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Gaither Gospel | David Phelps: Classic | March 26, 2025
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- 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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- - ♪ joyful, joyful, we adore thee. ♪
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- - hi, i'm bill gaither, and for 50 years now,
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- I've had the privilege of working with some
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- Of the most talented artists in the world.
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- Among the most outstanding voices i have ever heard
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- Is the classically trained voice of david phelps.
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- - ♪ lescaut, mi chiamo... ♪
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- - over the years, working with david night after night,
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- I have watched this young man
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- Move audiences with all kinds of music.
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- - ♪ for thine is the kingdom... ♪
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- - from gospel hymns to classical, inspirational,
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- And patriotic favorites.
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- - ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood... ♪
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- All: ♪ rock me, lord. ♪
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- ♪ rock me, lord. ♪
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- ♪ calm and easy. ♪
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- - i am honored to welcome you to an elegant evening
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- Of world-class music featuring david phelps
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- Onstage at the beautiful franklin theatre
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- In franklin, tennessee.
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- - ♪ walk on. ♪
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- ♪ walk on ♪
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- ♪ with hope... ♪
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- - backed by a full orchestra,
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- David takes us on a musical journey
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- Unlike any other,
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- With a broad spectrum of music
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- That tells his story and celebrates the influences
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- That have made david phelps the esteemed artist he has become.
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- [singing italian aria]
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- ♪ ♪
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- David will join us shortly
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- For a personal conversation that you don't want to miss.
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- So let's get started.
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- Welcome to an unforgettable evening of music
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- Featuring classic david phelps.
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- [gentle orchestral music]
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- - ♪ nessun dorma! ♪
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- ♪ nessun dorma! ♪
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- ♪ tu pure, o, principessa, nella tua fredda stanza, ♪
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- ♪ guardi le stelle ♪
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- ♪ che tremano d'amore e di speranza. ♪
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- ♪ ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me, ♪
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- ♪ il nome mio nessun saprá! ♪
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- ♪ no, no, sulla tua bocca lo diró ♪
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- ♪ quando la luce ♪
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- ♪ splenderá! ♪
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- ♪ ed il mio bacio sciogliera il silenzio ♪
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- ♪ che ti fa mia! ♪
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- ♪ no, no, dilegua, o notte! ♪
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- ♪ tramontate, stelle! ♪
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- ♪ tramontate, stelle! ♪
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- ♪ all'alba vinceró! ♪
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- ♪ vinceró, ♪
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- ♪ vinceró! ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- [dynamic violin and timpani music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- [orchestra joins]
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- ♪ ♪
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- Choir: ♪ joyful, joyful, we adore thee. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- Men: ♪ we adore thee. ♪
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- Women: ♪ joyful, joyful, we adore thee. ♪
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- Men: ♪ joyful, joyful, we adore thee. ♪
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- All: ♪ joy, joy, joy, joy. ♪
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- ♪ joyful, joyful, we adore thee. ♪
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- - ♪ joyful, joyful, we adore thee,
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- ♪ god of glory, lord of love. ♪
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- ♪ hearts unfold like flowers before thee, ♪
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- ♪ opening to the sun above. ♪
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- ♪ melt the clouds of sin and sadness. ♪
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- ♪ drive the dark of doubt away. ♪
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- ♪ giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ all thy works with joy surround thee. ♪
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- ♪ earth and heaven reflect thy rays. ♪
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- ♪ stars and angels sing around thee, ♪
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- ♪ center of unbroken praise. ♪
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- ♪ field and forest, vale and mountain, ♪
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- ♪ flowery meadow, flashing sea, ♪
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- ♪ chanting bird and flowing fountain ♪
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- ♪ call us to rejoice in thee. ♪
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- Choir: ♪ we joyfully rejoice in thee. ♪
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- ♪ we joyfully rejoice in thee. ♪
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- - ♪ rejoice. ♪
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- Choir: ♪ we joyfully rejoice in thee. ♪
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- ♪ we joyfully rejoice in thee... ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [hushed] ♪ joyfully. ♪
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- - ♪ mortals, join the happy chorus, ♪
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- - man, is this a great theater.
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- - it's amazing. beautiful.
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- - i'm so glad that cities say, you know,
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- "we are not gonna let these old theaters go down.
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- Too much history."
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- - yeah, it's great to step into a place like this
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- That, you know, it's been here for decades.
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- And then the community didn't want to see it go down,
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- So they just poured their own money into it
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- And got it all fixed up.
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- And, you know, there's a hallway out there
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- Where there's all these pictures that run down the hall
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- Of different artists...
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- - hall of fame.
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- - yeah, hall of fame.
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- I said we need to get a little picture
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- And tape mine on there, just for the shot.
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- [laughter]
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- - but it is beautiful, and this is quite a historic place too.
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- - it is, and, i mean, it's a very historic place,
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- And it shows a lot about the community,
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- That they're willing to do that for art
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- As well as, i mean, you can drive down the main drag here
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- And go into the town square and see buildings that go back,
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- You know, a century.
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- - the houses are so beautiful.
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- - the beautiful southern mansions,
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- And then, of course, there's the civil war museum
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- And cemetery not too far from here,
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- And it really does take you back.
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- - and tonight is about remembering the great things,
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- A lot of great things, that happened from the past,
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- Especially great music.
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- And this next tune was a tune that i insisted,
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- "you've got to put it on the program."
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- - you did insist, over and over and over again,
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- And i was happy to appease you on that,
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- 'cause i--i love this song.
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- And, you know, when you hear a great melody like this
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- That just--that just soars,
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- And...
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- Puccini wrote this: o mio babbino caro.
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- And it was actually written for a soprano,
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- Which we talked about early on.
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- And so i had some help,
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- And we changed-- just, actually, one word.
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- And it made it be a little bit more appropriate for me.
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- So i am very, very honored to be able to sing this.
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- It's a great song.
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- - good.
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- - ♪ o mio babbino caro, ♪
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- ♪ mi piace è bella, bella. ♪
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- ♪ vo'andare in porta rossa ♪
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- ♪ a comparar l'anello. ♪
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- ♪ si, si, ci voglio andare. ♪
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- ♪ e se l'amassi ♪
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- ♪ indarno ♪
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- ♪ andrei sul ponte vecchio, ♪
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- ♪ ma per buttarmi in arno. ♪
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- ♪ mi struggo e mi tormento ♪
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- ♪ o dio, ♪
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- ♪ vorrei morir. ♪
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- ♪ babbo, pietà, ♪
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- ♪ pietà. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ babbo, pietà, ♪
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- ♪ pietà. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ goin' home, goin' home, i am goin' home. ♪
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- ♪ quiet like, some still day, i'll be goin' home. ♪
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- ♪ it's not far, just close by, through an open door. ♪
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- ♪ work all done, care laid by, goin' to fear no more. ♪
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- ♪ mother's there expecting me. ♪
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- ♪ father's waiting too. ♪
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- ♪ lots of folks gathered there, all the friends i knew. ♪
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- Choir: ♪ home. home. ♪
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- ♪ i'm going home. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- Children: ♪ la, la-la, la, la, la. ♪
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- - ♪ nothing lost, all's gain. ♪
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- ♪ no more fret nor pain. ♪
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- ♪ no more stumbling on the way. ♪
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- ♪ no more longing for the day. ♪
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- ♪ going to roam no more. ♪
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- ♪ morning star lights the way. ♪
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- ♪ restless dreams all done. ♪
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- ♪ shadows gone, break of day, real life just begun. ♪
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- ♪ there's no break. ♪
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- ♪ there's no end. ♪
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- ♪ i'll be living on, wide awake with a smile, ♪
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- ♪ going on and on. ♪
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- ♪ goin' home, goin' home, i'm just goin' home. ♪
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- ♪ it's not far, just close by, through an open door. ♪
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- ♪ i'll be going home. ♪
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- ♪ i'll be going ♪
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- ♪ home. ♪
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- ♪ i'm goin' home. ♪
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- ♪ i'm goin' home. ♪
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- ♪ lord, i'm goin' home. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- [dramatic music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies, ♪
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- ♪ for amber waves of grain, ♪
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- ♪ for purple mountain majesties ♪
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- ♪ above the fruited plain! ♪
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- ♪ america! ♪
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- ♪ america! ♪
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- ♪ 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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- ♪ god bless america, land that i love. ♪
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- ♪ stand beside her, and guide her ♪
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- ♪ through the night with a light from above. ♪
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- ♪ from the mountains to the prairies ♪
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- ♪ to the oceans, white with foam, ♪
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- ♪ god bless america. ♪
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- ♪ god bless america, ♪
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- ♪ my home sweet home. ♪
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- ♪ america, america! ♪
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- ♪ god shed his grace on thee, ♪
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- ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪
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- ♪ from sea ♪
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- ♪ to shining ♪
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- ♪ sea. ♪
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- ♪ america. ♪
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- ♪ america. ♪
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- ♪ america. ♪
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- ♪ america. ♪
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- ♪ god bless america. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- Captioning provided by gaither music group.
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- ♪precious memories♪
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- ♪how they linger♪
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- ♪how they ever flood my soul♪
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- Thank you for joining bill and gloria gaither...
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- ... and their homecoming friends for "precious memories."
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- Be sure to watch program as these legendary gospel artists...
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- ... share more of your favorite songs.
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- ♪in the stillness, of the midnight♪
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