You haven’t been to church until you’ve been to a Black one
Critiques call it theatrical, some calling it eccentric
Where children are catching ghost
Where Bishops are prophets
There they play the classics– for African Americans at least
Swing low, sweet chariot sings loudly from the sanctuary
I always knew church was the second best thing to home
I never thought of Christianity as White Men propaganda
Because of spirituals, because of Moses,
Because it was Nat Turner’s God that told him
He could be free
I never thought Christianity was a White Man’s religion
But I don’t discredit its history so while it might have been
A Black person hell, it could just as easily be their sanctuary.