
Spirit in the Song
by Kim Capps
I first heard it in the church halls, when I was just a girl
It began to wake my body, then it rocked my world.
Sweet Chariot she swung so low, then said I’d Fly Away
The tones and rhythms claimed my heart, and danced with me all day,
They danced with me all day
Chorus:
It is the song of the spirit, the Spirit in the song
Listen can you hear it? Spirit in the song, Spirit in the song
On the midnight train to Georgia, we sang and swung our hips
My girl-friends longed for boyfriends, while I just prayed for Pips
the songs they brought us freedom,
the songs they helped us change
In all of them I could hear a voice that calls us all by name
that calls us all by name
(Repeat Chorus)
Whenever we fell down, music helps us learn to stand
Whenever we join voices, it helps us join our hands
Could be a soulful choir in Soweto, or bosa nova in Brazil,
A blues jam down in DC, or a fiddler from the hills
Ukulele, djembe, or sitar, fast and funky, or sweet and slow,
There’s something that connects us, no matter where we go,
No matter where we go
Chorus
It’s the song of the spirit, the spirit in the song
Listen can you hear it? spirit in the song, spirit in the song
Repeat Chorus then:
Listen can you hear it, it’s the Spirit in the Song ,
the Spirit in the Song