There ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
When I hear that [bad word] sound
I'm gonna get up out of the ground
Aint' no grave gonna hold my body down

Go down yonder, Gabriel, put your foot on the land and sea
Oh, Gabriel, don't you blow your [bad word] until you hear from me
I looked way over yonder and what do you think I see?
I see a band of angels and [bad word] after me
Then I looked way down the river, saw the people dressed in white
I knew it was God's people 'cause I saw them doing right

Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
When I hear that [bad word] sound
I'm gonna get up out of the ground
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down

I'm going down to the river Jordan
And I'm gonna bury my knees in the sand
Holler 'ah hosanna' till I reach that promised land
Then I looked way over yonder and what do you think I see?
I see a band of angels and [bad word] after me
So meet me, King Jesus, meet me
Won't you meet me in the middle of the air?
If these wings should carry me, I won't need another pair

Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
When I hear that [bad word] sound
I'm gonna get up out of the ground
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down
Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down