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Heavenly Love (Part 1) | Gaither Gospel

August 15, 2025 | S25 E119 | 29:0

Heavenly Love (Part 1) | Gaither Gospel
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Gaither Gospel | Heavenly Love (Part 1) | Gaither Gospel | August 15, 2025
  • - ♪ jesus is coming soon ♪
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  • ♪ morning or night or noon ♪
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  • Bill: hi, i'm bill gaither,
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  • And welcome to a true southern convention style sing-along.
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  • - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • Bill: there's something special about spending a day
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  • With lifelong friends, singing the songs
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  • That shaped us and still echo in our hearts.
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  • - ♪ living by faith ♪
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  • Bill: i can't think of a better way
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  • To honor the rich tradition
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  • Of southern gospel convention music
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  • Than by gathering 200 of my closest friends
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  • In a barn right in the heart of tennessee's
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  • Beautiful countryside, not far from lawrenceburg, tennessee,
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  • The birthplace of shape notes
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  • And southern gospel convention singing.
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  • - ♪ now i know that he is mine ♪
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  • [upbeat music]
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  • Bill: get ready for a time
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  • Filled with powerful harmonies,
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  • Moving performances,
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  • And plenty of good old gospel singing.
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  • Featuring:
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  • With special guest performances by:
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  • [applause]
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  • [gentle music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ when the way seems dark and long ♪
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  • ♪ as i pass amid the throng ♪
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  • - ♪ hold to my hand ♪ - ♪ hold to my hand ♪
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  • - ♪ dear lord, i pray ♪ - ♪ dear lord, i pray ♪
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  • ♪ give me grace to shout and shine ♪
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  • ♪ ever in the light divine ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on from day to day ♪
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  • - ♪ from day to day ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on ♪
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  • ♪ from day to day ♪
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  • ♪ i want to walk the holy way ♪
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  • ♪ though friends forsake me all alone ♪
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  • ♪ i ask thee, lord, to lead me ♪
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  • ♪ on ♪
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  • ♪ in this world of doubt and gloom ♪
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  • ♪ when hope's flowers fail to bloom ♪
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  • - ♪ hold to my hand ♪ - ♪ hold to my hand ♪
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  • - ♪ dear lord, i pray ♪ - ♪ dear lord, i pray ♪
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  • ♪ i have put my faith in thee ♪
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  • ♪ till the homeland i shall see ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on from day to day ♪
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  • - ♪ from day to day ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on ♪
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  • ♪ from day to day ♪
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  • ♪ i want to walk the holy way ♪
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  • ♪ though friends forsake me all alone ♪
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  • ♪ i ask thee, lord, to lead me ♪
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  • ♪ on ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ when old age is stealing on ♪
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  • ♪ and my strength is almost gone ♪
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  • - ♪ hold to my hand ♪ - ♪ hold to my hand ♪
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  • - ♪ dear lord, i pray ♪ - ♪ dear lord, i pray ♪
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  • - ♪ surely thou wilt ne'er forsake ♪
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  • ♪ till in heaven i awake ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on from day to day ♪
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  • - ♪ lord, lead me on ♪
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  • ♪ from day to day ♪
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  • ♪ i want to walk the holy way ♪
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  • ♪ though friends forsake me all alone ♪
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  • ♪ i ask thee, lord, to lead me ♪
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  • ♪ on ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - you know what?
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  • I have heard about pat barker
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  • And i've heard that he's a great bass singer
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  • And he's a crazy character and all those kind of things
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  • That, to me, make a human being.
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  • Pat, it's nice to finally--
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  • I met you before, but it's nice--
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  • - you don't remember. that's ok, bill.
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  • [laughter]
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  • Ok, so wesley called me the other night.
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  • I was talking to my wife, and i said,
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  • I can't believe i'm gonna be in the room.
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  • Because in '91, when the video came out,
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  • I stood out front of my christian bookstore.
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  • And i went and i bought the first video,
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  • And me and my daddy watched it over and over.
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  • And the reunion video came out, and i just started praying,
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  • Lord, i just want to be in the room.
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  • I don't care if my face hits that video.
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  • I just want to feel what it feels like in that room.
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • And so i told my wife-- we're sitting on the sofa.
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  • I was about to leave.
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  • I said, i just can't believe it, wesley pritchard.
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  • As i told her that, one minute after i said it,
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  • Wesley's name popped up on my phone.
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  • I said, i think i'm about to be kicked out of the room.
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  • [laughter]
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  • And he said, i want you to sing on "lord, lead me on."
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  • And so i told my wife, i said,
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  • He goes above and beyond anything we could ask or think.
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  • And so i'm thankful. i love you.
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  • Thank you, bill. this is an honor.
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  • It's an honor. - good to have you.
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  • [light music]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ was all that could help me ♪
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  • ♪ i was astray ♪
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  • ♪ so sad and alone ♪
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  • ♪ i looked above ♪
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  • ♪ my burdens all left me ♪
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  • ♪ now i can say ♪
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  • ♪ heaven's my home ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • ♪ lifting above ♪
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  • ♪ for he is my sword and shield ♪
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  • ♪ giving me light ♪
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  • ♪ in darkness of night ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love, heavenly love ♪
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  • - ♪ troubles of earth ♪
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  • ♪ so often o'ertake me ♪
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  • ♪ burdens of life ♪
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  • ♪ with sorrow and care ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ it will never forsake me ♪
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  • ♪ filling my need, for jesus is there ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • ♪ lifting above ♪
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  • ♪ for he is my sword and shield ♪
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  • ♪ giving me light ♪
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  • ♪ in darkness of night ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ when i shall stand ♪
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  • ♪ at jordan's dark river ♪
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  • ♪ shadows of night are gathering above ♪
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  • ♪ there is a power i know will deliver ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love, oh, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • ♪ lifting above ♪
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  • ♪ for he is my sword and shield ♪
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  • ♪ giving me light ♪
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  • ♪ in darkness of night ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ oh, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • ♪ lifting above ♪
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  • ♪ for he is my sword and shield ♪
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  • ♪ giving me light ♪
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  • ♪ in darkness of night ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love ♪ - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • - ♪ oh, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • ♪ lifting above ♪
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  • ♪ for he is my sword and shield ♪
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  • ♪ giving me light ♪
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  • ♪ in darkest of night ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love ♪ - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - ♪ oh, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • ♪ lifting above ♪
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  • ♪ for he is my sword and shield ♪
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  • ♪ giving me light ♪
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  • ♪ in darkness of night ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ oh, heavenly love ♪
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  • ♪ the love of my lord ♪
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  • ♪ lifting above ♪
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  • ♪ for he is my sword and shield ♪
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  • ♪ giving me light ♪
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  • ♪ in darkness of night ♪
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  • ♪ heavenly love ♪ - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • - ♪ heavenly love ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - my, oh, my, how many memories do i have?
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  • I think i've been on almost every gaither taping
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  • Through the years.
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  • And you would think, by now, it would just be just something
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  • That would--oh, that's nice.
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  • But no, i woke up this morning, i couldn't sleep last night.
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  • I was so excited to make new music, to be in a room
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  • With all of my fellow singers, and, most importantly, to feel
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  • The presence of the holy spirit as we sing
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  • These great songs of faith, and of course, to see
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  • Bill and gloria gaither.
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  • Ah, i'm excited. let's go.
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  • - ♪ old friends ♪
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  • ♪ after all of these years, just old friends ♪
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  • That's the best part of today.
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  • I get to see all of my old friends
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  • That i've grown up loving.
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  • I've grown up around this music.
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  • And i cut my teeth in the crowd at the gaither videos.
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  • And to be at this point in my life now
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  • And still loving these people
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  • And get to be around my heroes one more time,
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  • That's a special day.
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  • We're gonna have a great time with all our old friends.
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  • Bill: this vep ellis song with a powerful message
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  • Offers our bass section a chance to truly shine.
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  • - ♪ satan led my soul astray ♪
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  • - ♪ satan led my soul astray ♪
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  • ♪ i drifted ♪
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  • - ♪ from the straight and narrow way ♪
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  • - ♪ that leads to happiness and life eternal ♪
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  • - ♪ but to jesus i did pray ♪
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  • - ♪ to the lord i humbly prayed ♪
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  • - ♪ he heard my prayer ♪
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  • ♪ rescued me that very day ♪
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  • ♪ that very day ♪
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  • ♪ praise god, i'm free ♪
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  • - ♪ free from every chain of sin ♪
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  • - ♪ i've been set free ♪
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  • ♪ by the grace of god ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free ♪
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  • - ♪ with a settled peace within ♪
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  • - ♪ no more the paths of sin i trod ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free ♪
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  • - ♪ heaven's gates i'll enter in ♪
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  • - ♪ the blood has cleansed every sinful stain ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free ♪
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  • - ♪ praise the living god ♪
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  • - ♪ i'm free again ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free again ♪
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  • [applause]
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  • ♪ soon the pearly gates i'll see ♪
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  • - ♪ soon the pearly gates i'll see in heaven ♪
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  • - ♪ soon i'll live eternally ♪
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  • - ♪ and then i'll never die but live forever ♪
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  • - ♪ friends and loved ones wait for me ♪
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  • - ♪ friends and loved ones wait for me ♪
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  • - ♪ i'll sail up high through the sky ♪
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  • ♪ because i'm free ♪
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  • ♪ because i'm free ♪
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  • ♪ praise god, i'm free ♪
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  • - ♪ free from every chain of sin ♪
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  • - ♪ i've been set free by the grace of god ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free ♪
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  • - ♪ with a settled peace within ♪
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  • - ♪ no more the paths of sin i trod ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free ♪
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  • - ♪ heaven's gates i'll enter in ♪
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  • - ♪ the blood has cleansed every sinful stain ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free ♪
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  • ♪ praise the living god ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free again ♪
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  • ♪ i'm free ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • Gloria: mosie lister was a study in contrasts.
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  • He wrote more happy songs than almost any other songwriter.
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  • He gave our feet songs to dance to
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  • When we were feeling mighty fine.
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  • He seemed to feel the happy rhythms of life itself.
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  • And how he loved rhythms--
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  • Intricate, syncopated, grin-making rhythms.
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  • Mosie also walked the path of loneliness and doubt.
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  • He gave us chords and words to express the times of fog
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  • When nothing seems clear
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  • And happy rhythms are but a dim memory.
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  • He was a master of affirming a deep faith
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  • And the choice to trust what we have come to know
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  • From our history with god.
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  • In so many of his songs, he reminded us to trust
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  • What we have experienced about the character of our father
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  • Until the mist subsides, the path begins to reappear,
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  • And the joy returns.
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  • When we feel the pain of loneliness,
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  • He encouraged us to stay put in the place
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  • Where no one stands alone.
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  • He helped us recognize the tricks of the enemy
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  • Of our souls that uses as his battle tactic
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  • The times of discouragement to whisper the toxic notion,
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  • There's no need to try.
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  • There's no end of sorrow.
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  • There's no hope by and by.
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  • Yet even if this whole human experience
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  • Turns out to be a storm of sorts, a strong song
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  • Appears at just the right time to throw us a buoy
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  • With the assurance that the storm will indeed pass by
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  • And that our souls are dwelling in a land
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  • Where the tempest never comes.
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  • If mosie left us any message in his 84 years of writing,
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  • It is clear that the message would be,
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  • Don't let satan steal your joy.
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  • Hard times will come, but say goodbye to the blues
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  • As soon as you can by recalling the goodness
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  • Of the lord, who will never let go of your hand.
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  • Today he is for sure feeling mighty fine
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  • And would have us know for sure
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  • That there is one who walks beside us
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  • And who will hold our hand through the darkest of times
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  • On this pilgrim journey where no one stands alone.
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  • [soft music]
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  • - ♪ once i stood in the night ♪
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  • ♪ with my head bowed low ♪
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  • ♪ in the darkness as black as could be ♪
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  • ♪ and my heart felt alone ♪
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  • ♪ and i cried, oh, lord ♪
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  • ♪ don't hide your face from me ♪
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  • ♪ hold my hand all the way ♪
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  • ♪ every hour, every day ♪
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  • ♪ from here to the great unknown ♪
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  • ♪ take my hand ♪
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  • ♪ let me stand ♪
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  • ♪ where no one stands alone ♪
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  • - ♪ like a king, i may live ♪
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  • ♪ in a palace so tall ♪
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  • ♪ with great riches to call my own ♪
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  • ♪ but i don't know a thing ♪
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  • ♪ in this whole wide world ♪
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  • ♪ that's worse than being alone ♪
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  • - ♪ hold my hand all the way ♪
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  • ♪ every hour, every day ♪
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  • ♪ from here to the great unknown ♪
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  • ♪ take my hand ♪
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  • ♪ let me stand ♪
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  • ♪ where no one stands alone ♪
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  • ♪ take my hand ♪
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  • ♪ let me stand ♪
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  • ♪ where no one stands ♪
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  • ♪ alone ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - don't you love our music?
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  • We have the best music of any religion in the world.
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  • [laughter]
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  • - let's go!
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  • [upbeat music]
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  • - ♪ o happy day ♪
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  • ♪ that fixed my choice ♪
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  • ♪ on thee, my savior and my god ♪
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  • ♪ well may this glowing heart rejoice ♪
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  • ♪ and tell its raptures all abroad ♪
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  • ♪ he taught me how to watch and pray ♪
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  • ♪ and live rejoicing every day ♪
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  • ♪ o happy day, o happy day ♪
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  • ♪ when jesus washed my sins away ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ 'tis done, the great transaction's done ♪
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  • ♪ i am my lord's, and he is mine ♪
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  • ♪ he drew me, and i followed on ♪
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  • ♪ rejoiced to own the call divine ♪
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  • ♪ he taught me how to watch and pray ♪
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  • ♪ and live rejoicing every day ♪
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  • ♪ o happy day, o happy day ♪
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  • ♪ when jesus washed my sins away ♪
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  • ♪ he taught me how to watch and pray ♪
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  • ♪ and live rejoicing every day ♪
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  • ♪ o happy day, o happy day ♪
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  • ♪ when jesus washed my sins away ♪
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  • ♪ he taught me how to watch and pray ♪
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  • ♪ and live rejoicing every day ♪
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  • ♪ o happy day, o happy day ♪
  • 00:25:41.118 --> 00:25:45.689
  • ♪ when jesus washed my sins away ♪
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  • ♪ he taught me how to watch and pray ♪
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  • ♪ and live rejoicing every day ♪
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  • ♪ o happy day, o happy day ♪
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  • ♪ when jesus washed my sins away ♪
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  • ♪ my sins away ♪
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  • [cheers and applause]
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  • - love you! love you!
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  • Love you!
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  • Love you a whole lot!
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