Mahalia Jackson I Will Move on Up a Little Higher

One deem morning Soon in morning I'm gonna lead on the prose get me a crown Some morn evening, wait in the evening, Late in the evening I'm going home live on high Soon as the 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 Got drained fromt the pristine fountain Your know all of God's sons and daughters that morning Will drink that all healing water And we gonna live on forever We gonna live on forever We gonna live on up in glory afterwards O Lord, I'm going outside sing sing in beauty March all around God's altar Gonna walk down and get higher Go fly Lord and never fall down 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 sing call arose God knows I'll be waiting Yes, I'll be watching somewhere on the altar Well I'll be waiting O have a beautiful, yes golden 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 got drained from the pristine fountain You know all of God's sons and daughters that morning Will drink that all healing Meet me there early one morning Meet me there somewhere on the altar Meet me there there O when the angels sing call arose