He Got Better Things for You-Harry Smith

[ti:He Got Better Things for You] [ar:The Memphis Sanctified Singers] [al:American Folk Music, Vol. 1 ] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]He Got Better Things for You - Harry Smith [00:09.20]Kind friends I want to tell you [00:12.02] [00:12.99]Because I love your soul [00:15.82] [00:16.93]No doubt you've been converted [00:19.86] [00:20.71]But this aing t ever been told [00:23.81] [00:24.55]Some people they'll try to fool you [00:28.01]There's nothing else to do [00:30.83] [00:31.76]But Jesus Christ my saviour [00:34.98] [00:35.83]He got better things for you [00:38.30] [00:39.16]He's got better things for you [00:41.96] [00:42.81]And no one on earth can do [00:45.58] [00:46.58]He's got the Holy Ghost and the fire [00:49.66] [00:50.20]Sure can make you true [00:52.85] [00:53.46]He got better things for you [00:56.38] [00:57.07]No one on earth can do [01:00.66]Oh place my mind on Jesus [01:03.74] [01:04.28]He's got better things for you [01:06.93] [01:08.32]Cornelius he was humble [01:10.00] [01:11.28]He prayed to God always [01:13.95] [01:14.65]But that was not sufficient [01:18.00]He had to give Him praise [01:20.51] [01:21.38]God sent to him an angel [01:24.03] [01:24.67]And he told him what to do [01:27.61] [01:28.16]'Cause there he's awaiting in glory [01:31.36]With better things for you [01:34.92]He's got better things for you [01:38.33]And no one on earth can do [01:41.02] [01:41.58]He's got the Holy Ghost and the fire [01:44.93]Sure can make you true [01:48.24]He got better things for you [01:50.81] [01:51.32]No one on earth can do [01:54.14] [01:54.76]Oh place my mind on Jesus [01:58.17]He's got better things for you [02:00.59] [02:01.40]Mary was a virgin [02:02.98] [02:03.75]She birthed the Son of God [02:07.02]But that was not sufficient [02:10.13]She had to be well shorn [02:12.57] [02:13.12]God sent her to Jerusalem [02:15.99] [02:16.65]And there He made her new [02:19.01] [02:19.75]'Cause there she's awaiting in glory [02:22.70]With better things for you [02:26.17]He's got better things for you [02:29.12]And no one on earth can do [02:31.83] [02:32.40]He's got the Holy Ghost and the fire [02:35.63]Sure can make you true [02:38.58]He got better things for you [02:40.95] [02:41.46]No one on earth can do [02:44.84]Oh place my mind on Jesus [02:47.76]He's got better things for you