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Gaither Gospel | Joseph Habedank: I'm Free | September 5, 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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- - ♪ i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- Bill: hi, i'm bill gaither,
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- And welcome to this brand-new gaither gospel series special
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- Featuring two-time grammy nominee
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- And three-time dove award winner joseph habedank.
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- - ♪ i can see forever from where i stand. ♪
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- Bill: joseph's journey in gospel music
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- Began as the lead singer-songwriter
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- Of the perrys.
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- - ♪ i want to feel that breeze ♪
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- ♪ blowing on my face. ♪
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- ♪ i want to know the smell. ♪
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- ♪ i want to taste the taste. ♪
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- ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ♪
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- ♪ lord, help me, jesus. ♪
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- Bill: however, his promising career
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- Took a drastic turn in 2008
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- When he developed an ulcer in his throat
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- Which led to a five-year battle with addiction.
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- - ♪ do you wanna be well? ♪
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- Bill: after a successful stint in rehab
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- And his supportive wife, lindsay, by his side,
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- Joseph is proud to announce
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- That he has been sober for 11 years
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- And continues to grow stronger every day.
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- - ♪ hallelujah, ♪
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- ♪ praises to his name. ♪
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- Bill: joseph has had the honor of sharing
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- His powerful message through music across the country.
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- Today we're thrilled to bring him to the gaither studios
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- In my hometown of alexandria, indiana,
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- And we'll talk about his inspiring journey
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- From addiction to redemption,
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- Highlighted by these special songs
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- From his new album, "i'm free."
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- - ♪ i have traded... ♪
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- Bill: i admire his honesty and love his heart.
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- He's truly the real deal.
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- Gaither music group is pleased to present "joseph habedank:
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- I'm free: songs that wrote my story."
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- [upbeat music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ you ask why there's a smile all over my face. ♪
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- ♪ well, i found abundant love and amazing grace. ♪
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- ♪ it's just as simple as a sweet salvation. ♪
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- ♪ i got a heavenly reservation. ♪
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- ♪ i can see forever from where i stand. ♪
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- ♪ i'll never walk again without him holding my hand. ♪
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- ♪ i've just started living. i'm on cloud eleven. ♪
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- ♪ i'm loving life 'cause i've been forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ i'm loving life 'cause i've been forgiven, hey! ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- Play it, kev!
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- ♪ ♪
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- Whoo!
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ well, it ain't no secret, and i ain't gonna keep it. ♪
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- ♪ i got a lot of friends who just don't believe it. ♪
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- ♪ it's all about what he's done for me. ♪
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- ♪ i'm gonna shout it till eternity. ♪
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- ♪ i can see forever from where i stand. ♪
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- ♪ i'll never walk again without him holding my hand. ♪
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- ♪ i've just started living. i'm on cloud eleven. ♪
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- ♪ i'm loving life 'cause i've been forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ i'm loving life 'cause i've been forgiven, hey! ♪
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- Come on!
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- Ah, play it, holt.
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ yeah! ♪
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- ♪ it's a river of mercy that never stops flowing, ♪
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- ♪ and i'm gonna follow it wherever it's going. ♪
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- ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪
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- ♪ i can see forever from where i stand. ♪
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- ♪ i'll never walk again without him holding my hand. ♪
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- ♪ i've just started living. i'm on cloud eleven. ♪
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- ♪ i'm loving life 'cause i've been forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ i'm loving life 'cause i've been forgiven. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - "loving life because i've been forgiven."
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- - isn't that a great song? - pretty cool.
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- - it's a fun song.
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- - well, joseph, how many years have you been doing this?
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- - so i've been on my own as a solo artist
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- For ten years this year.
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- - and you were with the perrys for how long?
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- - ten years. this is my 20th year, yeah.
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- - and i'll be honest with you.
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- We would have had you here earlier,
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- Except i was learning how to pronounce your last name.
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- - that's right! - it was a slow--
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- - it took a whole decade.
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- - it was a slow process. but we're here.
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- And it's gonna be a whole lot of fun.
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- These are a lot of songs about bondage and freedom
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- And getting your past in your past
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- And living your life like it really should be lived.
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- - and mercy. - and mercy.
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- - i love songs about mercy and forgiveness.
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- And we really wanted songs that went along with my story,
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- Which we'll get into, i'm sure.
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- But yeah, i just--
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- I'm passionate about songs about grace
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- And mercy and freedom.
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- And you write some pretty good ones about those subjects.
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- - well, you're very, very kind.
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- My good friend michael omartian wrote this one
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- For the imperials, one of my favorite songs.
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- And you sing the fool out of it!
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- - i love this song.
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- I got to meet michael omartian at sperry's restaurant
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- In nashville, tennessee,
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- Right after i got out of treatment.
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- And he was sitting over there, and i got to meet him.
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- He probably would never remember it.
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- But it's pretty cool to be able to record this.
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- Great song, imperials.
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- Come on.
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- [upbeat music]
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- ♪ from the start, you've held a place in my heart, ♪
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- ♪ a place that no one else could fill. ♪
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- ♪ but sin kept your spirit from working in me. ♪
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- ♪ i couldn't look at life honestly ♪
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- ♪ until the day my will gave away ♪
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- ♪ to the truth that i found in you. ♪
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- ♪ i never knew just how good it could be ♪
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- ♪ to stand in your presence, totally free. ♪
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- ♪ now i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- ♪ jesus keeps giving and giving, ♪
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- ♪ giving till my heart overflows. ♪
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- ♪ i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- ♪ jesus keeps giving and giving, ♪
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- ♪ giving till my heart overflows. ♪
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- ♪ now i can see me as a person who's free ♪
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- ♪ even when i slip and fall, ♪
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- ♪ 'cause you are a god who forgives and forgets, ♪
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- ♪ and now i want to give him my all ♪
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- ♪ 'cause i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- ♪ jesus keeps giving and giving, ♪
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- ♪ giving till my heart overflows. ♪
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- ♪ i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- ♪ jesus keeps giving and giving, ♪
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- ♪ giving till my heart overflows. ♪
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- ♪ i know this love he's placed in my heart ♪
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- ♪ is a love that will never depart. ♪
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- ♪ sin kept me here at the end of my rope, ♪
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- ♪ and now he's given me a brand-new hope. ♪
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- ♪ i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- ♪ jesus keeps giving and giving, ♪
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- ♪ giving till my heart overflows. ♪
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- ♪ i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- ♪ jesus keeps giving and giving, ♪
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- ♪ giving till my heart overflows. ♪
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- ♪ now i'm forgiven. ♪
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- ♪ now i got a reason for living. ♪
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- ♪ jesus keeps giving and giving, ♪
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- ♪ giving till my heart overflows. ♪
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- ♪ i'm forgiven. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- Bill: and one of the main reasons
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- We wanted to do this particular video
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- Is for you to have the opportunity
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- To tell folks-- you know, the bible says
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- Noah found grace in the eyes of the lord.
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- We could say joseph found grace in the eyes of the lord.
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- You found yourself in bondage.
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- How many years ago did this happen?
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- - i'm celebrating ten years of sobriety this year.
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- Back in may of 2023, i celebrated ten years.
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- I was addicted to prescription drugs for many years.
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- And i was taking 10 to 12 painkillers every day,
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- Was enslaved and broken.
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- And jesus did a miracle in my life.
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- And russ taff was a big part of that.
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- I know a lot of you know russ.
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- And i remember i was sitting in rehab one day,
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- And they said, "you got a visitor."
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- I said, "who is it?"
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- And they said, "well, come to the dining hall."
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- And i walked in. there was russ.
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- Russ didn't know me from adam.
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- He just knew that there was a kid
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- That was a singer that needed help,
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- And he showed up.
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- And he became what we call a sponsor,
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- My accountability partner.
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- And so i called him every day when i got out of treatment.
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- And i thought i was done singing.
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- I really did. i thought it was over.
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- And jesus had other plans.
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- He opened doors like this one and got me a record deal
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- And started writing my story.
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- But one thing i never had, i've never been able
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- To tell this story on a video.
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- And i thank you so much for giving me the opportunity,
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- 'cause i think, whether somebody who's watching
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- Has walked through it or not, we all know someone
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- Or love someone who is or has.
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- - there's probably no one watching
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- That doesn't have some kind of contact with a family member
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- Or a friend who is going through this.
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- I know, in our family, we were not exempt either, you know?
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- - it touches everybody.
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- - and thank god that the church
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- Has come up to the plate on this one and said,
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- "we want to help. we want to be here."
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- - yeah, and i really expected that the gospel music community
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- Would be a little bit gun-shy about having me back,
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- And that's not been my experience.
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- They've welcomed me with open arms,
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- Including you and your guys and the homecoming gang.
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- It's been amazing.
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- And just, i think, in a lot of ways,
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- It's made people kind of root for me
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- In a different way because of my story.
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- And it's funny.
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- The devil had kind of convinced me
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- That my addiction was the reason
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- I wouldn't sing again. - yeah.
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- - and now people have me because of my story,
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- Which is the redemption from addiction.
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- And so this is not an addiction story.
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- This is a redemption story.
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- - a redemption story. - that's the best part.
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- - you know, when we can figure out
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- The difference between the alpha and the omega,
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- The beginning and the end,
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- We're gonna be some pretty smart people.
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- And the bible dealt with it for many years.
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- Many things that we thought was the ending, the omega,
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- Just turned out to be the alpha.
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- - that's right. - another opportunity.
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- And many times, it involves loss and dealing with loss.
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- Gloria and i wrote this song maybe 40 or 45 years ago.
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- - yeah. - and the trio used to sing it.
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- We don't--vocal band doesn't sing it.
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- But the line says, "when i learned how to lose..."
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- - "i found out how to win." - "i found out how to win."
- 00:14:34.485 --> 00:14:36.721
- - yeah. - and it's your story.
- 00:14:36.721 --> 00:14:38.323
- And you sing it so well.
- 00:14:38.323 --> 00:14:39.757
- - the coolest thing about this song
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- Is, my grandmother introduced it to me
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- When i was a little kid.
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- And at that point, i didn't really understand
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- What losing it all felt like.
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- You fast-forward several years.
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- I know what it's like to lose--
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- To lose it all and find everything,
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- Find jesus and find forgiveness and freedom.
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- [mellow music]
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:15:04.015 --> 00:15:08.820
- ♪ i had won all i could win. ♪
- 00:15:08.820 --> 00:15:15.093
- ♪ there was no place i hadn't been. ♪
- 00:15:15.093 --> 00:15:22.233
- ♪ but my heart was just so needy ♪
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- ♪ and so poor. ♪
- 00:15:29.073 --> 00:15:37.115
- ♪ then i heard him gently say, ♪
- 00:15:37.115 --> 00:15:43.588
- ♪ "lose it all and find my way." ♪
- 00:15:43.588 --> 00:15:50.161
- ♪ so i gave it up and found it all, ♪
- 00:15:50.161 --> 00:15:57.068
- ♪ all and more. ♪
- 00:15:57.068 --> 00:16:02.240
- ♪ i lost it all ♪
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- ♪ to find everything. ♪
- 00:16:10.181 --> 00:16:17.522
- ♪ i died a pauper ♪
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- ♪ to be born a king. ♪
- 00:16:24.128 --> 00:16:32.937
- ♪ when i learned how to lose, ♪
- 00:16:32.937 --> 00:16:39.677
- ♪ oh, i found out how to win. ♪
- 00:16:39.677 --> 00:16:45.450
- ♪ oh, i lost it all ♪
- 00:16:45.450 --> 00:16:52.190
- ♪ to find everything. ♪
- 00:16:52.190 --> 00:16:57.895
- ♪ ♪
- 00:16:57.895 --> 00:17:01.899
- ♪ i was frantic to survive. ♪
- 00:17:01.899 --> 00:17:07.805
- ♪ i was racing to arrive. ♪
- 00:17:07.805 --> 00:17:14.512
- ♪ and i walked on anyone ♪
- 00:17:14.512 --> 00:17:21.119
- ♪ standing in my way. ♪
- 00:17:21.119 --> 00:17:29.460
- ♪ then i watched my schemes all die, ♪
- 00:17:29.460 --> 00:17:36.134
- ♪ and i realized that i ♪
- 00:17:36.134 --> 00:17:43.207
- ♪ could find new life because the old, ♪
- 00:17:43.207 --> 00:17:49.280
- ♪ it died that day. ♪
- 00:17:49.280 --> 00:17:55.253
- ♪ i lost it all ♪
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- ♪ to find everything. ♪
- 00:18:03.194 --> 00:18:08.199
- - i remember thinking,
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- While we were going through it,
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- That i had never felt so held, just held in his hands.
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- - mm. - i just--
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- And it was peace that i could never have explained,
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- Never could have predicted, never could have comprehended.
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- And i knew that everything was gonna be ok,
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- Even on the days when it was early
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- And it looked really bad.
- 00:19:04.222 --> 00:19:06.591
- - yeah. - just peace.
- 00:19:06.591 --> 00:19:08.626
- - yeah. - you were in good hands.
- 00:19:08.626 --> 00:19:10.795
- - yeah. - yeah.
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- [tender music]
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- ♪ ♪
- 00:19:16.033 --> 00:19:23.140
- ♪ so long i had searched ♪
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- ♪ for life's meaning, ♪
- 00:19:27.378 --> 00:19:34.018
- ♪ enslaved by the world ♪
- 00:19:34.018 --> 00:19:40.524
- ♪ and my greed. ♪
- 00:19:40.524 --> 00:19:46.530
- ♪ then the door of my prison ♪
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- ♪ was opened by love. ♪
- 00:19:51.869 --> 00:19:56.707
- ♪ for the ransom was paid. ♪
- 00:19:56.707 --> 00:20:01.746
- ♪ i was free. ♪
- 00:20:01.746 --> 00:20:06.584
- ♪ i'm free from the fear ♪
- 00:20:06.584 --> 00:20:11.756
- ♪ of tomorrow. ♪
- 00:20:11.756 --> 00:20:16.961
- ♪ i'm free from the guilt ♪
- 00:20:16.961 --> 00:20:21.132
- ♪ of the past. ♪
- 00:20:21.132 --> 00:20:27.171
- ♪ for i've traded my shackles ♪
- 00:20:27.171 --> 00:20:32.910
- ♪ for a glorious song. ♪
- 00:20:32.910 --> 00:20:37.415
- ♪ i'm free, ♪
- 00:20:37.415 --> 00:20:39.850
- ♪ praise the lord, free at last. ♪
- 00:20:39.850 --> 00:20:48.893
- ♪ ♪
- 00:20:48.893 --> 00:20:52.029
- ♪ i am free ♪
- 00:20:52.029 --> 00:20:56.634
- ♪ from the guilt that i carried. ♪
- 00:20:56.634 --> 00:21:03.641
- ♪ from the dull, empty life ♪
- 00:21:03.641 --> 00:21:09.513
- ♪ i'm set free. ♪
- 00:21:09.513 --> 00:21:14.051
- ♪ for when i met jesus, ♪
- 00:21:14.051 --> 00:21:18.956
- ♪ he made me complete. ♪
- 00:21:18.956 --> 00:21:24.128
- ♪ he forgot the foolish man ♪
- 00:21:24.128 --> 00:21:28.833
- ♪ i used to be. ♪
- 00:21:28.833 --> 00:21:32.870
- ♪ oh, i'm free from the fear ♪
- 00:21:32.870 --> 00:21:38.876
- ♪ of tomorrow. ♪
- 00:21:38.876 --> 00:21:44.315
- ♪ i'm free from the guilt ♪
- 00:21:44.315 --> 00:21:48.586
- ♪ of the past. ♪
- 00:21:48.586 --> 00:21:54.892
- ♪ for i've traded my shackles ♪
- 00:21:54.892 --> 00:22:00.097
- ♪ for a glorious song. ♪
- 00:22:00.097 --> 00:22:04.368
- ♪ i'm free, ♪
- 00:22:04.368 --> 00:22:07.304
- ♪ praise the lord, free at last. ♪
- 00:22:07.304 --> 00:22:13.978
- ♪ ♪
- 00:22:13.978 --> 00:22:16.547
- ♪ i'm free from the fear ♪
- 00:22:16.547 --> 00:22:21.685
- ♪ of tomorrow. ♪
- 00:22:21.685 --> 00:22:25.890
- ♪ i'm free from the guilt ♪
- 00:22:25.890 --> 00:22:29.794
- ♪ of the past. ♪
- 00:22:29.794 --> 00:22:33.664
- ♪ for i've traded my shackles ♪
- 00:22:33.664 --> 00:22:41.772
- ♪ for a glorious song. ♪
- 00:22:41.772 --> 00:22:45.643
- ♪ i'm free, praise the lord. ♪
- 00:22:45.643 --> 00:22:50.281
- ♪ i have traded my shackles ♪
- 00:22:50.281 --> 00:22:57.488
- ♪ for a glorious song. ♪
- 00:22:57.488 --> 00:23:02.026
- ♪ i'm free, ♪
- 00:23:02.026 --> 00:23:04.395
- ♪ praise the lord, ♪
- 00:23:04.395 --> 00:23:06.630
- ♪ free at last. ♪
- 00:23:06.630 --> 00:23:19.276
- [applause]
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- There's a lot of hope here.
- 00:23:34.124 --> 00:23:35.326
- And there's hope for everybody who's watching
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- That has somebody that's struggling.
- 00:23:37.261 --> 00:23:39.096
- Don't give up, you know, 'cause there is always hope.
- 00:23:39.096 --> 00:23:41.499
- As long as there's breath, there's hope.
- 00:23:41.499 --> 00:23:44.101
- - the family of god is learning
- 00:23:44.101 --> 00:23:46.437
- How to put our arms around broken folks
- 00:23:46.437 --> 00:23:49.073
- Because we're all broken in one way or the other.
- 00:23:49.073 --> 00:23:52.409
- And good things happen. - that's right.
- 00:23:52.409 --> 00:23:53.978
- - and our good buddy russ taff wrote this song.
- 00:23:53.978 --> 00:23:58.015
- What is it, "he made it through"?
- 00:23:58.015 --> 00:23:59.116
- - "he came through."
- 00:23:59.116 --> 00:24:00.718
- - "he came through," a great song.
- 00:24:00.718 --> 00:24:03.387
- And i got to tell you, joseph, it's so good.
- 00:24:03.387 --> 00:24:06.056
- I can say your name now, habedank.
- 00:24:06.056 --> 00:24:07.825
- - you got it. - habedank.
- 00:24:07.825 --> 00:24:08.826
- - and lindsay.
- 00:24:08.826 --> 00:24:10.060
- - and lindsay, and lindsay. good to have you.
- 00:24:10.060 --> 00:24:11.362
- - thank you.
- 00:24:11.362 --> 00:24:12.363
- [upbeat music]
- 00:24:12.363 --> 00:24:13.931
- ♪ picture moses by the red sea shore. ♪
- 00:24:13.931 --> 00:24:19.403
- ♪ pharaoh knows they can't run no more, no. ♪
- 00:24:19.403 --> 00:24:24.408
- ♪ water way too deep and wide. ♪
- 00:24:24.408 --> 00:24:29.413
- ♪ they can't swim, and they can't hide. ♪
- 00:24:29.413 --> 00:24:33.984
- ♪ though he was just a man, ♪
- 00:24:33.984 --> 00:24:36.587
- ♪ moses raised his hand, and the lord came through. ♪
- 00:24:36.587 --> 00:24:40.958
- ♪ he heard their cry. ♪
- 00:24:40.958 --> 00:24:43.260
- ♪ when hope was gone, he turned the tide. ♪
- 00:24:43.260 --> 00:24:48.198
- ♪ you can shake your head, ♪
- 00:24:48.198 --> 00:24:50.701
- ♪ but you know it's true, yeah. ♪
- 00:24:50.701 --> 00:24:53.737
- ♪ when there was no other way, ♪
- 00:24:53.737 --> 00:24:55.906
- ♪ the lord came through. ♪
- 00:24:55.906 --> 00:24:58.609
- ♪ yes, he did, now. ♪
- 00:24:58.609 --> 00:25:01.412
- ♪ whoo. ♪
- 00:25:01.412 --> 00:25:03.047
- ♪ ♪
- 00:25:03.047 --> 00:25:05.683
- ♪ king darius and all his men ♪
- 00:25:05.683 --> 00:25:11.422
- ♪ tossed poor daniel in the lion's den. ♪
- 00:25:11.422 --> 00:25:16.026
- ♪ he'd done no crime, but he had to pay ♪
- 00:25:16.026 --> 00:25:21.065
- ♪ for praying to the lord three times a day, yeah. ♪
- 00:25:21.065 --> 00:25:25.803
- ♪ at the break of dawn, ♪
- 00:25:25.803 --> 00:25:28.205
- ♪ they came looking for his bones. ♪
- 00:25:28.205 --> 00:25:30.341
- ♪ but the lord came through, and he pulled him out. ♪
- 00:25:30.341 --> 00:25:35.245
- ♪ he tamed those cats, hey, ♪
- 00:25:35.245 --> 00:25:37.781
- ♪ and he shut their mouths, yeah. ♪
- 00:25:37.781 --> 00:25:39.817
- ♪ you can shake your head, ♪
- 00:25:39.817 --> 00:25:42.753
- ♪ but you know it's true, yeah. ♪
- 00:25:42.753 --> 00:25:45.723
- ♪ when there was no other way, ♪
- 00:25:45.723 --> 00:25:47.725
- ♪ the lord came through. ♪
- 00:25:47.725 --> 00:25:50.227
- ♪ he always does ♪
- 00:25:50.227 --> 00:25:52.830
- ♪ with his power and with his love. ♪
- 00:25:52.830 --> 00:25:57.501
- ♪ you can shake your head, yeah, yeah. ♪
- 00:25:57.501 --> 00:25:59.937
- ♪ but i'm living proof. ♪
- 00:25:59.937 --> 00:26:02.973
- ♪ when there was no other way, ♪
- 00:26:02.973 --> 00:26:05.075
- ♪ the lord came through, ♪
- 00:26:05.075 --> 00:26:08.746
- ♪ yeah. ♪
- 00:26:08.746 --> 00:26:14.451
- ♪ yeah. ♪
- 00:26:14.451 --> 00:26:16.153
- ♪ yeah, yeah. ♪
- 00:26:16.153 --> 00:26:54.425
- Whoo! ♪precious memories♪
- 00:26:54.425 --> 00:27:00.230
- ♪how they linger♪
- 00:27:00.230 --> 00:27:07.304
- ♪how they ever flood my soul♪
- 00:27:07.304 --> 00:27:08.939
- Thank you for joining bill and gloria gaither...
- 00:27:08.939 --> 00:27:11.442
- ... and their homecoming friends for "precious memories."
- 00:27:11.442 --> 00:27:14.511
- Be sure to watch program as these legendary gospel artists...
- 00:27:14.511 --> 00:27:17.948
- ... share more of your favorite songs.
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- ♪in the stillness, of the midnight♪
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