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God Bless the USA | Gaither Gospel Hour

June 29, 2025 | 59:0

God Bless the USA | Gaither Gospel Hour
Gaither Gospel shares joy through heartfelt stories and inspiration through powerful music.
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Gaither Gospel Hour | God Bless the USA | Gaither Gospel Hour | June 29, 2025
  • 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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  • And i am so blessed to be an american.
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  • You know, i grew up in alexandria, indiana--
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  • Smalltown, usa-- where we learned the value
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  • Of hard work, community, and faith.
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  • Now, after decades of writing songs
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  • And traveling all over the world,
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  • Those values still hold my feet firmly on the ground.
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  • So i am pleased to present this musical salute
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  • To all of the things that still make america great.
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  • All: ♪ this land is your land. ♪
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  • ♪ this land is my land, ♪
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  • ♪ from california to the new york island, ♪
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  • ♪ from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • - ♪ as i was walking that ribbon of highway, ♪
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  • ♪ i saw above me that endless skyway. ♪
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  • ♪ i saw below me that golden valley. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • All: ♪ this land is your land. ♪
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  • This land is my land, ♪
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  • ♪ from california to the new york island, ♪
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  • ♪ from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • - ♪ i've roamed and rambled, and my footsteps led me ♪
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  • ♪ to the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts. ♪
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  • ♪ and all around me, a voice was sounding, ♪
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  • ♪ "this land was made for you and me." ♪
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  • All: ♪ this land is your land. ♪
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  • ♪ this land is my land, ♪
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  • ♪ from california to the new york island, ♪
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  • ♪ from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • [upbeat music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ when the sun come shining and i was strolling... ♪
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  • - ♪ and the wheat fields waving... ♪
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  • ♪ and the dust clouds rolling... ♪
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  • - ♪ as the fog was lifting, a voice was chanting, ♪
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  • ♪ "this land was made for you and me." ♪
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  • All: ♪ this land is your land. ♪
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  • ♪ this land is my land, ♪
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  • ♪ from california to the new york island, ♪
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  • ♪ from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • ♪ this land is your land. ♪
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  • ♪ this land is my land, ♪
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  • ♪ from california to the new york island, ♪
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  • ♪ from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • ♪ this land was made for you and me. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ this land is your land. ♪
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  • ♪ this land is my land. ♪
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  • - many of us have had the opportunity
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  • To travel to several other countries,
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  • And each has its unique beauty and charm.
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  • But the greatest thrill of all
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  • Is to traverse this great land we call "home,"
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  • America, where from coast to coast,
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  • We find variety beyond description.
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  • The hint of sweden, norway, and finland in seattle,
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  • The upper peninsula of michigan,
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  • And the north country of wisconsin.
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  • The lush vineyards and gardens of tuscany and france
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  • Are echoed in the napa valley and the miles of vegetables
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  • In the rich garden counties of california.
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  • And how could the fruit orchards of the greek isles
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  • Match the miles of citrus groves of florida?
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  • The deserts of the middle east
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  • Are echoed in arizona and new mexico.
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  • The beautiful green of ireland can be found
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  • Right on our own east coast.
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  • Between the coasts and the mountains
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  • Stretch the immense breadbasket we call the midwest heartlands
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  • And the rolling prairie.
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  • The canyons, the rockies, the plains,
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  • And the redwood forests
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  • Make the cedars of lebanon bow in respect.
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  • The old west--texas, new mexico, arizona, oklahoma--
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  • Are so unique that half the world
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  • Thinks all americans wear ten-gallon hats
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  • And ride off into the sunset
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  • And grow up to be annie oakley or john wayne.
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  • We are so blessed and so spoiled.
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  • May we always be generous with our great, rich heritage.
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  • May we care for this country and preserve not only its beauty
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  • But the big-hearted spirit
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  • That once opened its arms to our ancestors.
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  • We are so indebted to those who have gone before us
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  • And to those who will follow.
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  • [bluesy music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • All: ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies, ♪
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  • ♪ for amber waves of grain, ♪
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  • ♪ for purple mountain majesty above the fruited plain. ♪
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  • ♪ america, america, god shed his grace on thee ♪
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  • ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪
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  • ♪ from sea to shining sea. ♪
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  • ♪ o beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years. ♪
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  • ♪ thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears. ♪
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  • ♪ america, america, god shed his grace on thee ♪
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  • ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪
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  • ♪ from sea to shining sea. ♪
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  • ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪
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  • ♪ from sea to shining sea. ♪
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  • - you know, this old character
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  • Has covered a lot of territory in our travels over the years,
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  • But it still amazes me
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  • To see the variety of beautiful landscapes
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  • Contained inside these united states.
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  • One beautiful place is just outside denver in colorado,
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  • And it's called the red rocks.
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  • Go with us.
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  • - i love doing what i do.
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  • I love singing with my friends, and i love seeing the country,
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  • Meeting folks in every little nook and cranny where we travel.
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  • To live long enough to make it to red rocks, colorado--
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  • What an incredible thrill.
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  • But there's nothing as sweet
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  • As heading out that tennessee countryside
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  • And turning down stockard road--
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  • Seeing the familiar landmarks that lead to white tail hollow
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  • To round the bend where i can see the lights
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  • Of our old log house, sneak up on angie and the boys,
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  • Smell supper cooking on the stove,
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  • See a fire flickering in the fireplace.
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  • Now, i tell you, that is the best destination of all.
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  • - ♪ there's a storm across the valley. ♪
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  • ♪ clouds are rolling in. ♪
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  • ♪ the afternoon is heavy on your shoulder. ♪
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  • ♪ there's a truck out on the four-lane ♪
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  • ♪ a mile or more away, ♪
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  • ♪ and the whining of his wheels just makes it colder. ♪
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  • ♪ he's an hour away from riding, ♪
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  • ♪ all your prayers up in the sky, ♪
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  • ♪ ten days on the road barely gone. ♪
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  • ♪ there's a fire softly burning, supper on the stove. ♪
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  • ♪ it's the light in your eyes that makes him warm. ♪
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  • All: ♪ hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • ♪ sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend. ♪
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  • ♪ yes, and, hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • - ♪ there's all the news to tell him. ♪
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  • ♪ how'd you spend your time? ♪
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  • ♪ what's the latest thing the neighbors say? ♪
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  • ♪ and your mother called last friday. ♪
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  • ♪ sunshine made her cry. ♪
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  • ♪ and you felt the baby move just yesterday. ♪
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  • All: ♪ hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • ♪ sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend. ♪
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  • ♪ yes, and, hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • - ♪ and, oh, the time when i can lay this tired old body down, ♪
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  • ♪ feel your fingers feather-soft upon me, ♪
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  • ♪ the kisses that i live for, the love that lights my way, ♪
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  • ♪ the happiness that living with you brings me. ♪
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  • - ♪ it's the sweetest thing i know of, ♪
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  • ♪ just spending time with you. ♪
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  • ♪ it's the little things that make a house a home. ♪
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  • - ♪ like a fire softly burning, supper on the stove, ♪
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  • ♪ and the light in your eyes that makes me warm. ♪
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  • Sing it!
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  • All: ♪ hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • ♪ now, sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend. ♪
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  • ♪ yes, and, hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • ♪ hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • - ♪ you know it is. ♪
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  • All: ♪ sometimes this old farm ♪
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  • ♪ feels like a long-lost friend. ♪
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  • ♪ yes, and, hey, it's good to be back home again. ♪
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  • - ♪ i said... ♪
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  • All: ♪ hey, it's good ♪
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  • ♪ to be back home again. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - keep that hand going, and welcome ivan parker.
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  • [stately orchestra music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ if tomorrow all the things were gone ♪
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  • ♪ i'd worked for all my life, ♪
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  • ♪ and i had to start again ♪
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  • ♪ with just my children and my wife, ♪
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  • ♪ i'd thank my god above to be living here today, ♪
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  • ♪ 'cause the flag still stands for freedom, ♪
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  • ♪ and they can't take that away. ♪
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  • All: ♪ and i'm proud to be an american, ♪
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  • ♪ where at least i know i'm free, ♪
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  • ♪ and i won't forget the men who died ♪
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  • ♪ who gave that right to me. ♪
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  • ♪ and i gladly stand up next to you ♪
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  • ♪ and defend her still today, ♪
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  • ♪ 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this land. ♪
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  • ♪ god bless the usa. ♪
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  • - ♪ from the lakes of minnesota ♪
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  • ♪ to the hills of tennessee, ♪
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  • ♪ across the plains of texas, from sea to shining sea, ♪
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  • ♪ from detroit down to houston, from new york to l.a., ♪
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  • ♪ there's pride in every american heart, ♪
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  • ♪ and it's time we stand and say... ♪
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  • All: ♪ i'm proud to be an american ♪
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  • ♪ where at least i know i'm free. ♪
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  • ♪ and i won't forget ♪
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  • ♪ the men who died who gave that right to me. ♪
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  • ♪ and i gladly stand up next to you ♪
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  • ♪ and defend her still today, ♪
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  • ♪ 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this land. ♪
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  • - ♪ oh, i love this land. ♪
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  • ♪ god bless the usa. ♪
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  • ♪ i'm proud to be an american, ♪
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  • ♪ where at least i know i'm free. ♪
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  • - ♪ oh, yes, i'm free. ♪
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  • All: ♪ and i won't forget ♪
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  • ♪ the men who died who gave that right to me. ♪
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  • ♪ and i gladly stand up next to you ♪
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  • ♪ and defend her still today, ♪
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  • ♪ 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this land. ♪
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  • - ♪ i love this land. ♪
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  • All: ♪ god bless the usa. ♪
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  • - ♪ usa! ♪
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  • [cheers [cheers and applause]
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  • [soft music]
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  • >> ♪ o say can you see ♪
  • 00:18:25.883 --> 00:18:32.924
  • >> ♪ o say can you see ♪ ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪
  • 00:18:32.990 --> 00:18:40.331
  • >> ♪ o say can you see ♪ ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪
  • 00:18:40.398 --> 00:18:47.905
  • ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ ♪ at the twilight's ♪
  • 00:18:47.972 --> 00:18:50.908
  • ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ ♪ at the twilight's ♪ ♪ last gleaming? ♪
  • 00:18:50.975 --> 00:18:54.712
  • ♪ at the twilight's ♪ ♪ last gleaming? ♪ >> ♪ whose broad stripes ♪
  • 00:18:54.779 --> 00:18:57.515
  • ♪ last gleaming? ♪ >> ♪ whose broad stripes ♪ ♪ and bright stars, ♪
  • 00:18:57.582 --> 00:19:01.552
  • >> ♪ whose broad stripes ♪ ♪ and bright stars, ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight, ♪
  • 00:19:01.619 --> 00:19:08.125
  • ♪ and bright stars, ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight, ♪ ♪ o'er the ramparts ♪
  • 00:19:08.192 --> 00:19:12.263
  • ♪ through the perilous fight, ♪ ♪ o'er the ramparts ♪ ♪ we watched ♪
  • 00:19:12.330 --> 00:19:16.567
  • ♪ o'er the ramparts ♪ ♪ we watched ♪ ♪ were so gallantly streaming? ♪
  • 00:19:16.634 --> 00:19:25.843
  • ♪ we watched ♪ ♪ were so gallantly streaming? ♪ >> ♪ and the rockets' ♪
  • 00:19:25.910 --> 00:19:29.814
  • ♪ were so gallantly streaming? ♪ >> ♪ and the rockets' ♪ ♪ red glare, ♪
  • 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:36.053
  • >> ♪ and the rockets' ♪ ♪ red glare, ♪ ♪ the bombs bursting in air, ♪
  • 00:19:36.120 --> 00:19:46.264
  • ♪ red glare, ♪ ♪ the bombs bursting in air, ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night ♪
  • 00:19:46.330 --> 00:19:55.206
  • ♪ the bombs bursting in air, ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ that our flag ♪
  • 00:19:55.273 --> 00:19:58.709
  • ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ that our flag ♪ ♪ was still there. ♪
  • 00:19:58.776 --> 00:20:05.283
  • ♪ that our flag ♪ ♪ was still there. ♪ ♪ o say, does ♪
  • 00:20:05.349 --> 00:20:08.819
  • ♪ was still there. ♪ ♪ o say, does ♪ ♪ that star-spangled banner ♪
  • 00:20:08.886 --> 00:20:18.829
  • ♪ o say, does ♪ ♪ that star-spangled banner ♪ ♪ yet wave ♪
  • 00:20:18.896 --> 00:20:26.671
  • ♪ that star-spangled banner ♪ ♪ yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪
  • 00:20:26.737 --> 00:20:40.117
  • ♪ yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home ♪
  • 00:20:40.184 --> 00:20:46.691
  • ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home ♪ ♪ of the brave? ♪ ♪
  • 00:20:46.757 --> 00:21:00.338
  • ♪ and the home ♪ ♪ of the brave? ♪ ♪ [applause]
  • 00:21:00.404 --> 00:21:05.443
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:21:11.549 --> 00:21:18.255
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:21:18.322 --> 00:21:25.262
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:21:25.329 --> 00:21:31.235
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪
  • 00:21:31.302 --> 00:21:41.912
  • >> ♪ he has sounded forth ♪
  • 00:21:41.979 --> 00:21:44.014
  • >> ♪ he has sounded forth ♪ ♪ the trumpet that shall ♪
  • 00:21:44.081 --> 00:21:45.883
  • >> ♪ he has sounded forth ♪ ♪ the trumpet that shall ♪ ♪ never sound retreat. ♪
  • 00:21:45.950 --> 00:21:48.786
  • ♪ the trumpet that shall ♪ ♪ never sound retreat. ♪ ♪ his is sifting out ♪
  • 00:21:48.853 --> 00:21:50.788
  • ♪ never sound retreat. ♪ ♪ his is sifting out ♪ ♪ the hearts of men ♪
  • 00:21:50.855 --> 00:21:52.656
  • ♪ his is sifting out ♪ ♪ the hearts of men ♪ ♪ before his judgment seat. ♪
  • 00:21:52.723 --> 00:21:56.093
  • ♪ o be swift, my soul, ♪
  • 00:21:56.160 --> 00:21:57.762
  • ♪ o be swift, my soul, ♪ ♪ to answer him. ♪
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  • ♪ o be swift, my soul, ♪ ♪ to answer him. ♪ ♪ be jubilant, my feet. ♪
  • 00:21:59.497 --> 00:22:02.800
  • ♪ to answer him. ♪ ♪ be jubilant, my feet. ♪ >> ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪
  • 00:22:02.867 --> 00:22:10.174
  • ♪ be jubilant, my feet. ♪ >> ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:22:10.241 --> 00:22:16.914
  • >> ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:22:16.981 --> 00:22:23.687
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:22:23.754 --> 00:22:29.794
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪
  • 00:22:29.860 --> 00:22:39.303
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ >> ♪ in the beauty ♪
  • 00:22:39.370 --> 00:22:43.574
  • ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ >> ♪ in the beauty ♪ ♪ of the lilies, ♪
  • 00:22:43.641 --> 00:22:46.043
  • ♪ christ was born ♪
  • 00:22:46.110 --> 00:22:48.112
  • ♪ christ was born ♪ ♪ across the sea ♪
  • 00:22:48.179 --> 00:22:50.448
  • ♪ christ was born ♪ ♪ across the sea ♪ ♪ with a glory in his bosom ♪
  • 00:22:50.514 --> 00:22:55.352
  • ♪ that transfigures ♪
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  • ♪ that transfigures ♪ ♪ you and me. ♪
  • 00:22:58.489 --> 00:23:01.225
  • ♪ that transfigures ♪ ♪ you and me. ♪ ♪ and as he died ♪
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  • ♪ you and me. ♪ ♪ and as he died ♪ ♪ to make men holy, ♪
  • 00:23:04.528 --> 00:23:08.165
  • ♪ and as he died ♪ ♪ to make men holy, ♪ ♪ let us live ♪
  • 00:23:08.232 --> 00:23:10.401
  • ♪ to make men holy, ♪ ♪ let us live ♪ ♪ to make men free. ♪
  • 00:23:10.468 --> 00:23:14.538
  • ♪ let us live ♪ ♪ to make men free. ♪ >> ♪ while god is marching on. ♪
  • 00:23:14.605 --> 00:23:28.252
  • ♪ to make men free. ♪ >> ♪ while god is marching on. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:23:28.319 --> 00:23:40.164
  • >> ♪ while god is marching on. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:23:40.231 --> 00:23:52.176
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪
  • 00:23:52.243 --> 00:24:02.820
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪
  • 00:24:02.887 --> 00:24:16.300
  • ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah. ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ ♪
  • 00:24:16.367 --> 00:24:30.714
  • ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on. ♪ ♪ [applause]
  • 00:24:30.781 --> 00:24:34.818
  • Shortly after 9/11
  • 00:24:42.326 --> 00:24:44.328
  • In honor of the many who gave their lives.
  • 00:24:44.328 --> 00:24:48.232
  • Listen.
  • 00:24:48.232 --> 00:24:49.233
  • [soft orchestral music]
  • 00:24:49.233 --> 00:24:52.903
  • - ♪ what this dying world could use ♪
  • 00:24:52.903 --> 00:24:56.173
  • ♪ is a willing man of god... ♪
  • 00:24:56.173 --> 00:24:59.376
  • - ♪ who dares to go against the grain ♪
  • 00:24:59.376 --> 00:25:03.213
  • ♪ and works without applause. ♪
  • 00:25:03.213 --> 00:25:08.385
  • - ♪ a man who'll raise that shield of faith ♪
  • 00:25:08.385 --> 00:25:12.289
  • ♪ protecting what is pure... ♪
  • 00:25:12.289 --> 00:25:15.559
  • - ♪ whose love is tough and gentle, ♪
  • 00:25:15.559 --> 00:25:18.829
  • ♪ a man whose word is sure. ♪
  • 00:25:18.829 --> 00:25:24.034
  • - ♪ god doesn't need an orator who knows just what to say. ♪
  • 00:25:24.034 --> 00:25:31.308
  • - ♪ he doesn't need authorities to reason him away. ♪
  • 00:25:31.308 --> 00:25:38.015
  • - ♪ he doesn't need an army to guarantee a win. ♪
  • 00:25:38.015 --> 00:25:44.989
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:25:44.989 --> 00:25:52.596
  • All: ♪ men full of compassion who laugh and love and cry, ♪
  • 00:25:52.596 --> 00:25:59.603
  • ♪ men who'll face eternity and aren't afraid to die, ♪
  • 00:25:59.603 --> 00:26:06.477
  • ♪ men who'll fight for freedom and honor once again. ♪
  • 00:26:06.477 --> 00:26:13.050
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:26:13.050 --> 00:26:19.890
  • - ♪ he calls the broken derelict whose life has been renewed. ♪
  • 00:26:19.890 --> 00:26:27.197
  • - ♪ he calls the one who has the strength ♪
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  • ♪ to stand up for the truth. ♪
  • 00:26:30.634 --> 00:26:34.171
  • All: ♪ enlistment lines are open, ♪
  • 00:26:34.171 --> 00:26:37.274
  • ♪ and he wants you to come in. ♪
  • 00:26:37.274 --> 00:26:41.178
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:26:41.178 --> 00:26:48.085
  • ♪ men full of compassion who laugh and love and cry, ♪
  • 00:26:48.085 --> 00:26:55.025
  • ♪ men who'll face eternity and aren't afraid to die, ♪
  • 00:26:55.025 --> 00:27:02.232
  • ♪ men who'll fight for freedom and honor once again. ♪
  • 00:27:02.232 --> 00:27:09.339
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:27:09.339 --> 00:27:16.547
  • ♪ men full of compassion who laugh and love and cry... ♪
  • 00:27:16.547 --> 00:27:20.984
  • - ♪ laugh and love and cry. ♪
  • 00:27:20.984 --> 00:27:23.654
  • All: ♪ men who'll face eternity ♪
  • 00:27:23.654 --> 00:27:26.457
  • ♪ and aren't afraid to die, ♪
  • 00:27:26.457 --> 00:27:32.129
  • ♪ men who'll fight for freedom and honor once again. ♪
  • 00:27:32.129 --> 00:27:38.702
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:27:38.702 --> 00:27:45.743
  • ♪ men full of compassion who laugh and love and cry, ♪
  • 00:27:45.743 --> 00:27:53.183
  • ♪ men who'll face eternity and aren't afraid to die, ♪
  • 00:27:53.183 --> 00:28:01.759
  • ♪ men who'll fight for freedom and honor once again. ♪
  • 00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:08.432
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:28:08.432 --> 00:28:15.472
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:28:15.472 --> 00:28:22.412
  • ♪ he just needs a few good men. ♪
  • 00:28:22.412 --> 00:28:30.754
  • [triumphant music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:28:35.793 --> 00:28:44.368
  • - this has been an awesome night.
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  • Isn't it wonderful? just wonderful.
  • 00:28:49.439 --> 00:28:52.376
  • How many of you like negro spirituals?
  • 00:28:52.376 --> 00:28:55.379
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:28:55.379 --> 00:28:59.183
  • An old black lady down south,
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  • She showed me something about the negro spirituals,
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  • And i want to share it with you.
  • 00:29:02.886 --> 00:29:04.488
  • You know, the black folk down south
  • 00:29:04.488 --> 00:29:05.889
  • Have more sense by accident than some of us have on purpose.
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  • You know what i mean? [laughter]
  • 00:29:09.226 --> 00:29:10.561
  • You didn't hear what i said.
  • 00:29:10.561 --> 00:29:12.496
  • I heard an old black lady say,
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  • "son, if the mountain was smooth,
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  • You couldn't climb it."
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:29:18.969 --> 00:29:20.137
  • Uh-huh. think about that for a minute.
  • 00:29:20.137 --> 00:29:22.706
  • But then, you know, she said to me,
  • 00:29:22.706 --> 00:29:24.107
  • But then, you know, she said to me,
  • 00:29:24.208 --> 00:29:24.875
  • "did you know all-- just about all negro spirituals
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  • Are written on the black notes of the piano?"
  • 00:29:27.211 --> 00:29:30.214
  • [laughter]
  • 00:29:30.214 --> 00:29:31.415
  • This is absolutely true.
  • 00:29:31.415 --> 00:29:32.816
  • You can go home tonight and play almost any negro spiritual.
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  • Just play the black notes on the piano.
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  • You look skeptical.
  • 00:29:38.355 --> 00:29:40.123
  • Now, you can't see it out there, but i want you to watch.
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  • Watch.
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  • There are five black notes on the piano...
  • 00:29:44.061 --> 00:29:45.863
  • [single piano notes]
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  • And those same five black notes just keep recurring.
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:29:51.235 --> 00:29:53.437
  • And you can go home tonight
  • 00:29:53.437 --> 00:29:54.504
  • And play almost any negro spiritual.
  • 00:29:54.504 --> 00:29:56.206
  • Just play the black notes.
  • 00:29:56.206 --> 00:29:58.508
  • Watch.
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  • [plays a traditional melody]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • You know that?
  • 00:30:07.551 --> 00:30:08.819
  • All: ♪ every time i feel the spirit... ♪
  • 00:30:08.819 --> 00:30:13.056
  • - just black notes.
  • 00:30:13.056 --> 00:30:14.358
  • [laughter]
  • 00:30:14.358 --> 00:30:17.060
  • Watch this.
  • 00:30:17.060 --> 00:30:18.295
  • [plays swing low, sweet chariot]
  • 00:30:18.295 --> 00:30:21.298
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:30:21.298 --> 00:30:23.901
  • - ♪ ...carry me home. ♪
  • 00:30:23.901 --> 00:30:25.636
  • - that's 'cause the slaves
  • 00:30:25.636 --> 00:30:27.271
  • Didn't come to america with... ♪ do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do ♪
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  • That's somebody else's scale, okay?
  • 00:30:29.973 --> 00:30:31.675
  • [laughter]
  • 00:30:31.675 --> 00:30:34.211
  • All they had in their musical scale
  • 00:30:34.211 --> 00:30:35.846
  • Were those five black notes.
  • 00:30:35.846 --> 00:30:37.047
  • We know it in music as the pentatonic scale.
  • 00:30:37.047 --> 00:30:39.516
  • And they built the power and pathos
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  • Of the negro spiritual on five notes.
  • 00:30:41.451 --> 00:30:45.956
  • When you study music,
  • 00:30:45.956 --> 00:30:47.391
  • You also come across what are known as "white spirituals."
  • 00:30:47.391 --> 00:30:50.928
  • Did you know that?
  • 00:30:50.928 --> 00:30:52.362
  • And there are white composers
  • 00:30:52.362 --> 00:30:53.664
  • Who worked with those-- that scale.
  • 00:30:53.664 --> 00:30:55.866
  • In early america,
  • 00:30:55.866 --> 00:30:57.100
  • They used to call this "the slave scale."
  • 00:30:57.100 --> 00:31:00.003
  • And i'm gonna play for you
  • 00:31:00.003 --> 00:31:01.405
  • What some musicologists think is the most famous white spiritual
  • 00:31:01.405 --> 00:31:05.175
  • Built on the slave scale, or just the black notes.
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  • [plays amazing grace]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • All: ♪ how sweet the sound. ♪
  • 00:31:20.057 --> 00:31:26.396
  • ♪ that saved a wretch like me. ♪
  • 00:31:26.396 --> 00:31:35.539
  • ♪ i once was lost, but now am found; ♪
  • 00:31:35.539 --> 00:31:47.451
  • ♪ was blind, but now i see. ♪
  • 00:31:47.451 --> 00:31:57.761
  • - anybody tonight know who wrote that song?
  • 00:31:57.761 --> 00:32:00.097
  • I heard it.
  • 00:32:00.097 --> 00:32:01.131
  • A man by the name of john newton.
  • 00:32:01.131 --> 00:32:04.334
  • But do you know what john newton did
  • 00:32:04.334 --> 00:32:06.436
  • Before he became a christian?
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  • He was the captain of a slave ship
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  • And--many believe-- heard this melody
  • 00:32:13.143 --> 00:32:15.312
  • That sounds very much like a west african sorrow chant...
  • 00:32:15.312 --> 00:32:19.082
  • Stomp!
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  • And wrote the words "amazing grace"
  • 00:32:20.083 --> 00:32:24.054
  • And set his words to a slave melody.
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  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:32:30.260 --> 00:32:33.230
  • I looked up that song.
  • 00:32:33.230 --> 00:32:35.265
  • I believe god wanted that song
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  • Written just the way it was written
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  • Just so that we would be reminded
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  • That as christians--whether black or white, free or bonded--
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  • In his eyes, we're all connected.
  • 00:32:42.739 --> 00:32:44.841
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:32:44.841 --> 00:32:46.043
  • We are connected,
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  • And we are connected by god's amazing grace.
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  • Hallelujah!
  • 00:32:51.748 --> 00:32:52.949
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:32:52.949 --> 00:32:56.086
  • We are connected by god's amazing grace.
  • 00:32:56.086 --> 00:32:59.289
  • Whoo!
  • 00:32:59.289 --> 00:33:00.323
  • I looked up that song in the library of congress.
  • 00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:05.862
  • I looked up--i went to the library of congress.
  • 00:33:05.862 --> 00:33:07.798
  • I looked up that song,
  • 00:33:07.798 --> 00:33:09.132
  • And wherever you see it authentically printed,
  • 00:33:09.132 --> 00:33:11.368
  • You know what it says?
  • 00:33:11.368 --> 00:33:12.502
  • "words: john newton;
  • 00:33:12.502 --> 00:33:16.506
  • Melody: unknown."
  • 00:33:16.506 --> 00:33:20.977
  • I tell the lord, "when i get to heaven,
  • 00:33:20.977 --> 00:33:22.446
  • "i want to meet abraham and isaac and jacob,
  • 00:33:22.446 --> 00:33:24.581
  • But boy, i want to meet that slave called 'unknown.'"
  • 00:33:24.581 --> 00:33:26.883
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:33:26.883 --> 00:33:29.920
  • And i recorded that song
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  • The way i hear it when i sing it.
  • 00:33:34.791 --> 00:33:36.893
  • I still hear the sounds of the slave ships in the water.
  • 00:33:36.893 --> 00:33:39.996
  • I want to sing it for you
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  • The way john newton probably first heard it
  • 00:33:41.131 --> 00:33:45.102
  • Coming up out of the belly of the ship.
  • 00:33:45.102 --> 00:33:47.704
  • Listen.
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  • [waves crashing]
  • 00:33:48.705 --> 00:33:51.708
  • [ethereal orchestral music]
  • 00:33:51.708 --> 00:33:54.711
  • ♪ ♪
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  • [humming melody]
  • 00:33:57.914 --> 00:34:00.917
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:34:00.917 --> 00:34:18.101
  • ♪ oh, lord. ♪
  • 00:34:18.201 --> 00:34:32.949
  • ♪ oh, lord. ♪ [crying]
  • 00:34:33.016 --> 00:34:34.451
  • ♪ oh, lord. ♪ [crying] [humming]
  • 00:34:34.518 --> 00:34:35.452
  • [crying] [humming] ♪ ♪
  • 00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:43.160
  • ♪ amazing grace, ♪
  • 00:34:56.907 --> 00:35:04.781
  • ♪ how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. ♪
  • 00:35:04.781 --> 00:35:22.365
  • ♪ i once was lost, but now i'm found; ♪
  • 00:35:14.824 --> 00:35:37.547
  • ♪ was blind, but now i see. ♪
  • 00:35:32.409 --> 00:35:52.996
  • ♪ and when we've been there 10,000 years, ♪
  • 00:35:47.591 --> 00:36:05.508
  • ♪ bright shining as the sun, ♪
  • 00:36:05.508 --> 00:36:19.889
  • ♪ we've no less days to sing god's praise ♪
  • 00:36:19.889 --> 00:36:34.137
  • ♪ than when we've first begun. ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah. amen. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • [gentle music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ in a midwestern town, ♪
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  • ♪ children form a parade, ♪
  • 00:37:28.625 --> 00:37:32.796
  • ♪ with the flag bearer leading the leading the way. ♪
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  • ♪ farmers and teachers, the old and the young ♪
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  • ♪ lift together their voices to say... ♪
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  • Quartet: ♪ "i pledge my allegiance ♪
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  • ♪ "to the grand old flag ♪
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  • ♪ "and the promise of hope from sea to sea. ♪
  • 00:38:06.162 --> 00:38:14.104
  • ♪ "under god, one nation undivided we will stand. ♪
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  • ♪ lift the banner of liberty." ♪
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  • - ♪ it's the final kickoff for the nfl, ♪
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  • ♪ and the stadium is packed with screaming fans. ♪
  • 00:38:42.265 --> 00:38:50.507
  • ♪ all the banners are flying; the color guards advance. ♪
  • 00:38:50.507 --> 00:39:00.150
  • ♪ like a wave, silence moves through the stands. ♪
  • 00:39:00.150 --> 00:39:08.691
  • All: ♪ "i pledge my allegiance to the grand old flag ♪
  • 00:39:08.691 --> 00:39:16.032
  • ♪ "and the promise of hope from sea to sea. ♪
  • 00:39:16.032 --> 00:39:24.040
  • ♪ "under god, one nation undivided we will stand. ♪
  • 00:39:24.040 --> 00:39:31.815
  • ♪ lift the banner of liberty." ♪
  • 00:39:31.815 --> 00:39:39.556
  • - ♪ where a child is hungry, where men have no homes, ♪
  • 00:39:43.760 --> 00:39:53.937
  • ♪ where the powerless are yearning to breathe free, ♪
  • 00:39:53.937 --> 00:40:02.512
  • ♪ may we fight for justice till there's justice for all ♪
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  • ♪ and become what god made us to be. ♪
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  • All: ♪ i pledge my allegiance to the grand old flag ♪
  • 00:40:22.832 --> 00:40:30.406
  • ♪ and the promise of hope from sea to sea. ♪
  • 00:40:30.406 --> 00:40:38.882
  • ♪ under god, one nation undivided we will stand. ♪
  • 00:40:38.882 --> 00:40:47.223
  • ♪ lift the banner of liberty. ♪
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  • Quartet: ♪ under god, one nation ♪
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  • ♪ undivided we will stand. ♪
  • 00:40:59.969 --> 00:41:04.173
  • ♪ lift the banner of liberty. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - you know, growing up in rural america,
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  • I can't tell you how many times
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  • I've seen our little community come together
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  • Just to help a family that has fallen on hard times;
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  • Or i've seen them rally around a sick neighbor
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  • Who just needed a hand.
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  • Often, those same neighbors that we helped
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  • Were later helping us when we needed a hand.
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  • Over and over again, i am moved by the powerful truth
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  • That we are stronger together, my friends.
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  • All: ♪ sometimes in our lives, ♪
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  • ♪ we all have pain, we all have sorrow. ♪
  • 00:42:06.536 --> 00:42:14.177
  • ♪ but if we are wise, we know that there is always tomorrow. ♪
  • 00:42:14.177 --> 00:42:26.122
  • - ♪ lean on me when you're not strong, ♪
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  • ♪ and i'll be your friend ♪
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  • ♪ and i'll help you carry on ♪
  • 00:42:34.731 --> 00:42:39.535
  • ♪ for it won't be long ♪
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  • ♪ till i'm gonna need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:42:44.007 --> 00:42:51.814
  • ♪ now, won't you please swallow your pride ♪
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  • ♪ and if i have things that you need to borrow ♪
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  • ♪ for no one can fill those of your needs ♪
  • 00:43:04.494 --> 00:43:12.368
  • ♪ that you won't let show. ♪
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  • All: ♪ you just call on me, brother, ♪
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  • ♪ when you need a hand. ♪
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  • ♪ we all need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:43:22.745 --> 00:43:29.185
  • ♪ i just might have a problem that you'll understand. ♪
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  • ♪ we all need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:43:35.224 --> 00:43:41.130
  • ♪ lean on me when you're not strong, ♪
  • 00:43:41.130 --> 00:43:46.769
  • ♪ and i'll be your friend. ♪
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  • ♪ i'll help you carry on ♪
  • 00:43:50.139 --> 00:43:54.777
  • ♪ for it won't be long ♪
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  • ♪ till i'm gonna need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:43:59.515 --> 00:44:06.556
  • ♪ won't you just call on me, brother, ♪
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  • ♪ when you need a hand? ♪
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  • ♪ 'cause we all need somebody to lean on. ♪
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  • ♪ i just might have a problem that you'll understand. ♪
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  • ♪ we all need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:44:25.408 --> 00:44:31.247
  • ♪ we all need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:44:31.247 --> 00:44:37.487
  • ♪ we all need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:44:37.487 --> 00:44:44.627
  • - ♪ lean on me. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • [bluesy piano music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ mm-hmm. ♪
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  • ♪ whoo-hoo. ♪
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  • ♪ yeah. ♪
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  • - just call me.
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  • All: ♪ oh, you just call on me, brother, ♪
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  • ♪ when you need a hand. ♪
  • 00:45:19.762 --> 00:45:22.465
  • ♪ we all need somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:45:22.465 --> 00:45:27.603
  • - ♪ i just might... ♪
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  • All: ♪ i just might have a problem ♪
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  • ♪ that you'll understand. ♪
  • 00:45:31.507 --> 00:45:34.377
  • ♪ we all need... ♪
  • 00:45:34.377 --> 00:45:35.878
  • - ♪ somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:45:35.878 --> 00:45:39.982
  • All: ♪ lean on me when you're not strong... ♪
  • 00:45:39.982 --> 00:45:44.554
  • - ♪ when you're not strong. ♪
  • 00:45:44.554 --> 00:45:45.755
  • All: ♪ and i'll be your friend. ♪
  • 00:45:45.755 --> 00:45:47.390
  • - ♪ i'll be your friend. ♪
  • 00:45:47.390 --> 00:45:48.791
  • All: ♪ i'll help you... ♪
  • 00:45:48.791 --> 00:45:50.092
  • - ♪ i'll help you, oh. ♪
  • 00:45:50.092 --> 00:45:53.262
  • All: ♪ for it won't be long... ♪
  • 00:45:53.262 --> 00:45:55.898
  • - ♪ it won't be long. ♪
  • 00:45:55.898 --> 00:45:57.733
  • All: ♪ till i'm gonna need... ♪
  • 00:45:57.733 --> 00:45:59.302
  • - ♪ i'm gonna need... ♪
  • 00:45:59.302 --> 00:46:00.436
  • All: ♪ somebody to lean on. ♪
  • 00:46:00.436 --> 00:46:04.507
  • - ♪ we all need... ♪
  • 00:46:04.507 --> 00:46:05.641
  • - ♪ we need somebody... ♪
  • 00:46:05.641 --> 00:46:07.710
  • Both: ♪ to lean on. ♪
  • 00:46:07.710 --> 00:46:09.946
  • - ♪ we all need some... ♪
  • 00:46:09.946 --> 00:46:11.848
  • - ♪ we got to need somebody... ♪ - ♪ whoo-hoo! ♪
  • 00:46:11.848 --> 00:46:14.550
  • - ♪ to lean on. ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:46:23.092 --> 00:46:28.564
  • - ♪ je t'aime. te amo. ♪
  • 00:46:28.631 --> 00:46:33.669
  • ♪ ya tyibya lyubluy. ani ohevet othaka. ♪
  • 00:46:33.669 --> 00:46:40.643
  • ♪ i love you. ♪
  • 00:46:40.643 --> 00:46:43.579
  • ♪ well, the sounds are all as different ♪
  • 00:46:43.579 --> 00:46:46.415
  • ♪ as the lands from which they came, ♪
  • 00:46:46.415 --> 00:46:50.519
  • ♪ and though our words are all unique, ♪
  • 00:46:50.519 --> 00:46:55.124
  • ♪ our hearts are still the same. ♪
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  • All: ♪ love in any language ♪
  • 00:47:00.263 --> 00:47:03.532
  • ♪ straight from the heart ♪
  • 00:47:03.532 --> 00:47:07.103
  • ♪ pulls us all together, never apart. ♪
  • 00:47:07.103 --> 00:47:14.543
  • ♪ and once we learn to speak it, all the world will hear ♪
  • 00:47:14.543 --> 00:47:21.951
  • ♪ love in any language fluently spoken here. ♪
  • 00:47:21.951 --> 00:47:30.626
  • - ♪ we teach the young our differences, ♪
  • 00:47:30.693 --> 00:47:34.730
  • ♪ and yet, look how we're the same. ♪
  • 00:47:34.730 --> 00:47:38.367
  • ♪ we love to laugh, and we dream our dreams. ♪
  • 00:47:38.367 --> 00:47:43.005
  • ♪ we know the sting of pain. ♪
  • 00:47:43.005 --> 00:47:46.175
  • ♪ from leningrad to lexington, the farmer loves his land, ♪
  • 00:47:46.175 --> 00:47:53.482
  • ♪ and daddies all get misty-eyed to give their daughter's hand. ♪
  • 00:47:53.482 --> 00:48:02.224
  • ♪ oh, maybe when we realize ♪
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  • ♪ just how much there is to share, ♪
  • 00:48:05.361 --> 00:48:09.298
  • ♪ we'll find too much in common to pretend it isn't there. ♪
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  • All: ♪ love in any language ♪
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  • ♪ straight from the heart ♪
  • 00:48:22.211 --> 00:48:25.982
  • ♪ pulls us all together, never apart. ♪
  • 00:48:25.982 --> 00:48:33.155
  • ♪ and once we learn to speak it, all the world will hear ♪
  • 00:48:33.155 --> 00:48:40.596
  • ♪ love in any language fluently spoken here. ♪
  • 00:48:40.596 --> 00:48:47.603
  • - ♪ though the rhetoric of governments ♪
  • 00:48:47.603 --> 00:48:51.974
  • ♪ may keep us worlds apart... ♪
  • 00:48:51.974 --> 00:48:55.378
  • Both: ♪ there's no misinterpreting ♪
  • 00:48:55.378 --> 00:48:58.614
  • ♪ the language of the heart. ♪
  • 00:48:58.614 --> 00:49:06.889
  • All: ♪ love in any language ♪
  • 00:49:06.889 --> 00:49:09.825
  • ♪ straight from the heart ♪
  • 00:49:09.825 --> 00:49:13.396
  • ♪ pulls us all together, never apart. ♪
  • 00:49:13.396 --> 00:49:20.636
  • ♪ and once we learn to speak it, all the world will hear ♪
  • 00:49:20.636 --> 00:49:28.177
  • ♪ love in any language fluently spoken here. ♪
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  • - sing it with us, will you?
  • 00:49:32.081 --> 00:49:33.649
  • "love in any language"...
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  • All: ♪ love in any language... ♪
  • 00:49:35.985 --> 00:49:37.386
  • - "straight from the heart"...
  • 00:49:37.386 --> 00:49:39.522
  • All: ♪ straight from the heart... ♪
  • 00:49:39.522 --> 00:49:41.323
  • - "pulls us all together"...
  • 00:49:41.323 --> 00:49:42.892
  • All: ♪ pulls us all together, never apart. ♪
  • 00:49:42.892 --> 00:49:48.097
  • - "and once we learn to speak it"...
  • 00:49:48.097 --> 00:49:50.199
  • All: ♪ and once we learn to speak it... ♪
  • 00:49:50.199 --> 00:49:52.301
  • - "all the world will hear"...
  • 00:49:52.301 --> 00:49:54.036
  • All: ♪ all the world will hear...♪
  • 00:49:54.036 --> 00:49:56.338
  • - "love in any language"...
  • 00:49:56.338 --> 00:49:57.807
  • All: ♪ love in any language fluently spoken here. ♪
  • 00:49:57.807 --> 00:50:04.513
  • ♪ love in any language straight from the heart ♪
  • 00:50:04.513 --> 00:50:11.987
  • ♪ pulls us all together, never apart. ♪
  • 00:50:11.987 --> 00:50:19.261
  • ♪ and once we learn to speak it, all the world will hear ♪
  • 00:50:19.261 --> 00:50:26.535
  • ♪ love in any language fluently spoken here, ♪
  • 00:50:26.535 --> 00:50:33.943
  • ♪ love in any language fluently spoken here, ♪
  • 00:50:33.943 --> 00:50:41.350
  • ♪ love in any language fluently spoken here. ♪
  • 00:50:41.350 --> 00:50:53.662
  • - ♪ spoken here. ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:51:02.671 --> 00:51:10.346
  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:51:13.616 --> 00:51:19.655
  • ♪ rock of ages, cleft for me, ♪
  • 00:51:19.655 --> 00:51:31.100
  • ♪ let me hide myself in thee. ♪
  • 00:51:31.100 --> 00:51:42.778
  • ♪ let the water and the blood ♪
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  • ♪ from thy wounded side which flowed ♪
  • 00:51:55.090 --> 00:52:06.669
  • ♪ be of sin the double cure. ♪
  • 00:52:06.669 --> 00:52:18.447
  • ♪ save from wrath and make me pure. ♪
  • 00:52:18.447 --> 00:52:30.793
  • Trio: ♪ could my tears forever flow, ♪
  • 00:52:30.793 --> 00:52:42.571
  • ♪ could my zeal no languor know, ♪
  • 00:52:42.571 --> 00:52:54.483
  • ♪ these for sin could not atone. ♪
  • 00:52:54.483 --> 00:53:05.928
  • ♪ thou must save, and thou alone. ♪
  • 00:53:05.928 --> 00:53:17.906
  • ♪ in my hands no price i bring. simply to thy cross i cling. ♪
  • 00:53:17.906 --> 00:53:42.731
  • - ♪ while i draw my fleeting breath, ♪
  • 00:53:27.950 --> 00:53:53.309
  • All: ♪ when my eyes shall close in death; ♪
  • 00:53:53.309 --> 00:54:05.788
  • ♪ when i rise to worlds unknown and behold thee on thy throne; ♪
  • 00:54:05.788 --> 00:54:29.345
  • - ♪ rock of ages, cleft for me, ♪
  • 00:54:15.831 --> 00:54:41.223
  • All: ♪ let me hide myself in thee. ♪
  • 00:54:41.223 --> 00:54:53.369
  • - ♪ let me hide myself in thee. ♪
  • 00:54:53.369 --> 00:55:09.485
  • [cheers and applause]
  • 00:55:03.412 --> 00:55:35.377
  • - ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪
  • 00:55:39.314 --> 00:55:47.156
  • ♪ from to sea to shining sea. ♪
  • 00:55:47.156 --> 00:55:54.696
  • ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪
  • 00:55:54.696 --> 00:56:02.671
  • ♪ from sea to shining sea. ♪
  • 00:56:02.671 --> 00:56:52.387
  • ♪precious memories♪
  • 00:56:55.924 --> 00:57:01.730
  • ♪how they linger♪
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  • ♪how they ever flood my soul♪
  • 00:57:08.804 --> 00:57:10.439
  • Thank you for joining bill and gloria gaither...
  • 00:57:10.439 --> 00:57:12.941
  • ... and their homecoming friends for "precious memories."
  • 00:57:12.941 --> 00:57:16.011
  • Be sure to watch program as these legendary gospel artists...
  • 00:57:16.011 --> 00:57:19.448
  • ... share more of your favorite songs.
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  • ♪in the stillness, of the midnight♪
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