Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Oh, when I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of this ground Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
Go down yonder, Gabriel Put your foot on the land and sea Oh, Gabriel, don't you blow your horn Until you hear from me
I look way over yonder What do you think I see? I see a band of angels Coming after me
And then I looked way down the river I saw the people dressed in white I knew it was God's people 'Cause I saw them doing right
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Oh, when I hear the trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of this ground Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
I'm going down to the River Jordan Gonna bury my knees in the sand Holler "Ah, Hosanna" Till I reach that promised land
And when I look way over yonder What do you think I see? I see a band of angels And they're coming after me
So meet me, King Jesus, meet me Oh, won't You meet me in the middle of the air? If these wings should carry me I wouldn't need another pair
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Oh, when I hear the trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of this ground Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down