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Telephone to Glory

by Blind Roosevelt Graves

on Matchbox Bluesmaster Series Set 7: Songsters & Saints (2023), Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-1936) (1992), I'm Pressing On (2021)

Central's never 'busy,' always on the line
You may hear from Heaven almost any time
'Tis a royal service, free for one and all
When you get in trouble, give this royal line a call

Telephone to glory, O what joy divine!
I can feel the current moving on the line
Built by God the Father for His loved and own
We may talk to Jesus through this royal telephone

There will be no charges, telephone is free
It was built for service, just for you and me
There will be no waiting on this royal line
Telephone to glory always answers just in time

Telephone to glory, O what joy divine!
I can feel the current moving on the line
Built by God the Father for His loved and own
We may talk to Jesus through this royal telephone

Fail to get the answer, Satan's crossed your wire
By some strong delusion, or some base desire
Take away obstructions, God is on the throne
And you'll get your answer through this royal telephone

Telephone to glory, O what joy divine!
I can feel the current moving on the line
Built by God the Father for His loved and own
We may talk to Jesus through this royal telephone

If your line is 'grounded,' and connection true
Has been lost with Jesus, tell you what to do
Prayer and faith and promise, mend the broken wire
Till your soul is burning with the Pentecostal fire

Telephone to glory, O what joy divine!
I can feel the current moving on the line
Built by God the Father for His loved and own
We may talk to Jesus through this royal telephone

Carnal combinations cannot get control
Of this line to glory, anchored in the soul
Storm and trial cannot disconnect the line
Held in constant keeping by the Father's hand divine