What Are They Doing In Heaven Today, Washington Phillips

lyrics
I'm thinking today of some friends that I know
Who lived and suffered in this world below
They're gone off to heaven, but I want to know
What are they doing there now? Oh, what are they doing in heaven today
Where sin and sorrow are all gone away
Peace abounds like a river they say
Oh, what are they doing there now

There's some whose minds were burdened with care
They paid for their moment with fighting and tears
But they clung to the cross in trembling and fear
Oh, what are they doing there now?

(chorus)

And there's some whose bodies were full of disease
Physicians and doctors couldn't give them much ease
They suffered 'til death brought a final release
Oh, what are they doing there now?

(chorus)
There's some who were poor and often despised
They looked up to heaven with tear-blinded eyes
While others were heedless and deaf to their cries
Oh, what are they doing there now?

(chorus)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• blues
• the
• key
• to
• kingdom
• 1928
• washington
• phillips
• religious

[caioviana]

i love this music

but,

what hell is that? (colors)

[iwait4u]

acrylic paint, gel medium, gloss medium, ink, and bamboo shish-kabob skewers.

[revolutionaryspirit]

You're the reason God made youtube.

[money710]

The best and only song that will be played at more funeral

[02CLunn]

Would the religious doomsayers just shut up and enjoy the music? I'm atheist and still enjoy this. I don't give a fuck if "the end is near" or if these lyrics are biblically wrong, it's a beautiful song.

[LoneTinaja]

Research by musicologists strongly indicates that

Washington Phillips created this instrument by using 2 fretless

zithers. The FretlessZithers website has a wonderful article about

this musical genius and how he produced such ethereal sounds.

[muitaloca]

Nice!

[richardbuckminster]

Today they are saying the Messiah is returning for his Church.

[PhWls]

Who's the white boy at the beginning of this vid?? This singer is black!

[bennysheltie]

Is it a place where we'll land?

[lovestopanic]

Wow. All i can think is that i would give anything to hear Washington Phillips sing with Billie Holiday. Heaven in your ears.

[prudy123]

Those who are in Heaven now at the rapture the Lord Jesus Christ is going to resurrect their body again(I Thess 4:13-18) but heir going to have a glorious body (Philippians 3:20-21).That's why if A Christian died his body will buried but their soul and spirit will be with the Lord in Heaven (2Cor5:8).

[gaito4]

beautiful voice but words are not biblically correct. who said when people die they go to heaven. 1 Thessalonians4v16-17 on Jesus's second coming the dead in christ will be ressurected, how can they be ressurrected when they are already in heaven or this song is everything against Jesus's second coming and ressurection 1 plus 1 is not giving a 2 here