| Chorus: |
| Steal away, steal away, steal away, |
| steal away to Jesus. |
| Steal away, steal away home, |
| I haven’t got long to stay here. |
| Verse 1: |
| My Lord, He calls me (He calls me), |
| He calls me by the thunder (the thunder); |
| the trumpet sounds way down |
| within my sanctified soul, |
| (I haven’t got long to stay here). |
| Verse 2: |
| Green trees are bending (are bending), |
| sinner stands a trembling (a trembling); |
| the trumpet sounds within my soul, |
| (I havent’t got long to stay here). |
| Chorus |
| Verse 3: |
| My Lord, He calls me (He calls me), |
| He calls me by the lightning (the lightning); |
| the trumpet sounds within my soul, |
| (I haven’t got long to stay here). |
| Bridge: |
| Steal away to Jesus. |
| Steal away, steal away, yes, Lord. |
| Steal away to Jesus; |
| I haven’t got long to stay here. |
| Ending: |
| I haven’t got long to stay here. |
| (repeat as desired) |