Hi. Welcome back.
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In music, there are
four parts, soprano, tenor,
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actually soprano,
alto, tenor, bass.
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And I think I know
at least one person
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of each of those categories.
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But today, I
have a special friend
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whose name is Jeff Pearls,
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he's the bass
singer, the low voice.
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And low voices used to scare me,
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but I grew up and got over it.
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I want to talk to Jeff and
see what he thinks about music.
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And let's see if
he's on the line,
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all right?
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Jeff Pearls.
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Hey, Tim, how are you
today? Hey, I'm doing great.
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And you're looking
great. Good to see you.
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Good to see you,
too. It's been a while.
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Yeah, it has. Now you
live in Nashville area?
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Yes. Nashville,
Tennessee. Great.
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And you are the bass singer
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for the King's Heralds, correct?
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Yes, that's true. Awesome.
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And you travel
nationwide, worldwide.
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Worldwide. Awesome.
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And how long has
there been a group
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and how long have
you been with them?
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Well, the group started in 1927.
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So we're starting our 90th year
continuous ministry this year,
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celebrating 90 years.
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And I have been with the
group starting my 13th year.
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Thirteenth.
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But you're older than
13, so you've been probably
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with some other
groups before that?
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That is correct. Yeah, yes.
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I was with the Old
Time Gospel Hour Quartet
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before King's Heralds,
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before that I was with
the Palmetto State Quartet.
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Neat.
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So this is what
you do for a living.
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This is it.
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And now I will
let the people know
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that as we're taping
this, it's in the morning.
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And I know that bass
singers love mornings
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because you get
that natural resonance
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that only sleep can provide,
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but sometimes sleep
deprivation also allows it,
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I don't know how that works.
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That's true,
there's a fine line there.
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Well, that's cool.
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Now you have a
history of being of ministry,
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your father was a
minister, wasn't he?
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Yes, he was.
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He had his own music
ministry for many years.
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And we sang together as a family
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while I was growing up.
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So music has always
been a part of my life.
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I can't remember a time
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when I wasn't
singing or wanting to sing.
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And I can't remember a time
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when I wasn't around music
in some way, shape, or form.
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Neat. Well, in fact,
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that kind of leads
into this next question,
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what does music
really mean to you?
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That's a great question.
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Music is something
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that has always
been there in my life,
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as I just stated.
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And music can do
wonderful things.
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Music can lift you up
when you're feeling down,
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it can make you happy
when you're feeling sad.
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It can even make you
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forget about your
problems for a while.
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Oh, that's good.
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That's very cool. Yeah.
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And that's one of the things
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that we as the
King's Heralds tried to do
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with every
audience that we sing to,
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we recognize that
each audience is unique,
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and that each
member of our audience
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is dealing with
something because if you're...
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you know, as I say,
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if you're breathing you
are dealing with something.
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And so our job is to
just try to bring them
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into the presence of the Lord
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and just make them
forget about their problems
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and introduce them to The One
that can solve their problems.
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Absolutely.
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That's one of the things
I love about gospel music,
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Christian music. Yes.
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Because I can
listen to the radio
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and I can listen
to secular music.
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And I can... it
can take me places.
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But Christian
music is the only thing
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that can take me and keep me
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where I need to be
and where it's going to...
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I can take it away
with me and feel much better
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and it's life-changing for sure.
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That's awesome. Absolutely.
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And you know what,
Tim, just a little bit,
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I didn't fully
appreciate gospel music
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until I met the Lord
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and had a relationship with Him.
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Yeah.
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Because it's all about Him.
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And if you don't know the
one that you're singing about,
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then gospel music will be
just another art form to you.
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You're right. You're right.
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And I honestly,
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we both know people
who it's a job to them.
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Yes.
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But that's hopefully one
day those words will sink in
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and they'll understand
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and make that
commitment to Christ for sure.
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And that's what...
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that's what ministry is about,
you know, we don't judge them,
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we just, we hope that it
connects one day for sure.
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Well, since we both love music
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and since this is a
program about music,
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do you have a
song that you like?
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A favorite song maybe?
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You know, I think one of the...
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my favorite songs that
combines so beautifully
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what we've been talking about
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is the old song, what a
friend we have in Jesus.
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Oh, yeah, we love that
song. Very special song, yes.
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Can you tell me in
any particular reason
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why it's special
or just for that fact.
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You know, Tim,
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we all go through
periods in our life
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where, you know, maybe
we were raised in church,
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maybe we weren't walking,
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there was a phase of our life
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when we weren't
walking with the Lord
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as closely as we knew we should.
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But in the back of my mind,
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always this particular
song would come to mind
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and it would always remind me
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no matter how far
away I got from the Lord
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that He wasn't mad at me.
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He was there with His arms open
wide saying, "Come on home".
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Absolutely.
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And, you know,
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it's just one of those songs
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that just has a very
special place in my life
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because of some of the things
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that I have
experienced and been through
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and God has been there for me
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and has been a true
friend as He is to all of us.
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Yeah. That is wonderful.
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That's beautiful, Jeff.
Thank you for sharing that.
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And let's sing this.
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Sing along, at home, all right?
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What a friend we have
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In Jesus
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All our sins and grieves to bear
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What a privilege
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To carry
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Everything to God in prayer
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O what peace
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We often forfeit
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O what needless pain we bear
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All because we do not carry
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Everything to God in prayer
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Have we trials and temptations?
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Is there trouble anywhere?
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We should never be
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Discouraged
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Take it to the Lord in prayer
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Can we find a friend
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So faithful
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Who will all our sorrows share?
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Jesus knows
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our every weakness
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Take it to the Lord in prayer
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That was to
me... Great job, Jim.
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Oh, man, great job yourself.
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Thank you very
much. I love you, brother.
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Thank you. Love
you too, brother.
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And I look forward
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to seeing you down
the road, all right?
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Yes, sir. Absolutely. Be safe.
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Have a great day.
Keep the faith, brother.
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Thanks. Bye-bye. You too.
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Here's a request
for Bernice in Maine.
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We don't hear
from Maine very often,
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but here's a wonderful song
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that simply just brags on Jesus.
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He's the lily of the valley.
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I have found a friend in Jesus
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He's everything to me
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He's the fairest of
ten thousand to my soul
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The Lily of the
Valley in Him alone I see
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All I need to cleanse
and make me fully whole
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In sorrow He's my comfort
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In trouble He's my stay
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He tells me every
care on Him to roll
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He's the Lily of the Valley
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The Bright and Morning Star
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He's the fairest of
ten thousand to my soul
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Hallelujah
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He's the Lily of the Valley
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The Bright and Morning Star
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He's the fairest of
ten thousand to my soul
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He will never, never leave me
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Nor yet forsake me here
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While I live by faith
and do His blessed will
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A wall of fire about me
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I've nothing now to fear
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From His manna He my
hungry soul shall fill
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Then sweeping up to glory
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To see His blessed face
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Where rivers of
delight shall ever roll
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He's the Lily of the Valley
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The Bright and Morning Star
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He's the fairest of
ten thousand to my soul
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He's the fairest
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of ten thousand to my soul
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Once I was straying
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In sin's dark valley
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No hope within
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Could I see
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They searched through heaven
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And found a Savior
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To save a poor lost soul
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Like me
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O what a Savior
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O hallelujah
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His heart was broken
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On Calvary
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His hands were nail scarred
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His side was riven
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He gave His life-blood
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For even me
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Death's chilly water
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I'll soon be crossing
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His hand will lead me
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Safe o'er
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That I'll join the chorus
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In that bright city
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And sing up there
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Forever
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And evermore
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O what a Savior
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O hallelujah
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His heart was broken
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On Calvary
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His hands were nail scarred
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His side was riven
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He gave His life-blood
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For even me
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Send me your song
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Then you sing along with me
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Your Favorites
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