Slave Owner's Gospel

Better off a slave in America than an African free It was God's great providence that brought your soul to me So you could know the truth of Jesus Christ the risen king And you'll go to heaven when you're done working for me You need the spirit of revival (To carry you home) You need to lean on the Bible (To save your soul) You need the slave owner's gospel The slave owner's gospel I was wrong, I should'a known that it's a sin to own a man But still, the truth is evident, there are those who are lesser than And we must protect the peace of our God's creation plan For the sake of heaven, we'll segregate the land You need the spirit of revival (To carry you home) You need to lean on the Bible (To save your soul) You need the slave owner's gospel The slave owner's gospel (Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh) (Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh) (Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh) (Ooh) Praise God, in America, we have finally figured out (Ooh) What the pages of this ancient book have always been about Doesn't matter if you're suffering, persecution won't keep you down The promise lies in heaven But heaven ain't for now We need the spirit of revival (To carry us home) We need to lean on the Bible (To save our souls) We need the slave owner's gospel The slave owner's gospel We could have a brand new revival And a brand new home And we could still look to the Bible To nourish our souls No need for slave owner's gospels No slave owner's gospels Let go of the slave owner's gospel (Carry us home) Let go of the slave owner's gospel (Save our souls) Let go of the slave owner's gospel No slave owner's gospels