Chorus:
When God's children get together, oh what a time;
we'll be rejoicing forevermore,

Sopranos: we,
Altos/Tenors:we're gonna sing hallelujah,

Sopranos: we,
Altos/Tenors: we're gonna shout forevermore,

Sopranos: we,
Altos/Tenros: we're gonna sing hallelujah
All: when we get there.

Verse 1:
When God's children,
when we get together, oh what a time;
we'll be rejoicing forevermore,
we're gonna (sing, shout, praise God).

Chorus

Verse 2:
When God's children,
when we get together, oh what a time;
we'll be rejoicing forevermore,
we're gonna (tell the story)
(how we got over),
(trials, tribultations),
(persecution and distress),
(sing, shout, praise God).

Vamp 1:
We will sing,
we're gonna shout.

Vamp 2:
Sing hallelujah,
shout our troubles over.

Vamp 3:
Up there, (no more crying there).
Up there, (no more dying there)
Up there, (no more burdens to bear),
up there, up there.

Vamp 4:
(Up there), no more crying there.
(Up there), no more dying there.
(Up there), no more burdens to bear,
(up there) up there,
(up there) up there.

Vamp 1

Vamp 2

Ending:
Sopranos: we,
Altos/Tenors:we're gonna sing hallelujah,

Sopranos: we,
Altos/Tenors: we're gonna shout forevermore,

Sopranos: we,
Altos/Tenros: we're gonna sing hallelujah

All:
when we, when we,
when we get there, get there.