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Life Is Beautiful
Let's go driftin' through the trees
Let's go sailin' on the seas
Let's go dancin' on the juke joint floor
And leave our trouble, have a party
So easily forgotten are the most important things
Like the melody and the moonlight in your eyes
And a song that lasts forever
Each song gettin' better all the time
Life is beautiful, life is wondrous
Every star above shining just for us
Life is beautiful on a stormy night
Somewhere in the world the sun is shining bright
I get crazy, so afraid
That I might lose you some fine day
And I'll be nothin' but a tired old man
And I don't want to be without you at the party
So easily forgotten is the most important thing
Is that I love you, I do
And I want to my days and nights
Walkin' through this crazy world with you
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Love, Light, and Healing
We wish you love, light and healing, home, family and faith
We all need love, light and healing, home, family and faith
We all deserve love, light and healing, home, family and faith
Let's pray for love, light and healing, home, family and faith
We pray for peace, we pray for calm
We wish you open hearts, and open arms
Please grant us mercy and happiness
Let us rejoice in the joy we have
We ask for comfort, we ask for wisdom
Please lift our spirits, it's all we've been given
Please embrace us, help us find the good
Help us do what's right, live for the Truth
We wish you love, light and healing, home, family and
faith
We got to have love, light and healing, home, family and faith
We got to have love, light and healing, home, family and faith
Let's pray for love, light and healing, home, family and faith
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Old Ways
My granddaddy's daddy settled down here on this land
A mule, forty acres, and two willing hands
Worked this timber turned to lumber
Built a house where I was raised
And he did it all because he was taught the old ways
By the time my daddy started passin' down these tools to me
They were time-tested, tried and true family legacies
Save the seeds out of the garden, let the Bible lead your way
Lord I am thankful he passed down the old ways
Well the hard times are hard but they
make you who you are
And the lessons we have learned along the way
Are meant to be used often lest they be forgotten
Life ain't always made of good ol' days
And I'm proud member of the old ways
Daddy crossed over in the spring of
'95
He left it on my shoulders to keep it all alive
Though I feel like a stranger in this fast and modern age
I live a life of passin' round and handin' down the old ways
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Promised Land
Don't weep for me when I'm dead and gone
For I'll just be going home
Heaven's light will shine on me
It will lead me to EternityWhen I take my
final breath
Lay these feeble bones to rest
And I will run through Heaven's gates
Where my blessed Savior waits
And He will take me by my hand
And I'll be happier than I've ever been
Now don't you worry, we'll meet again
And stay together in the Promised Land
I will hear my mama sing
Feel my daddy's arms holding me
And I will cry tears of joy
When I see my friends who've gone before
And He's gonna take me by my hand
And I'm gonna be happier than I've ever been
Now don't you worry, we'll meet again
And stay together in the Promised Land
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Red River Valley
From this valley they say you are going
I will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our pathway a while Come and
sit by side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
But remember the red river valley
And the one that has loved you so true
Do you think of the valley you're leavin'
Oh how lonely and dreary it will be
Do you think of the fond heart you're breakin'
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Life's Railway To Heaven
(originally appeared on The Sensational Oak Ridge Boys From Nashville
Tennessee (1965)
this is a newly recorded version)
Life is like a mountain railway
With an engineer that’s brave
We must make the run successful
From the cradle to the grave
Watch the curves, the hills, the tunnels
Never falter, never fail
Keep your hands upon the throttle
And your eyes upon the rail
Blessed Savior, Thou wilt guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In Thy praise forevermore
As you roll across the trestle
Spanning Jordan’s swelling tide
You'll behold the Union Depot
Into which your train will glide
There you’ll meet the Sup’rintendent
God the Father, God the Son
With extended hands He'll greet you
“Weary Pilgrim, welcome home.”
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Rock My Soul
Rock my soul
Jesus rock my soul
Rock my soul, rock my, rock my soul
Jesus rock my soul
Rock my soul, rock my soul
From my head to my toes
Jesus won't you rock my soul
When you shine your everlastin' light inside (rock my soul, rock my soul)
There ain't no single worry on my mind (rock my soul, rock my soul)
And I feel your everlasting love in me (rock my soul, rock my soul)
And I know you'll always be the only one I need
Oh, you fill my heart with your joyful hope (rock my soul, rock my soul)
In every song I sing in every single note (rock my soul, rock my soul)
And your spirit's taken over of me (rock my soul, rock my soul)
I'm so thankful for your spirit and your energy
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Swing Down Chariot
Why don't you swing down sweet chariot
Stop and let me ride
(Come on and swing) swing down chariot
Stop and let me ride
Rock me lord rock me lord
Calm and easy
I've got a home on the other side
Well Ezekiel went out in the middle of the field
He saw an angel workin' on a chariot wheel
Now old Zeke he didn't care about the chariot wheel
He wanted to see how a chariot feels
Well Ezekiel looked out as he got on board
The chariot went a bumpin' on down the road
Now ol' Zeke he didn't care about the bumpin' of the road
He wanted to lay down his heavy load
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'Till I See You Again
Here I am dreamin' again
Another sunrise remembering when
We used to write them all down
Through all the space and the time
Somewhere above all the stars in the sky
Patiently wait for my hand
'Til I see you again
'Til I see you again
I will be lost
'Til I see you again
I will never be whole
One day I'll find a smile
That'll start at your blue eyes
And go for a mile
But right now my heart will not mend
'Til I see you again
If tomorrow was guaranteed
Every sunset would shine right down on you and me
And forever would never end
But I know God's got a plan
And who am I to try and understand
All I do is pray amen
'Til I see you again
Lonely is my only friend
'Til I see you again
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Unclouded Day
Oh, they tell of a home far beyond the sky
Oh, they tell me of a home far away
Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Oh, the tell me of an unclouded day
Oh, the land of cloudless day
Oh, the land of an unclouded sky
Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Oh, the tell me of an unclouded day
Oh, they tell me of a home where my friends have gone
Oh, they tell me of that land far away
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day
Oh, they tell me that he smiles on his children there
And his smile drives their sorrows all away
And they tell me that no tears ever come again
In that lovely land of unclouded day
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When He Calls
When darkness fills the valley
Fear and dread strike deep within us
But our burdens soon will be lifted
When these old bones turn to dust
When he calls I'm gonna live with Jesus
In his kingdom he welcomes everyone
I shall not fear no more earthly peril
For he will carry me home
Now Satan will come to tempt me
But I'll try to resist sinful ways
And I pray that I'll find salvation
In that peaceful home far away
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