Mahalia Jackson – Move On Up A Little Higher lyrics

One dees mornings
Soon one morning
I'm gonna lay down my cross, get me a crown
Some one evening, late in the evening,
Late in the evening
I'm going home live on high

Soon as my feet strike Zion
Lay down my heavy burden.
Put on my robe in glory;
Going home one day and tell the story.
I've been coming over hills and mountain;
Gonna drank from the Christian fountain.
Your know all of God's sons and daughters that morning,
Will drink that ole Healing water

And we gonna live on forever.
We gonna live on forever.
We gonna live on up in glory, after a while.

O Lord, I'm going outside sing sing in beauty
March all around God's altar
Gonna walk and never get tired
Go fly Lord and never falter
I'm gonna move up a little higher

Gonna meet Old man Daniel
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet the Hebrew children
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet Paul and Silas
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet my friends and kindred
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet my loving mother
I'm gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet the Lily of the Valley
I'm gonna face with the Rose of Sharon

It will be always howdy, howdy,
Will be always, howdy, howdy,
Will be always, howdy, howdy, and never goodbye.

O will you be there early one morning?
Will you be there somewhere on the altar?
Will you be there O, when the angel shall call the roll?

God knows I'll be waiting.
Yes, I'll be watching somewhere roun' the altar;
Well I'll be waiting
O at the beautiful, yes Golden Gate.

Well, well
Soon as the feet strike Zion
Gonna lay down my heaven burden
I'm gonna put on my robe in glory
I'm going home one day, tell the story
I've been coming over hills and mountain
I'm gonna drink from the Christian fountain
You know all of God's sons and daughters that morning
Will drink that ole healing Water.

Meet me there early one morning
Meet me there somewhere roun' the altar
Meet me there there
O when the angels shall call the roll.