Glory Train

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GLORY TRAIN
John Soeder
© 2009

I heard that lonesome whistle
In the middle of the night
Ran to the window
Yonder saw a light
Getting closer
Making its way

Brighter and brighter
The light became
Then I heard the conductor
Call my name
Train came screeching to a halt
Outside my door
On it way to a place
Where the streets are paved with gold

Porter with angel wings
Gave me a hand
Took my seat and off we went
To the promised land
Rolling thunder
Roll down the line

Don’t need a ticket
Don’t need no bags
Some dressed in Sunday best
Some dressed in rags
Young and old
And black and white
Riding
Side by side
Making their way to a place
Where the streets are paved with gold

All aboard

Faster and faster
Sped that Glory Train
Past mountains
Past forests
Past endless fields of grain
It was God’s half acre
Far as you can see

Rolling over rivers
And the sandy desert floor
Through sun and rain and snowstorms
Toward that distant shore
Beyond this horizon
Pilgrim set your sights
Fix your gaze on a place
Where the streets are paved with gold

Looky here

Now
Do not weep for me
My dear friend
This is not farewell
This is not the end
We’ll meet again
Down the line
I’ll save you a place
Where the streets are paved with gold

C’mon now

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from JOHNNY SOEDER SINGS INDOCHINE AND OTHER POPULAR FAVORITES, released June 16, 2009
music & lyrics by John Soeder

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