I Believe in the Gospel

Words and music copyright ©1980 by Howard Ashby Kranz

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1. A lady fell in love with a Christian man, but she didn’t want to be subject to him.

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She took him downstairs and she gave him the word: she said, “You can love a lady and still love the Lord.”

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She said yes yes yes yes yes; she said no no no no no.

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I believe in the gospel, but I don’t believe in them epistles.

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2. Now when they asked Sir John on their crusade he said “You guys must be out of your head!”

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he said “My Lord told me to love my foes, and my holy land is right under my toes.”

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He said yes yes yes yes yes; he said no no no no no

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I believe in the gospel, but I don’t believe in them epistles

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3. Now Vin Van Gogh was a stubborn man; they told him once and they told him again.

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They said, “Nothing like that is in the books!” He said, “I’ve got to paint it the way that it looks!”

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He said yes yes yes yes yes; he said no no no no no

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I believe in the gospel, but I don’t believe in them epistles

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4. So when you hear a then attached to an if always be sure to find out for yourself

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because the good Lord made us the way that we are, if He don’t like us, that’s His affair.

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Now say yes yes yes yes yes, now say no no no no no.

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And believe in the gospel, but don’t believe all them epistles

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Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah; no no no no no no no no no

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I believe in the gospel, but I don’t believe in them epistles.