Keep on singing through the cotton fields Of life that come your way. Keep on singing through life’s problems Till the end of the day. When the darkness creeps about you When the hopelessness set in. Keep on singing, for the light will return. ———————— The Man in Black was singing For seventy one years of life. He sang in times of trouble He sang in times of strife. He sang for the prisoner man Who lost hope in his life. He sang the redemption song.
All prisons don’t have bars Made of iron to hold us back. They come in many forms Of our making, there’s no lack. Addictions drag us down To a pit of unknown hell. But there is love in redemption’s song. ————————- The Man in Black hit bottom Of the pit of despair. His life seemed not worth living There was no love dwelling there. He cried out in the darkness Of the cave he went to die. “Lord take me now, I want to die.”
Then he felt the “Sweet Presence” Flowing through his body that day. The bars fell from his life And love came in to stay. Hope returned to his heart this hour By the grace of the Presence there. There is hope in redemption’s song. ———————— He found his Personal Jesus When he called out in despair. He was lifted from the darkest hell When Jesus met him there. He was set free from addictions arms The light came flooding in. There is freedom in redemption’s song.
His wife of many years From a family that prayed. Was with him through good and bad Through the night, through the day. Their love together stood the tests That came their way each day. They would keep on singing, the song. ————————- Now he’s singing with the angels, The baritone comes through. They’re singing songs of praise to Him Now June’s beside him too. I can hear the music floating All the way down here. They are singing of a brand new day.
Someday you’ll be singing With a heart full of love. A love song of redemption That comes from above. So keep on singing That song in your heart. That moves you from gloom to light.
————–C1———- Keep on singing through the cotton field of life. Keep on singing ’til the end of the strife. When darkness creeps around you, When hopelessness sets in. Keep on singing ’til the light returns.
———Tag————————- Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now I’m found Was blind but now I see.