Steal Away to Jesus

Listening to the American Negro Spiritual music - you can really sense the power and grace of God. How in the world did a people who were being oppressed - make such heavenly music? Through the Grace of God!

Slavery is a great sin. Yet God has the power to transform bad to good; rotten to clean. Did He not die on the cross - an instrument of torture - and now its regarded as a symbol of mercy?

Through slavery, many African Americans came to become Christians. And through their experience in slavery - they came to regard their life here on earth for what it is -temporal - what faith! What amazing grace!

You can listen to a recording here.

Steal away, steal away,
Steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.

My Lord, He calls me,
He calls me by the thunder;
The trumpet sounds within my soul,
I ain't got long to stay here.

Steal away, steal away,
Steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.

Green trees are bending,
Poor sinners stand a-trembling;
The trumpet sounds within my soul,
I ain't got long to stay here.

Steal away, steal away,
Steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.

My Lord, He calls me,
He calls me by the lightning;
The trumpet sounds within my soul,
I ain't got long to stay here.