Bluegrass Gospel

Song Book

CONTENTS 1. Ain't No Grave 2. Build Me A Cabin In Gloryland 3. By The Mark 4. Come And Go With Me 5. Farther Along 6. God's Unchanging Hand 7. He Said If I Be Lifted Up 8. I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap 9. I've Endured 10. I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages 11. Keep On The Sunny Side 12. Let Us Travel, Travel On 13. Life’s Railway To Heaven 14. Red Clay Halo 15. Shoutin’ On The Hills Of Glory 16. Take Me In The Lifeboat 17. Take Your Shoes Off Moses 18. The Welcome Table 19. Things In Life 20. Turn Your Radio On 21. Walls Of Time 22. Wayfaring Stranger 23. When The Angels Carry Me Home 24. When The Saints Go Marching In 25. Where The Soul Never Dies 26. Won't You Come And Sing For Me

27. Amazing Grace

28. Angel Band 29. Christian Life 30. Crying Holy 31. Down To the River to Pray 32. Drifting Too Far From the Shore 33. Have You Someone in Heaven 34. I Am a Pilgrim 35. I Saw the Light 36. I’ll Fly Away 37. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 38. Just As I Am 39. Leaning On the Everlasting Arms 40. Nearer My God to Thee 41. No Hiding Place 42. Over in the Gloryland 43. Rock of Ages 44. Sinner Get Ready 45. Somebody Touched Me 46. Standing In Need Of Prayer 47. Swing Low 48. Take My Hand Precious Lord 49. This Little Light 50. This Train 51. Unclouded Day 52. What a Friend We Have In Jesus 53. Will the Circle Be Unbroken 54. Wings of a Dove 55. Working On A Building

AINT NO GRAVE By Claude Ely 1m There ain't no grave gonna hold my body down 4m 1m There ain't no grave gonna hold my body down 1m 4m 1m When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna get up out of the ground 6 5 1m Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down 1m Well, look way down the river And what do you think I see 4m 1m I see a band of angels 5 1m And they're coming after me Well, look down yonder, Gabriel Put your feet on the land and sea But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet Until you hear from me Well meet me, Jesus, meet me Meet me in the middle of the air And if these wings don't fail me, I will meet you anywhere Well meet me, Mother and Father, Meet me down the river road And Mama, you know that I'll be there When I check in my load

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BUILD ME A CABIN IN GLORYLAND By Curtis L. Stewart

1 4 1 Many years I've been looking for a place to call home 2 5 But I've failed here to find it, so I must travel on 1 4 1 I don't care for fine mansions on earth's sinking sand 5 1 Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of gloryland CHORUS Yes, build me just a cabin in the corner of glory land In the shade of the tree of life that it may ever stand; Where I can just hear the angels sing, and shake Jesus' hand Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of gloryland Blessed Lord, I'm not asking to live in the midst For I know I'm not worthy of such splendor as this But I'm asking for mercy while humbly I stand Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of gloryland I have many dear loved ones who have gone on this way On that great final morning, shall I hear them all say Come and join in our singing and play in our band Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of gloryland

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BY THE MARK By Gillian Welch

1 When I cross over 5 I will shout and sing 1 I will know my savior 5 4 1 By the mark where the nails have been 1 By the mark where the nails have been 5 1 By the sign upon his precious skin 1 I will know my savior when I come to him 5 4 1 By the mark where the nails have been A man of riches May claim a crown of jewels But the king of heaven Can be told from the prince of fools On Calvary Mountain Where they made him suffer so All my sin was paid for A long, long time ago

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COME AND GO WITH ME TO MY FATHER'S HOUSE Arranged By Kenneth Louis

1 4 1 Come and go with me to my Father's house, 5 1 To my Father's house, to my Father's house. 1 4 1 Come and go with me to my Father's house; 1 5 1 There is joy, joy, joy! Peace and love abide in my Father's house, In my Father's house, in my Father's house. Peace and love abide in my Father's house; There is joy, joy, joy! Peace and happiness… No more dyin' there… Sweet communion up there…

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FARTHER ALONG By W.B. Stevens

1 4 1 Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder 2 5 Why it should be thus all the day long 1 4 1 While there are others living about us 5 1 Never molested though in the wrong Farther along we'll know all about it Farther along we'll understand why Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine We'll understand it all by and by Faithful to death is our loving Savior A few more days of labor and wait Toils of the road will then be nothing As we walk through that beautiful gate When we see Jesus coming in glory When he comes from his home in the sky Then we shall meet him in that bright mansion We'll understand it all by and by

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GODS UNCHANGING HAND By Jennie Wilson

1 Time is filled with swift transition 5 Naught of earth unmoved can stand 1 Build your hopes on things eternal 5 1 Hold to God’s unchanging hand Hold to His hand, God’s unchanging hand Hold to His hand, God’s unchanging hand Build your hopes on things eternal Hold to God’s unchanging hand Trust in Him who will not leave you Whatsoever years may bring If by earthly friends forsaken Still more closely to Him cling Covet not this world’s vain riches That so rapidly decay Seek to gain the heavenly treasures They will never pass away When your journey is completed If to God you have been true Fair and bright the home in glory Your enraptured soul will view

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HE SAID IF I BE LIFTED UP By Charles H. Pace

1 5 Down in the valley while on my knees 1 I asked my Jesus hear me please 4 He promised that He'd take care of me 1 5 1 If I would lift Him up 1 He said if I be lifted up 1 He said if I be lifted up 1 I'll be your father I'll be your mother 4 1 I'll be your sister and your brother 1 He said if I be lifted up 1 5 1 I'll bring joy joy joy to your soul When I am lonely when I am sad My Jesus comes and makes me glad He is the dearest friend I have had I want to lift Him up

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I’M USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROADMAP By Don Reno and Charles Schroeder

5 1 There'll be no detours in Heaven 2 5 No rough roads along the way 1 4 I'm using my Bible for a roadmap 5 1 My last stop is Heaven some sweet day 1 4 I'm using my Bible for a roadmap 5 1 Ten Commandments tell me what to do 4 The twelve disciples are my road signs 5 1 And Jesus will take me safely through I'm using my Bible for a roadmap The Children of Israel used it too They crossed the Red Sea of Destruction For God was there to see them through

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I’VE ENDURED By Ola Belle Reed and David Arthur Reed

1 4 Born in the mountains many years ago 1 I've trod the hills and valleys through the rain and snow 4 1 I've seen the lightning flashing I've heard the thunder roll 4 1 4 5 1 I've Endured I've Endured how long can one endure Barefoot in the summer on into the fall Too many mouths to feed they couldn't clothe us all Sent to church on Sunday to learn the golden rule I've Endured I've Endured how long can one endure I've worked for the rich I've lived with the poor I've see many a heartache there'll be many a more I’ve lived loved and sorrowed been to success's door I've Endured I've Endured how long can one endure 4 3m 4 5 1 I've Endured I've Endured how long must man endure

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I’VE JUST SEEN THE ROCK OF AGES By John Brenton Preston

1 7 1 I was standing by the bedside 1 5 1 Where my fevered mother lay 7 1 When she called me close beside her 5 1 And I thought I heard her say I've just seen the rock of ages Jacob's ladder hangin’ down I've just crossed the river of Jordan Now my son I'm homeward bound As we gathered all around her Tears begin to fill our eyes Then she called me close beside her And whispered softly her good-byes Pine trees blowin’ on the mountain Where forever she will lay There she'll rest beside the fountain There she'll sleep beneath the clay

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KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE By Ada Blenkhorn

1 4 1 There's a dark and a troubled side of life 1 5 But there's a bright and a sunny side too 1 Though you meet with the darkness and strife 5 1 The sunny side you also may view 1 4 1 Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side 5 Keep on the sunny side of life 1 It will help us every day, 4 1 it will brighten all the way 1 4 1 5 1 If we'll keep on the sunny side of life Though the storm and its furies rage today Crushing hope that we cherish so dear The cloud and storm will in time pass away And the sun again will shine bright and clear Let us greet with a song of hope each day Though the moment be cloudy or fair And let us trust in our Savior always He'll keep us everyone in His care

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LET US TRAVEL, TRAVEL ON By Charley and Ira Louvin

1 4 There's a home high up in heaven 5 1 Where with saints I'll ever dwell 1 4 When the road of life is ended 5 1 And I'll bid this world farewell 4 1 There's no weary ones in heaven 5 Only gladness will be known 1 4 Sinner come accept the Savior 5 1 Let us travel travel on I have given my heart to Jesus Turned away from sin and shame In that book of life in Heaven God has written down my name When this weary life is over And the saints are marching home Will your soul be free from sorrow Or in sin be ye unknown

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LIFE’S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN Words by Eliza R. Snow and M. E. Abbey, music by Charles D. Tillman

1 4 1 Life is like a mountain railway with an engineer that's brave 2 5 We must make this run successful from the cradle to the grave 1 4 1 Watch the curves and watch the tunnels never falter, never fail 5 1 Keep your hands upon the throttle and your eye upon the rail 4 1 Blessed Savior there to guide us 5 Till we reach that blissful shore 4 And the angels there to join us 1 5 1 In God's grace forevermore As you roll across the trestle Spanning Jordan's swelling tide You will reach the Union Depot Into which your train will ride There you'll meet the superintendent God the father, God the son With a happy joyous greeting Weary pilgrim, welcome home

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RED CLAY HALO By Gillian Howard Welch and David Todd Rawlings 1 Well the girls all dance, with the boys from the city 5 But they don't care to dance with me 1 Well it ain't my fault, that the fields are muddy 5 1 And the red clay stains my feet 4 1 But when I pass through the pearly gates 5 1 Will my gown be gold instead? 4 1 Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings 5 1 And a red clay halo for my head It's under my nails, and it's under my collar And it shows on my Sunday clothes Though I do my best with soap and water That dammed old dirt won't go It's mud in the spring and it's dust in the summer When it rolls in crimson tide Until the trees and leaves and the cows are the color Of the dirt on the mountain side Now Jordan's banks are red and muddy And the rollin water is wide But I got no boat So I'll be good and muddy When I get to the other side

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SHOUTIN’ ON THE HILLS OF GLORY By Carter Stanley

1 There'll be shoutin’ on the hills of glory 5 4 1 Shoutin’ on the hills shouting on the hills There'll be shoutin’ on the hills of glory 5 1 There'll be shoutin’ on the hills of God 1 Oh what a blessed reunion 5 1 Oh what a blessed reunion When will we gather over yonder 5 1 There'll be shoutin’ on the hills of God No more sorrow in that city No more sorrow in that city Jesus prepared a place in heaven There'll be shoutin’ on the hills of God Now's the time to make your preparations Now's the time to make your preparations So stop and make your reservation There'll be shoutin’ on the hills of God

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TAKE ME IN THE LIFEBOAT By J. Courtney / Frank Southern

1 4 1 Take me in the lifeboat oh take the in the lifeboat 1 5 It will stand the raging storm 1 4 1 Take the in the lifeboat oh take me in the lifeboat 1 5 1 It will bear my spirit home 1 4 1 Now come brother sailor and don’t fall asleep 5 But pray night and day or you’ll sink in the deep 1 4 1 Fathers and mothers are cryin’ so loud 1 5 1 Sayin’ Lord won’t you take me in the lifeboat The clouds are so heavy the winds are so loud The Thunder’s a rollin’ and burstin’ the clouds Tell your ship mates what Jesus has done He took the dyin’ sailor in the lifeboat

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TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF MOSES By John Dill Jarvis

1 God spoke to Moses at the burning bush 4 1 Burning bush, Lord the burning bush God spoke to Moses at the burning bush 5 1 Saying I am the Lord, thy God Take your shoes off Moses you're on holy ground Holy ground, you're on holy ground Take your shoes off Moses you're on Holy ground For I am the Lord, thy God Go yonder Moses and smite that rock Smite that rock, Lord smite that rock Go yonder Moses and smite that rock For I am the Lord, thy God Stand still Moses see salvation work Salvation work, see salvation work Stand still Moses and see salvation work For I am the Lord, thy God

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THE WELCOME TABLE Traditional

1 I'm gonna sit at the welcome table 4 I'm gonna sit at the welcome table 1 One of these days, alleluia 6m I'm gonna sit at the welcome table 1 5 1 Sit at the welcome table one of these days 4 One of these days I'm gonna feast on milk and honey… I'm gonna to tell God how you treat me…

All God's children gonna sit together…

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THINGS IN LIFE By Don Stover

1 4 Look up look down this lonesome road 1 Hang down your head and cry 4 For we often lose some things in life 1 That makes us wonder why Oh the fairest love I ever had Now sleeps beneath the clay I live in hopes and dreams of her That we’ll meet again someday I often sit and wonder why Life has to be this way But after all is said and done I’m sure God has his say I’d like to be a small part of life With some few things to achieve Just to know I’ve been a fruitless cause Would give my poor heart grief Now when they lower my casket down In some lonesome grave to rest And you take your last look at my face You can say I did my best

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TURN YOUR RADIO ON By Albert E. Brumley

1 4 1 Come and listen in to a radio station where the mighty hosts of heaven sing 5 2 5 Turn your radio on, turn your radio on 1 4 1 If you want to hear the songs of Zion coming from the land of endless spring 6m 5 1 4 1 Get in touch with God, turn your radio on 1 4 1 Turn your radio on and listen to the music in the air 5 2 5 Turn your radio on and glory share 1 4 1 Turn the lights down low and listen to the master’s radio 6m 5 1 4 1 Get in touch with God, turn your radio on Come and listen in to the glory land chorus, listen to glad Hosanna's ring Turn your radio on, turn your radio on Get a little taste of love eternal; get a little Heaven in your soul Get in touch with God, turn your radio on Listen to the songs of the fathers and mothers And the many friends gone on before Turn your radio on, turn your radio on Some eternal morning we shall meet them over on the alleluia shore Get in touch with God, turn your radio on

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WALLS OF TIME By Peter Rowan and Bill Monroe

1 The wind is blowin’ cross the mountains 4 7 Out on the valley way below 1 It sweeps the grave of my darling 4 7 1 When I die that's where I want to go Lord, send the angels for my darling And take her to that home on high I'll wait my time out here on earth love And come to you when I die I hear a voice out in the darkness It moans and whispers through the pines I know it's my sweetheart a calling I hear her through the walls of time Our names are carved upon a tombstone I promised you before you died Our love will bloom forever darling When we rest side by side

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WAYFARING STRANGER Traditional

1m I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger 4m 1m Traveling through this world below 1m There is no sickness, no toil, nor danger 4m 5 1m In that bright land to which I go 6 3 I'm going there to see my Father 6 5 And all my loved ones who've gone on 1m I'm just going over Jordan 4m 5 1m I'm just going over home I know dark clouds will gather 'round me I know my way is hard and steep But beauteous fields arise before me Where God's redeemed, their vigils keep I'm going there to see my Mother She said she'd meet me when I come So, I'm just going over Jordan I'm just going over home

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WHEN THE ANGELS CARRY ME HOME By Charles Danvers and Carl Sigman

1 I'll fly away to heaven and I won't fall 4 1 When the angels carry me home I want to see Jesus first of all 5 1 When the angels carry me home When the angels carry me home When the angels carry me home I want to see Jesus first of all When the angels carry me home There'll be no more sorrow and no more pain When the angels carry me home I'll ride that heavenly glorious train When the angels carry me home I'm on my pathway leading to heaven When the angels carry me home I'll see Jesus waiting for me in heaven When the angels carry me home

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WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN Traditional

1 Oh, when the saints (oh when the saints) Go marching in (go marching in) 5 Oh when the saints go marching in 1 4 Lord I want to be in that number 1 5 1 When the saints go marching in Oh, when the sun (oh when the sun) Refuse to shine (refuse to shine) Oh, when the sun refuse to shine Lord I want to be in that number when the sun refuse to shine Oh, when the stars Fall from the sky… Oh, when the sun refuse to shine… Oh, when the New World is revealed…

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WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES By William M. Golden

1 To Canaan’s land I’m on my way 5 Where the soul (of man) never dies 1 My darkest night will turn to day 5 1 Where the soul (of man) never dies (lead) No sad farewells No tear dimmed eyes Where all is love And the soul never dies (tenor) Dear friends there’ll be no sad farewells There’ll be no tear-dimmed eyes Where all is peace and joy and love And the soul of man never dies The rose is blooming there for me Where the soul (of man) never dies And I will spend eternity Where the soul (of man) never dies I’m on my way to that fair land Where the soul (of man) never dies Where there will be no parting hand Where the soul (of man) never dies

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WONT YOU COME AND SING FOR ME By Hazel Dickens

5 4 1 I feel the shadows now upon me 4 1 5 And fair angels beckon me 4 1 Before I go dear Christian Brother 5 4 1 Won't you come and sing for me 4 1 Sing the hymns we sang together 5 4 1 That plain little church with the benches all worn 4 1 How dear to my heart how precious the moments 5 4 1 We stood shaking hands and singing the song My burden’s heavy my way has grown weary I have traveled a road that is long And it would warm this old heart my brother If you come and sing one song In my home beyond that dark river Your dear faces no more I’ll see Until we meet where there's no more sad parting Won't you come and sing for me

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AMAZING GRACE By John Newton

1 4 1 Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound 5 That saved a wretch like me 1 4 1 I once was lost but now am found 5 1 I was blind but now I see T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear And Grace, my fears relieved How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed. The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come Tis grace that brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home When we've been here ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we've first begun

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ANGEL BAND Words by Jefferson Haskell Music by William Bradbury

1 4 1 5 1 My latest sun is sinking fast, my race is nearly run 4 1 5 1 My longest trials now are past, my triumph has begun CHORUS 5 1 5 1 Oh come Angel Band, come and around me stand 4 1 Bear me away on your snow white wings 5 1 To my immortal home 4 1 Bear me away on your snow white wings 5 1 To my immortal home Oh bear my longing soul to Him Who bled and died for me Whose blood now cleanses from all sin And brings me victory

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CHRISTIAN LIFE By The Louvin Brothers

1 5 1 My buddies tell me that I should have waited 1 5 2 5 They say I'm missing a whole world of fun 1 5 1 4 But I still love them and I say with pride 4 1 5 1 I like the Christian life CHORUS 5 4 1 I won't lose a friend while heeding God's call 5 4 5 For what is a friend who'd want you to fall 1 5 1 4 Others find pleasures in things I left behind 4 1 5 1 I like the Christian life My buddies shun me since I turned to Jesus They say I'm missing a whole world of fun I live without them walking the line I like the Christian life

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CRYING HOLY By Bill Monroe

CHORUS 1 4 1 Crying Holy unto the Lord, crying Holy unto the Lord, 5 1 Oh, if I could I surely would, stand on the rock, where Moses stood 1 Lord I ain't no stranger now 4 1 Lord I ain't no stranger now 1 I've been introduced to the Father and the Son 5 1 Lord I ain't no stranger now CHORUS Sinner run and hide your face Sinner run and hide your face Run into the rock and hide your face The rock cried out, no hiding place CHORUS Lord I ain't no sinner now Lord I ain't no sinner now I've been to the river and I've been baptized Lord I ain't no sinner now

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DOWN IN THE RIVER TO PRAY Traditional hymn

CHORUS As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way Oh fathers let's go down, Let's go down, come on down Come on fathers let's go down Down in the river to pray

CHORUS

Mothers CHORUS Brothers CHORUS

Sisters CHORUS

Children CHORUS

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DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE By Charles Ernest Moody

1 5 1 Out on the perilous sea 5 1 Where danger so silently creeps 4 And storms so violently sweep 1 5 1 You're drifting too far from the shore CHORUS 4 1 You're drifting too far from the shore 5 1 You're drifting too far from the shore 1 1 4 Come to Jesus today let Him show you the way 1 5 1 You're drifting too far from the shore Today the tempest rolls high And the clouds overshadow the sky For death is hovering nigh And you're drifting too far from the shore CHORUS Why meet a terrible fate When mercy so abundantly waits Turn back before it's too late You're drifting too far from the shore

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HAVE YOU SOMEONE IN HEAVEN By the Stanley Brothers

CHORUS 1 4 1 Have you someone in heaven a-waiting 5 Expecting you on that beautiful shore 1 4 1 Be ready to join that great band of angels 5 1 When they welcome you in to that heavenly door Come sinners, take heed while Jesus is pleading Please never be caught in the pathway of sin For Jesus may call you home in the morning When heaven's gates open will you enter in CHORUS The Savior will hear the prayer of a sinner No matter how dark, no matter how late He'll welcome you home to a heavenly mansion Take a straight narrow way to that beautiful gate

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I AM A PILGRIM By Merle Travis

CHORUS 1 5 1 I am a pilgrim and a stranger 4 1 Traveling through this wearisome land 1 4 I've got a home in that yonder city good Lord 1 5 1 And it's not -- not made by hand I've got a mother a sister and brother Who have been this way before I am determined to go and see them good Lord Over on that other shore CHORUS I'm going down to that river of Jordan Just to bathe my wearisome soul If I could just touch the hem of His garment good Lord Then I know He'll take me home

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I SAW THE LIGHT By Hank Williams

1 I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin 4 1 I wouldn't let my dear Savior in 1 Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night 1 5 1 Praise the Lord, I saw the Light CHORUS I saw the Light, I saw the Light No more darkness, No more night Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight Praise the Lord, I saw the Light Just like the blind man, I wandered along Worries and fears, I claimed for my own Then like the blind man, that God, gave back his sight Praise the Lord, I saw the Light CHORUS I was a fool to wander and stray Straight is the gate and narrow the way Now I have traded, the wrong for the right Praise the Lord, I saw the Light

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I’LL FLY AWAY By Alfred E Brumley

1 4 1 Some bright morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away

1 5 1 To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away CHORUS 1 4 1 I'll fly away, oh Glory; I'll fly away (in the morning) 1 5 1 When I die, hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away When the troubles of this life are gone, I’ll fly away Like a bird from prison bars flown, I’ll fly away CHORUS Just a few more weary days and then, I’ll fly away To a home where joy shall never end, I’ll fly away

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JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE Traditional Hymn

1 5 I am weak, but Thou art strong 1 Jesus, keep me from all wrong 4 I’ll be satisfied as long 1 5 1 As I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee CHORUS 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 Now through this world of toil and snares If I falter, Lord, who cares Who with me my burden shares None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee CHORUS 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

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JUST AS I AM Charlotte Elliot

1 5 1 Just as I am without one plea 5 4 1 But that Thy blood was shed for me 4 And that thou bids’t me come to thee 1 5 1 Oh Lamb of God I come, I come Just as I am though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt Fightings and fears within, without O Lamb of God I come, I come Just as I am poor, wretched, blind Sight riches, healing of the mind Yea all I need in thee to find O Lamb of God I come, I come Just as I am, thou wilt receive; Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve Because Thy promise I believe O Lamb of God, I come, I come Just as I am, Thy love unknown has broken every barrier down Now to be thine, yea Thine alone O Lamb of God I come, I come Just as I am of Thy great love the breadth length depth and height to prove

Here for a season then above, O Lamb of God I come, I come

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LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS Words by Anthony Showalter Music by Elisha Hoffman

1 4 What a fellowship what a joy divine 1 5 Leaning on the everlasting arms 1 4 What a blessedness what a peace is mine 1 5 1 Leaning on the everlasting arms CHORUS 1 4 1 5 Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms 1 4 1 5 1 Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms Oh how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way Leaning on the everlasting arms Oh how bright the path grows from day to day Leaning on the everlasting arms CHORUS What have I to dread what have I to fear Leaning on the everlasting arms I have blessed peace with my Lord so near Leaning on the everlasting arms

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NEARER MY GOD TO THEE By Sarah Flower Adams

1 4 1 5 Nearer my God to Thee, nearer to Thee 1 4 1 5 1 Even though it be a cross that raiseth me 1 4 1 4 1 5 Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee 1 4 1 5 1 Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee Though like the wanderer, the sun gone 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 There let the way appear, steps unto Heav’n All that Thou sendest 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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NO HIDING PLACE By the Carter Family

1 Sister Mary, she wears a golden chain 5 Sister Mary, she wears a golden chain 1 4 Sister Mary wears a golden chain on every link there's Jesus name 1 5 1 There’s no hiding place down here

CHORUS There's no hiding place down here There's no hiding place down here Well I run to the rocks and I hide my face The rocks cried out, No hiding place There’s no hiding place down here

I'll pitch my tent on the old camp ground I'll pitch my tent on the old camp ground I'll pitch my tent on the old camp ground I'll give old Satan one more round There’s no hiding place down here

CHORUS

Oh, the devil, he wears a hypocrite's shoe The devil, he wears a hypocrite's shoe The devil wears hypocrite's shoe If you don't watch, he'll slip it on you There’s no hiding place down here

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OVER IN THE GLORYLAND Words by J.W. Acuff Music by Emmet Sidney

1 4 1 5 I've a home prepared, where the saints abide, Over in the Glory-land 1 4 1 5 1 And I long to be by my Savior's side, Over in the Glory-land

CHORUS I Just over in the Glory-land 4 1 I'll join (yes join) the happy Angel band, 5 Over in the Glory-land 1 Just over in the Glory-land 4 1 There with (yes with) the mighty host I'll stand 5 1 Over in the Glory-land

I am on my way to those mansions fair, over in the Glory-land There to sing God's praise and His glory share, over in the Glory-land

CHORUS

What a joyful thought that my Lord, I'll see, over in the Glory-land And with kindred saved, there forever be, over in the Glory-land

CHORUS

With the blood-washed throng, I will shout and sing, over in the Glory-land Glad hosannas to Christ, the Lord and King, over in the Glory-land

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ROCK OF AGES By Rev. Augustus Montagne Toplady

1 4 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me, 5 1 Let me hide myself in Thee 5 1 Let the water and the blood 5 1 From Thy wounded side which flowed 1 4 1 Be of sin the double cure 5 1 Cleanse me from its guilt and power Should my tears forever flow Should my zeal no languor know All for sin could not atone Thou must save, and Thou alone In my hand no price I bring Simply to thy cross I cling While I draw this fleeting breath When mine eyes lids close in death When I rise to worlds unknown And behold Thee on Thy throne Rock of Ages, cleft for me Let me hide myself in Thee

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SINNER GET READY Traditional Hymn CHORUS 1 Sinner, you better get ready 1 Oh you better get ready hallelujah 6m Sinner you'd better get ready 1 5 Time’s a-comin’ when the sinner must die 1 Oh sinner man you had better pray 1 5 1 Time’s a-comin’ when the sinner must die 1 It looks like Judgment every day 1 5 1 Time’s a-comin’ when the sinner must die CHORUS Oh God gave Noah the rainbow sign Time’s a-comin’ when the sinner must die It won't be the water be the fire next time Time’s a-comin’ when the sinner must die CHORUS I thought I heard all the preachers say Time’s a-comin’ when the sinner must die You better get down on your knees and pray Time’s a-comin’ when the sinner must die

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SOMEBODY TOUCHED ME By Leon Bowles and Tim Frye

1 While I was praying, somebody touched me 4 1 While I was praying, somebody touched me 1 While I was praying, somebody touched me 5 1 It must've been the hand of the Lord CHORUS Glory glory glory, somebody touched me Glory glory glory, somebody touched me Glory glory glory, somebody touched me It must've been the hand of the Lord While I was singing… CHORUS While I was preaching…

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STANDING IN NEED OF PRAYER Traditional Hymn

1 4 5 1 It’s me oh Lord - Standin’ in the need of prayer 1 4 5 1 It’s me oh Lord - Standin’ in the need of prayer CHORUS 1 Not my mother (not my father) it’s me oh Lord 4 5 1 Standin’ in the need of prayer I Not the preacher (not the sinner) it’s me oh Lord 3 4 1 Standin’ in the need of prayer It’s mighty rough road - Standin’ in the need of prayer Show me which way’s right - Standin’ in the need of prayer CHORUS I’ve been down so long - Standin’ in the need of prayer I know I’ve been wrong - Standin’ in the need of prayer

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SWING LOW Traditional hymn 1 4 I looked over Jordan, and what did I see 1 5 Comin’ for to carry me home 1 4 1 A band of angels comin’ after me 5 1 Comin’ for to carry me home CHORUS 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 my friends I’m Comin’ too Comin’ for to carry me home CHORUS I’m sometimes up and sometimes down, Comin’ for to carry me home But still my soul feels heavenly bound, Comin’ for to carry me home CHORUS The brightest day that I can say, Comin’ for to carry me home When Jesus washed my sins away, Comin’ for to carry me home

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TAKE MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD By Rev. Thompson A Dorsey

1 When my way groweth drear 4 1 Precious Lord linger near 5 When my life is almost gone hear my cry 1 Hear my call hold my hand 4 1 Lest I fall take my hand 5 1 Take my hand precious Lord lead me home CHORUS Oh dear 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 thy light Take my hand precious Lord lead me home When the darkness appears And the night draweth 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

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THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE Words by Avis Burgeson Christiansen Music by Harry Dixon Loes

1 This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine 4 1 This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine 6m This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine 1 5 1 Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine All through the night, I'm gonna let it shine All through the night, I'm gonna let it shine All through the night, I'm gonna let it shine Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

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THIS TRAIN Traditional Hymn

1 Well, this train don't carry no liars, this train 5 This train don't carry no liars, this train 1 This train don't carry no liars 4 Knee-high dresses and home-brew buyers 1 5 1 This train don't carry no liars, this train CHORUS This train am bound for glory, this train This train am bound for glory, this train This train am bound for glory Nobody rides but the righteous and the holy This train am bound for glory, this train This train don't carry no jokers, this train This train don't carry no jokers, this train This train don't carry no jokers No snuff dippers and the cigarette smokers This train don't carry no jokers, this train CHORUS This train don't carry no gamblers, this train This train don't carry no gamblers, this train This train don't carry no gamblers No crap shooters and the midnight ramblers This train don't carry no gamblers, this train

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UNCLOUDED DAY By J.K. Alwood

1 4 1 Oh they tell me of a home far beyond the skies 5 And they tell me of a home far away 1 4 1 Oh they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise 5 1 Oh they tell me of an unclouded day CHORUS 1 Oh the land of cloudless days 1 2 5 Oh the land of an unclouded sky 1 4 1 Oh they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise 5 1 Oh they tell me of an unclouded day Oh they tell me of a home where my friends have gone And they tell me of that land far away Where the Tree of Life in eternal bloom Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day CHORUS Oh they tell me of the King in His beauty there And they tell me that mine eyes shall behold Where He sits on a throne that is whiter than snow In the city that is made of gold CHORUS Oh they tell me that He smiles on His children there And His smile drives their sorrows away And they tell me that no tears ever come again In that lovely land of unclouded day

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WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS Words by Joseph M Scriven Music by Charles Cozat Converse 1 4 What a friend we have in Jesus 1 5 All our sins and griefs to bear 1 4 What a privilege to carry 1 5 1 Everything to God in prayer 5 1 Oh, what peace we often forfeit 4 1 5 Oh, what needless pain we bear 1 4 All because we do not carry 1 5 1 Everything to God in prayer Have we trials and temptations Is there trouble anywhere We should never be discouraged Take it to the Lord in prayer Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share Jesus knows our every weakness Take it to the Lord in prayer Are we weak and heavy-laden Cumbered with a load of care Precious Savior, still our refuge Take it to the Lord in prayer Do thy friends despise, forsake thee Take it to the Lord in prayer In His arms He’ll take and shield thee Thou wilt find a solace there

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WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Words by Ada R Habeishon Music by Charles H Gasriel

1 4 1 I was standing by my window, on a cold and cloudy day 5 1 When I saw that hearse come rolling, for to carry my mother away CHORUS Will the circle be unbroken, by and by Lord, by and by There's a better home awaiting, in the sky Lord, in the sky Well I told the undertaker, undertaker please drive slow For the body you are hauling, Lord I hate to see her go CHORUS Well I followed close behind her, tried to hold up and be brave But I could not hide my sorrow, when they laid her in her grave CHORUS Went back home Lord, oh so lonesome Since my mother she was gone All my brothers, sisters crying, what a home so sad and 'lone

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WINGS OF A DOVE By Bob Ferguson

1 On the wings of a snow white dove 4 He sends His pure sweet love 1 A sign from above 5 1 On the wings of a dove 1 4 When trouble surrounds us, when evils come 5 1 The body grows weak, the spirit grows numb 4 When these things beset us, He doesn't forget us 1 5 1 He sends down His love, on the wings of a dove CHORUS When Noah had drifted on the flood many days He searched for land in various ways Troubles, he had some, but it wasn't forgotten He sent down His love on the wings of a dove

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WORKING ON A BUILDING Traditional Hymn

CHORUS 1 I’m working on a building; I’m working on a building 1 5 1 I’m working on a building for my Lord, for my Lord 1 It’s a Holy Ghost building; it’s a Holy Ghost building 1 5 1 It’s a Holy Ghost building for my Lord, for my Lord 1 If I was a gambler, I’ll tell you what I’d do 5 1 I’d quit my gambling and I’d work on the building too CHORUS If I was a drunkard, I’ll tell you what I’d do I’d quit my drinking and I’d work on the building too CHORUS If I was a preacher I’ll tell you what I’d do I’d keep on preaching and I’d work on the building too

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