A preacher came up from Georgia-he was looking for some souls to win <br />He was in a bind; he was way behind-he was willing to buck the trend. <br />He first went up to Smyrna, a church out in Tennessee <br />And the preacher said to a church ‘bout dead, “Folks, listen to me.” <br /> <br />“I bet you didn’t know it, but I once was a sinner, too. <br />“And if folks didn’t care and say some prayers, I’d still be lost like you.” <br />Well the folks said, “You’re just kidding—you’re trying to take us in. <br />“We’ll guarantee you won’t ever see any worse than we have been.” <br /> <br />But the preacher went to preaching what God placed on his heart <br />And heaven broke loose, they couldn’t refuse, for the Lord is mighty smart <br />The folks learned that this preacher once was a hell-bound sinner too <br />But they also learned, they’d not be burned-the Gospel rang so true. <br /> <br />The preacher moved to Bridgeport and started preaching again. <br />He said, “Listen, folks; ” they almost choked as he told them about their sin. <br />The Spirit traveled throughout the crowd as he read the scriptures clear <br />And sinners came as if he called their name for the gospel they wanted to hear. <br /> <br /> <br />Well the devil he didn’t like it, and he tried to cause a mess <br />But the preacher preached and souls were reached, and the folks just had to confess <br />Yes, the devil has some power and once he’d had control <br />Of this good old boy, but to all our joy, he had joined the heavenly fold. <br /> <br />He preached, “Give your life to Jesus” and “You must be born again” <br />He preached the Word and the souls were stirred as souls had never been. <br />So if you live around these parts and your soul by sin is scarred <br />Just find a pew and listen to the preaching of Jim Bernard.<br /><br />Mac Wilkey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-preacher-came-up-from-georgia/
