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THE OLD PRAYER MEETING
NOT JUST FOR NOW,BUT ALL THROUGH THE YEARS.
OUR FRIENDS WE HAVE BEEN GREETING.
AS WE ALL GATHERED AROUND TO PRAY,
DOWN AT THE OLD PRAYER MEETING.
BROTHER BILL, I KNOW WILL BE THERE,
AND SO, WILL HIS WIFE SO DEAR.
AND THE CIRCLE WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE,
UNLESS JOE AND EARL ARE HERE.
JUST LOOK FOR BROTHER MATTHEW COKER.
HIS FAITHFUL FAMILY FOUR.
HIS WIFE HAS PLAYED THE PIANO HERE,
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS OR MORE.
THE TESTIMONIES OF THE SAINTS,
BRING GLADNESS TO MY HEART.
THEY TELL OF BATTLES THEY HAVE WON,
AND WHICH I'VE HAD A PART.
THE FROST OF MANY WINTERS,
HAVE TURNED HAIR FROM BROWN TO GREY.
BUT THE LIGHT UPON THEIR FACES SHOW,
THEY'RE HAPPY IN THIS WAY.
WHEN BROTHER OCIE TESTIFIES,
HE SAYS THAT HE'S STILL STANDING`.
IT MATTERS NOT WHAT COMES OR GOES,
I MEAN TO MAKE THAT LANDING.
WE LOVE TO GO EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL SO PEACEFUL,
WHEN GOOD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER.
WHEN YEARS HAVE SERVED,TO DIM MY SIGHT.
AND TIME IS SWIFTLY FLEETING,
OH! LET MY STEPS EACH WEEK RETURN,
DOWN TO THE OLD PRAYER MEETING.
