Good News

I got a robe in that kingdom
Ain't that good news?
I got a robe in that kingdom
Ain't that good news?

I'm gonna lay down this world
I'm gonna shoulder up my cross
Good God, I'm gonna take it home to my Jesus
Ain't that good news, my Lord?
Ain't that good news?

It's good news when you reject things as they are
When you lay down the world as it is
And you take on the responsibility of shaping your own way
That's good news

Everybody talk about spirituals and they say
"Oh Lord, black folks sing about going to heaven"
No, this lesson is for you tonight
November the 8th, 1980 in All Souls Church

Lay down the world, pick up my cross
And they don't say it's good times, they say good news
It's hard times when you decide to pick up your own cross
You gonna catch hell if you don't do it the way they say do it
But when you lay down the world and shoulder up your cross
That's what?
And I need some help
Ain't that good news?

Oh now, I got shoes in that kingdom
Ain't that good news?
It ain't got enough harmony in here
Come on y'all, give me some help
I got shoes in that kingdom
Ain't that good news?
Hey, hey, hey, hey

I'm gonna lay down this world
Good God, I'm gonna shoulder up my cross
Good God, I'm gonna take it home to my Jesus
Ain't that good news, my Lord?
Ain't that good news?
Now, now, now

I got a crown in that kingdom
Ain't that good news?
I got a crown in that kingdom
Ain't that good news?
Hey, hey, hey, hey

I'm gonna lay down this world
I'm gonna shoulder up my cross
Good God, I'm gonna take it home to my Jesus
Ain't that good news, my Lord?
Ain't that good news?