Have a Little Talk with Jesus

I heard this group for the first time on facebook the other day and I thought.. I KNOW that song! I can share this group and learn a bit more about this song at the same time!

I can’t tell you a whole lot about it as finding out who wrote it and what not proved a challenge. I THINK it’s this guy: Cleavant Derricks. Part of the problem is that it’s been rewritten and rearranged by a number of gospel writers and then they put their own stamp on it. Anyways, Cleavant Derricks was a pastor from Tennessee. He studied music and led gospel choirs. He wrote more than 300 songs. He was busy man who pastored, built churches, composed music, led choirs, wrote poems and played music.

Lyrics

I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me in
And then a little light from Heaven filled my soul
He bathed my heart in love and wrote my name above
And just a little talk with Jesus made me whole

Now let us have a little talk with Jesus
Let us tell Him all about our troubles
He will hear our faintest cry and we will answer by and by
Now when you feel a little prayer wheel turning
You’ll know a little fire is burning
You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right

Sometimes my path seems drear without a ray of cheer
And then a cloud of doubt may hide the light of light of day
The mists of sin may rise and hide the starry skies
But Just a little talk with Jesus clears the way.

I may have doubts and fears my eyes be filled with tears
But Jesus is a friend who watches day and night
Oh, I go to Him in prayer, He knows my every care
And just a little talk with Jesus makes it right

Now let us have a little talk with Jesus
Let us tell Him all about our troubles
He will hear our faintest cry and we will answer by and by
Now when you feel a little prayer wheel turning
Then you’ll know a little fire is burning
You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right