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Gaither Gospel | Bill Gaither - The Best Of The Hoppers | November 30, 2024
- ♪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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- - ♪ it's shoutin' time in heaven. ♪
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- ♪ a sinner once lost is found. ♪
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- - the hoppers have been a mainstay
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- In the field of gospel music for more than 50 years.
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- - ♪ and i'll cry "holy, holy"... ♪
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- - claude and connie hopper began making their way
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- Around north america on a bus in 1957
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- With the hopper brothers and connie.
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- Later, their two sons, dean and mike,
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- Joined their parents to form the hoppers.
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- Kim greene's powerful soprano voice
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- Was added to the group in 1989 after she and dean were married.
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- - ♪ and if i remain... ♪
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- - and this award winning family ensemble
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- Is still singing their way into the hearts
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- Of countless listeners every year.
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- - ♪ now he lives again. ♪
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- - the hoppers have brought so many unforgettable
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- And heartwarming moments to the homecoming stage
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- Over the past two decades.
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- - ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- - they are here with us now,
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- And they are going to crack open the family scrapbook
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- So that we can get to know
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- This talented family a little better
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- As we highlight their best loved performances
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- From the homecoming series.
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- I'm bill gaither,
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- Inviting you to celebrate with us
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- The best of the hoppers.
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- - ♪ we are living in a dry and thirsty land. ♪
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- ♪ each day it's getting harder to cross this burning sand. ♪
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- ♪ still i know there's blue clear water up ahead ♪
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- ♪ where the dying soul of men shall soon be fed. ♪
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- ♪ and then he'll spread the welcome table, ♪
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- ♪ and i'll feast on heavenly manna. ♪
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- ♪ and my brand-new wedding garment i shall wear. ♪
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- ♪ and i'll cry, "holy, holy!" ♪
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- ♪ and i'll tell the redemption story. ♪
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- ♪ praise the name... ♪
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- - ♪ of the one who's worthy. ♪
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- ♪ and i'll shout, "halleluiah, glory!" ♪
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- ♪ as we celebrate the marriage of the lamb. ♪
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- ♪ and i'll cry, "holy, holy!" ♪
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- ♪ and i'll tell the redemption story. ♪
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- ♪ praise the name... ♪
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- - ♪ of the one who's worthy. ♪
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- - ♪ and i'll shout, "halleluiah, glory!" ♪
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- ♪ as we celebrate the marriage of the lamb. ♪
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- ♪ as the bride adorned ♪
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- ♪ in garments white and clean ♪
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- ♪ waits with great anticipation ♪
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- ♪ to behold the king, ♪
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- ♪ the celebration has begun, ♪
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- ♪ and now's the time he'll say "welcome. ♪
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- ♪ my beloved, come and dine!" ♪
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- ♪ and then he'll spread the welcome table, ♪
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- ♪ and i'll feast on heavenly manna, ♪
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- ♪ and my brand-new wedding garment i shall wear. ♪
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- ♪ and i'll cry, "holy, holy!" ♪
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- ♪ and i'll tell the redemption story. ♪
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- ♪ praise the name... ♪
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- - ♪ of the one who's worthy. ♪
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- - ♪ and i'll shout, "hallelujah, glory!" ♪
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- ♪ as we celebrate the marriage of the lamb. ♪
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- ♪ and i'll cry, "holy, holy!" ♪
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- ♪ and i'll tell the redemption story. ♪
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- ♪ praise the name... ♪
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- - ♪ of the one who's worthy. ♪
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- - ♪ and i'll shout, "hallelujah, glory!" ♪
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- ♪ as we celebrate the marriage of the lamb. ♪
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- ♪ and he'll spread the welcome table. ♪
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- ♪ i'll feast on heavenly manna, ♪
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- ♪ and my brand-new wedding garment i shall wear. ♪
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- ♪ and i'll cry, "holy, holy!" ♪
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- ♪ and i'll tell the redemption story. ♪
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- ♪ praise the name... ♪
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- - ♪ of the one who's worthy. ♪
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- - ♪ and i'll shout, "hallelujah, glory!" ♪
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- ♪ as we celebrate the marriage of the lamb. ♪
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- ♪ and i'll cry, "holy, holy!" ♪
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- ♪ and i'll tell the redemption story. ♪
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- ♪ praise the name... ♪
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- - ♪ of the one who's worthy. ♪
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- - ♪ hallelujah! ♪
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- ♪ glory, glory! ♪
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- ♪ as we celebrate the marriage of the lamb. ♪
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- ♪ oh, hallelujah! ♪
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- ♪ glory, glory! ♪
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- ♪ as we celebrate the marriage of the lamb. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [applause]
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- - wow.
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- - don't make that sound so exciting.
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- - carnegie hall, huh?
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- [laughs]
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- And welcome, and these are the hoppers.
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- Mike, connie, claude,
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- Kim, and what's his name?
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- [laughter]
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- Dean.
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- [laughter]
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- This is gonna be fun.
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- We've looked forward to this.
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- And a wonderful family that's traveled with us off and on now,
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- What, for the last 18 years, claude?
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- - right, mm-hmm.
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- - i can remember.
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- Were you at the turn your radio on
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- Taping that we did here?
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- Or did you come maybe after that?
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- - maybe old friends.
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- - that was a great experience.
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- - it really was.
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- - 'cause i wished i could remember all those videos.
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- I got this progressive memory loss.
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- [laughter]
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- - that'll get worse.
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- [laughter]
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- Every time i'd go to my dad, and i'd say,
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- "dad, i'm having trouble with my neck.
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- "it just--when i turn it,
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- It feels like there's sand between the bones."
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- He said, "yeah, that'll get worse."
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- [laughter]
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- - love the encouragement, huh?
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- - love the encouragement.
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- We've gone a lot of places since carnegie hall.
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- One of the places was in ireland.
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- Was that a fun trip?
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- - oh, yeah.
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- - it was great.
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- - i never thought we'd
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- Get out of the county,
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- Much less go to a foreign country.
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- - and when you got over there,
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- You found a lot of people had the videos,
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- Were playing them in their home
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- Or playing them in their fishing boats.
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- Remember that?
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- They were talking about,
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- "every time we go out fishing we play that."
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- - yeah, i remember that.
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- - and you sang part of it a cappella.
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- And you were pretty high up by a castle
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- In the clouds?
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- - yes. - true?
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- Here it is. let's watch it.
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- - this is beautiful.
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- - look at this.
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- - it's cold up in these clouds, isn't it?
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- - but isn't it pretty?
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- - hey, speaking of clouds,
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- This would be a great place to sing
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- Stepping on the clouds.
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- Why don't we do it?
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- ♪ stepping, stepping, ♪
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- ♪ stepping, stepping. ♪
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- - ♪ stepping on the clouds, ♪
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- ♪ we'll see jesus, ♪
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- ♪ rise to meet him in the air. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, he will greet us. ♪
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- ♪ oh, the joy together we'll share. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going to leave this world behind me, ♪
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- ♪ going where the devil cannot find me. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going higher, higher, ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds. ♪
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- - yeah. good.
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- - i love it.
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- [rhythmic clapping]
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- [upbeat music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ one of these days, i'm gonna leave. ♪
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- ♪ one of these days, i'm going home. ♪
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- ♪ i'm gonna take my final journey. ♪
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- ♪ i'm gonna rest 'neath heaven's blue dome. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, ♪
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- ♪ we'll see jesus, ♪
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- ♪ rise to meet him in the air. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, he will greet us. ♪
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- ♪ oh, the joy together we'll share. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going to leave this world behind me, ♪
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- ♪ going where the devil cannot find me. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going higher, higher, ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds. ♪
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- - ♪ going past the moon, the stars, and the planets, ♪
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- - ♪ i'm gonna walk on the milky-white way. ♪
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- ♪ when old gabriel gives the signal, ♪
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- ♪ i'm gonna leave for heaven to stay. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, we'll see jesus, ♪
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- ♪ rise to meet him in the air. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, he will greet us. ♪
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- ♪ oh, the joy together we'll share. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going to leave this world behind me, ♪
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- ♪ going where the devil cannot find me. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going higher, higher, ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, we'll see jesus, ♪
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- ♪ rise to meet him in the air. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, he will greet us. ♪
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- ♪ oh, the joy together we'll share. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going to leave this world behind me, ♪
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- ♪ going where the devil cannot find me. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going higher. ♪
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- - ♪ higher. ♪ - ♪ higher. ♪
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- - ♪ higher. ♪ - ♪ higher. ♪
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- - ♪ higher. ♪ - ♪ higher. ♪
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- - ♪ higher. ♪ - ♪ higher. ♪
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- - ♪ higher. ♪ - ♪ higher. ♪
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- Together: ♪ higher! ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, we'll see jesus, ♪
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- ♪ rise to meet him in the air. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds, he will greet us. ♪
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- ♪ oh, the joy together we'll share. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going to leave this world behind me, ♪
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- ♪ going where the devil cannot find me. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going higher, ♪
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- ♪ higher, higher ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds. ♪
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- ♪ higher. ♪
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- ♪ stepping on the clouds. ♪
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- - yeah.
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- Whoo!
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - you know, a good song is a good song
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- Is a good song.
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- - it is.
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- - it all begins with a song.
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- You folks have done quite well in finding good songs.
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- Where'd you find this one?
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- - i was actually working on a solo album,
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- And a company called me and said,
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- "we've got a great new writer.
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- "it's a little gal from kentucky,
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- "and she's a minister of music.
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- "and she's starting to write songs,
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- And i want to send you this."
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- And i heard it and fell in love with it,
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- But i thought, "i don't know how a soloist would do that."
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- And it was so good.
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- And i said, "i want to keep this song for the group."
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- And i took it and let everyone hear it.
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- And as soon as the drum beats kind of started,
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- Connie started to cry.
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- When connie cries, it's a good song.
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- - uh-huh.
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- - and we took the song in
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- And started working with lari goss,
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- And this song has probably been, next to shoutin' time,
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- It's the biggest song we've ever done.
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- And they're singing it literally all over the world.
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- - okay, there's another part of this.
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- You sang it here in the country,
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- But you sang it in the city itself, right?
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- - yes, we sure did.
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- And you know what?
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- I was expecting during the video shoot
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- We did in jerusalem.
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- True story, the very first time i ever went to israel,
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- I was expecting our oldest daughter.
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- And the second--
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- And the only other time i've ever been,
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- We went with you.
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- And i was expecting our youngest, lexi.
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- And i'm never going back to israel again.
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- [laughter]
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- - she can't go no more.
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- - i can't go anymore.
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- But what a wonderful experience.
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- I remember during the rehearsal that night,
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- We just started singing through the song.
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- And there was--
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- I know everybody felt it as well,
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- But there was a holy hush came over the place.
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- Even the crew that, you know,
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- Didn't know anything about any of us,
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- It just got quiet.
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- And i remember the tears streaming
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- To look out over that old city and to be able to sing it there.
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- It changed my life.
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- [mysterious music]
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- - ♪ john saw a city that could not be hid. ♪
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- - ♪ john saw this city. ♪
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- - ♪ oh, yes, he did. ♪
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- ♪ john caught a glimpse of a golden throne. ♪
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- - ♪ tell me all about it. ♪
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- - ♪ go right on. ♪
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- ♪ around the throne, he saw a crystal sea. ♪
- 00:14:01.730 --> 00:14:06.602
- - ♪ there's got to be more. ♪
- 00:14:06.602 --> 00:14:09.838
- - ♪ what will it be? ♪
- 00:14:09.838 --> 00:14:11.907
- ♪ i want to go to that city he saw, ♪
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- ♪ new jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ i want to walk your streets that are golden. ♪
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- ♪ and i want to run where the angels have trod. ♪
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- ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ i want to rest on the banks of your river ♪
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- ♪ in that city, city of god. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:15:02.458 --> 00:15:09.565
- - ♪ john saw the lion lay down by the lamb. ♪
- 00:15:09.565 --> 00:15:15.404
- - ♪ i want to know everything about that land. ♪
- 00:15:15.404 --> 00:15:20.175
- - ♪ john saw the day, but he did not see night. ♪
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- - ♪ the lamb of god, well, he must be the light. ♪
- 00:15:25.147 --> 00:15:29.752
- - ♪ and he saw the saints worship the great "i am," ♪
- 00:15:29.752 --> 00:15:34.890
- - ♪ crying, "worthy, worthy is the lamb." ♪
- 00:15:34.890 --> 00:15:40.062
- - ♪ i want to go to that city he saw, ♪
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- - ♪ new jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ i want to walk your streets that are golden. ♪
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- ♪ and i want to run where the angels have trod. ♪
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- ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ i want to rest on the banks of your river ♪
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- ♪ in that city, city of god. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- - whoo, yeah!
- 00:16:32.681 --> 00:16:37.486
- - ♪ jerusalem, ♪
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- ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ sing, for the night is o'er. ♪
- 00:16:47.196 --> 00:16:57.072
- ♪ hosanna in the highest. ♪
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- ♪ hosanna forever. ♪
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- - ♪ forevermore. ♪
- 00:17:14.156 --> 00:17:19.661
- - ♪ jerusalem. ♪
- 00:17:19.661 --> 00:17:24.533
- ♪ i want to walk your streets that are golden. ♪
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- ♪ and i want to run where the angels have trod. ♪
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- - ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ i want to rest on the banks of your river ♪
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- ♪ in that city, the city of god. ♪
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- ♪ city of god. ♪
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- ♪ jerusalem. ♪
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- ♪ jerusalem. ♪
- 00:18:09.678 --> 00:18:14.750
- ♪ city of god. ♪
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- ♪ it's the city of god. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - in our down times,
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- Times where, you know, the bus break down,
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- It take every dime you had and all those,
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- My dad always had that tenacity
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- That pushed and kept us going.
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- And when we were going through singers
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- And the group was changing,
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- And you just wonder what's gonna be the outcome.
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- He just always had that vision.
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- He saw the vision on the other side.
- 00:19:52.814 --> 00:19:55.717
- - herb henry introduced us in modesto, and he said,
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- "i introduced this group 20 years ago
- 00:20:00.455 --> 00:20:02.691
- "on this same stage.
- 00:20:02.691 --> 00:20:04.760
- "and now 20 years later, i'm introducing them tonight.
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- "and they still have the same members
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- As they had 20 years ago."
- 00:20:10.632 --> 00:20:12.067
- And i just said, "thank you, lord."
- 00:20:12.067 --> 00:20:14.703
- - jake was always a big encourager to me,
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- Because he'd come over, you know.
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- Everybody would set up onstage,
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- And he'd always sit facing me.
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- And i'd be playing the drums, and he just always, thumbs up
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- And just a real encouragement to me.
- 00:20:26.315 --> 00:20:29.785
- And it's just a lot of magic moments there.
- 00:20:29.785 --> 00:20:33.221
- - at a concert a couple months ago,
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- Mark lowry, he actually sang the make it real song.
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- - yeah.
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- - and i've never had anything actually
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- Get to me and make me feel that way.
- 00:20:43.932 --> 00:20:46.001
- And it was really cool.
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- And i knew that i grew up with him, you know,
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- Being on the tour.
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- And i understood it.
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- And you know how hard it is
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- To make a child understand something.
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- And that's exactly what it says is,
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- "make it real."
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- - vestal was always just my hero.
- 00:21:00.415 --> 00:21:04.419
- And the last couple weekends before she passed away,
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- We were doing the christmas tour with you.
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- And she was singing what a lovely name.
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- And on more than one occasion,
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- She would look up at me when she just got tired,
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- And she'd sit down, and she'd say,
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- "now you sing it, darlin'."
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- And then i remember that you
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- Allowed me to sing that at her funeral,
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- What a lovely name in her honor.
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- And we did that on your stage a whole lot after that
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- In her memory and in her honor.
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- I'll never forget those sweet little hands
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- That she would put on my face and say,
- 00:21:35.317 --> 00:21:37.185
- "now you sing it, darlin'."
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- And i've tried to do so ever since.
- 00:21:39.087 --> 00:21:42.057
- - ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is coming. ♪
- 00:21:42.057 --> 00:21:47.429
- ♪ in a manger, our lord is coming. ♪
- 00:21:47.429 --> 00:21:52.467
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is coming. ♪
- 00:21:52.467 --> 00:21:57.606
- ♪ born in bethlehem, ♪
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- ♪ born in bethlehem. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:22:08.250 --> 00:22:11.019
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is teaching. ♪
- 00:22:11.019 --> 00:22:16.124
- ♪ in the temple, our lord is teaching. ♪
- 00:22:16.124 --> 00:22:21.496
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is teaching. ♪
- 00:22:21.496 --> 00:22:26.601
- ♪ no one speaks like him. ♪
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- ♪ no one speaks like him. ♪
- 00:22:31.540 --> 00:22:39.214
- ♪ hosanna, he comes in the form of a man, ♪
- 00:22:39.214 --> 00:22:44.419
- ♪ jehovah, the great god of abraham. ♪
- 00:22:44.419 --> 00:22:49.624
- ♪ he lived just to die for our sin. ♪
- 00:22:49.624 --> 00:22:54.763
- ♪ yahweh, for we sing ♪
- 00:22:54.763 --> 00:23:00.402
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is praying. ♪
- 00:23:00.402 --> 00:23:05.640
- ♪ in the garden, our lord is praying. ♪
- 00:23:05.640 --> 00:23:10.812
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is praying ♪
- 00:23:10.812 --> 00:23:16.184
- - ♪ "let this pass from me. ♪
- 00:23:16.184 --> 00:23:21.189
- - ♪ let this pass from me." ♪
- 00:23:21.189 --> 00:23:28.930
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is dying. ♪
- 00:23:28.930 --> 00:23:34.669
- - ♪ on the cross there, our lord is dying. ♪
- 00:23:34.669 --> 00:23:39.975
- - ♪ mm, yahweh, jesus is dying, ♪
- 00:23:39.975 --> 00:23:44.746
- - ♪ dying for our sin, ♪
- 00:23:44.746 --> 00:23:49.885
- - ♪ dying for our sin. ♪
- 00:23:49.885 --> 00:23:57.692
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is buried. ♪
- 00:23:57.759 --> 00:24:03.031
- ♪ in a rich man's tomb, he is buried. ♪
- 00:24:03.031 --> 00:24:08.303
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is buried, ♪
- 00:24:08.303 --> 00:24:13.575
- ♪ but he will not stay. ♪
- 00:24:13.575 --> 00:24:18.480
- ♪ no, he will not stay. ♪
- 00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:26.588
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is rising. ♪
- 00:24:26.588 --> 00:24:31.826
- ♪ our lord is rising. ♪
- 00:24:31.826 --> 00:24:36.998
- ♪ from the grave there, our lord is rising. ♪
- 00:24:36.998 --> 00:24:42.070
- ♪ mmm, yahweh, jesus is rising. ♪
- 00:24:42.070 --> 00:24:47.409
- ♪ now he lives again. ♪
- 00:24:47.409 --> 00:24:52.681
- ♪ yes, he lives again. ♪
- 00:24:52.681 --> 00:24:57.452
- ♪ hosanna, he comes in the form of a man, ♪
- 00:24:57.452 --> 00:25:02.857
- ♪ jehovah, the great god of abraham. ♪
- 00:25:02.857 --> 00:25:07.862
- ♪ he lived just to die for our sin. ♪
- 00:25:07.862 --> 00:25:13.101
- ♪ he rose from the grave ♪
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- ♪ and lives again. ♪
- 00:25:16.705 --> 00:25:23.612
- ♪ he rose from the grave. ♪
- 00:25:23.612 --> 00:25:27.082
- ♪ he lives again. ♪
- 00:25:27.082 --> 00:25:33.154
- ♪ he arose, he arose. ♪
- 00:25:33.154 --> 00:25:38.393
- ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah. ♪
- 00:25:38.393 --> 00:25:45.400
- ♪ he lives again. ♪
- 00:25:45.400 --> 00:25:49.904
- ♪ our lord lives again. ♪
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- Captioning provided by gaither music group.
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- Captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com
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- Thank you for joining bill & gloria gaither
- 00:27:09.784 --> 00:27:12.287
- ... 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.
- 00:27:18.793 --> 00:27:22.564
- ♪in the stillness, of the midnight♪
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