Song written 1919

Much love Alan

1.      Central’s never “busy,” always on the line;
You may hear from heaven almost any time;
’Tis a royal service, free

2.      Central’s never “busy,” always on the line;
You may hear from heaven almost any time;
’Tis a royal service, free for one and all;
When you get in trouble, give this royal line a call.

o      Refrain:
Telephone to glory, oh, what joy divine!
I can feel the current moving on the line,
Built by God the Father for His loved and own,
We may talk to Jesus through this royal telephone.

3.      There will be no charges, telephone is free,
It was built for service, just for you and me;
There will be no waiting on this royal line,
Telephone to glory always answers just in time.

4.      Fail to get the answer, Satan’s crossed your wire,
By some strong delusion, or some base desire;
Take away obstructions, God is on the throne,
And you’ll get your answer through this royal telephone.

5.      If your line is “grounded,” and connection true
Has been lost with Jesus, tell you what to do:
Prayer and faith and promise mend the broken wire,
Till your soul is burning with the Pentecostal fire.

6.      Carnal combinations cannot get control
Of this line to glory, anchored in the soul;
Storm and trial cannot disconnect the line,
Held in constant keeping by the Father’s hand divinefor one and all;
When you get in trouble, give this royal line a call.
7.      

o      Refrain:
Telephone to glory, oh, what joy divine!
I can feel the current moving on the line,
Built by God the Father for His loved and own,
We may talk to Jesus through this royal telephone.
8.      
9.      

10.      There will be no charges, telephone is free,
It was built for service, just for you and me;
There will be no waiting on this royal line,
Telephone to glory always answers just in time.

11.      Fail to get the answer, Satan’s crossed your wire,
By some strong delusion, or some base desire;
Take away obstructions, God is on the throne,
And you’ll get your answer through this royal telephone.

12.      If your line is “grounded,” and connection true
Has been lost with Jesus, tell you what to do:
Prayer and faith and promise mend the broken wire,
Till your soul is burning with the Pentecostal fire.

13.      Carnal combinations cannot get control
Of this line to glory, anchored in the soul;
Storm and trial cannot disconnect the line,
Held in constant keeping by the Father’s hand divine

Hi alan My dad rung me up 2 days after he died and he just kept saying it's dad its dad,then the conversation stopped, my brother and sister both heard dad as well on that phone,my brother told me and deanna after that phonecall not to tell mom because she would not beleive us ,so we never did tell mom and it was great hearing our dad on the phone.

Thats a lovely poem,its got a lot of meaning in it.

Love and God bless    love juditha

That's the best version I could find on youtube:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EXgf4ZO0R7k

all the others I found were too sweety/glittery or just crappy, for my taste anyways.

Spooky

Spooky,

I dont know if the version I posted was exactely the same one I used to love as a young boy.

I know Burl Ives sang it. He was a big father christmass like oldish guy at the time long dead.

Alan

Burl Ives' version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwv9RncVT1U

Spooky

Juditha,


Quote:

Hi alan My dad rung me up 2 days after he died and he just kept saying it's dad its dad,then the conversation stopped, my brother and sister both heard dad as well on that phone,my brother told me and deanna after that phonecall not to tell mom because she would not beleive us ,so we never did tell mom and it was great hearing our dad on the phone.

On your real telephone, I believe you dear, that is simply amazing

Spooky thanks for the link I knew the version I posted was not the exact one I loved as a child

Alan