RAY PRICE
FAITH
Columbia CL-8285
September/1960
Produced by Don Law
Grady Martin, Hank Garland - guitar
Bob Moore - bass
Buddy Harman - drums
Floyd Cramer - piano
Joan Mack - cello
W.O. Collins - viola
Brenton Banks, Howard Carpenter, Lillian Hunt, Vernal Richardson - violin
Recorded:
March 4-13/1960, Bradley Film & Recording Studio, Nashville
1.
FAITH
(Dick Glasser - Joe Johnson - Jerry Organ)
« © '67 Golden West Melodies, BMI »
You must have faith in everything you do
Faith will help you find the way faith will see you through
Faith can move mountains and change the tides of sea
You can follow this guiding light wherever you may be
Like the dorkness comes at the end of the day there must be an end to the night
And from the depths of your darkest moment faith will show you the light
Yes you must have faith in everything you do
Faith will help you find the way faith will see you through
[ strings ]
And from the depths of your darkest moment...
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2.
IN THE GARDEN
(Austin C. Miles - Robert Hebble)
« © '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
[ piano ]
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...
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3.
HELP THOU MY UNBELIEF
(Suzy Hamblen)
« © '60 Hamblen Music, ASCAP »
The wond'rous gift that Jesus offers me if I but lift my heart desiresly
The only ways the venture of my face
To prove the miracle of his redeeming grace
I stumble over such simplisity Lord I do believe help Thou my unbilief
Must I refuse the gift until I understand
It's mine the moment that I let him take my hand
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Lord will within my heart the will to obey
Break my stubborn will that stands in the way
I would know the miracle of sweet relief
Lord I do believe help Thou my unbilief
(Lord I do believe I do believe)
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4.
ROCK OF AGES
(Brantley C. George)
« © '50 Bridge Building Music, BMI »
Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee
Let the water and the blood from Thy wounded side which fload
Thee of sin the double cure save from raft and make me pure
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(Save from raft and make me pure)
Could my tears forever flow could my zeal no languor know
These for sin could not atone Thou must save and Thou alone
In my hand no price I bring simply to Thy cross I cling
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(Simply to Thy cross I cling)
While I draw this pleading breath when my eyes shall close in death
When I rise the world unknown and behold the own Thy throne
Rock of ages cleft for me let me hime myself in Thee
(Rock of ages)
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5.
JUST AS I AM
(Charlotte Elliott - William Bradbury)
« © '60 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
(Just as I am just as I am)
Just as I am without one plea but that Thy blood was shed for me
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee oh lamb of God I come I come (I come)
Just as I am and waiting not to rid my soul of one dark blot
To Thee who's blood can cleanse each spot oh lamb of God I come I come (I come)
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Because Thy promise I believe oh lamb of God I come I come (I come)
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6.
WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER
(James M. Black - Eugene Clark)
« © '44 Good News Broadcasting, BMI »
When the roll is called up yonder when the roll is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder when the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time shall be no more
And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair
When the saved word shall gather over on the other shore
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll is called up yonder...
Let us lay before the Master from the dawn till setting sun
Let us talk of all his wond'rous love and care
And when all of life is over and our work on earth is done
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll is called up yonder...
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7.
HOW BIG IS GOD
(Stuart Hamblen)
« © '60 Hamblen Music, ASCAP »
(God's small enough to live within my heart)
Though men may strife to go beyond the reap of space
To crawl beyond the distant shining stars
This world's a room so small within my Master's house
The open sky's but a portion of his yard
How big is God how big and wide is his domain
To try to tell these lips can only start
He's big enough to rule his mighty universe
Yet small enough to live within my heart
(As winter chill may cause the tiny seed to fall)
To lie asleep till waked by summer's rain
The heart grown cold will warm and trod with life anew
The Master's touch will bring the glow again
How big is God...
(God's small enough to live within my heart)
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8.
OLD RUGGED CROSS
(George Bernard)
« © '13 Word Music, ASCAP »
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
An emblem of sufferin' and shame
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a word 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
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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.
SOFTLY AND TENDERLY
(Will L. Thompson - Herbert Tovey)
« © '49 Sacred Music Foundation, BMI »
(Softly and tenderly)
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling calling for you and for me
See on the portal 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 sinner come home
(Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading) pleading for you and for me
(Why should we linger and heed not his calling) calling for you and for me
Come home come home...
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10.
UNTIL THEN
(Stuart Hamblen)
« © '60 Hamblen Music, ASCAP »
(Until the day God calls me home)
My heart can sing when I pause to remember
A heartache here is but a stepping stone
Along a path that's winding always upward
This troubled world is not my final home
But until then my heart will go on singing
Until then with joy I'll carry on
Until the day my eyes behold my Saviour
Until the day God calls me home
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The things of earth will dim and lose their value
If we recall they're borrowed for a while
And things of earth that cause this heart to tremble
Remember there will only bring a smile
But until then my heart will go on singing...
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11.
WHERE HE LEADS ME
(J.S. Norris - E.W. Blandy)
« © '57 Bridge Building Music, BMI »
I can hear my Saviour calling I can hear my Saviour calling
I can hear my Saviour calling take Thy cross and follow follow me
Where he leads me I will follow where he leads me I will follow
Where he leads me I will follow I'll go with him with him all the way
[ strings ]
I'll go with him through the judgement I'll go with him through the judgement
I'll go with him through the judgement I'll go with him with him all the way
Where he leads me I will follow...
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12.
NOW THE DAY IS OVER
(Sabine Baring - Joseph Barnby - Jesse Randall Baxter)
« © '57 Bridge Building Music, BMI »
Now the day is over night is drawing nigh
Shadows of the evening steal across the sky
[ strings ]
Jesus give the weary come in sweet repose
With Thy tender blessings may arise beclose
[ strings ]
When the morning awakens then the eye arise
Pure and fresh and sinless in the holy eyes
(Pure and fresh and sinless in the holy eyes)
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