Chorus: Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Lord I want to make it someday
Verse 1 Jonah went to Joppa and then he tried to get board. (Jonah what ya doing getting on a ship)
Jonah was thinking bout running from the Lord (Rock my soul. Oh Rock my soul)
Great big city, just as wicked as can be (Preach to em Jonah. You know you gotta preach)
But what if they repent and God decides to sets them free? (Well rock my soul. Rock my soul)
Jonah said Lord, I think I’m gonna wait, but God went fishing using Jonah for the bait.
Chorus: Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Lord I want to make it someday
Intro 4 measures
Verse 2 Elijah to Elisha come on and let me hear it. (What can I do, do before I go)
Elisha said I want a double portion of your spirit. (That’s a hard thing, you asked a hard thing)
But if you stick around, and watch me when I go. (Rock my soul, rock my soul)
His Spit-it gonna fill ya like a whirl wind I know. (Rock my soul, rock my soul)
As they walked, and a talked, upon the shore, Elisha looked up and cried my lord
Chorus: Good news! Chariot’s a coming. Good news! Chariot’s a coming. Good news! Chariot’s a coming. Oh Lord I want to make it some day.
(Good news!) Good news, chariot’s a coming. (Good news!) Good news, chariot’s a coming. (Good news!) Good news, chariot’s a coming. Oh Lord I want to make it some day.
Verse 3: Hanging on a cross way up their on the hill (dying for the sins, sins of the world)
Making our peace and doing God’s will (rock my soul, rock my soul)
We all need’s, what only He can give (There’s still time but you got to look up)
Look up to the cross, look up to Him and live (rock my soul, rock my soul)
Don’t put Him off, for another single day, just call from your heart to Christ and say
Chorus: Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham. Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham. Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham. Lord I want to make it someday.
(x2)Good news! (Good news, rock my soul.) Good news! (Good news, rock my soul.) Good news! (Good news rock my soul.) Oh Lord I want to make it some day.
End: Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham, rock my soul (Lord... I want to make it, some day.)
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham, rock my soul (Lord... I want to make it, some day.)
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham, rock my soul (Lord I want make it someday!)