I'm busy every day as I travel on my way To the city far beyond the sky And there is not a doubt that time is running out And the harvest time is drawing nigh Gonna need a little time to gather in the grain Before I leave this world behind I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord, But give me just a little more time Give me just a little more time, more time, Lord, Give me just a little more time So many precious souls are lost in sin So many may be left behind I've got a lot of things I need to do Before I leave this earthly clime I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord, But give me just a little more time I need a little time to labor for my Lord Before the final judgment day I need a little time to preach the holy word To the sinner man along life's way Every moment that I have to tarry here below I will try to make my lamp to shine I'm ready when you call me, Lord, But give me just a little more time Give me just a little more time, ... Give me just a little more time, ...
biography: songwriter Albert E. Brumley [Encyclopedia of Arkansas]
biography: songwriter Albert E. Brumley [Southern Gospel History]
biography: songwriter Albert E. Brumley [History of the Restoration Movement]
recording: Dewey Williams with the Wiregrass Singers (recorded 1972 by Doris Dyen) [YouTube]
liner notes: Traditional Musics of Alabama, vol 2 [Alabama State Council on the Arts]
biography: singer Dewey Williams [National Endowment for the Arts]
biography: ethnomusicologist Doris Dyen [Florida Division of Historical Resources]
biography: ethnomusicologist Doris Dyen [Bristol Jewish Center]
recording: E.C. Ball with Orna Ball (1972, Rounder Records) [YouTube]
liner notes: E.C. Ball with Orna Ball [45worlds]
discussion: discussion of Albert E. Brumley as author [Mudcat]
recording: Marty Stuart (2005) [YouTube]
interview: Marty Stuart Rediscovers Gospel in 'Soul's Chapel' [NPR]
documentary: Dewey Williams, by Landon McCrary (1979) [YouTube]
documentary: Amazing Grace with Bill Moyers (1990) (Dewey Williams from 27:54) [YouTube]