1.

When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels

Hank Williams

© Fred 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 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...
[ instrumental ]
When God comes and gathers his jewels...

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2.

Suppertime

Ira Stanphill

© Singspiration Music, ASCAP

Many years ago in days of childhood
I used to play till the evening sun would come
Then winding down an 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
Were woven around suppertime
When my mother used to call
From the backsteps of our old homeplace
She said come home son it's suppertime
Oh what I'd give 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 hear that call from the portals of glory
To come home for suppertime
When all of God's children gather around the table
With the Lord himself
And we 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 - Bobby Whitson

© 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...

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4.

Softly And Tenderly

Will Thompson - Brantley George

© 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

Oh for 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

© 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 and 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

© Lillenas Pub, SESAC

Once I stood in the night with my head bowed low
In 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
[ instrumental ]
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

Marijohn Wilkin - Kris Kristofferson

© Buckhorn Music, BMI

I'm only human I'm just a man
Help me to believe in what I can 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 of you
Give me the strength 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 crowding my mind
So 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 of you...
Yes for just 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

© Redwood Music, BMI

What a friend we have in Jesus all our sins and grief to bear
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer

Oh what peace we often forfeit oh 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 be never discouraged take it to the Lord in prayer

Oh what peace we often forfeit oh what needless pain we bear...

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9.

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

Bobby Whitson

© 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 coming for to carry me home...
[ instrumental ]
I was pickin' along on this ol' cotton row
And I felt like I just couldn't pick another bowl
I looked up in the sky
I saw a band of angels comin' after me
Hey swing low sweet chariot coming for to carry me home...

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10.

The Old Rugged Cross

George Bernard

© 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 was slain

In the Bible we read of the beauties of heaven
And the place Christ has gone to prepare
And eyes have not seen and ears have not heard
What awaits us in heaven in that city foursquare

We'll walk and talk with our loved ones
And we'll see the Savior face to face
And we'll sing praises to him forever
And forever we'll thank him for his amazing grace

But we must prepare while we live here below
So to claim our inheritance that awaits
And if we neglect so great a salvation
We can never enter heaven's gates

You know we'll be joint heirs of Christ in that home
And together we'll walk the streets with him made of pure gold
And we'll live in a mansion not made by human hands
And forever watch the mysteries of heaven unfold

These words were written by my mother
And as of the recording of this album
Which was finished in April of '81
She's of sound body and mind
And I'm proud to say she’s about to celebrate her 79th birthday

And uh with the exception of a few mental scars
Brought about by her youngest and most wayward son
I believe she's fine
And I want to dedicate this album to her
Which I've titled For The Mama That Tried

Mom this one's for you
But I also want to dedicate it to an old friend of mine
Who is the leading character in these recordings
And who gave his life for all of us
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

© Peer Int, BMI

There's a dark and a troubled side of life
There's a bright and a sunny side too
Though we meet with 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 keep on the sunny side of life

Oh the storm in it's fury broke today
Crushing hopes that we 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 always on the sunny side...
[ instrumental ]
Let us greet with a song of hope each day
Though the moments be cloudy or fair
Let us trust in our Saviour always to keep us
Everyone in his care

So keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side...

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