Terry Mills

Lyrics

A-TRAIN
I wanna talk about a moment in hist’ry
When the graves were opened and the saints who were sleeping
Woke up, got up and walked into the holy town
Imagine the possibilities of just what went down

When they caught up with some of their relatives and friends
And told ‘em Jesus had risen again
And they said, “we’re gonna do our very best to explain.
We won’t stay long; we’re riding that ascension train
Father Joseph sitting’ up in the front with shepherds from Christmas night
The thief from the cross in the back on the left; John the Baptist on the right
Well, there were no tickets taken when they departed
‘Cause Jesus knows everyone by heart
And when they boarded they were free from all their pain
Looking out the windows as the ride the ascension train
Father Joseph raised Jesus from a boy; now he’s bringing Mary tidings of comfort and joy
Perhaps they held each other in a long embrace
No words needed for this moment of unspeakable grace
He used to be the adoptive father; now he’s become an adopted son
In a fusion of a relationship, unrestrained
He’s gonna enter into the joy of his master; just thinkin ‘bout it makes my heart beat faster
Father Joseph sitting’ up in the front with shepherds from Christmas night
The thief from the cross in the back on the left; John the Baptist on the right
Well, there were no tickets taken when they departed
‘Cause Jesus knows everyone by heart
And when they boarded they were free from all their pain
Can’t stay seated when they’re riding that ascension train
Shepherds shouting a different tune; angels announced even better news
Even better than the news the shepherds brought to Bethelem
It’s not just that a Savior is born, it’s the Savior’s been born again.
Father Joseph sitting’ up in the front with shepherds from Christmas night
The thief from the cross in the back on the left; John the Baptist on the right
Well, there were no tickets taken when they departed
‘Cause Jesus knows everyone by heart
And when they boarded they were free from all their pain
Looking out the windows as they ride the ascension train
Can’t stay seated when they’re riding that ascension train – hey!
They’re dancing in the aisles……..