Cousin A. Nathan Saints Don't Die They Just Sleep Away
