VERSE 1:

I was taught from a little child that God would save my soul

Mamma and Daddy both told me that I would then be whole

I didn’t understand what that meant or what they were talking about

I only knew they told the truth; of that there was no doubt



Chorus:

Lay me back in God’s river and wash away my sins

Give me everlasting life through the very end

Write my name in Lamb’s Book Of Life so I will be made whole

Just lay me back in God’s river so God can have my soul



VERSE 2:

As we sat in church one Sunday night God’s words seemed to call to me

I prayed for the first time in my life for my soul to be set free

I prayed to God to save my soul and to purify my heart

I told God how I wanted Him now, and how I would never depart



Chorus:

Lay me back in God’s river and wash away my sins

Give me everlasting life through the very end

Write my name in Lamb’s Book Of Life so I will be made whole

Just lay me back in God’s river so God can have my soul



VERSE 3:

I recall the very moment that night when God entered my heart

I remember that feeling of joy and love; that I would forever be a part

I remember the look on Mamma’s face; that we would meet again

And on that day our souls would sing through the very end



LAST CHORUS:

God laid me back in His river of love and washed away my sins

He gave me everlasting life through the very end

God wrote my name in Lamb’s Book Of Life when I became whole

God laid me back in His river of love when He claimed my soul.



Shirley Ann Parkerson

2004