lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS

(Hank Williams)
« © '48 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
When the ceremony was over a lad stood alone in tears
For he had just said goodbye to the one he had loved through the years

He stood all alone with his head bowed down as though his heart would break
The parson came over and took his hand and to him these words he did say

When God comes and gathers his jewels all his treasures of diamonds and gold
You'll meet her up there in heaven so fair when God comes and gathers his jewels

Every night when the pale moon is shining you can see this lad all alone
With his eyes lifted up toward heaven he's repeating these words he was told

When God comes and gathers his jewels...
[ fiddle ] When God comes and gathers his jewels...
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2.

SUPPERTIME

(Ira P. Stanphill)
« © '50 Singspiration Music, ASCAP »
Many years ago in days of childhood
I used to play till the evening sun would come
Then winding down that old familiar pathway
I heard my mother call at set of sun

Come home come home it's suppertime
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home come home it's suppertime
We're going home at last

Some of my fondest memories of my childhood
Are woven around suppertime
When my mother used to call
From the backsteps of the old homeplace
She said come home son it's suppertime
Oh what I'd have to hear that one more time
But you know time has woven a realization of truth
That is even more thrilling
And that's when we get that call from the greatest glory
To come home on suppertime
When all of God's children gather around the table
With the love of himself
And we'll celebrate the greatest suppertime of all

Come home come home it's suppertime...
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3.

HE WALKS WITH ME (IN THE GARDEN)

(Austin C. Miles - Robert Hebble - arr. T. Whitson)
« © '46 Word Music, ASCAP »
I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The son of God discloses

And he walks with me and he talks with me
And he tells me I am his own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

He speaks and the sound of his voice is so sweet
The birds hush their singing
And the melody that he gave to me
Within my heart is ringing

And he walks with me and he talks with me...

I'd stay in the garden with him
Though the night around me is falling
But He bids me go through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling
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4.

SOFTLY AND TENDERLY

(Will L. Thompson)
« © '49 Sacred Music Foundation, BMI »
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling calling for you and for me
See on the portals he's waiting and watching watching for you and for me

Come home come home ye who are weary come home
Earnestly tenderly Jesus is calling calling oh sinners come home

Why should we linger when Jesus is pleading he's pleading for you and for me
Why should we linger and heed not his mercy mercy for you and for me

Thought of the wonderful love he has promised promised for you and for me
Though we have sinn'd he has mercy and pardon pardon for you and for me

Come home come home ye who are weary come home...
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5.

WHY ME

(Kris Kristofferson)
« © '72 Resaca Music, BMI »
Why me Lord what have I ever done to deserve even one of the pleasures I've known
Tell me Lord what did I ever do to be worthy of you or the kindness you've shown

Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it so help me Jesus I know what I am
Now that I know that I've needed you so help me Jesus my soul's in your hand

Try me Lord if you think there's a way I can try to repay all I've taken from you
Maybe Lord I can show someone else what I've been through myself
On my way back to you

Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it so...
Jesus my soul's in your hand
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6.

WHERE NO ONE STANDS ALONE

(Mosie Lister)
« © '58 Mosie Lister Songs, BMI »
Once I stood in the night with my head bowed low
In darkness as black as the sea
In 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
[ piano ] Like a king I may live in a palace so fine
With great riches to call my own
But I don't know a thing in this whole wide world
That's worse than being alone

Hold my hand all the way every hour every day...
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7.

ONE DAY AT A TIME

(Kris Kristofferson - Marijohn Wilkin)
« © '73 Buckhorn Music, BMI »
I'm only human I'm just a man
Help me to believe in what I could be and all that I am
Show me the stairway that I have to climb
Lord for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

One day at a time sweet Jesus that's all I'm asking from you
Give me the strenght to do everyday what I have to do
Yesterday's gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never be mine
So for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

Do you remember when you walked among men
Well Jesus you know if you're looking below it's worse now than then
Pushing and shoving crawding my mind
So for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

One day at a time sweet Jesus...
Yes just for my sake teach me to take one day at a time
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8.

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

(Joseph Scrivens - Charles Converse - Sid Feller)
« © '18 Redwood Music, BMI »
What a friend we have in Jesus all our sins and grieves to bear
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer

Oh what peace we often forfeit of what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer

Have we trials and temptation is there trouble anywhere
We should never be discouraged take it to the Lord in prayer

Oh what peace we often forfeit...

Can we find up friend so faithful who will all our sorrow share
Jesus knows our every weakness take it to the Lord in prayer
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9.

SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT

(arr. T. Whitson)
« © '53 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Well I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low sweet chariot coming for to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot coming for to carry me home

Well if you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all of my friends that I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low sweet chariot...
[ piano ] Hey swing low sweet chariot...
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10.

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 word of lost sinners were slain
[ steel ] I will 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
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11.

KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE

(A.P. Carter)
« © '60 Peer International, BMI »
There's a dark and a trouble side of life
There's a bright and a sunny side too
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
The sunny side we also have in view

So keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help you everyday it will brighten all the way
If you'll keep on the sunny side of life

Oh the storm in its fury broke today
Crushing hopes that I cherish so dear
Clouds and storms will in time pass away
And the sun again will shine bright and clear

So keep on the sunny side...
[ guitar - steel ] Let us greed with a song of hope each day
Though the moments be cloudy or fair
Let us trust at our Saviour always will keep us
Everyone in his care

So keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side...
[ guitar ] **********