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Rise Up!
03:15
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Don't worry about the night that descends
For even this darkness will end
When you hear that trumpet sound
They'll be a rumbling from the ground
When the morning comes around
Rise Up!
Sing to your heart's desire
Let that song take you higher
When that stone is rolled away
And you begin a brighter
Lord hear me when I pray
To Rise Up!
Give thanks to all that's good and true
And do unto others as you'd have them do to you
And take your neighbor by the hand
And try to understand
Let's have our fellow man
Rise Up!
Remove these bonds of iron
And break the chains of the tyrant
Turn that water into wine
And have yourself a right good time
May both your body and mind
Rise Up!
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Broken Radio
02:55
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I sit by the window listening to my broken radio
It tells me of all the places that I'm meant to go
I feel the heat deep within I feel the sparks from the flame
And from way up on high I hear him call my name
I sit and listen to the sounds from my broken radio
It tells me of all the things that I'm supposed to know
I get my guitar out and play but it ain't quite the same
And still that voice from up on high is calling my name
But I got out, I stumbled about
And I was finally able to see
What the Lord had in store for me
I still sometimes think about my broken radio
And if I reaped the harvest from the seeds that it did sow
The phases and stages the written pages of all that I've been through
It taught me in the strangest of ways and it led me straight to you
I still sometimes think about my broken radio
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City of God
02:33
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I'm going to the City of God
To walk the streets of gold in the presence of my Lord
Got my shield of faith my feet are shod
I'm going to the City of God
Great is the Lord and worthy to be praised
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all my days
Have the banners of salvation raised
Great is the Lord and worthy to be praised
I'm going to the City of God
To walk the streets of gold in the presence of my Lord
Got my shield of faith my feet are shod
I'm going to the City of God
As we have heard so we have seen
Seen the beauty of holiness from the Great King
He has conquered sin and death's sting
Fear not, for what's to come has already been
I'm going to the City of God
To walk the streets of gold in the presence of my Lord
Got my shield of faith my feet are shod
I'm going to the City of God
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The Unwritten Song
06:07
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Monday morning in Georgia, Dalton to St. Andrew's Bay
Meeting many nameless faces dreaming along the way
Giving all I got to gain some higher ground
Putting my nose to the grindstone trying to find a sound
Well sometimes it feels like I'm chasing shadows in the night
I keep flipping the switch but I never see the light
Questioning myself about every word I write
And I want tomorrow to get here soon
I know it's getting late I'll soon be moving along
I'm going to go and write the unwritten song
Tuesday afternoon in Pittsburg PA
Got a different way of doing things got a new song to play
Shifting through the changes at break neck speed
Singing out of glory, singing out of greed
Well I don't know where I went wrong my intentions were pure
But this is such a long road and it's so hard to endure
But I got to get it together I've got to find a cure
Because tomorrow will be here soon
I know it's getting late and I'll soon be rambling on
I've got to go and write the unwritten song
Wednesday evening I's in a club singing the blues
About Willie McTell and Howlin' Wolf and all the folks who paid their dues
Some are in minor keys some got a real nice beat
Some will drive you to tears some'll have you dancing out in the streets
But when that curtain fell it was me standing alone
I've always told myself I do things better on my own
I figured I was just like a rolling stone
And I want tomorrow to be here soon
I know it's getting late and I'll soon be moving along
I'm going to go and write the unwritten song
Thursday night a full moon is out
But nobody seems to know or care what I'm talking about
But I'm singing loud and clear this is what I have to do
But the reasons for that don't have a thing to do with you
Well maybe I'm crazy or maybe I've lost my mind
Maybe I'm just a stranger who was born in the wrong time
But I'd still be searching whether I was deaf, dumb, or blind
I just want tomorrow to get here soon
I know it's getting late and I'll soon be moving on
I'm going to go and write the unwritten song
Friday is here, thank God Friday's come at last
Friday always seems to go by too fast
I was talking about the weather, looking up at the sky
Humming that mournful melody to "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Well the night time is the right time Ah babe that's what I say
I'm getting riled up just seeing your skirt start to sway
But this is one game that I can't afford to play
Because tomorrow will be here soon
Thanks for the good time babe but it's getting near dawn
And I've got to go and write the unwritten song
Saturday has come and there's a chance to sleep that I've got to take
But now the sun is starting to set and I'm still yet to wake
But I make it out of bed and stumble out to the street
Keeping my head down there's no one I wish to meet
But I don't mean nothing by it I don't wish to offend
I'm just trying to be myself and I don't want to pretend
It's just that starting something up is really just the beginning of the end
And I want tomorrow to get here soon
I know it's getting late and I'm going on and on
But I've got to go and write the unwritten song
8 AM on Sunday in Knoxville, Tennessee
Folks reminding me of Larimer Street, they're just staring back at me
Things were getting dodgy there was cause for alarm
I could see it in there eyes this was the making of a storm
But I held steady what else did you expect?
I got standards too and demand some respect
Cause I ain't here to serve or to protect
I just want tomorrow to get here soon
I've sang it many times that I've got to be rolling on
I'm going to go and write the unwritten song
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Dark Rooms
03:44
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A cool breeze blows in dust flies off my shelf
I was thinking about how you were the answer to a question that I've never even asked myself
Now the days roll away and it's been a long long time
But I still see you now and again
From the visions in my mind
A late night leads to the morn, thoughts flash through my head
Bout things I should have done about things I should have said
How behind the mountains there are so many sunsets to come
How I won't spend any of them with you
What's done is done
I don't know why I bother, I couldn't make it even if I tried
There ain't no need to play these games there ain't no need to lie
But the stars still shine bright and the signs are so hard to read
If it means anything at all
I'm here for you if you need
A long day's work then I'm on my knees in prayer
But I really shouldn't worry by now I really shouldn't even care
But I still dream of you and I long for your touch
But my dreams have dried up like the fallen leaves
They really don't mean that much
So what's good is bad what's bad is good, that's just the way things are
We live life like we want, we all got unhealed scars
And the hand that we've been dealt has always kept us apart
But I'll still keep you hidden away
In the dark rooms of my heart
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Reverend James Elmore Jenkins South Carolina
The Reverend is a minister, musician, and writer. "The Reverend’s music comes from the great tradition of American Folk singers and songwriters. It is a history populated by hobos, holy men and poets." (Bob Smith - The Static Dive)
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