The Imperials — Jesus Got a Hold of My Life

Jesus got a hold of my life And He won't let me go Jesus got into my heart He got into my soul I used to be, oh, so sad But now I'm just free and glad 'Cause Jesus got a hold of my life And He won't let go Sometimes I remember How I used to be livin' in sin I tried to act happy and free But I wasn't within I fooled a lot of friends of mine They thought I had some peace of mind But I never had a thing Until I opened up and let Jesus in Mmm, aren't you gettin' just a bit tired Of foolin' around? (Aren't you gettin' just a bit tired) You try to laugh your way through life But you're not gainin' ground Why not try the Lord today Just ask Him in your heart to stay And you'll find Jesus' love to be The greatest thing that you've ever found Jesus, Jesus got a hold of my life No, He won't, He won't No, won't let me go Mmm, Jesus, Jesus got into my heart You know that He got into my soul I used to be, oh, so sad But now I'm just free and glad Jesus, Jesus got a hold And He won't let go, no, no, no Jesus got a hold of my life (Jesus, Jesus) And He won't let me go No, He won't, He won't No, won't let me go Jesus got into my heart (Jesus, Jesus) He got into my soul You know that He got into my soul I used to be, oh, so sad But now I'm just free and glad Jesus got a hold of my life (Jesus, Jesus) And He won't let go Oh, I believe...