Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of the ground Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down Oh, well, look down yonder Gabriel Look down on land and see But Gabriel don't you blow that trumpet Until you hear from me Oh I looked on down the river Well do you think I see I see a bend of angels lord They're coming after me Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of the ground Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down Oh I'm going down to Jordan I'm going to bury my knees in the sand I'm going to holler out johsanna I'm going to reach that promised land So now meet me Jesus meet me Yeah, meet me in the middle of the air And if these wings won't carry me I won't need another pair Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of the ground Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down Oh there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down No there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of the ground Well there ain't no grave Gonna hold my body down Ain't gonna hold my body down Ain't gonna hold my body down Ain't gonna hold my body down Ain't gonna hold my body down Ain't gonna hold my body down