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Bill and Gloria Gaither: Precious Memories | Bill Gaither - Alan Jackson: Precious Memories | November 30, 2024
- Bill gaither: life is made up of moments...
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- ... like turning the pages of a photograph album.
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- Our memories preserve for us the relationships...
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- ... and events that tell the stories of each of our lives.
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- Happy, sad, joyful, and painful.
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- The memories of our days make up the fabric...
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- ... of who we are.
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- (choir singing) ♪precious memories♪
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- ♪how they linger♪
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- ♪how they ever flood my soul♪
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- Bill gaither: an unforgettable memory was made when dozens of friends...
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- ... who had spent their lives in gospel music...
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- ... gathered to sings some songs from their own...
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- ... personal treasure of memories.
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- For these folks, many precious memories...
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- ... had begun around a piano somewhere.
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- They're sharing songs about how their lives have been changed...
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- ... by god's amazing grace.
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- ♪precious scenes unfold♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [soft guitar music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ blessed assurance, ♪
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- ♪ jesus is mine. ♪
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- ♪ oh, what a foretaste ♪
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- ♪ of glory divine. ♪
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- ♪ heir of salvation, ♪
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- ♪ purchase of god, ♪
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- ♪ born of his spirit, ♪
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- ♪ washed in his blood. ♪
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- ♪ this is my story. ♪
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- ♪ this is my song. ♪
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- ♪ praising my savior ♪
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- ♪ all the day long. ♪
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- ♪ this is my story. ♪
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- ♪ this is my song. ♪
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- ♪ praising my savior ♪
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- ♪ all the day long. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ perfect submission, ♪
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- ♪ perfect delight. ♪
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- ♪ visions of rapture ♪
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- ♪ now burst on my sight. ♪
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- ♪ angels descending ♪
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- ♪ bring from above ♪
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- ♪ echoes of mercy, ♪
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- ♪ whispers of love. ♪
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- ♪ this is my story. ♪
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- ♪ this is my song. ♪
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- ♪ praising my savior ♪
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- ♪ all the day long. ♪
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- ♪ this is my story. ♪
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- ♪ this is my song. ♪
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- ♪ praising my savior ♪
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- ♪ all the day long. ♪
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- ♪ praising my savior ♪
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- ♪ all the day long. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- Thank you. thank y'all very much.
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- I'm alan jackson, and welcome
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- To the historic ryman auditorium here in nashville.
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- I can't think of a better place to kick off my new gospel album
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- Than right here in the mother church of country music.
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- [cheers and applause]
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- Course, i guess you know we're here
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- Singing some gospel songs.
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- My mama's been wearing me out for ten years
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- To do this gospel album, you know?
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- [cheers and applause]
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- [gentle piano music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- So we'll just get on with it here.
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- ♪ i come to the garden alone ♪
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- ♪ while the dew ♪
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- ♪ is still on the roses, ♪
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- ♪ and the voice i hear ♪
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- ♪ falling on my ear, ♪
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- ♪ the son of god discloses. ♪
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- ♪ and he walks with me, ♪
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- ♪ and he talks with me, ♪
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- ♪ and he tells me ♪
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- ♪ i am his own. ♪
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- ♪ and the joy we share ♪
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- ♪ as we tarry there, ♪
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- ♪ none other has ever known. ♪
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- ♪ i'd stay in the garden ♪
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- ♪ with him, ♪
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- ♪ but the night ♪
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- ♪ around me is falling. ♪
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- ♪ but he bids me go. ♪
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- ♪ through the voice of woe, ♪
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- ♪ his voice to me ♪
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- ♪ is calling. ♪
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- ♪ and he walks with me, ♪
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- ♪ and he talks with me, ♪
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- ♪ and he tells me ♪
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- ♪ i am his own. ♪
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- ♪ and the joy we share ♪
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- ♪ as we tarry there, ♪
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- ♪ none other has ever known. ♪
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- ♪ and the joy we share ♪
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- ♪ as we tarry there, ♪
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- ♪ none other has ever ♪
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- ♪ known. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- Oh, thank you.
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- Yeah, i grew up
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- In newnan, georgia, down below atlanta.
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- At that time, it was a real quaint small town.
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- It kind of reminds me of franklin here in tennessee,
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- Where we live, and-- with a court square.
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- And we went to in the newnan proper,10,000, maybe,
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- And i would say the buckle of the bible belt
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- Is a good way to describe it.
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- There were churches on every street corner, and--
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- You know, and everybody went to church.
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- Really, there was not a lot to do for entertainment
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- In newnan back then, so that's what you did as kids
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- For entertainment and as teenagers
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- And for your social life.
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- You went to church to be with your friends.
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- So--and actually, that's how alan and i met.
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- We met on a wednesday night after church.
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- All the kids would go down to the dairy queen
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- And hang out, and, you know,
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- I came from my baptist church, he came from his,
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- And we just happened to hook up that evening
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- At the dairy queen.
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- So it was very instrumental in my life
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- 'cause that's pretty much why we met.
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- Which was downtown.
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- It was a small church when i was very young.
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- Probably when i was almost a teenager,
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- They built a new sanctuary next door, and--
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- So the old one still remains there,
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- But the original one i went to
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- Was a small, really pretty little church.
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- - church was very important in our family.
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- We started off at-- my husband was a member
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- Of first baptist church when i married him.
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- And we married quite young.
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- It's like, it's been known i was 16 and he was 19.
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- But i didn't belong to a church
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- Because i grew up in a country church
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- And never was a part of a church
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- Like i wanted my children to be.
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- And i made a point that they were always
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- In the sunday school and in the choir.
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- Well, they started when they were just real, real young.
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- And that was all they ever knew.
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- They grew up in that.
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- They sang in the choir and were always at church
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- And sunday school and everything.
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- It was just--it's what we tried to have in our house.
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- - it was just a pretty standard,
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- You know, southern kind of easygoing church,
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- And you were real reverent and quiet in there.
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- Nobody said anything, and they stood up and sang the hymns.
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- I enjoy the traditional gospel hymns
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- And music that i grew up in the church listening to,
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- I guess, because you just--
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- Anytime you're familiar with a song, you automatically,
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- You know, feel you have a connection with it,
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- Or it brings back a memory or something.
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- ♪ i love to tell the story ♪
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- ♪ of unseen things above, ♪
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- ♪ of jesus and his glory, ♪
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- ♪ of jesus and his love. ♪
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- ♪ i love to tell the story, ♪
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- ♪ because i know 'tis true. ♪
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- ♪ it satisfies my longings ♪
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- ♪ as nothing else can do. ♪
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- ♪ i love to tell the story. ♪
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- ♪ 'twill be my theme in glory ♪
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- ♪ to tell the old, old story ♪
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- ♪ of jesus and his love. ♪
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- ♪ i love to tell the story, ♪
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- ♪ for those who know it best ♪
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- ♪ seem hungering and thirsting ♪
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- ♪ to hear it like the rest. ♪
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- ♪ and when, in scenes of glory, ♪
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- ♪ i sing the new, new song, ♪
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- ♪ 'twill be the old, old story ♪
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- ♪ that i have loved so long. ♪
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- ♪ i love to tell the story. ♪
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- ♪ 'twill be my theme in glory ♪
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- ♪ to tell the old, old story ♪
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- ♪ of jesus and his love. ♪
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- ♪ to tell the old, old story ♪
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- ♪ of jesus and his love. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- [laughs]
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- Oh, thank you.
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- - the first song that was recorded for the album
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- Was the one that he did for my father's funeral last summer,
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- And it's "turn your eyes upon jesus,"
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- Which is one of my favorite songs,
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- Before my daddy's service is that we were able
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- To find some old tapes of mother singing.
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- And i know this was god's gift to us,
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- But we found two songs, solos,
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- That mother sang in the church service in 1965.
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- We put them onto cd,
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- And we played two of those at my daddy's service.
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- And to sit there as an adult
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- And hear that being played again,
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- I felt like i was five years old,
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- Sitting in that pew,
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- And i could just see her standing up there singing.
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- So that was a--
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- That was a wonderful gift.
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- - they had a hard time getting me to say
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- That i'd let them play my two songs that i sang.
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- - [laughs]
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- - but it came out all right.
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- Because the first time that i ever met denise's daddy,
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- We went to church.
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- That was the first time we went to church.
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- And it was at night, of course, and he--
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- I sang a solo that night,
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- The first time i ever saw him.
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- So i thought it was quite a good thing to do to sing--
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- - appropriate that the first day they met,
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- She sang a solo in church,
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- And telling him good-bye for the last time...
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- - i thought i owed that to him.
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- - was her two beautiful songs
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- That she had sung that really made him realize .
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- How special it would be to her--
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- After she heard just the one song,
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- How special it would be, you know, for her to really have
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- A collection of hymns that he had done for her.
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- - timing just kind of leads you
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- The way it's supposed to work out,
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- And i think that's what happened here.
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- It was just a good time and may have been
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- Because i am a little older,
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- And it gave me more time to think about it,
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- And my mother's getting older, too,
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- And my family, so it was a good--
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- Good time to go in and try to record it.
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- ♪ o soul, are you weary ♪
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- ♪ and troubled? ♪
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- ♪ no light in the darkness ♪
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- ♪ you see? ♪
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- ♪ there's light for a look ♪
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- ♪ at the savior ♪
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- ♪ and life more abundant ♪
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- ♪ and free. ♪
- 00:15:41.563 --> 00:15:46.135
- ♪ turn your eyes upon jesus. ♪
- 00:15:46.135 --> 00:15:53.609
- ♪ look full in his wonderful face. ♪
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- ♪ and the things of earth ♪
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- ♪ will grow strangely dim ♪
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- ♪ in the light of his glory ♪
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- ♪ and grace. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ through death into ♪
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- ♪ life everlasting ♪
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- ♪ he passed, ♪
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- ♪ and we follow him there. ♪
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- ♪ over us sin no more ♪
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- ♪ hath dominion, ♪
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- ♪ for more than conqu'rors ♪
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- ♪ we are. ♪
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- ♪ so turn your eyes upon jesus. ♪
- 00:16:54.703 --> 00:17:02.778
- ♪ look full in his wonderful face. ♪
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- ♪ and the things of earth ♪
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- ♪ will grow strangely dim ♪
- 00:17:14.089 --> 00:17:19.094
- ♪ in the light of his glory ♪
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- ♪ and grace. ♪
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- ♪ and the things of earth ♪
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- ♪ will grow strangely dim ♪
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- ♪ in the light of his glory ♪
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- ♪ and grace. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
- 00:17:52.327 --> 00:17:56.298
- Well, when we went in the studio,
- 00:18:00.068 --> 00:18:03.005
- I started thinking about some special things to do,
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- 'cause this was a gift for my mother
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- And denise's mother and so forth.
- 00:18:07.876 --> 00:18:10.312
- So i finally talked my girls
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- Into coming in and singing on a song.
- 00:18:13.582 --> 00:18:15.918
- My wife sang, and my oldest daughter, mattie,
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- And ali and then dani, the youngest one,
- 00:18:19.788 --> 00:18:21.857
- They all came in.
- 00:18:21.857 --> 00:18:23.258
- Everybody sang except dani. she chickened out.
- 00:18:23.258 --> 00:18:25.260
- [laughter]
- 00:18:25.260 --> 00:18:26.628
- So i put her on the album--
- 00:18:26.628 --> 00:18:28.063
- Credit as a vocal assistant
- 00:18:28.063 --> 00:18:30.866
- 'cause she went and got me a bottle of water
- 00:18:30.866 --> 00:18:33.302
- Out of the refrigerator one time.
- 00:18:33.302 --> 00:18:34.903
- [laughter]
- 00:18:34.903 --> 00:18:36.271
- Got her in there.
- 00:18:36.271 --> 00:18:37.472
- But anyway, i begged them to sing tonight,
- 00:18:37.472 --> 00:18:39.241
- And they wouldn't do it.
- 00:18:39.241 --> 00:18:40.342
- They were scared. audience: aw!
- 00:18:40.342 --> 00:18:42.077
- - you know...
- 00:18:42.077 --> 00:18:43.712
- I mean, i don't blame them. it's tough.
- 00:18:43.712 --> 00:18:45.280
- But they did a good job on the album,
- 00:18:45.280 --> 00:18:47.349
- And it's really a treat to have them on there.
- 00:18:47.349 --> 00:18:49.618
- I know that a lot of our family appreciates that.
- 00:18:49.618 --> 00:18:52.054
- But so we selected somebody to fill in
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- That still kind of is family
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- And make a good replacement tonight,
- 00:19:00.128 --> 00:19:03.799
- And i want to introduce him now.
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- This is my nephew from georgia, adam wright,
- 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:07.536
- And his lovely wife, shannon.
- 00:19:07.536 --> 00:19:09.371
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:19:09.371 --> 00:19:14.876
- They're better known
- 00:19:14.943 --> 00:19:16.245
- As the acr/rca recording duo the wrights.
- 00:19:16.245 --> 00:19:20.182
- They're working on a career and getting started
- 00:19:20.182 --> 00:19:22.484
- And making some good music,
- 00:19:22.484 --> 00:19:23.986
- So they're gonna help us out tonight
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- On this sweet little jesus song.
- 00:19:25.921 --> 00:19:28.824
- [soft piano music]
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:19:31.827 --> 00:19:41.336
- ♪ 'tis so sweet to trust in jesus ♪
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- ♪ and to take him at his word, ♪
- 00:19:46.808 --> 00:19:52.014
- ♪ just to rest upon his promise ♪
- 00:19:52.014 --> 00:19:57.185
- ♪ and to know, "thus saith the lord." ♪
- 00:19:57.185 --> 00:20:02.658
- [together] ♪ jesus, jesus, how i trust him. ♪
- 00:20:02.658 --> 00:20:07.963
- ♪ how i've proved him o'er and o'er. ♪
- 00:20:07.963 --> 00:20:13.335
- ♪ jesus, jesus, precious jesus. ♪
- 00:20:13.335 --> 00:20:18.707
- ♪ oh, for grace to trust him more. ♪
- 00:20:18.707 --> 00:20:25.514
- Both: ♪ i'm so glad i learned to trust thee, ♪
- 00:20:25.514 --> 00:20:30.919
- ♪ precious jesus, savior, friend. ♪
- 00:20:30.919 --> 00:20:36.325
- ♪ and i know that thou art with me, ♪
- 00:20:36.325 --> 00:20:41.797
- ♪ wilt be with me till the end. ♪
- 00:20:41.797 --> 00:20:47.302
- [together] ♪ jesus, jesus, how i trust him. ♪
- 00:20:47.302 --> 00:20:52.607
- ♪ how i've proved him o'er and o'er. ♪
- 00:20:52.607 --> 00:20:57.979
- ♪ jesus, jesus, precious jesus. ♪
- 00:20:57.979 --> 00:21:03.352
- ♪ oh, for grace to trust him more. ♪
- 00:21:03.352 --> 00:21:12.994
- - that's the wrights, adam and shannon.
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- God bless you.
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- Fine job.
- 00:21:16.198 --> 00:21:17.299
- [cheers and applause]
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- That's one of my sister's boys there. ♪ ♪
- 00:21:21.370 --> 00:21:25.474
- - "precious memories," of course, is another old hymn.
- 00:21:25.474 --> 00:21:28.677
- I didn't record it on this album,
- 00:21:28.677 --> 00:21:32.047
- But when i was looking for a title,
- 00:21:32.047 --> 00:21:34.182
- It just stuck out to me because that's what
- 00:21:34.182 --> 00:21:36.518
- A lot of these songs are, just memories from growing up
- 00:21:36.518 --> 00:21:40.288
- And what they meant to us,
- 00:21:40.288 --> 00:21:41.823
- And i just felt strongly about that as a title.
- 00:21:41.823 --> 00:21:44.860
- - i do think that the death of both of our fathers
- 00:21:44.860 --> 00:21:48.063
- Placed probably an urgency on him that, you know,
- 00:21:48.063 --> 00:21:50.866
- "i really need to do this.
- 00:21:50.866 --> 00:21:52.067
- I want to do this for my mother."
- 00:21:52.067 --> 00:21:53.535
- And certainly, you know, the death of his father
- 00:21:53.535 --> 00:21:56.004
- Had a great impact on him
- 00:21:56.004 --> 00:21:57.572
- And, if nothing else, just reflecting
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- On the kind of man he was,
- 00:22:01.109 --> 00:22:03.145
- And alan so admired him.
- 00:22:03.145 --> 00:22:06.047
- - i didn't know that he was going to do it.
- 00:22:06.047 --> 00:22:11.153
- When we got older, i remember him playing
- 00:22:11.153 --> 00:22:12.454
- Old jo ann castle on the pianos
- 00:22:12.454 --> 00:22:14.523
- And a lot of chuck wagon gang,
- 00:22:14.523 --> 00:22:17.392
- Who were a well-known gospel group,
- 00:22:17.392 --> 00:22:19.694
- And a lot of those songs
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- Were played around the house as we grew up.
- 00:22:22.964 --> 00:22:26.334
- My sisters-- i had four older sisters--
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- They all sang in church
- 00:22:28.437 --> 00:22:30.372
- And school and that kind of thing.
- 00:22:30.372 --> 00:22:32.174
- But, really, we never really sat around the house
- 00:22:32.174 --> 00:22:37.379
- Singing on the porch or anything that much.
- 00:22:37.379 --> 00:22:39.614
- My mama sang a lot just walking around the house.
- 00:22:39.614 --> 00:22:42.117
- Now, daddy never-- you never heard daddy sing.
- 00:22:42.117 --> 00:22:43.852
- I saw him singing in church some,
- 00:22:43.852 --> 00:22:45.220
- But he didn't move his mouth much.
- 00:22:45.220 --> 00:22:46.388
- But-- - [laughs]
- 00:22:46.388 --> 00:22:47.856
- - no, i mean, we weren't, like, a musician family.
- 00:22:47.856 --> 00:22:50.158
- Nobody played an instrument, i don't guess, that i ever--
- 00:22:50.158 --> 00:22:52.260
- Nobody ever learned.
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:22:53.562 --> 00:22:56.465
- Mama ruth: this all came about after my husband passed away.
- 00:22:56.465 --> 00:23:00.168
- Well, he hadn't been gone but a short time,
- 00:23:00.168 --> 00:23:02.070
- And the children didn't play.
- 00:23:02.070 --> 00:23:03.972
- They'd always sung,
- 00:23:03.972 --> 00:23:05.507
- But none of them had ever played an instrument.
- 00:23:05.507 --> 00:23:08.009
- And after he was gone, they just decided,
- 00:23:08.009 --> 00:23:10.779
- "well, this might be a good thing to do."
- 00:23:10.779 --> 00:23:12.447
- One of them's husband played the guitar.
- 00:23:12.447 --> 00:23:15.116
- And of course, one of my other son-in-laws
- 00:23:15.116 --> 00:23:16.985
- Plays the organ and piano real well.
- 00:23:16.985 --> 00:23:19.521
- He's an accomplished pianist.
- 00:23:19.521 --> 00:23:21.590
- But the others never had played.
- 00:23:21.590 --> 00:23:25.627
- - about six years ago, my twin sister, carol, here
- 00:23:25.694 --> 00:23:29.598
- Married banks glover,
- 00:23:29.598 --> 00:23:31.633
- And it was about six months after daddy gene died,
- 00:23:31.633 --> 00:23:35.237
- In the year 2000,
- 00:23:35.237 --> 00:23:36.838
- And banks had played guitar
- 00:23:36.838 --> 00:23:38.373
- Most of his life since high school.
- 00:23:38.373 --> 00:23:40.008
- It was something he liked to do in his spare time.
- 00:23:40.008 --> 00:23:41.710
- But none of us girls had ever played instruments.
- 00:23:41.710 --> 00:23:44.446
- We had sung a lot, every day all our lives,
- 00:23:44.446 --> 00:23:47.516
- But never played instruments.
- 00:23:47.516 --> 00:23:49.084
- We all have sunday lunch every week at mama's house,
- 00:23:49.084 --> 00:23:51.386
- So they would come over after church on sunday
- 00:23:51.386 --> 00:23:54.456
- And pull out their two guitars after lunch
- 00:23:54.456 --> 00:23:56.892
- And play some little duets.
- 00:23:56.892 --> 00:23:58.393
- And they kept pestering some of the others of us
- 00:23:58.393 --> 00:24:01.062
- To join in the band, so they said, "we need a bass.
- 00:24:01.062 --> 00:24:03.698
- You got to get a bass and join us."
- 00:24:03.698 --> 00:24:05.934
- So they pestered me for a few months,
- 00:24:05.934 --> 00:24:07.836
- And i finally broke down and got an electric bass
- 00:24:07.836 --> 00:24:09.804
- And started fiddling around with it
- 00:24:09.804 --> 00:24:11.773
- And got some pointers from some people,
- 00:24:11.773 --> 00:24:14.242
- And, you know, we kind of started learning.
- 00:24:14.242 --> 00:24:15.977
- And then later switched to the big upright bass,
- 00:24:15.977 --> 00:24:20.081
- Which we think better belongs in a bluegrass band,
- 00:24:20.081 --> 00:24:22.851
- But we like it a lot.
- 00:24:22.851 --> 00:24:24.519
- And then diane, the oldest sister,
- 00:24:24.519 --> 00:24:26.087
- Wanted to join us.
- 00:24:26.087 --> 00:24:27.622
- She had an old guitar that was warped
- 00:24:27.622 --> 00:24:29.424
- And didn't work anymore,
- 00:24:29.424 --> 00:24:30.825
- So we bought her a mandolin,
- 00:24:30.825 --> 00:24:32.561
- And she loved it and took lessons on it
- 00:24:32.561 --> 00:24:34.429
- And got really good on it
- 00:24:34.429 --> 00:24:35.730
- And then, like she does, gets tired of stuff
- 00:24:35.730 --> 00:24:38.133
- And wants to try something new,
- 00:24:38.133 --> 00:24:39.401
- So she's recently switched
- 00:24:39.401 --> 00:24:41.469
- From the mandolin to the banjo
- 00:24:41.469 --> 00:24:42.971
- And gotten really good on the banjo,
- 00:24:42.971 --> 00:24:44.873
- And it kind of gives a new sound to the group.
- 00:24:44.873 --> 00:24:47.175
- And mama ruth here plays the snare drum
- 00:24:47.175 --> 00:24:49.978
- And the tambourine and just kind of adds
- 00:24:49.978 --> 00:24:52.113
- A little rhythm and color to the group.
- 00:24:52.113 --> 00:24:53.848
- We have a good time.
- 00:24:53.848 --> 00:24:55.016
- We play at a lot of local events,
- 00:24:55.016 --> 00:24:56.718
- Just local gigs, churches and small things.
- 00:24:56.718 --> 00:24:59.087
- But we have a good time practicing.
- 00:24:59.087 --> 00:25:01.456
- We practice very sunday night over at carol and banks' house,
- 00:25:01.456 --> 00:25:04.292
- And it's just a fun thing to keep the family together.
- 00:25:04.292 --> 00:25:08.029
- It was a winter day, late january,
- 00:25:08.029 --> 00:25:10.165
- About the time he had died,
- 00:25:10.165 --> 00:25:11.600
- About two years after he had died, so 2002,
- 00:25:11.600 --> 00:25:14.469
- But it was a beautiful sunny day like this
- 00:25:14.469 --> 00:25:16.805
- And warm, almost exactly like this,
- 00:25:16.805 --> 00:25:18.974
- And mama said, "we ought to go out to the cemetery
- 00:25:18.974 --> 00:25:21.710
- "and play for daddy gene.
- 00:25:21.710 --> 00:25:23.011
- "we can play 'down yonder.'
- 00:25:23.011 --> 00:25:24.245
- That was one of his favorite songs."
- 00:25:24.245 --> 00:25:26.014
- So we packed up all the instruments,
- 00:25:26.014 --> 00:25:27.582
- Called david to meet us out here,
- 00:25:27.582 --> 00:25:29.084
- And did a little concert for daddy gene.
- 00:25:29.084 --> 00:25:33.054
- [bright music playing]
- 00:25:33.054 --> 00:25:36.057
- ♪ ♪
- 00:25:36.057 --> 00:26:40.121
- His whole family was up here - ♪ this for christmas-- home. ♪
- 00:26:44.459 --> 00:26:47.162
- The weekend before christmas,
- 00:26:47.162 --> 00:26:48.596
- And actually, she was by herself--
- 00:26:48.596 --> 00:26:51.866
- Had gotten up that morning, and alan said,
- 00:26:51.866 --> 00:26:53.935
- "mother, you know, i have a gift i want to go ahead
- 00:26:53.935 --> 00:26:55.737
- "and give to you now so you can listen to it
- 00:26:55.737 --> 00:26:57.706
- Without being distracted."
- 00:26:57.706 --> 00:26:59.307
- And he said, you know, "i've finally done
- 00:26:59.307 --> 00:27:02.210
- The gospel cd that you've wanted for so long."
- 00:27:02.210 --> 00:27:06.481
- He had promised me that he would make me one sometime, - we just put the cd on and let it play.
- 00:27:06.548 --> 00:27:09.217
- But i had no idea that he was making it
- 00:27:09.217 --> 00:27:10.885
- Until we were up here just before christmas.
- 00:27:10.885 --> 00:27:15.290
- - well,we were all in there to alan's mopening presents
- 00:27:15.290 --> 00:27:16.791
- And things with our family.
- 00:27:16.791 --> 00:27:18.226
- And so i just put that on
- 00:27:18.226 --> 00:27:20.161
- And said, "here's your present,"
- 00:27:20.161 --> 00:27:21.396
- And had the music come out
- 00:27:21.396 --> 00:27:22.697
- And handed her the copy of the cd case.
- 00:27:22.697 --> 00:27:25.633
- So we sat there and listened to it.
- 00:27:25.633 --> 00:27:26.901
- - and i sat there and cried.
- 00:27:26.901 --> 00:27:28.403
- [laughter]
- 00:27:28.403 --> 00:27:30.038
- - with the first song, "blessed assurance,"
- 00:27:30.038 --> 00:27:31.773
- I mean, she--she just wept.
- 00:27:31.773 --> 00:27:33.575
- She sat at our bar in our kitchen
- 00:27:33.575 --> 00:27:36.277
- And, every--every song, just really wept
- 00:27:36.277 --> 00:27:41.082
- And sang along with it
- 00:27:41.082 --> 00:27:42.751
- And just kept saying over and over again, you know,
- 00:27:42.751 --> 00:27:46.287
- "this is the best gift you could have ever given me."
- 00:27:46.287 --> 00:27:49.190
- [joyful music]
- 00:27:49.190 --> 00:27:52.193
- ♪ ♪
- 00:27:52.193 --> 00:27:58.399
- - ♪ sing the wondrous love of jesus. ♪
- 00:27:58.399 --> 00:28:03.271
- ♪ sing his mercy and his grace. ♪
- 00:28:03.271 --> 00:28:07.776
- ♪ in the mansions bright and blessed, ♪
- 00:28:07.776 --> 00:28:12.280
- ♪ he'll prepare for us a place. ♪
- 00:28:12.280 --> 00:28:15.784
- ♪ when we all get to heaven, ♪
- 00:28:15.784 --> 00:28:20.588
- ♪ what a day of rejoicing that will be. ♪
- 00:28:20.588 --> 00:28:25.160
- ♪ when we all see jesus, ♪
- 00:28:25.160 --> 00:28:29.664
- ♪ we'll sing and shout the victory. ♪
- 00:28:29.664 --> 00:28:34.235
- ♪ onward to the prize before us. ♪
- 00:28:34.235 --> 00:28:38.907
- ♪ soon his beauty we'll behold. ♪
- 00:28:38.907 --> 00:28:43.444
- ♪ soon the pearly gates will open. ♪
- 00:28:43.444 --> 00:28:48.049
- ♪ we shall tread the streets of gold. ♪
- 00:28:48.049 --> 00:28:51.786
- ♪ when we all get to heaven, ♪
- 00:28:51.786 --> 00:28:56.324
- ♪ what a day of rejoicing that will be. ♪
- 00:28:56.324 --> 00:29:00.662
- ♪ when we all see jesus, ♪
- 00:29:00.662 --> 00:29:05.300
- ♪ we'll sing and shout the victory. ♪
- 00:29:05.300 --> 00:29:09.637
- ♪ when we all see jesus, ♪
- 00:29:09.637 --> 00:29:14.142
- ♪ we'll sing and shout the victory. ♪
- 00:29:14.142 --> 00:29:21.649
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:29:21.649 --> 00:29:27.789
- - mother says she pushes the button on her stereo
- 00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:35.930
- Several times a day and just lets the music run.
- 00:29:35.930 --> 00:29:38.333
- - i loved it. i love every one of those songs.
- 00:29:38.333 --> 00:29:41.536
- I did a lot of singing in the choir
- 00:29:41.536 --> 00:29:43.538
- For a good many years.
- 00:29:43.538 --> 00:29:45.840
- When i was younger and going to church,
- 00:29:45.840 --> 00:29:49.477
- They were singing all the old, old hymns,
- 00:29:49.477 --> 00:29:53.448
- And they were just beautiful then,
- 00:29:53.448 --> 00:29:55.183
- As well as they seem more beautiful today.
- 00:29:55.183 --> 00:29:58.753
- - i'm sure she won't brag on herself,
- 00:29:58.753 --> 00:30:00.121
- But she had a beautiful voice.
- 00:30:00.121 --> 00:30:01.556
- It was an opera-like voice.
- 00:30:01.556 --> 00:30:03.758
- It was untrained, but it was just gorgeous.
- 00:30:03.758 --> 00:30:06.160
- I can just see her standing up there in her choir robe,
- 00:30:06.160 --> 00:30:09.063
- You know, singing, and it's--
- 00:30:09.063 --> 00:30:10.498
- It's one of my best childhood memories, really,
- 00:30:10.498 --> 00:30:14.836
- Is just remembering her beautiful voice.
- 00:30:14.836 --> 00:30:17.405
- [applause]
- 00:30:17.405 --> 00:30:22.810
- [soft piano music]
- 00:30:22.877 --> 00:30:25.880
- ♪ ♪
- 00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:32.420
- - ♪ softly and tenderly, ♪
- 00:30:32.420 --> 00:30:36.224
- ♪ jesus is calling, ♪
- 00:30:36.224 --> 00:30:40.295
- ♪ calling for you ♪
- 00:30:40.295 --> 00:30:43.164
- ♪ and for me. ♪
- 00:30:43.164 --> 00:30:48.002
- ♪ see, on the portals, ♪
- 00:30:48.002 --> 00:30:51.572
- ♪ he's waiting and watching, ♪
- 00:30:51.572 --> 00:30:55.710
- ♪ watching for you ♪
- 00:30:55.710 --> 00:30:58.646
- ♪ and for me. ♪
- 00:30:58.646 --> 00:31:02.850
- ♪ "come home. ♪
- 00:31:02.850 --> 00:31:06.955
- ♪ "come home. ♪
- 00:31:06.955 --> 00:31:11.592
- ♪ "ye who are weary, ♪
- 00:31:11.592 --> 00:31:14.996
- ♪ come home." ♪
- 00:31:14.996 --> 00:31:19.734
- ♪ earnestly, tenderly, ♪
- 00:31:19.734 --> 00:31:23.604
- ♪ jesus is calling, ♪
- 00:31:23.604 --> 00:31:27.809
- ♪ calling, "o sinner, ♪
- 00:31:27.809 --> 00:31:31.245
- ♪ come home." ♪
- 00:31:31.245 --> 00:31:36.117
- ♪ oh, for the wonderful love ♪
- 00:31:36.117 --> 00:31:40.621
- ♪ he has promised, ♪
- 00:31:40.621 --> 00:31:43.992
- ♪ promised for you ♪
- 00:31:43.992 --> 00:31:47.028
- ♪ and for me. ♪
- 00:31:47.028 --> 00:31:51.699
- ♪ and though we have sinned, ♪
- 00:31:51.699 --> 00:31:55.169
- ♪ he has mercy and pardon, ♪
- 00:31:55.169 --> 00:32:00.174
- ♪ pardon for you ♪
- 00:32:00.174 --> 00:32:03.177
- ♪ and for me. ♪
- 00:32:03.177 --> 00:32:07.448
- ♪ "come home. ♪
- 00:32:07.448 --> 00:32:11.552
- ♪ "come home. ♪
- 00:32:11.552 --> 00:32:16.190
- ♪ "ye who are weary, ♪
- 00:32:16.190 --> 00:32:19.594
- ♪ come home." ♪
- 00:32:19.594 --> 00:32:24.332
- ♪ earnestly, tenderly, ♪
- 00:32:24.332 --> 00:32:28.202
- ♪ jesus is calling, ♪
- 00:32:28.202 --> 00:32:32.407
- ♪ calling, "o sinner, ♪
- 00:32:32.407 --> 00:32:35.843
- ♪ come home." ♪
- 00:32:35.843 --> 00:32:40.515
- ♪ earnestly, tenderly, ♪
- 00:32:40.515 --> 00:32:44.485
- ♪ jesus is calling, ♪
- 00:32:44.485 --> 00:32:48.589
- ♪ calling, "o sinner, ♪
- 00:32:48.589 --> 00:32:52.460
- ♪ come home." ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- Yeah.
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- [cheers and applause continue]
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- Thank you.
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- [cheers and applause continue]
- 00:33:10.478 --> 00:33:13.548
- Thank y'all.
- 00:33:16.684 --> 00:33:18.386
- You know, it's odd to be singing these things
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- And hear all this applause in a baptist church.
- 00:33:20.188 --> 00:33:21.789
- You didn't say a word, and you didn't make a noise.
- 00:33:21.789 --> 00:33:23.624
- [laughter]
- 00:33:23.624 --> 00:33:25.359
- But we're glad y'all are clapping.
- 00:33:25.359 --> 00:33:28.830
- But--and especially this next song, you know,
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- Every time i hear this, it just makes me think of,
- 00:33:31.933 --> 00:33:34.235
- "please stand and turn your hymnal to number 362 for..."
- 00:33:34.235 --> 00:33:38.306
- You know.
- 00:33:38.306 --> 00:33:40.608
- 'cause we did that a lot.
- 00:33:40.608 --> 00:33:42.376
- [laughter]
- 00:33:42.376 --> 00:33:44.579
- You know, i think this is one of the songs
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- Y'all might can sing along on here.
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- [bright music]
- 00:33:47.849 --> 00:33:50.852
- ♪ ♪
- 00:33:50.852 --> 00:33:52.820
- ♪ standing on the promises of christ, my king, ♪
- 00:33:52.820 --> 00:33:57.225
- ♪ through eternal ages, let his praises ring. ♪
- 00:33:57.225 --> 00:34:01.429
- ♪ glory in the highest, i will shout and sing, ♪
- 00:34:01.429 --> 00:34:05.666
- ♪ standing on the promises of god. ♪
- 00:34:05.666 --> 00:34:09.904
- ♪ standing, standing, ♪
- 00:34:09.904 --> 00:34:14.542
- ♪ standing on the promises of god, my savior. ♪
- 00:34:14.542 --> 00:34:18.813
- ♪ standing, standing, ♪
- 00:34:18.813 --> 00:34:24.919
- ♪ i'm standing on the promises of god. ♪
- 00:34:24.919 --> 00:34:30.358
- ♪ standing on the promises, i cannot fall, ♪
- 00:34:30.358 --> 00:34:34.695
- ♪ listening every moment to the spirit's call, ♪
- 00:34:34.695 --> 00:34:38.733
- ♪ resting in my savior as my all in all, ♪
- 00:34:38.733 --> 00:34:43.271
- ♪ standing on the promises of god. ♪
- 00:34:43.271 --> 00:34:47.909
- ♪ standing, standing, ♪
- 00:34:47.909 --> 00:34:52.280
- ♪ standing on the promises of god, my savior. ♪
- 00:34:52.280 --> 00:34:56.784
- ♪ standing, standing, ♪
- 00:34:56.784 --> 00:35:03.157
- ♪ i'm standing on the promises of god. ♪
- 00:35:03.157 --> 00:35:12.033
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:35:12.033 --> 00:35:15.436
- [lively guitar music]
- 00:35:18.973 --> 00:35:21.976
- ♪ ♪
- 00:35:21.976 --> 00:35:27.448
- ♪ have you been to jesus for the cleansing power? ♪
- 00:35:27.448 --> 00:35:31.752
- ♪ are you washed in the blood of the lamb? ♪
- 00:35:31.752 --> 00:35:35.957
- ♪ are you fully trusting in his grace this hour? ♪
- 00:35:35.957 --> 00:35:40.061
- ♪ are you washed in the blood of the lamb? ♪
- 00:35:40.061 --> 00:35:44.565
- ♪ are you washed... ♪ - ♪ are you washed... ♪
- 00:35:44.565 --> 00:35:46.667
- - ♪ in the blood... ♪ - ♪ in the blood... ♪
- 00:35:46.667 --> 00:35:48.869
- - ♪ in the soul-cleansing blood of the lamb? ♪
- 00:35:48.869 --> 00:35:53.040
- ♪ are your garments spotless? ♪
- 00:35:53.040 --> 00:35:55.610
- ♪ are they white as snow? ♪
- 00:35:55.610 --> 00:35:57.411
- ♪ are you washed in the blood of the lamb? ♪
- 00:35:57.411 --> 00:36:01.916
- ♪ lay aside the garments that are stained with sin ♪
- 00:36:01.916 --> 00:36:06.220
- ♪ and be washed in the blood of the lamb. ♪
- 00:36:06.220 --> 00:36:10.591
- ♪ there's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean. ♪
- 00:36:10.591 --> 00:36:14.862
- ♪ oh, be washed in the blood of the lamb. ♪
- 00:36:14.862 --> 00:36:19.066
- ♪ are you washed... ♪ - ♪ are you washed... ♪
- 00:36:19.066 --> 00:36:21.502
- - ♪ in the blood... ♪ - ♪ in the blood... ♪
- 00:36:21.502 --> 00:36:23.504
- - ♪ in the soul-cleansing blood of the lamb? ♪
- 00:36:23.504 --> 00:36:27.408
- ♪ are your garments spotless? ♪
- 00:36:27.408 --> 00:36:30.044
- ♪ are they white as snow? ♪
- 00:36:30.044 --> 00:36:31.879
- ♪ are you washed in the blood of the lamb? ♪
- 00:36:31.879 --> 00:36:36.884
- ♪ some glad morning when this life is over, ♪
- 00:36:36.884 --> 00:36:41.155
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:36:41.155 --> 00:36:45.526
- ♪ to a home on god's celestial shore, ♪
- 00:36:45.526 --> 00:36:49.497
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:36:49.497 --> 00:36:54.068
- ♪ i'll fly away, o glory. ♪
- 00:36:54.068 --> 00:36:58.472
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:36:58.472 --> 00:37:02.543
- ♪ when i die, hallelujah, by and by, ♪
- 00:37:02.543 --> 00:37:07.048
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:37:07.048 --> 00:37:09.617
- Oh, play it, boys.
- 00:37:09.617 --> 00:37:11.085
- ♪ ♪
- 00:37:11.085 --> 00:37:24.598
- ♪ ♪
- 00:37:27.868 --> 00:37:40.948
- ♪ yeah, just a few more weary days, and then ♪
- 00:37:44.985 --> 00:37:49.523
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:37:49.523 --> 00:37:53.928
- ♪ to a land where joy shall never end, ♪
- 00:37:53.928 --> 00:37:57.998
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:37:57.998 --> 00:38:02.203
- ♪ yeah, i'll fly away, o glory. ♪
- 00:38:02.203 --> 00:38:06.841
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:38:06.841 --> 00:38:11.011
- ♪ yeah, when i die, hallelujah, by and by, ♪
- 00:38:11.011 --> 00:38:15.416
- ♪ i'll fly away. ♪
- 00:38:15.416 --> 00:38:19.653
- ♪ oh, when i die, ♪
- 00:38:19.653 --> 00:38:21.288
- ♪ hallelujah, by and by, ♪
- 00:38:21.288 --> 00:38:28.329
- ♪ i'll fly ♪
- 00:38:28.329 --> 00:38:35.903
- ♪ away. ♪
- 00:38:35.903 --> 00:38:42.543
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:38:42.543 --> 00:38:54.288
- Oh, that's a good one.
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- [soft piano music]
- 00:39:01.228 --> 00:39:04.231
- ♪ ♪
- 00:39:04.231 --> 00:39:09.170
- - when he finally decided he was gonna do it,
- 00:39:09.170 --> 00:39:10.838
- We got our old baptist hymnal
- 00:39:10.838 --> 00:39:13.307
- And actually went out to our river house,
- 00:39:13.307 --> 00:39:15.009
- Sat on the hearth, and just started going through the pages,
- 00:39:15.009 --> 00:39:19.180
- And it was actually really a very sweet
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- And fun time for us.
- 00:39:22.516 --> 00:39:24.118
- Alan: she plays the piano a little bit every now and then
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- On some of the old hymns, and she and i just sat down
- 00:39:26.187 --> 00:39:29.957
- And started flipping through the book
- 00:39:29.957 --> 00:39:31.892
- And singing and trying to think
- 00:39:31.892 --> 00:39:33.594
- Of all the ones that we really like
- 00:39:33.594 --> 00:39:35.563
- That we knew our mothers would really enjoy.
- 00:39:35.563 --> 00:39:37.798
- I love those old songs, and it was what it was,
- 00:39:37.798 --> 00:39:40.401
- You know, a gift for my family.
- 00:39:40.401 --> 00:39:42.203
- Mama ruth: i think a lot of people
- 00:39:42.203 --> 00:39:43.404
- Are going to enjoy this.
- 00:39:43.404 --> 00:39:44.839
- And actually, i have a lot of contact with his fans.
- 00:39:44.839 --> 00:39:47.675
- They write to me, and i hear from them.
- 00:39:47.675 --> 00:39:49.743
- They call me and visit me
- 00:39:49.743 --> 00:39:51.579
- Ever since he's been in the business.
- 00:39:51.579 --> 00:39:53.180
- And they have just been real thrilled about this fact
- 00:39:53.180 --> 00:39:55.616
- That he's coming out with his gospel album,
- 00:39:55.616 --> 00:39:57.618
- And i just think it's going to mean so much
- 00:39:57.618 --> 00:39:59.220
- To so many people.
- 00:39:59.220 --> 00:40:00.387
- I really do.
- 00:40:00.387 --> 00:40:01.689
- - i think it has had
- 00:40:01.689 --> 00:40:03.290
- A greater impact on him, probably, than he would admit
- 00:40:03.290 --> 00:40:06.760
- And certainly on our friends and family
- 00:40:06.760 --> 00:40:08.996
- Who have already heard it.
- 00:40:08.996 --> 00:40:10.264
- I mean, so many people have told me--
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- And it's been my response too--
- 00:40:14.034 --> 00:40:15.436
- That they wept when they heard these songs.
- 00:40:15.436 --> 00:40:18.339
- And i think it's not only the purity in his voice
- 00:40:18.339 --> 00:40:22.476
- And the simplicity of the production
- 00:40:22.476 --> 00:40:24.879
- And the honesty in his voice,
- 00:40:24.879 --> 00:40:26.647
- But, you know, it's what the songs are saying
- 00:40:26.647 --> 00:40:29.717
- That really, i think, have touched people's hearts.
- 00:40:29.717 --> 00:40:34.321
- Women: we love you, alan!
- 00:40:34.321 --> 00:40:37.091
- - oh, thank you.
- 00:40:37.091 --> 00:40:39.693
- We'll be passing a plate here in a minute.
- 00:40:39.693 --> 00:40:41.262
- Just... [laughter]
- 00:40:41.262 --> 00:40:42.530
- Keep that good feeling.
- 00:40:42.530 --> 00:40:45.065
- [laughs]
- 00:40:45.065 --> 00:40:49.003
- I told my daughters--you know, some of their friends,
- 00:40:49.069 --> 00:40:51.772
- Young friends were coming and all.
- 00:40:51.772 --> 00:40:52.773
- I said, "do they know this is
- 00:40:52.773 --> 00:40:54.108
- Like a church service they're coming to?"
- 00:40:54.108 --> 00:40:55.576
- I don't know; i think they thought
- 00:40:55.576 --> 00:40:57.311
- It was a regular country music concert.
- 00:40:57.311 --> 00:40:59.179
- But anyway,
- 00:40:59.179 --> 00:41:01.749
- Go ahead.
- 00:41:01.749 --> 00:41:04.018
- [laughter]
- 00:41:04.018 --> 00:41:05.486
- [soft guitar music]
- 00:41:05.486 --> 00:41:08.489
- ♪ ♪
- 00:41:08.489 --> 00:41:16.030
- ♪ what a friend we have in jesus, ♪
- 00:41:19.867 --> 00:41:26.273
- ♪ all our sins and griefs to bear. ♪
- 00:41:26.273 --> 00:41:32.279
- ♪ and what a privilege to carry ♪
- 00:41:32.279 --> 00:41:38.786
- ♪ everything to god in prayer. ♪
- 00:41:38.786 --> 00:41:44.825
- ♪ what a peace we often forfeit, ♪
- 00:41:44.825 --> 00:41:51.131
- ♪ oh, what needless pain we bear, ♪
- 00:41:51.131 --> 00:41:57.471
- ♪ all because we do not carry ♪
- 00:41:57.471 --> 00:42:03.911
- ♪ everything to god in prayer. ♪
- 00:42:03.911 --> 00:42:10.351
- ♪ have we trials and temptations? ♪
- 00:42:10.351 --> 00:42:17.491
- ♪ is there trouble anywhere? ♪
- 00:42:17.491 --> 00:42:22.896
- ♪ we should never be discouraged. ♪
- 00:42:22.896 --> 00:42:29.169
- ♪ take it to the lord in prayer. ♪
- 00:42:29.169 --> 00:42:35.509
- ♪ can we find a friend so faithful ♪
- 00:42:35.509 --> 00:42:41.849
- ♪ who will all our sorrows share? ♪
- 00:42:41.849 --> 00:42:48.188
- ♪ jesus knows our every weakness. ♪
- 00:42:48.188 --> 00:42:54.561
- ♪ take it to the lord ♪
- 00:42:54.561 --> 00:42:58.332
- ♪ in prayer. ♪
- 00:42:58.332 --> 00:43:04.838
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:43:04.838 --> 00:43:10.544
- [upbeat music]
- 00:43:13.947 --> 00:43:16.950
- ♪ ♪
- 00:43:16.950 --> 00:43:23.757
- ♪ yeah, what a fellowship, what a joy divine, ♪
- 00:43:23.757 --> 00:43:28.162
- ♪ leaning on the everlasting arms. ♪
- 00:43:28.162 --> 00:43:32.566
- ♪ what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, ♪
- 00:43:32.566 --> 00:43:36.837
- ♪ leaning on the everlasting arms. ♪
- 00:43:36.837 --> 00:43:41.141
- ♪ leaning, leaning, ♪
- 00:43:41.141 --> 00:43:45.579
- ♪ safe and secure from all alarms. ♪
- 00:43:45.579 --> 00:43:49.817
- ♪ leaning, leaning, ♪
- 00:43:49.817 --> 00:43:54.021
- ♪ leaning on the everlasting arms. ♪
- 00:43:54.021 --> 00:43:59.827
- ♪ what have i to dread, what have i to fear, ♪
- 00:43:59.827 --> 00:44:04.198
- ♪ leaning on the everlasting arms? ♪
- 00:44:04.198 --> 00:44:08.402
- ♪ i have blessed peace with my lord so near, ♪
- 00:44:08.402 --> 00:44:12.906
- ♪ leaning on the everlasting arms. ♪
- 00:44:12.906 --> 00:44:17.211
- ♪ leaning, leaning, ♪
- 00:44:17.211 --> 00:44:21.482
- ♪ safe and secure from all alarms. ♪
- 00:44:21.482 --> 00:44:25.886
- ♪ leaning, leaning, ♪
- 00:44:25.886 --> 00:44:30.124
- ♪ leaning on the everlasting arms. ♪
- 00:44:30.124 --> 00:44:38.732
- All right!
- 00:44:38.732 --> 00:44:40.400
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:44:40.400 --> 00:44:45.339
- [soft piano music]
- 00:44:45.405 --> 00:44:48.408
- ♪ ♪
- 00:44:48.408 --> 00:44:53.981
- ♪ on a hill far away ♪
- 00:44:53.981 --> 00:44:58.318
- ♪ stood an old rugged cross, ♪
- 00:44:58.318 --> 00:45:02.790
- ♪ the emblem of suffering ♪
- 00:45:02.790 --> 00:45:06.794
- ♪ and shame. ♪
- 00:45:06.794 --> 00:45:10.631
- ♪ and i love that old cross ♪
- 00:45:10.631 --> 00:45:14.968
- ♪ where the dearest and best ♪
- 00:45:14.968 --> 00:45:19.273
- ♪ for a world of lost sinners ♪
- 00:45:19.273 --> 00:45:23.577
- ♪ was slain. ♪
- 00:45:23.577 --> 00:45:27.481
- ♪ so i'll cherish ♪
- 00:45:27.481 --> 00:45:29.783
- ♪ the old rugged cross ♪
- 00:45:29.783 --> 00:45:35.923
- ♪ till my trophies ♪
- 00:45:35.923 --> 00:45:38.091
- ♪ at last i lay down. ♪
- 00:45:38.091 --> 00:45:43.931
- ♪ and i will cling ♪
- 00:45:43.931 --> 00:45:46.166
- ♪ to the old rugged cross ♪
- 00:45:46.166 --> 00:45:52.539
- ♪ and exchange it someday ♪
- 00:45:52.539 --> 00:45:56.043
- ♪ for a crown. ♪
- 00:45:56.043 --> 00:46:00.981
- ♪ to that old rugged cross ♪
- 00:46:00.981 --> 00:46:05.285
- ♪ i will ever be true, ♪
- 00:46:05.285 --> 00:46:09.656
- ♪ its shame and reproach ♪
- 00:46:09.656 --> 00:46:12.759
- ♪ gladly bear. ♪
- 00:46:12.759 --> 00:46:17.664
- ♪ then he'll call me someday ♪
- 00:46:17.664 --> 00:46:21.969
- ♪ to my home far away, ♪
- 00:46:21.969 --> 00:46:26.006
- ♪ where his glory ♪
- 00:46:26.006 --> 00:46:28.475
- ♪ forever i'll share. ♪
- 00:46:28.475 --> 00:46:34.248
- ♪ so i'll cherish ♪
- 00:46:34.248 --> 00:46:36.483
- ♪ the old rugged cross ♪
- 00:46:36.483 --> 00:46:42.656
- ♪ till my trophies ♪
- 00:46:42.656 --> 00:46:44.858
- ♪ at last i lay down. ♪
- 00:46:44.858 --> 00:46:50.697
- ♪ yeah, i will cling ♪
- 00:46:50.697 --> 00:46:53.033
- ♪ to the old rugged cross ♪
- 00:46:53.033 --> 00:46:59.273
- ♪ and exchange it someday ♪
- 00:46:59.273 --> 00:47:02.709
- ♪ for a crown. ♪
- 00:47:02.709 --> 00:47:07.447
- ♪ yeah, i will cling ♪
- 00:47:07.447 --> 00:47:09.683
- ♪ to the old rugged cross ♪
- 00:47:09.683 --> 00:47:15.889
- ♪ and exchange it someday ♪
- 00:47:15.889 --> 00:47:19.626
- ♪ for a crown. ♪
- 00:47:19.626 --> 00:47:29.136
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:47:29.136 --> 00:47:34.675
- Thank you.
- 00:47:34.741 --> 00:47:37.945
- [reverent music]
- 00:47:37.945 --> 00:47:40.948
- ♪ ♪
- 00:47:40.948 --> 00:47:49.022
- ♪ o lord, my god, ♪
- 00:47:49.089 --> 00:47:54.661
- ♪ when i, in awesome wonder, ♪
- 00:47:54.661 --> 00:48:00.600
- ♪ consider all the worlds ♪
- 00:48:00.600 --> 00:48:05.639
- ♪ thy hands have made, ♪
- 00:48:05.639 --> 00:48:11.111
- ♪ i see the stars, ♪
- 00:48:11.111 --> 00:48:16.750
- ♪ i hear the rolling thunder, ♪
- 00:48:16.750 --> 00:48:22.456
- ♪ thy power throughout ♪
- 00:48:22.456 --> 00:48:26.994
- ♪ the universe displayed, ♪
- 00:48:26.994 --> 00:48:33.467
- ♪ then sings my soul, ♪
- 00:48:33.467 --> 00:48:37.771
- ♪ my savior, god, to thee, ♪
- 00:48:37.771 --> 00:48:44.678
- ♪ "how great thou art. ♪
- 00:48:44.678 --> 00:48:50.283
- ♪ how great thou art." ♪
- 00:48:50.283 --> 00:48:55.689
- ♪ then sings my soul, ♪
- 00:48:55.689 --> 00:48:59.893
- ♪ my savior, god, to thee, ♪
- 00:48:59.893 --> 00:49:06.700
- ♪ "how great thou art. ♪
- 00:49:06.700 --> 00:49:12.172
- ♪ how great thou art." ♪
- 00:49:12.172 --> 00:49:18.111
- ♪ when christ shall come ♪
- 00:49:18.111 --> 00:49:23.683
- ♪ with shouts of acclamation ♪
- 00:49:23.683 --> 00:49:29.389
- ♪ and take me home, ♪
- 00:49:29.389 --> 00:49:33.393
- ♪ what joy shall fill my heart. ♪
- 00:49:33.393 --> 00:49:40.534
- ♪ then i shall bow ♪
- 00:49:40.534 --> 00:49:46.139
- ♪ in humble adoration ♪
- 00:49:46.139 --> 00:49:51.678
- ♪ and there proclaim, ♪
- 00:49:51.678 --> 00:49:55.916
- ♪ "my god, how great thou art." ♪
- 00:49:55.916 --> 00:50:02.589
- ♪ then sings my soul, ♪
- 00:50:02.589 --> 00:50:06.827
- ♪ my savior, god, to thee, ♪
- 00:50:06.827 --> 00:50:13.567
- ♪ "how great thou art. ♪
- 00:50:13.567 --> 00:50:19.506
- ♪ how great thou art." ♪
- 00:50:19.506 --> 00:50:24.744
- ♪ then sings my soul, ♪
- 00:50:24.744 --> 00:50:28.915
- ♪ my savior, god, to thee, ♪
- 00:50:28.915 --> 00:50:35.856
- ♪ "how great thou art. ♪
- 00:50:35.856 --> 00:50:41.228
- ♪ "how great thou art. ♪
- 00:50:41.228 --> 00:50:46.867
- ♪ "how great thou art. ♪
- 00:50:46.867 --> 00:50:52.672
- ♪ "how great ♪
- 00:50:52.672 --> 00:50:56.143
- ♪ thou art." ♪
- 00:50:56.143 --> 00:51:04.251
- [cheers and applause]
- 00:51:04.251 --> 00:52:10.150
- ♪ ♪
- 00:52:13.220 --> 00:52:16.923
- The last song on the album's
- 00:52:16.923 --> 00:52:18.258
- Called "i want to stroll over heaven with you."
- 00:52:18.258 --> 00:52:20.627
- And i wasn't really familiar with that song.
- 00:52:20.627 --> 00:52:22.996
- My mother had adopted that
- 00:52:22.996 --> 00:52:24.664
- Since my daddy died a few years ago.
- 00:52:24.664 --> 00:52:26.333
- Somebody played it for her, and she felt like
- 00:52:26.333 --> 00:52:28.568
- There was a connection there for her.
- 00:52:28.568 --> 00:52:30.337
- - it was a song that alan didn't know about.
- 00:52:30.337 --> 00:52:32.172
- I'm sure our daughters told alan about that song.
- 00:52:32.172 --> 00:52:35.242
- Because my husband and i camped for years.
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- We were camping down in south georgia at a campground,
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- And they had people come in, you know,
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- To entertain you at these things.
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- And this gospel group came in that night,
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- And they sang that song.
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- And eugene reached over and touched my hand,
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- And he said, "you like that song, don't you?"
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- And it was a special song to me from then on.
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- And now every time i hear it, i think about,
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- I'm gonna stroll over heaven with him one of these days.
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- [applause]
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- Thank you very much. y'all been very nice tonight.
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- We've enjoyed it, and i hope you've heard
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- Some songs that you enjoy or remembered
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- Or for the first time or whatever.
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- We're glad you're with us, and we're gonna do this
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- For my mama and daddy gene, who was a musical man,
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- And a lot of gospel and religious music
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- That i heard growing up was some that he loved.
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- [gentle music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ if i surveyed all the good things ♪
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- ♪ that come to me from above, ♪
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- ♪ if i could count all the blessings ♪
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- ♪ from the storehouse of love, ♪
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- ♪ i'd simply ask for a favor ♪
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- ♪ of him beyond mortal king, ♪
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- ♪ and i'm sure that he'd grant it again. ♪
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- ♪ i want to stroll over heaven ♪
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- ♪ with you some glad day ♪
- 00:54:17.477 --> 00:54:20.980
- ♪ when all our troubles and heartaches ♪
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- ♪ are vanished away. ♪
- 00:54:25.318 --> 00:54:29.022
- ♪ then we'll enjoy the beauty ♪
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- ♪ where all things are new. ♪
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- ♪ i want to stroll over heaven with you.
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:54:43.236 --> 00:54:57.550
- ♪ so many places of beauty ♪
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- ♪ we've longed to see here below, ♪
- 00:55:05.392 --> 00:55:09.329
- ♪ but times and treasures have kept us ♪
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- ♪ from making plans, as you know. ♪
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- ♪ but come the morning of the rapture, ♪
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- ♪ together we'll stand anew, ♪
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- ♪ and then we'll stroll over heaven with you. ♪
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- ♪ i want to stroll over heaven ♪
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- ♪ with you some glad day ♪
- 00:55:38.191 --> 00:55:41.594
- ♪ when all our troubles and heartaches ♪
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- ♪ are vanished away. ♪
- 00:55:45.865 --> 00:55:49.803
- ♪ then we'll enjoy the beauty ♪
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- ♪ where all things are new. ♪
- 00:55:54.240 --> 00:55:57.710
- ♪ i want to stroll over heaven with you. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ i want to stroll over heaven with you. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- [soft music]
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- Thank y'all so much.
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- You've been very sweet.
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- We appreciate it.
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- God bless y'all.
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- Good night.
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- [cheers and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪precious memories♪
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- ♪how they linger♪
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- ♪how they ever flood my soul♪
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- Thank you for joining bill and gloria gaither...
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- ... and their homecoming friends for "precious memories."
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- Be sure to watch program as these legendary gospel artists...
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- ... share more of your favorite songs.
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