Robin and Linda Williams
"Good News"

Produced by
 Robin & Linda
Williams
Engineered by
 Kevin McNoldy
at
Dream Sequence Studios
Charlottesvllle, VA
Mixed by
 Robin & Linda
Willlams
and Kevin McNoldy
Mastered by
David Glasser
at
Airshow
Springfield, VA


1) (You Can't Hurry God) He's Right On Time 3:57
D. L. Coates
(Venice Music, Inc, BMI)

2) Many Rivers 3:40
S. Young
(Golden Chain Music / Ridge Music Corp, BMI)

3) Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones 3:06
R & L Williams
(The New Music Times, Inc. /Southern Melody Pub Co., BMI)

4) Don't You Want to Go To Heaven 2:17
Trad. Arr. R. & L. Williams / J. Watson / K. Maul
(The New Music Times, Inc / Southern Melody Pub. Co., BMI)

5) Little Moses 3:54
A P Carter
(A P R.S, BMI)

6) Lone Pilgrim 3:22
Trad Arr. R. & L. Williams
(The New Music Times, Inc / Southern Melody Pub Co., BMI)

7) Good News 4:57
Trad. Arr. R. & L. Williams / J. Watson / K. Maul
(The New Music Times, Inc / Southern Melody Pub Co., BMI)

8) He's Coming Again So Soon 2:17
Trad. Arr. R. & L. Williams / J. Watson / K. Maul
(The New Music Times, Inc / Southern Melody Pub Co, BMI)

 9) Two Hands 2:26
T Van Zandt
(Columbine Music / EMIU Catalog Inc., ASCAP)

lO) The Touch of God's Hand 3:00
B. Moan
(Unichappel Music, BMI)

11) I'll Not Be a Stranger 3:47
Trad. Arr. R. & L. Williams / J. Watson / K. Maul
(The New Music Times, Inc. / Southern Melody Pub. Co, BMI)

12) When I Get Home 2:13
R. Good
(New Standards Publishing, BMI)

13) Sinner Man 3:03
Trad Arr. R. & L. Williams / J. Watson / K. Maul
(The New Music Times, Inc /Southern Melody Pub. Co., BMI)

14) 1've Just Seen the Rock of Ages 3:54
J. Preston
(Markyle Music, BMI)

15) Let Us Cross Over the River 4:28
R. & L. Williams
(The New Music Times, Inc. / Lime Kiln Arts, BMI) 





   
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM 
(BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME)




You can't hurry my God, no, no, no, You just have to wait
You've got to trust him and give him time, No matter how long it takes
He's a God you just can't hurry, But he'll be there don't you worry
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME


You can't hurry my God, no, no, no, You just have to wait
You've got to trust him and give him time No matter how long it takes
He's a God you just can't hurry, But he'll be there don't you worry
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME



Brother Job was sick so long until the flesh fell from his bones
His wife, his family and his children, everything he had was gone
He said, "You put these afflictions upon me Lord, Now come on and see about me"
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME


You can't hurry my God,no, no, no, You just have to wait
You have to trust him and give him time, no matter how long it takes'
He's a God you just can't hurry., but he'll be there don't you worry
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME

Some say he's coming in the morning, He's gonna make the journey by train
Some say he's riding in a chariot, Shooting like an angel's wings
Well I don't know how soon God's coming, but don't let him catch you with your work undone
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME


You can't hurry my God, no, no, no, you just have to wait
You've got to trust him and give him time, no matter how long it takes
He's a God you just canÕt hurry, but he'll be there donÕt you worry
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME

He's a God you just can't hurry, but he'll be there don't you worry
HE MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM BUT HE'S RIGHT ON TIME
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MANY RIVERS
Steve Young

If the Lord ever looks down from heaven 
If I ever see Him peeking from his stars   
I'll say "Father take me home, I'm together here alone  
And I've thrown away the keys to these bars   

Oh, Father you've made many rivers
And I've followed them from the mountains to the seas
Now would you make me one that flows beyond the sun
Would you make a ship and sail it there for me

Once I dreamed I saw the Lord in a vision 
And he spoke from His flowing beard of silver gray  
He said, "My son you've played the game, and you've used a  rambler's name   
But you never were a true hard-roller anyway." 

He said, "My son, I have made many rivers.
And youÕve followed them from the mountains to the sea.
And now I'll make you one that flows beyond the sun
Oh I'll make a ship of grace and set you free

And now I'll make you one that flows beyond the sun
Oh I'll make a ship of grace and set you free
Free


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STUMBLING BLOCKS AND STEPPING STONES

They called him a failure when they nailed him to a tree    
But when he rose from the sepulcher and he rose in victory
When Jesus shouldered all our sins and took them for his own
He turned stumbling blocks into a stepping stones

CHORUS:
He'll turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone
And standing on that solid rock you will not stand alone
Get back Satan my Lord is waiting
To turn your stumbling blocks into a stepping stones

I wandered into darkness and I could not find my way
A lost and fallen pilgrim whose soul had gone astray
But then his lovelight lifted me and now it leads me on
Jesus turned my stumbling blocks into stepping stones

CHORUS:

I got down on my knees and took Jesus as my friend 
I'm gonna keep him close beside me until my journey's end
Through temptation fear and doubt he will guide me home
He turns my stumbling blocks into stepping stones

CHORUS:


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DON'T YOU WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN

Down in the land of Galilee
Down in	the land of Galilee
Down by	the sea	that's so deep
Down by	the sea that's so deep
My lord said son if  you love me
My lord said son if you love me
Then go	and feed my sheep
then go and feed	my go and feed my sheep


CHORUS:
Don't you want to be a shepherd for the good God A'mighty
For the good God A'mighty for the good God A'mighty
Don't you want to be a shepherd for the good God A'mighty
Don't you want to go to heaven when you die
Don't you want to go to heaven for the good God A'mighty
For the good God A'mighty for the good God A'mighty
Don't you want to go to heaven for the good God A'mighty
Don't you want to go to heaven when you die

Now Jesus was	the son of God
Now Jesus was the son of God
He died	upon	that cruel cross
he died	upon that cruel cross
He died	for you he died for me
he died 	for you he died for me
That we	might not be lost
That we	might not be we might not be lost

SAME CHORUS;


Down in the land of Galilee
Down in	the land of Galilee
Down by	the sea	that's so deep
Down by	the sea that's so deep
My lord said son if  you love me
My lord said son if you love me
Then go	and feed my sheep
then go and feed	my go and feed my sheep


Don't you want to be a shepherd for the good God A'mighty
For the good God AÕmighty for the good God A'mighty
Don't you want to be a shepherd for the good God A'mighty
Don't you want to go to heaven when you die

1st verse again  and  then 1/2 chorus



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LITTLE MOSES

Away by the river so clear,
The ladies were winding their way
And PharohÕs little daughter stepped down in the water
To bathe in the cool of the day
Before it was dark she opened the ark
And found the sweet infant was there
(Repeat Last Two Lines)

And away by the water so blue
The infant was lonely and sad
She took him in pity and thought him so pretty
And it made little Moses so glad
She called him her own her beautiful son
And sent for a nurse that was near  (Repeat Last Two Lines)

And away by the river so clear
They carried the beautiful child
To his own tender mother his sister and brother
Little Moses looked happy and smiled
His mother so good did all that she could
To rear him and teach him with care  (Repeat Last Two Lines)

Now away by sea that was red
Little Moses the servant of God
While in him confided the sea was divided
As upward he lifted his rod
The Jews sneaked across while Pharoh's host
Was drowned in the waters and lost  (Repeat Last Two Lines)

And away on the mountain so high
The last one that ever might see
While he was victorious his hope was most glorious
He'd soon o'er the the Jordan be free
When his labor did cease he departed in peace
And rested in the heavens above
(Repeat Last Two Lines)


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THE LONE PILGRIM

I came to the place where the Lone Pilgrim lay
And pensively stood by his tomb
When in a low whisper I heard something say
How sweetly I sleep here alone

The tempest may howl and the loud thunder roll
And gathering storms may arise
But calm is my feeling at rest is my soul
The tears are all wiped from my eyes

The cause of my Master compelled me from home
No kindred or relative nigh
I met the contagion and sank to the tomb
My soul flew to mansions on high

Go tell my companions and children so dear
To weep not for me now IÕm gone
The same hand that led me through scenes most severe
Has kindly assisted me home


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GOOD NEWS

Jesus said He's coming again
 Ain't that news ?  Ain't that news?
Jesus said He's coming again
Ain't that news?   Ain't that news?
He's coming back To claim his own
He's gonna take His children home
Then we never  more will roam   
Ain't that news?  Ain't that news 

On Calvary Hill  Jesus bled and died
Ain't that news?   Sad news
On Calvary Hill  Jesus bled and died
Ain't that news ?   Ah ain't that news
On Calvary Hill  He bled and died
Sister Mary stood and cried
Oh have mercy on my child
Oh ain't that news?   Sad news

But ain't you glad  your names on a roll
Ain't that news?  Ain't that news
Ain't you glad Your names on a roll
Ain't that news?  Ah ain't that news
I know you're glad your name's on a roll
Up in heaven there's joy untold
There we never will grow old
Oh ain't that news?    That's good news                  

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HE'S COMING AGAIN SO SOON


I want to be  ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
He's comin' again so soon

Now don't let him catch you in a hypocrite's shoes
Now don't let him catch you in a hypocrite's shoes
Now don't let him catch you in a hypocrite's shoes
He's comin' again so soon

I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
He's comin' again so soon

Don't let him catch you with a lying tongue
Don't let him catch you with a lying tongue
He's comin' again so soon

I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
He's comin' again so soon

Don't let him catch you with a cold cold heart
Don't let him catch you with a cold cold heart
He's comin' again so soon

I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
He's comin' again so soon

I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
I want to be ready when he comes
He's comin' again so soon


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TWO HANDS
TOWNES VAN ZANDT

CHORUS:
I've got two hands, I'm gonna clap my hands together
I've got two legs, I'm gonna dance to heaven's door
I've got one heart, I'm gonna fill it up with Jesus
And I ain't gonna think about trouble any more

This old world sometimes it does get lonesome
And many a grown man has humng his head and cried
Oh but down in your soul there's one who won't desert you
Ain't it fine to have the Savior by your side

CHORUS:

The Lord resides inside a house of glory
Faith is the door and love is the key
And warm is the light pouring from his mighty windows
And that light my friend it shines on you and me

CHORUS:

When the wind blows on that faithful morning
And I close my eyes, Lord, and fly my body home
I don't want my friends to cry no tears about me
I'll be bathing in the glory of the throne

CHORUS:


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THE TOUCH OF GOD'S HAND

The morning sun sends down its rays
To warm my heart through every day
The starlight beams that guide my way
Are just the touch of God's hand
The scattered pearls of morning dew
The rainbow mist on the hills of blue
The silver veil of moonbeams too
Are just the touch of God's hand

The soft warm breeze that brushed my hair
The leaf that fell from who knows where
The scent of wildflowers in the air
Are just the touch of God's hand
The wasteland's call that fills the sky
The hum of wild wings sailing by
The warm earth here on which I lie
Are just the touch of GodÕs hand

The mountain yields a water pool
Where wild things meet their throats to cool
And IÕm a carefree happy fool
I know the touch of God's hand
The rain that falls I love so dear
And joy is mine for living here
I know that God is standing near
I've felt the touch of GodÕs hand

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I'LL NOT BE A STRANGER

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city   	`
I'm acquainted with folks over there
There'll be friends there to greet me, there'll be loved ones to	meet me
At the gates of that city four square

CHORUS:
Through the years, through the tears they've gone one by one
But they'll wait at the gate until my race is won
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I'm acquainted with folks over there

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I've a home on the streets paved with gold
I'll feel right at home there in that beautiful somewhere
With loved ones whose memory I hold

CHORUS:

I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
There'll be no lonely days over there
There'll be no stormy weather but a great time together
On the streets of that city four square

CHORUS:   


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WHEN I GET HOME
Rick Good
  
Wandering in the sea of life there's TROUBLE AT EVERY TURN
Darkness on the left and right, SORROW BOW TO STERN
Search in vain for to find the dock, WHILE LIVING IN THE WORLD BELOW
Anchored to the solid rock WHEN I GET HOME

CHORUS:
When I get home
St. PeterÕs gonna call my name  HALLELUJAH
When I get home
Ain't nothing gonna be the same
The Son of God is shining upon the golden throne
There'll be saints in heaven shouting when I get home

Keep on trying you're never gonna find YOUR HEAVEN ON THE GROUND
Get a Good Book and take a look inside YOUÕLL BE HUMBLED DOWN
Well I havenÕt got a lot that I call mine LIVING IN THE WORLD BELOW
But I'm gonna be the first in line WHEN I GET HOME

CHORUS:

Makes no difference who you are RICH OR POOR ALIKE
Try to run away but you wonÕt get far DEATH WILL SURELY STRIKE
I'll be walkin' in the Gospel Way WHILE LIVING IN THE WORLD BELOW
I'm getting ready for the Judgement Day WHEN I GET HOME

CHORUS:


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SINNER MAN

Sinner man, so discouraged
While traveling through this land, this land
Oh Lord, this land

Now let me have a little talk with Jesus
Just to hear what he has to say

CHORUS:
My God almighty spoke and he said
"Go and I'll go with you,
Open your mouth and I will
Speak speech for you."
For the Lord tells me what to say
They won't believe on me

Some say give me silver
		                     , Lordy
Some say give me gold,
		                       my brother
I say give me Jesus,
		                       for he's
Precious to my soul

CHORUS:

I wouldn't be a sinner,
		                      Lord I'll
Tell you the reason why,
		                      my brother
Afraid the Lord might call me
		                     , and I
Wouldn't be ready to die

CHORUS:

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I'VE JUST SEEN THE ROCK OF AGES

I was standing by the bed side
Where my fevered mother lay
When she called me close beside her
Lord, I thought I heard her say

CHORUS:
I've just seen the Rock of Ages
Jacob's ladder hanging down
I've just crossed the river of Jordan
Now my son I'm homeward bound

As we gathered all around her
Tears began to fill our eyes
Then she called me close beside her
And softly whispered her goodbyes

CHORUS:

High breeze blowing on the mountain
Where forever she will lay
There she'll rest beside the fountain
There she'll sleep beneath the clay 


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LET US CROSS OVER THE RIVER

Let us cross over the river and  rest in the shade of the trees
I will abide where angels glide with glorious ease
From misery and temptation I'll be forever free
Let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trees  

I know the end is coming the shell returns to sand
The time has come to cross over and take my savior's hand
I have no fears I am not sad for God has blessed me
And opened wide the doors to my eternal destiny

In pure delight I will repose 'neath balmy winds of peace
And sufferings of friends and foes I'll no longer see
I leave this world surrounnded by friends and kindred dear
I leave this world in victory with the sound of the battle near

First verse again
photography by Irene Young

Special thanks - Barry Poss and all the folks at Sugar Hill Records, Jeri Goldstein, Jerry Clark, John Herrman, Garrison Keillor, Kate MacKenzie, Mary Faith Rhodes and John Pearse Strings, T J Baden and Taylor Guitars, Rick Nelson and Fishman Electronics, The Fine Group, Kevin McNoldy, Irene Young, Dave Grant and Jake.










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