Hit The Altar

My papaw pastored Pisgah Mountain Mission

A little country church up on the hill

Every Sunday mornin’ he went early

To pray down in the altar for God’s will

One Sunday mornin’ praying in the spirit

He lost the track of time as folks came in

So one by one they joined him in the altar

Just prayin’ for revival to begin

So it became a Sunday morn tradition

To pray before we ever sang our songs

The congregation grew it doubled quickly

As folks brought friends and family along

Hit the altar for a change

Pray for power in Jesus’ name

Things will never be the same

If you hit the altar for a change

One Sunday mornin’ I saw Pisgah’s town drunk

Walk the aisle and give his life to Christ

And right behind him came the mountain madam

Oh but,she left with a new man in her life

Now papaw grew much older and was feeble

His voice grew weak so he had to retire

But if you ask anyone on Pisgah Mountain

Ah they’ll tell you that my papaw lit the fire

Hit the altar for a change

Pray for power in Jesus’ name

Things will never be the same

If you hit the altar for a change

Hit the altar for a change

Pray for power in Jesus’ name

Things will never be the same

If you hit the altar for a change

Things will never be the same

If you hit the altar for a change

Just hit the altar for a change