I want to meet you by the rail road track
Half a mile from the stream
It's only days since you went away
But you're not coming back it seems
So I'm going to take what's left of me
And send it to you in the mail
Through forty days and forty nights
I only wound up here in jail
The gospel hall is full tonight
Bible black, lit by candlelight
The gospel hall is outta sight
But it shines in the darkness that's paved with light
The icy wind it chills my blood
The snow falls heavy on the ground
Through the trees I can hear the choir
As they sing the glory down
The gospel hall is full tonight
Bible black, lit by candlelight
The gospel hall is outta sight
But it shines in the darkness that's paved with light
The Gospel Hall is calling to you now
To come inside and lay your burden down
Take this man, take this boy
Clean their hearts and fill them with your joy
In every way I feel ashamed
Of everything I've said and done
So take me in, take this wounded soul
Then better days will surely come
The gospel hall is full tonight
Bible black, lit by candlelight
The gospel hall is outta sight
But is shines in the darkness that's paved with light