Hymns by the Western Stars ‎#56

56. Everybody's Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There

1 Listen ev'ry body 'cause I'm talking to you,
Jesus is the only one can carry you thru,
Now you better get you ready for I'm telling you why,
Jesus is a coming from His throne on high;
Many are the weary and the lone and sad,
They're gonna wish they hadn't done the things they had,
How're you gotta feel about the things He'll say on that judgment day?

Refrain:
Ev'ry body's gonna have religion in glory,
Ev'ry body's gonna be singing that story,
Ev'ry body's gonna have a wonderful time up there,
Oh glory hallelujah;
Brother, there's a reckoning acoming in the morning,
Better get you ready 'cause I'm giving you the warning,
Ev'ry body's gonna have a wonderful time up there.

2 Listen here my sister we're not leaving you out,
You may not be a preacher but you sing and shout,
What's the use to worry if you've been redeemed,
'cause heaven's even better than a miser dreamed;
Think about the trouble you could save some soul!
Tell them what to do to reach the shining goal,
Surely you can show them how to find the light,
Make the whole thing right. [Refrain]

3 When the tribulations seem to darken the way,
That's the time to get down on your knees and pray,
Ev'rybody's gonna have their troubles too,
Gotta be so careful 'bout the things we do;
We're going down the valley, going one by one,
Gonna be rewarded for the things we've done,
When we get to heaven and the promised land,
Then we'll understand. [Refrain]

4 Now get your Holy Bible, in the back of the book,
book of Revelation, that's the place you must look,
If you understand it and you can if you try,
Jesus is a coming from His throne on high;
Readin' in the Bible all the things that He said,
Said he was acomin' back to raise the dead,
Are you gonna be among the chosen few,
Will you make it thru? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Listen ev'ry body 'cause I'm talking to you
• Title: Everybody's Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There
• Author: L. R. A.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1949
• Copyright: © 1947 by author. Copyright assigned 1949 to Wallace Fowler Publications, Inc., 220 Woodland Street, Nashville, Tenn.
• Notes: Boogie: Meaning rhythm

Tune Information

• Name: [Listen ev'ry body 'cause I'm talking to you]
• Composer: Lee Roy Abernathy
• Key: G Major