Name: What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?
Duration: P00H02M49S
Description: Charles Albert Tindley. 1901

What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?

from Gospel Ship by SaltyPaws

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Charles Albert Tindley. 1901

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[C] I’m thinking today of some [F] friends that I knowWho [C] lived and suffered in [G] this world belowThey’re [C] gone off to heaven, [F] but I want to know[C] What are they [G] doing there [C] now?
Chorus:[F] Oh, what are they doing in [C] heaven todayWhere sin and sorrow are [G] all gone away[C] Peace abounds like a [F] river they sayOh, [C] what are they [G] doing there [C] now?
There’s some whose minds were burdened with careThey paid for their moment with fighting and tearsBut they clung to the cross in trembling and fearOh, what are they doing there now?And there’s some whose bodies were full of diseasePhysicians and doctors couldn’t give them much easeThey suffered ‘til death brought a final releaseOh, what are they doing there now?There’s some who were poor and often despisedThey looked up to heaven with tear-blinded eyesWhile others were heedless and deaf to their criesOh, what are they doing there now?

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from Gospel Ship, released September 3, 2017

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SaltyPaws Punta Gorda, Florida

When you think of wandering minstrels, do you ever think they might live on a boat? SaltyPaws is a sailing acoustic duo, living aboard their catamaran, sailing and singing the Atlantic eastern seaboard. You'll hear guitar and 5 string banjo, spiced with harmonica and concertina. Wherever the boat is in port, you'll find Bentley and Jim joining a jam, at an open mic, or busking a street corner. ... more

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