Often we speak of days gone by,
With tears in our eyes,
For we remember the Church,
In her early days.

Ah, revivals then were lasting,
Because folks believed,
In praying and fasting,
And they came into God’s house,
In a Spirit of praise!

Somebody might start a song,
And the rest would sing along.
They didn’t have to be coaxed to say “amen.”

Saints would stand and testify,
And sinners would cry,
As the Holy Ghost convicted them of their sins.

Taking medicine was practically unheard of,
For Brothers and Sisters in a Spirit of love,
Would pray for each other’s needs!

The Holy Ghost would fall,
From the opening prayer to the altar call!
Visitors had no need of a program to read.

Even though they were going through a trial,
Saints would keep their happy smile.
They were always humble and meek.

They dwelt in one accord,
And like Jesus their Lord,
They always turned the other cheek.

God’s preachers had a burning desire,
And being anointed with Holy Ghost fire,
They would deliver the message,
“Thus saith the Lord!”

They described hell down below,
As a place sinners go,
And Heaven above as the saints reward.

Friend, it could be the same today,
If we would only fast and pray,
And put our petty differences aside.

You see, that’s what it will take,
If we are going to make,
The “catching away of Christ’s bride!”

Robert F. Dotson © 2008
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