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Old Time Religion

Art Ensemble of Chicago
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God said unto Jacob, yes He did, "Arise and go up to Bethel And dwell there, and make there an altar unto God," yes He did That's what He told him, "That appeareth unto thee with Thy flesh, yes, from the past of Israel, thy blood" And then Jacob said unto his household, yes he did, and to All that was with him, "Put away the strange gods, yes it is" Tell it, tell it, "and be clean," yes it is Now tell it, for your God will tell it "And let us arise, and go up to Bethel, and I Will make there an altar unto God," yes it is Yes it did, yes it did, go ahead "In the day when my people that was with me," yes it was "In the way in which I went, and I gathered unto Jacob All of the strange gods that was with him in their tents And all of their hearings which was in their ears And Jacob hid them in the oak under which was Shechem I want all you good brothers and your good sisters, if you Don't rebuild the temple here in the days of our Almighty I want you good brothers to give ten dollars to Sunday school And if you're willing God, yes He is, to hear me To hear the word of good God Almighty, yes He is I want you to say Amen, right now I want you to say Amen, Hallelujah I want you to kneel with us, and take heed to building, yes it is I want you to say Amen, good God Almighty I want you to say Amen, hallelujah Amen, amen, yes it is I want you good sisters, bear God's witness I want you brothers to use your money, and stand it up, yes it is In the name of the good God Almighty, right here Won't you say Amen, amen, amen, good God Almighty Amen, amen, say Amen, amen, hallelujah Oh yeah Give me that old time religion that'll live, that'll live Give me that old time religion, Hallelujah, it's good enough for me Give me that old time religion that'll live, that'll live Give me that old time religion, Hallelujah, it's good enough for me It was good for my old mother, it was good just like my brother Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, it's good enough for me Give me that old time religion that'll live, that'll live Give me that old time religion, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Say Hallelujah, Hallelujah, say Hallelujah Hallelujah, say Hallelujah now, say Hallelujah Say Hallelujah now, say Hallelujah Say Hallelujah now, say Hallelujah Say Hallelujah, say Hallelujah Say Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Say Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah