Just a Little Talk With Jesus

(That time I made a scrapbook with hymns...)

1

I once was lost in sin

but Jesus took me in

And then a little light from heaven filled my soul.

It bathed my heart in love

and wrote my name above

And just a little talk with Jesus made me whole.

CHORUS:

Now let us have a little talk with Jesus

Let us tell him all about our troubles

He will hear our faintest cry

And he will answer by and by

Now when you feel a little pray'r wheel turning 

Then you'll know a little fire is burning

You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right

2

Sometimes my path seems drear

without a ray of cheer

And then a cloud of doubt may hide the light of day

The mists of sin may rise

and hide the starry skies

But just a little talk with Jesus clears the way

3

I may have doubts and fears,

my eyes be filled with tears

But Jesus is a friend who watches day and night

I go to him in prayer

He knows my every care

And just a little talk with Jesus makes is right

Cleavant Derricks

This is the original lyrics to the last two lines of the chorus.

In the Church of Christ, we often altered the original lyrics of hymns to make them fit our doctrinal parameters. In this case, we changed

feel a little pray'r wheel turning   to  FEEL A LITTLE PRAY'RFUL YEARNING

and

Then you'll know a little fire is burning  to  AS YOUR HEART UNTO HEAVEN IS TURNING

Frankly, I'm not sure why those original phrases were unacceptable. Maybe because prayer wheels are associated with Buddhism? I don't know why "fire is burning" would be objectionable. Maybe it smacks of pentecostalism? I don't know. But if you have witnessed as many doctrinal debates and discussions as I have, you'll understand how they can devolve from the sublime to the ridiculous.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNeECbSdOkg

I've always felt like the Statler Brothers were family -- even before they got Jimmy Fortune, who reminds me SO MUCH of my uncle Ron Burford.