Sendin’ It On Ahead

Sendin’ It On Ahead                  Shirley Nagel

Verse 1

Ain’t gonna be no trailer

   Hitched behind my hearse

Where I’m goin’ ain’t gonna need

   The things I hold so dear on earth

Not gonna store possessions

   Gonna do what the Good Book says

Not gonna let moth and rust decay

   I’m sendin’ it on ahead

Chorus

Sendin’ it on ahead

   Back to its rightful home

Everything that I have down here

   Is given me on loan

Can’t earn better interest

   Only gain when the statements are read

Storin’ up treasure in heaven above

   I’m sendin’ it on ahead

Verse 2

Consider now the lily

     Not a single need

Blessed by sun and rain, clothed in white

     Will God not do the same for me

The one who feeds the sparrow

     Will provide for my daily bread

I’m not gonna fret over worldly gain 

     I’m sendin’ it on ahead

Bridge

Whoever sows in a sparing way

   Will reap just what he’s sown

A crown is waiting for the saints of God

   Who give the best that they own

So I’m…

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