When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray,
De teahs come stealin’ down my cheek,
De voice ur God widin me speak’;
I see myse’f so po’ an’ weak,
Down on my knees de cross I seek,
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray.
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray,
De thun’ers ur Mount Sin-a-i
Comes rushin’ down f’um up on high —
De Debbil tu’n his back an’ fly
While sinnahs loud fur pa’don cry,
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray.
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray,
Ha’d sinnahs trimble in dey seat
Ter hyuh huh voice in sorrow ‘peat:
(While all de chu’ch des sob an’ weep)
“O Shepa’d, dese, dy po’ los’ sheep!”
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray.
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray,
De whole house hit des rock an’ moan
Ter see huh teahs an’ hyuh huh groan;
Dar’s somepin’ in Sis’ Judy’s tones
Dat melt all ha’ts dough med ur stones,
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray.
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray,
Salvation’s light comes pourin’ down —
Hit fill de chu’ch an’ all de town —
Why, angels’ robes go rustlin’ ‘roun’,
An’ hebben on de Yurf am foun’,
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray.
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray,
My soul go sweepin’ up on wings,
An’ loud de chu’ch wid “Glory!” rings,
An’ wide de gates ur Jahsper swings
Twel you hyuh ha’ps wid golding strings,
When ol’ Sis’ Judy pray.
When ol’ Sis Judy die —
Froo triberlations justerfied,
I know de gates will des fly wide
An’ wid King Jesus by huh side,
Straight froo dem gold-paved streets she’ll ride,
When ol’ Sis’ Judy die!
(James Edwin Campbell)
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