Ive Got To Tell Somebody
Artist: DonFrancisco
She kept on getting weaker
as day dragged into day
the doctors gave no hope for her
she seemed to fade away
my hours were filled with constant dread
time became an knife
slowly and relentlessly
it cut the cord of life
there was ateacher in the reagion then
some of us had heard
that he'd healed a paralytic
by the power of just his word
so with hope again rekindled
i went at once to see
if I could find a man named jesus
from a town in gallilee
i began to search the streets
soon i saw the crowd
they were pressing in to touch him
and they called his name out loud
but with the strength of despiration
i pushed them all aside
i threw myself before him
and from my knees i cried
lord come and heal my daughter
even now she's close to death
her feaver is uncontrollable
she fights for every breath
but god has given you the power
life is yours to give
if you'll just lay your hands on her
I know that she will live
she will live, she will live
he'd just begun to come with me
when a face i saw with fear
came toward me with the news
i knew i didn't want to hear
and although i tried to steel myself
i trembled when he said
why bother the teacher any more
the little girl is dead
then jesus touched my shoulder
and he told me not to grieve
the trembleing stoped when he looked at me
and said only believe
the he sent the crowds away
except his closest men
and they followed right behind us
as we started off again
we were still a long ways down the road
when i heard the sounds and cries
of the mourners and musisians
as they strove to dramatize
my greif they had no buisness with
beneith their loud diguise
and my wife just sat their silently
and stared through empty eyes
then jesus asked the morners
why is it that you weep
she isn't dead as you suppose
the child is just asleep
it only took a moment
for their wails to turn to chears
who does this man think he is
get him out of here
with authority i've never heard
on the lips of any man
he spoke and every sound rolled out
with a thunder of command
and in the sudden silence
they all hurried for the door
wondering what the reasons were
they'ed ever come there for
then he called his three disciples
that were there with him on the way
he led them and my wife and me
to where our daughter lay
he took her by the hand
he told her child arise
and the words were barely spoken
when she oppened up her eyes
she rose and walked across the room
and stood there at our sides
my wife knelt down and heald her close
and at last she really cried
and then jesus told us both to see
our daughter had some food
but as to how her life was saved
not to speak a word
not to speak a word
but I've got to tell somebody
I've got to tell somebody
I've got to tell somebody
I've got to tell somebody
I've got to tell somebody
got to tell somebody
got to tell somebody
what jesus did for me
got to tell somebody
got to tell somebody
got to tell somebody
what jesus did for me
got to tell somebody
got to tell somebody
what jesus did for me
praise the loord
praise the loord
praise the name of jesus
halelujha
