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For many years, the gathering of believers through the Gospel was compared to a "train" as sung in the traditional
African-American spiritual first published in 1872 known as
"The Gospel Train."
The first verse, including the chorus is as follows:
The gospel train is coming,
I hear it just at hand,
I hear the car wheels moving,
And rumbling thro' the land.
Get on board, children,
Get on board, children,
Get on board, children,
For there's room for many a more.
When the song "Love Train" by the O'Jays was released, as a Disc Jockey, I really studied the Lyrics. Though they are posted online, many versions, in my opinion, entirely leave out the REAL lyrics that I discovered!
In the 80's the Christian band Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart released a song entitled "Trains Up In The Sky." Many of Mylon's songs are about Bible Prophecy. I believe "Trains Up In The Sky" is about the RAPTURE:
Look up Trains up in the sky
Trains up in the sky,
Can you feel it
Trains up in the sky
Can you see it
Trains up in the sky
Look up
Trains up in the sky
I want to see the holy
I want to see the holy one
I want to see the holy
One of Israel
In a very similar way, I believe "Love Train" is about the RAPTURE, too!
At the end of the song, I turned it up and listened closely and I heard the the singers say,
"I said Israel...People all over the world...Love Train!
Come Israel...Join the Love Train!
Love Train!
Get on Board...
God, GOD! YES! RIGHT, RIGHT!!!
Here are the REAL lyrics with my comments in CAPITALS.
Love Train lyrics
People all over the world
(everybody) join hands (join)
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world
(all the world, now)
Join hands (love ride)
Start a love train
(love ride), love train
The next stop that we
make will be England
Tell all the folks in
Russia, and China, too
Don't you know that it's
time to get on board? (THE GOSPEL TRAIN)
And let this train keep
on riding, riding on through
Well, well
People all over the world (JOHN 3:16)
(you don't need no money) (ISAIAH 55:1)
join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train
(don't need no ticket, come on) (THE GOSPEL IS A FREE GIFT!)
People all over the world
(ride this train)
(Ride this train, y'all)
Start a love train
(Come on, train), love train
All of you brothers over in Africa
Tell all the folks in
Egypt, and Israel, too
Please don't miss this
train at the station
(BEHOLD NOW IS THE TIME OF SALVATION!)
'Cause if you miss it (THE RAPTURE!)
I feel sorry, sorry for you
(BECAUSE YOU WILL GO THROUGH THE TRIBULATION!)
Well, Well
People all over the world
(Sisters and brothers)
join hands (join, come on)
Start a love train
(ride this train, y'all) (GET SAVED NOW!)
love train (Come on)
People all over the world
(Don't need no tickets to ride) (THE GOSPEL IS A FREE GIFT! JESUS PAID IT ALL!)
Join hands (come on, ride)
Start a love train, love train
Ride, let it ride
Let it ride
Let it ride
Get on...Get on Board!
People all over the world
(on this train)
join in (ride the train)
Start a love train
love train (ride the train, y'all)
People all over the world
(come on) join hands
(you can ride or stand, yeah)
Start a love train
love train (makin' love)
People all over the world
('round the world, y'all)
Join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train
Hey! Goin' over in India, around the world
(Ride) Join Hands
Get on my knees, y'all
Start a Love Train , (Ride) Love Train
I said Israel...People all over the world
Love Train!
Come Israel...Join the Love Train!
Love Train!
Get on Board...
God, GOD! YES! RIGHT, RIGHT!!!