SPIRITUAL SONGS (COUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS, VOLUME 3 ...

SPIRITUAL SONGS(COUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS, VOLUME 3)(WORDS ONLY; ABBREVIATED VERSION)28 FEBRUARY 2003Reformatted 4 May 2004ALL IN KEY OF A, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED© 2004 Joseph George Caldwell. All rights reserved. Posted at Internet web siteshttp://www.foundation.bw and http://www.foundationwebsite.org . May be copied orreposted for non-commercial use, with attribution.

FOREWORDThis is a third volume of lyrics to popular songs, to assist learning to play the guitar by ear, as described inthe article, How to Play the Guitar by Ear (for Mathematicians and Physicists), posted at Internet web siteshttp://www.foundation.bw and http://www.foundationwebsite.org . As discussed in the foreword to Volume1, the purpose of assembling these lyrics is to provide the student with a large number of songs fromwhich he may choose ones for which he knows the melody and enjoys singing. Since everyone’s taste isdifferent, and the student may not be familiar with the songs that I know (many from decades ago), it is theintention to provide a large number of popular songs from which the student may choose. I believe thatlearning the guitar is facilitated by practicing a number of different songs in a practice session, and playingeach one only a couple of times, perhaps in a couple of different keys. In order to do this, it is important tohave a large collection of lyrics available. This volume consists of spiritual songs – mostly classic gospelhymns.As in Volume I, I have deliberately omitted noting the chords to be played on each song, if it is my opinionthat the beginning student should be able to figure them out easily – e.g., chords are omitted for most twochordor three-chord songs. The purpose of this omission is to provide the student with the opportunity oflearning to determine which chord to use at each point of the song, quickly and automatically. For moredifficult songs, I indicate some of the chords, and for some songs, I provide chords for the entire song.Where I indicate only a few chords, it is important to remember, as noted on the cover, that it is assumedthat all songs are sung in the key of A, unless otherwise indicated. (There are a few songs for which thechords are relatively easy, but I have indicated them nevertheless. These are songs that I was to sing inpublic for some occasion, and I did not wish to make a mistake.)In some cases, I have found songs already chorded, but in a fashion that is not convenient for the guitar(e.g., in the key of Bflat, or with many exotic chords). In most cases, I have removed the chords or rechordedthem. In some cases, however, I have left the songs in “strange” keys or chordings, to bemodified as an exercise by the student.Many of the songs of this volume are copyrighted by others. In their original or available forms, however,they are not helpful for the beginning student of guitar (e.g., they are arranged for piano, or are written in akey that is not natural for the guitar, or are fully annotated with chords, or are in small print). To facilitatereading by the student as he plays the guitar, they are presented here in a large, easy-to-read font andwith a strong attempt to keep the song to a single page in length. To facilitate his progress in learning toplay by ear, the chords have been removed in all simple cases. It is for these reasons that I have, incognizance of and in the spirit of the “fair use” doctrine of copyright law, reformatted these songs andpresented them in the present volume.Good luck!Joseph George CaldwellLusaka, ZambiaFebruary 28, 2003ii

BLESSED ASSURANCELYRICS BY FANNY J CROSBY, MUSIC BY PHOEBE PALMER KNAPP, GBLESSED ASSURANCE, JESUS IS MINE!OH, WHAT A FORETASTE OF GLORY DIVINE!HEIR OF SALVATION, PURCHASE OF GODBORN OF HIS SPIRIT, WASHED IN HIS BLOOD(CHORUS) THIS IS MY STORY, THIS IS MY SONGPRAISING MY SAVIOR ALL THE DAY LONGTHIS IS MY STORY, THIS IS MY SONGPRAISING MY SAVIOR ALL THE DAY LONGPERFECT SUBMISSION, PERFECT DELIGHTVISIONS OF RAPTURE NOW BURST ON MY SIGHTANGELS DESCENDING BRING FROM ABOVEECHOES OF MERCY, WHISPERS OF LOVE (CHORUS)PERFECT SUBMISSION, ALL IS AT RESTI IN MY SAVIOR AM HAPPY AND BLESTWATCHING AND WAITING, LOOKING ABOVEFILLED WITH HIS GOODNESS, LOST IN HIS LOVE (CHORUS)2

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESSTHOMAS O CHISHOLM AND WILLIAM M RUNYAN, GGREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS, O GOD, MY FATHERTHERE IS NO SHADOW OF TURNING WITH THEETHOU CHANGEST NOT, THY COMPASSIONS, THEY FAIL NOTAS THOU HAST BEEN, THOU FOREVER WILT BE(CHORUS) GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS!GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS!MORNING BY MORNING NEW MERCIES I SEEALL I HAVE NEEDED THY HAND HATH PROVIDEDGREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS, LORD, UNTO ME!SUMMER AND WINTER, AND SPRINGTIME AND HARVESTSUN, MOON AND STARS IN THEIR COURSES ABOVEJOIN WITH ALL NATURE IN MANIFOLD WITNESSTO THY GREAT FAITHFULNESS, MERCY AND LOVE (CHORUS)PARDON FOR SIN AND A PEACE THAT ENDURETHTHY OWN DEAR PRESENCE TO CHEER AND TO GUIDESTRENGTH FOR TODAY AND BRIGHT HOPE FOR TOMORROWBLESSINGS OF MINE WITH TEN THOUSAND BESIDE (CHORUS)3

HE LEADETH MEWORDS BY JOSEPH H GILMORE, MUSIC BY WILLIAM B BRADBURY, GHE LEADETH ME, O BLESSÈD THOUGHT!O WORDS WITH HEAV’NLY COMFORT FRAUGHT!WHATE’ER I DO, WHERE’ER I BESTILL ’TIS GOD’S HAND THAT LEADETH ME.(REFRAIN) HE LEADETH ME, HE LEADETH ME,BY HIS OWN HAND HE LEADETH ME;HIS FAITHFUL FOLLOWER I WOULD BE,FOR BY HIS HAND HE LEADETH ME.SOMETIMES MID SCENES OF DEEPEST GLOOM,SOMETIMES WHERE EDEN’S BOWERS BLOOM,BY WATERS STILL, OVER TROUBLED SEA,STILL ’TIS HIS HAND THAT LEADETH ME. (REFRAIN)LORD, I WOULD PLACE MY HAND IN THINE,NOR EVER MURMUR NOR REPINE;CONTENT, WHATEVER LOT I SEE,SINCE ’TIS MY GOD THAT LEADETH ME. (REFRAIN)AND WHEN MY TASK ON EARTH IS DONE,WHEN BY THY GRACE THE VICT’RY’S WON,E’EN DEATH’S COLD WAVE I WILL NOT FLEE,SINCE GOD THROUGH JORDAN LEADETH ME. (REFRAIN)4

HOLY, HOLY, HOLYWORDS BY REGINALD HEBER, MUSIC BY JOHN B DYKES, GHOLY, HOLY, HOLY! LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!EARLY IN THE MORNING OUR SONG SHALL RISE TO THEE;HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, MERCIFUL AND MIGHTY!GOD IN THREE PERSONS, BLESSÈD TRINITY!HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! ALL THE SAINTS ADORE THEE,CASTING DOWN THEIR GOLDEN CROWNS AROUND THE GLASSY SEA;CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM FALLING DOWN BEFORE THEE,WHO WAS, AND IS, AND EVERMORE SHALL BE.HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! THOUGH THE DARKNESS HIDE THEE,THOUGH THE EYE OF SINFUL MAN THY GLORY MAY NOT SEE;ONLY THOU ART HOLY; THERE IS NONE BESIDE THEE,PERFECT IN POWER, IN LOVE, AND PURITY.HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!ALL THY WORKS SHALL PRAISE THY NAME, IN EARTH, AND SKY, AND SEA;HOLY, HOLY, HOLY; MERCIFUL AND MIGHTY!GOD IN THREE PERSONS, BLESSÈD TRINITY!5

HOW GREAT THOU ARTCHRISTIE LANE, CONNIE SMITH, DSTUART K HINEOH LORD MY GOD, WHEN I IN AWESOME WONDERCONSIDER ALL THE WORKS THY HANDS HAVE MADEI SEE THE STARS, I HEAR THE MIGHTY THUNDERTHY POWER THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE DISPLAYED(CHORUS) THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MY SAVIOUR GOD TO THEEHOW GREAT THOU ART, HOW GREAT THOU ARTTHEN SINGS MY SOUL, MY SAVIOUR GOD TO THEEHOW GREAT THOU ART, HOW GREAT THOU ARTWHEN THROUGH THE WOODS AND FOREST GLADES I WANDERAND HEAR THE BIRDS SING SWEETLY IN THE TREESWHEN I LOOK DOWN FROM LOFTY MOUNTAIN GRANDEURAND HEAR THE BROOK AND FEEL THE GENTLE BREEZE (CHORUS)AND WHEN I THINK THAT GOD, HIS SON NOT SPARINGSENT HIM TO DIE, I SCARCE CAN TAKE IT INTHAT ON THE CROSS, MY BURDEN GLADLY BEARINGHE BLED AND DIED TO TAKE AWAY MY SINS (CHORUS)WHEN CHRIST SHALL COME WITH SHOUT OF ACCLAMATIONAND TAKE ME HOME, WHAT JOY SHALL FILL MY HEARTTHEN I SHALL BOW IN HUMBLE ADORATIONAND THERE PROCLAIM MY GOD HOW GREAT THOU ART (CHORUS)6

HOW LONG HAS IT BEENJIM REEVES, DMOSIE LISTERHOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOU TALKED WITH THE LORDAND TOLD HIM YOUR HEART'S HIDDEN SECRETS?HOW LONG SINCE YOU PRAYED? HOW LONG SINCE YOU STAYEDON YOUR KNEES TILL THE LIGHT SHONE THROUGH?HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOUR MIND FELT AT EASE?HOW LONG SINCE YOUR HEART KNEW NO BURDEN?CAN YOU CALL HIM YOUR FRIEND, HOW LONG HAS IT BEENSINCE YOU KNEW THAT HE CARED FOR YOU?HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOU KNELT BY YOUR BEDAND PRAYED TO THE LORD UP IN HEAVENHOW LONG SINCE YOU KNEW THAT HE'D ANSWER YOUAND WOULD KEEP YOU THE LONG NIGHT THROUGHHOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOU WOKE WITH THE DAWNAND FELT, THIS DAY'S WORTH LIVINGCAN YOU CALL HIM YOUR FRIEND, HOW LONG HAS IT BEENSINCE YOU KNEW THAT HE CARED FOR YOU7

IN THE GARDENC AUSTIN MILES, CI COME TO THE GARDEN ALONEWHILE THE DEW IS STILL ON THE ROSESAND THE VOICE I HEAR FALLING ON MY EARTHE SON OF GOD DISCLOSES(REFRAIN) AND HE WALKS WITH ME AND HE TALKS WITH MEAND HE TELLS ME I AM HIS OWNAND THE JOY WE SHARE AS WE TARRY THERENONE OTHER HAS EVER KNOWNHE SPEAKS AND THE SOUND OF HIS VOICEIS SO SWEET THE BIRDS HUSH THEIR SINGINGAND THE MELODY THAT HE GAVE TO MEWITHIN MY HEART IS RINGING (REFRAIN)I'D STAY IN THE GARDEN WITH HIMTHOUGH THE NIGHT AROUND ME BE FALLINGBUT HE BIDS ME GO THROUGH THE VOICE OF WOEHIS VOICE TO ME IS CALLING (REFRAIN)8

IT IS NO SECRETWILF CARTER (“MONTANA SLIM”), GSTUART HAMBLENTHE CHIMES OF TIME RING OUT THE NEWS, ANOTHER DAY IS THROUGHSOMEONE SLIPPED AND FELL, WAS THAT SOMEONE YOU?YOU MAY HAVE LONGED FOR ADDED STRENGTH, YOUR COURAGE TORENEWDO NOT BE DISHEARTENED, FOR I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU (I BRING HOPETO YOU)(CHORUS) IT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DOWHAT HE’S DONE FOR OTHERS, HE'LL DO FOR YOUWITH ARMS WIDE OPEN HE’LL PARDON (WELCOME) YOUIT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DOTHERE IS NO NIGHT, FOR IN HIS LIGHT YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONEALWAYS FEEL AT HOME, WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAMTHERE IS NO POWER CAN CONQUER YOU WHILE GOD IS ON YOUR SIDEJUST TAKE HIM AT HIS PROMISE, DON’T RUN AWAY AND HIDE (CHORUS)9

JESUS LOVES MEWORDS BY ANNA B WARNER, MUSIC BY WILLIAM B BRADBURY, GJESUS LOVES ME! THIS I KNOWFOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SOLITTLE ONES TO HIM BELONGTHEY ARE WEAK, BUT HE IS STRONG(REFRAIN) YES, JESUS LOVES ME, YES, JESUS LOVES MEYES, JESUS LOVES ME, THE BIBLE TELLS ME SOJESUS LOVES ME! HE WHO DIEDHEAVEN'S GATE'S TO OPEN WIDEHE WILL WASH AWAY MY SINLET HIS LITTLE CHILD COME IN (REFRAIN)JESUS LOVES ME! LOVES ME STILLTHOUGH I'M VERY WEAK AND ILLFROM HIS SHINING THRONE ON HIGHCOMES TO WATCH ME WHERE I LIE (REFRAIN)JESUS LOVES ME! HE WILL STAYCLOSE BESIDE ME ALL THE WAYIF I LOVE HIM, WHEN I DIEHE WILL TAKE ME HOME ON HIGH (REFRAIN)10

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEETRADITIONAL, ARRANGED BY KENNETH MORRIS, DI AM WEAK BUT THOU ART STRONGJESUS, KEEP ME FROM ALL WRONGI'LL BE SATISFIED AS LONGAS I WALK, LET ME WALK CLOSE TO THEE(CHORUS) JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEEGRANT IT, JESUS, IS MY PLEADAILY WALKING CLOSE TO THEELET IT BE, DEAR LORD, LET IT BETHROUGH THIS WORLD OF TOIL AND SNARESIF 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'ERTIME FOR ME WILL BE NO MOREGUIDE ME GENTLY, SAFELY O'ERTO THY KINGDOM SHORE, TO THY SHORE (CHORUS)11

NEARER, MY GOD TO THEETEXT BY SARAH F ADAMS (VERSES 1-5) AND EDWARD H BICKERSTETH, JR(VERSE 6),MUSIC BY LOWELL MASON, ANEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE, NEARER TO THEEE'EN THOUGH IT BE A CROSS THAT RAISETH MESTILL ALL MY SONG SHALL BE, NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE(REFRAIN) NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE, NEARER TO THEETHOUGH LIKE THE WANDERER, THE SUN GO DOWNDARKNESS BE OVER ME, MY REST A STONEYET IN MY DREAMS I'D BE NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)THERE LET THE WAY APPEAR, STEPS UNTO HEAV'NALL THAT THOU SENDEST ME IN MERCY GIV'NANGELS TO BECKON ME NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)THEN WITH MY WAKING THOUGHTS BRIGHT WITH THY PRAISEOUT OF MY STONY GRIEFS, BETHEL I'LL RAISESO BY MY WOES TO BE NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)OR, IF ON JOYFUL WING, CLEAVING THE SKYSUN, MOON AND STARS FORGOT, UPWARD I'LL FLYSTILL ALL MY SONG SHALL BE NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)THERE IN MY FATHER'S HOME, SAFE AND AT RESTTHERE IN MY SAVIOR'S LOVE, PERFECTLY BLESTAGE AFTER AGE TO BE, NEARER MY GOD TO THEE (REFRAIN)12

ONE DAY AT A TIMECHRISTY LANE, MARIE GIBSON & RICHARD LORINGWILKIN / KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - DAVID GRESHAMI'M ONLY HUMAN, I'M JUST A WOMANHELP ME BELIEVE IN WHAT I CAN BE AND ALL THAT I AMSHOW ME THE STAIRWAY, I HAVE TO CLIMBLORD FOR MY SAKE, TEACH ME TO TAKE, ONE DAY AT A TIME(CHORUS) ONE DAY AT A TIME, SWEET JESUS, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING OFYOUJUST GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO DO EVERY DAY, WHAT I HAVE TO DOYESTERDAY'S GONE, SWEET JESUS, AND TOMORROW MAY NEVER BEMINELORD HELP ME TODAY, SHOW ME THE WAY, ONE DAY AT A TIMEDO YOU REMEMBER, WHEN YOU WALKED AMONG MENWELL, JESUS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING BELOW, IT'S WORSE NOWTHAN THENPUSHING AND SHOVING, VIOLENCE AND CRIMESO FOR MY SAKE, TEACH ME TO TAKE, ONE DAY AT A TIME (CHORUS)13

ON THE WINGS OF A DOVEWINGS OF A DOVEFERLIN HUSKY, SIMON CRUMB, GBOB FERGUSONWHEN TROUBLES SURROUND US, WHEN EVILS COMETHE BODY GROWS WEAK, THE SPIRIT GROWS NUMBWHEN THESE THINGS BESET US, HE DOESN’T FORGET USHE SENDS DOWN HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE(CHORUS) ON THE WINGS OF A SNOW WHITE DOVEHE SENDS HIS PURE SWEET LOVEA SIGN FROM ABOVEON THE WINGS OF A DOVEWHEN NOAH HAD DRIFTED, ON THE FLOOD MANY DAYSHE SEARCHED FOR LAND, IN VARIOUS WAYSTROUBLES HE HAD SOME, BUT HE WASN’T FORGOTTENHE SENT HIM HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE (CHORUS)WHEN JESUS WENT DOWN, TO THE WATERS THAT DAYHE WAS BAPTISED, IN THE USUAL WAYWHEN IT WAS DONE, GOD BLESSED HIS SONHE SENT HIM HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE (CHORUS)14

ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERSWORDS BY SABINE BARING-GOULD, MUSIC BY ARTHUR S SULLIVAN, GONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, MARCHING AS TO WARWITH THE CROSS OF JESUS GOING ON BEFORECHRIST, THE ROYAL MASTER, LEADS AGAINST THE FOEFORWARD INTO BATTLE, SEE HIS BANNER GO(CHORUS) ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, MARCHING AS TO WARWITH THE CROSS OF JESUS GOING ON BEFOREAT THE SIGHT OF TRIUMPH, SATAN'S HOST DOTH FLEEON, THEN, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, ON TO VICTORYHELL'S FOUNDATIONS QUIVER AT THE SIGHT OF PRAISEBROTHERS, LIFT YOUR VOICES, LOUD YOUR ANTHEMS RAISE (CHORUS)LIKE A MIGHTY ARMY MOVES THE CHURCH OF GODBROTHERS, WE ARE TREADING, WHERE THE SAINTS HAVE TRODWE ARE NOT DIVIDED, ALL ONE BODY WEONE IN HOPE AND DOCTRINE, ONE IN CHARITY (CHORUS)ONWARD, THEN, YE PEOPLE, JOIN OUR HAPPY THRONGBLEND WITH OURS YOUR VOICES, IN THE TRIUMPH SONGGLORY, LAUD, AND HONOR, UNTO CHRIST THE KINGTHIS THROUGH COUNTLESS AGES, MEN AND ANGELS SING (CHORUS)15

PEACE IN THE VALLY(THERE'LL BE) PEACE IN THE VALLEY (FOR ME)THOMAS A DORSEY, AI AM TIRED AND WEARY BUT I MUST TOIL ONTILL THE LORD COMES TO CALL ME AWAYWHERE THE MORNING IS BRIGHT AND THE LAMB IS THE LIGHTAND THE NIGHT IS AS FAIR AS THE DAY(REFRAIN) THERE'LL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY FOR ME SOME DAYTHERE'LL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY FOR MEI PRAY NO MORE SORROW AND SADNESS OR TROUBLE WILL BETHERE'LL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY FOR METHERE THE FLOWERS WILL BE BLOOMING, THE GRASS WILL BE GREENAND THE SKIES WILL BE CLEAR AND SERENETHE SUN EVER SHINES, GIVING ONE ENDLESS BEAMAND NO CLOUDS THERE WILL EVER BE SEEN (REFRAIN)16

RIVERS OF BABYLONJAMAICAN, ABY THE RIVERS OF BABYLONTHERE WE SAT DOWNAND THERE WE WEPTAS WE REMEMBERED ZION (REPEAT)OH THE WICKED CARRIED US AWAY CAPTIVITYRE(D)QUIRED FROM US A SONGHOW CAN WE SING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND? (REPEAT)LET THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTHSAND THE MEDITATIONS OF OUR HEARTSBE ACCEPTABLE IN THY SIGHTHERE TONIGHT (REPEAT)(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)17

ROCK OF AGESWORDS BY AUGUSTUS M TOPLADY, ALTERED BY THOMAS COTTERILL,MUSIC BY THOMAS HASTINGS, DROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR MELET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEELET THE WATER AND THE BLOODFROM THE WOUNDED SIDE WHICH FLOWEDBE OF SIN THE DOUBLE CURESAVE FROM WRATH AND MAKE ME PURECOULD MY TEARS FOREVER FLOWCOULD MY ZEAL NO LONGER KNOWTHESE FOR SIN COULD NOT ATONETHOU MUST SAVE, AND THOU ALONEIN MY HAND NO PRICE I BRINGSIMPLY TO THE CROSS I CLINGWHILE I DRAW THIS FLEETING BREATHWHEN MY EYELIDS CLOSE IN DEATHWHEN I RISE TO WORLDS UNKOWNAND BEHOLD THEE ON THY THRONEROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR MELET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEEALTERNATE VERSES:NOT THE LABOR OF MY HANDSCAN FULFILL THY LAW'S DEMANDSCOULD MY ZEAL NO RESPITE KNOWCOULD MY TEARS FOREVER FLOWALL FOR SIN COULD NOT ATONETHOU MUST SAVE, AND THOU ALONENOTHING IN MY HAND I BRINGSIMPLY TO THE CROSS I CLINGNAKED, COME TO THEE FOR DRESSHELPLESS LOOK TO THEE FOR GRACEFOUL, I TO THE FOUNTAIN FLYWASH ME, SAVIOR, OR I DIE18

WHILE I DRAW THIS FLEETING BREATHWHEN MINE EYES SHALL CLOSE IN DEATH(ORIG: WHEN MY EYE-STRINGS BREAK IN DEATH)WHEN I SOAR TO WORLDS UNKNOWNSEE THEE ON THY JUDGMENT THRONEROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR MELET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEE19

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER?19 CENTURY AMERICAN, ROBERT LOWRY, ASHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVERWHERE BRIGHT ANGEL FEET HAVE TRODWITH ITS CRYSTAL TIDE FOREVERFLOWING BY THE THRONE OF GOD?(CHORUS) YES, WE'LL GATHER AT THE RIVERTHE BEAUTIFUL, THE BEAUTIFUL RIVERGATHER WITH THE SAINTS AT THE RIVERTHAT FLOWS BY THE THRONE OF GODON THE BOSOM OF THE RIVERWHERE THE SAVIOR KING WE OWNWE SHALL MEET AND SORROW NEVER'NEATH THE GLORY OF THE THRONE (CHORUS)‘ERE WE REACH THE SHINING RIVERLAY WE EVERY BURDEN DOWNGRACE OUR SPIRIT WILL DELIVERAND PROVIDE A ROBE AND GOWN (CHORUS)SOON WE'LL REACH THE SHINING RIVERSOON OUR PILGRIMAGE WILL CEASESOON OUR HAPPY HEARTS WILL QUIVERWITH THE MELODY OF PEACE (CHORUS)20

THE UNCLOUDED DAYUNCLOUDY DAYWILLIE NELSONJ K ALWOODO THEY TELL ME OF A HOME FAR BEYOND THE SKIESO THEY TELL ME OF A HOME FAR AWAYO THEY TELL ME OF A HOME WHERE NO STORM CLOUDS RISEO THEY TELL ME OF AN UNCLOUDED (UNCLOUDY) DAY(REFRAIN) O THE LAND OF CLOUDLESS DAY!O THE LAND OF AN UNCLOUDED DAY!O THEY TELL ME OF A HOME WHERE NO STORM CLOUDS RISEO THEY TELL ME OF AN UNCLOUDED DAYO THEY TELL OF A HOME WHERE MY FRIENDS HAVE GONEO THEY TELL ME OF THAT LAND FAR AWAYWHERE THE TREE OF LIFE IN ETERNAL BLOOMSHEDS ITS FRAGRANCE THROUGH THE UNCLOUDED DAY (REFRAIN)O THEY TELL ME OF A KING IN HIS BEAUTY THEREAND THEY TELL ME THAT MINE EYES SHALL BEHOLDWHERE HE SITS ON THE THRONE THAT IS WHITER THAN SNOWIN THE CITY THAT IS MADE OF GOLD (REFRAIN)O THEY TELL ME THAT HE SMILES ON HIS CHILDREN THEREAND HIS SMILE DRIVES THEIR SORROWS ALL AWAYAND THEY TELL ME THAT NO TEARS EVER COME AGAININ THAT LOVELY LAND OF UNCLOUDED DAY (REFRAIN)24

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUSWORDS BY JOSEPH M SCRIVEN, MUSIC BY CHARLES C CONVERSE, AWHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS, ALL OUR SINS AND GRIEFS TO BEAR!WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO CARRY EVERYTHING TO GOD IN PRAYERO WHAT PEACE WE OFTEN FORFEIT, O WHAT NEEDLESS PAIN WE BEARALL BECAUSE WE DO NOT CARRY 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 PRAYERCAN WE FIND A FRIEND SO FAITHFUL WHO WILL ALL OUR SORROWSSHARE?JESUS KNOWS OUR EVERY WEAKNESS; TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYERARE WE WEAK AND HEAVY LADEN, CUMBERED WITH A LOAD OF CARE?PRECIOUS SAVIOR, STILL OUR REFUGE, TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYERDO THY FRIENDS DESPISE, FORSAKE THEE? TAKE IT TO THE LORD INPRAYERIN HIS ARMS HE'LL TAKE AND SHIELD THEE; THOU WILT FIND A SOLACETHEREBLESSED SAVIOR, THOU HAST PROMISED THOU WILT ALL OUR BURDENSBEARMAY WE EVER, LORD, BE BRINGING ALL TO THEE IN EARNEST PRAYERSOON IN GLORY BRIGHT UNCLOUDED THERE WILL BE NO NEED FORPRAYERRAPTURE, PRAISE AND ENDLESS WORSHIP WILL BE OUR SWEET PORTIONTHERE25

WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERJAMES M BLACK, DWHEN THE TRUMPET OF THE LORD SHALL SOUND AND TIME SHALL BE NOMOREAND THE MORNING BREAKS, ETERNAL, BRIGHT AND FAIRWHEN THE SAVED OF EARTH SHALL GATHER OVER ON THE OTHER SHOREAND THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, I'LL BE THERE(REFRAIN) WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERWHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERWHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERWHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER I'LL BE THEREON THAT BRIGHT AND CLOUDLESS MORNING WHEN THE DEAD IN CHRISTSHALL RISEAND THE GLORY OF HIS RESURRECTION SHAREWHEN HIS CHOSEN ONES SHALL GATHER TO THEIR HOME BEYOND THESKIESAND THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, I'LL BE THERE (REFRAIN)LET US LABOR FOR THE MASTER FROM THE DAWN TILL SETTING SUNLET US TALK OF ALL HIS WONDROUS LOVE AND CARETHEN WHEN ALL OF LIFE IS OVER AND OUR WORK ON EARTH IS DONEAND THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, I'LL BE THERE (REFRAIN)26

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INWORDS BY KATHERINE E PURVIS, MUSIC BY JAMES M BLACKI'M JUST A WEARY PILGRIMPLODDING THROUGH THIS WORLD OF SINGETTING READY FOR THAT CITY(REFRAIN) WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INWHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INWHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INLORD, I WANT TO BE IN THAT NUMBERWHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INMY FATHER LOVED THE SAVIOR, WHAT A SOLDIER HE HAD BEEN!BUT HIS STEPS WILL BE MORE STEADY (REFRAIN)AND MOTHER, MAY GOD BLESS HER, I CAN SEE HER NOW AS THENWITH A ROBE OF WHITE AROUND HER (REFRAIN)UP THERE I'LL SEE THE SAVIOR, WHO REDEEMED MY SOUL FROM SINWITH EXTENDED HANDS HE'LL GREET ME (REFRAIN)27

WHISPERING HOPESEPTIMUS WINNER ("ALICE HAWTHORNE"), GSOFT AS THE VOICE OF AN ANGELBREATHING A LESSON UNHEARDHOPE WITH A GENTLE PERSUASIONWHISPERS HER COMFORTING WORDWAIT TILL THE DARKNESS IS OVERWAIT TILL THE TEMPEST IS DONEHOPE FOR THE SUNSHINE TOMORROWAFTER THE SHOWER IS GONE(REFRAIN) WHISPERING HOPEO HOW WELCOME THY VOICEMAKING MY HEARTIN ITS SORROW REJOICEIF, IN THE DUSK OF THE TWILIGHTDIM BE THE REGION AFARWILL NOT THE DEEPENING DARKNESSBRIGHTEN THE GLIMMERING STAR?THEN WHEN THE NIGHT IS UPON USWHY SHOULD THE HEART SINK AWAY?WHEN THE DARK MIDNIGHT IS OVERWATCH FOR THE BREAKING OF DAY (REFRAIN)HOPE, AS AN ANCHOR SO STEADFASTRENDS THE DARK VEIL FOR THE SOULWHITHER THE MASTER HAS ENTEREDROBBING THE GRAVE OF ITS GOALCOME THEN, O COME, GLAD FRUITIONCOME TO MY SAD WEARY HEARTCOME, O THOU BLEST HOPE OF GLORYNEVER, O NEVER DEPART (REFRAIN)28

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENWORDS BY ADA R HABERSHON, MUSIC BY CHARLES H GABRIEL, CTHERE ARE LOVED ONES IN THE GLORYWHOSE DEAR FORMS YOU OFTEN MISSWHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EARTHLY STORYWILL YOU JOIN THEM IN THEIR BLISS?(CHORUS) WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENBY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BY?THERE'S A BETTER HOME AWAITINGIN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKYIN THE JOYOUS DAYS OF CHILDHOODOFT' THEY TOLD OF WONDROUS LOVEPOINTED TO THE DYING SAVIORNOW THEY DWELL WITH HIM ABOVE (CHORUS)YOU REMEMBER SONGS OF HEAVENWHICH YOU SANG WITH CHILDISH VOICEDO YOU LOVE THE HYMNS THEY TAUGHT YOUOR ARE SONGS OF EARTH YOUR CHOICE? (CHORUS)YOU CAN PICTURE HAPPY GATH'RINGS'ROUND THE FIRESIDE LONG AGOAND YOU THINK OF TEARFUL PARTINGSWHEN THEY LEFT YOU HERE BELOW (CHORUS)ONE BY ONE THEIR SEATS WERE EMPTIEDONE BY ONE THEY WENT AWAYHERE THE CIRCLE HAS BEEN BROKENWILL IT BE COMPLETE ONE DAY? (CHORUS)29

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENJOAN BAEZ, JOHNNY CASH, EDDY ARNOLD, CWORDS BY ADA R HABERSHON, MUSIC BY CHARLES H GABRIEL(ADAPTED)I WAS STANDING BY MY WINDOWON ONE COLD AND CLOUDY DAYWHEN I SAW THE HEARSE COME ROLLINGFOR TO TAKE MY MOTHER AWAY(REFRAIN) WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENBY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BY?THERE'S A BETTER HOME AWAITINGIN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKYWELL, I TOLD THAT UNDERTAKER"UNDERTAKER, PLEASE DRIVE SLOWFOR THIS BODY YOU ARE HAULINGLORD, I HATE TO SEE HER GO" (REFRAIN)WELL, I FOLLOWED CLOSE BEHIND HERTRIED TO HOLD UP AND BE BRAVEBUT I COULD NOT HIDE MY SORROWWHEN THEY LAID HER IN THE GRAVE (REFRAIN)(ALTERNATE LAST VERSE)I WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND HERTRY TO HOLD UP AND BE BRAVEBUT I COULD NOT HIDE MY SORROWWHEN THEY LAID HER IN THE GRAVE (REFRAIN)30