lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT

(Traditional)
« © '53 Carbert Music, BMI »
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Comin' for to carry me home
A band of angels comin' after me
Comin' for to carry me home

Swing low swing low sweet chariot comin' for to carry me home
Swing low swing low sweet chariot comin' for to carry me home

If you get there before I do
Comin' for to carry me home
Tell all of my friends I'm comin' too
Comin' for to carry me home

Swing low swing low sweet chariot...
[ steel - guitar ] I remember well my brightest day
Comin' for to carry me home
When Jesus washed my sins away
Comin' for to carry me home

Swing low swing low sweet chariot...

I'm sometimes up and I'm sometimes down
Comin' for to carry me home
But still my soul feels heavenly bound
Comin' for to carry me home

Swing low swing low sweet chariot...
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2.

TAKE MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD

(Thomas A. Dorsey)
« © '38 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
When my way growith dear precious Lord linger near
When my life is almost gone
Hear my cry hear my call hold my hand last I fall
Take my hand precious Lord lead me home

Precious Lord take my hand lead me on let me stand
I am tired I am weak I am worn
Through the storm through the night lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord lead me home

When the shadows appear and the night drawith near
And the day is past and gone
At the river I stand guide my feet hold my hand
Take my hand precious Lord lead me home

Precious Lord take my hand...
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3.

OLD COUNTRY CHURCH

(J.D. Sumner - James W. Vaughn)
« © '47 Gospel Quartet Music, BMI »
There's a place dear to me where I'm longing to be
With my friends at the old country church
Where with mother we went and our Sundays were spent
With our friends at the old country church

Precious years of memory oh what joy they bring to me
How I long once more to be
With my friends at the old country church

Sometimes in fond mem'ry my thoughts go back to the old country church
That I attened as a boy
You know it's kinda funny how we cling to old bygone days and bygone places isn't it
Why it seems like only yesterday that my mother took my childish hand in hers
And led me slowly down that long winding path to hear the word of God
And I seem to sense his presence more strongly there than anyplace I've ever known
There with the singin' of the birds and the humming of the bees
I knew that God was surely there
I knew it just as sure as if he'd laid his hand on my shoulder
And said welcome to my house son
Ah but years have passed and times has brought many heartaches and many tears
I've seen my mother pass onto the great beyond and many loved ones have followed
And I'd seen them go with dispairing hearts and tear dimmed eyes
And now in later days as I stroll along
The grassy footpaths to the old country churchyard
And I view the final resting place of my departed kin
I'm consoled by the thought that their sleep is a happy one
There in the place where God and men are one
And once again I seem to hear the voice of our gentle shepher saing
Welcome welcome to my house my son

Precious years with memory...
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4.

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

(Noell Mason)
« © '53 Robbins Catalog, ASCAP »
Nearer my God to Thee nearer to Thee
In though it be a cross that raises me
Still all my songs shall be nearer my God to Thee

Nearer my God to Thee nearer to Thee
Though like a wanderer the sun come down
Darkness be over me my rest a stone
Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer my God to Thee
Nearer my God to Thee nearer to Thee
[ organ ] There let the way appear steps onto heaven
All that Thou sendus me in mercy given
Angels to beckon me nearer my God to Thee
Nearer my God to Thee nearer to Thee
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5.

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE

(Thomas A. Dorsey - P.E. Winsett)
« © '49 Bridge Building Music, BMI »
I am weak but Thou art strong Jesus keep me from all wrong
I'll be satisfied as long as I walk let me walk close to Thee

Just a closer walk with Thee grant it Jesus is my plea
Daily walking close to Thee let it be dear Lord let it be
[ guitar ] When my feeble life is o'er time for me will be no more
Guide me gently safely o'er to Thy kingdom shore to Thy shore

Just a closer walk with Thee...
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6.

WHERE NO ONE STANDS ALONE

(Moise Lister)
« © '58 Mosie Lister Songs, BMI »
Once I stood in the night with my head bowed down
In the darkness as black as the sea
And my heart felt alone and I cried oh Lord
Don't hide your face from me

Hold my hand all the way every hour every day
From here to the great unknown
Take my hand let me stand where no one stands alone
[ steel ] I may live like a queen in a palace so tall
With great riches to call my own
But now there's not a thing in this whole wide world
That's worse than being alone

Hold my hand all the way...
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7.

PRECIOUS MEMORIES

(J.B.F. Wright)
« © '25 Bridge Building Music, BMI »
Precious mem'ries unseen angels sent from somewhere to my soul
How they linger ever near me as the sacred past unfolds

Precious mem'ries how they linger how they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight precious sacred scenes unfold
[ piano ] Precious father loving mother fly across the lonely years
And the old home scenes of my childhood in fond memory appear

Precious mem'ries how they linger...
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8.

OLD RUGGED CROSS

(George Bernard)
« © '13 Word Music, ASCAP »
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
The emblem of suffering and shame
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners were slain

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown
[ steel ] To the old rugged cross I will ever be true
It's shame and reproach gladly bear
Then he'll call me some day to my home far away
Where his glory forever I'll share

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross...
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9.

BEYOND THE SUNSET

(Bob Nolan - Sam Gobble)
« © '53 Peer International, BMI »
(Beyond the sunset for evermore)

Should you go first and I remain to walk the road alone
I'll live in memory's garden dear with happy days we've known
In spring I'll watch for roses red and shades of lilac blue
In early fall when the brown leaves fall then I'll catch a glimpse of you

Should you go first and I remain to finish with the scroll
No lenghtening shadows shall creep in to make this life seem droll
We've known so much of happiness yes we've had our cup of joy
And memory is one gift of God that death cannot destroy

Should you go first and I remain there's one thing I'd have you do
Walk slowly down that long path for soon I'll follow you
I want you to know each step I take so that you may walk the same
For someday down that lonely road you'll hear me call your name

Beyond the sunset oh glad reunion with our dear loved ones who've gone before
In that fair homeland we'll know no parting beyond the sunset for evermore
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10.

PEACE IN THE VALLEY

(Thomas A. Dorsey)
<« © '39 Unichappell Music, BMI »
Well I'm tired and so weary but I must go along
Till the Lord comes and calls me calls me away oh yes
Where the morning's so bright and the lamb is the light
And the night night is as black as the sea oh yes

There will be peace in the valley for me some day
There will be peace in the valley for me oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness no sorrow no trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me oh yes
[ guitar ] Oh the bear will be gentle and the wolf will be tame
And the lion shall lay down by lamb oh yes
And the beast from the wild will be lead by a child
And I'll be changed changed from this creature that I am some day

There will be peace in the valley...
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11.

LORD'S PRAYER

(Albert Hay Mallotte - Arnold Strals)
« © '51 G Shirmer Music, ASCAP / Deveras Music, BMI »
Our father which art in heaven hallowed be Thy name
Thy kingdom come Thy will be done there as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever...Amen
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