There ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna rise right out of the ground Ain't no grave Can hold my body down Well, look way down the river And what do you think I see I see a band of angels And they're coming after me Ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down Ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down Well, look down yonder, Gabriel Put your feet on the land and sea But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet Until you hear from me There ain't no grave Can hold my body down Ain't no grave Can hold my body down Well meet me, Jesus, meet me Meet me in the middle of the air And if these wings don't fail me, I will meet you anywhere Ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down