WHEN THE RAINDROPS FALL

 

I REMEMBER YEARS GONE BY

I WAS LIVIN’ ON THE FARM

MY FATHER BY MY SIDE, HIS HAND IN MINE

SAYING, “CHILD DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT THE FARM”

 

‘CAUSE WE HAVE A FATHER, LORD OVER ALL

SO WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH

‘CAUSE HE MADE THE RAIN, AND HE MADE THE SUN

AND HE MADE THIS FARM OUT OF LOVE

 

CHORUS:

EVERGREEN, BEAUTIFUL FARM

SOFT CARPET SPARKLING IN THE SUN

HAND OF GOD, BLESSINGS ABUNDANT

OH, HOW HIS LOVE FILLS MY SOUL

WHEN THE RAINDROPS FALL

 

NOW I AM GROWN, DAD IS GONE

AND I AM STILL ON THE FARM

MY FATHER BY MY SIDE, HIS HAND IN MINE

SAYING, “CHILD, DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT THE FARM”

 

‘CAUSE I AM YOUR FATHER, LORD OVER ALL

SO, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH

‘CAUSE I MADE THE RAIN, AND I MADE THE SUN

AND I MADE THIS FARM OUT OF LOVE

 

CHORUS

 

CHORUS

I LOVE IT WHEN HE PRAYS

 

HE PRAYS TO GOD, NOW HE’S MORE AT PEACE

HE KNOWS OF SOME SHOULDERS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN HIS

HE PRAYS OF HIS HEAVY LOAD

TOO BIG FOR ONE MAN ALONE

 

LORD I LOVE IT WHEN HE PRAYS, HE TURNS TO GOD

IT TOUCHES EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING AROUND

AND IT MAKES A CHANGE, SUCH A SIMPLE THING

OH… LORD I LOVE IT WHEN HE PRAYS

 

HE PRAYS TO GOD, NOW HE’S MORE OF A MAN

NOW HE CAN OVERCOME AND WITHSTAND

WEAKNESS CHANGES TO STRENGTH

TROUBLE CHANGES TO RELIEF

 

LORD I LOVE IT WHEN HE PRAYS, HE TURNS TO GOD

IT TOUCHES EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING AROUND

AND IT MAKES A CHANGE, SUCH A SIMPLE THING

OH…LORD I LOVE IT WHEN HE PRAYS

 

LORD, YOU’RE THE RULER OF ALL NATIONS

YOU’RE THE RULER OF THE WORLD

YOU GUIDE OUR CAREERS

YOU’RE THE RULER OF OUR HOME

 

LORD, I LOVE IT WHEN HE PRAYS

HE’S NOT GIVING UP, HE’S JUST LOOKING UP

TO THE SOURCE OF HIS STRENGTH, HIS WISDOM AND LOVE

WISE AS A SNAKE BUT GENTLE AS A DOVE…

 

LORD I LOVE IT WHEN HE – HE TURNS TO GOD

IT TOUCHES EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING AROUND

AND IT MAKES A CHANGE, SUCH A SIMPLE THING

OH…LORD I LOVE IT WHEN HE PRAYS

 

MY TRACTOR’S GOT A SOUL

 

WELL IT’S BEEN THROUGH THE DROUGHT, AND IT’S BEEN THROUGH THE HAIL

AND IT’S BEEN THERE WHEN THE CROPS WERE FAILING

WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING AND THAT I’D NEVER WIN

IT STOOD BY ME LIKE THE NEXT OF KIN

 

IT WAS THERE FOR THE YEARS WE HAD A GOOD STAND

THE KIND OF YEAR WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT AGAIN

WHEN THE CROPS OF THE FIELD WERE CLAPPING THEIR HANDS

SAYING “HALLELUJAH, AMEN!”

 

CHORUS:

ALL THE STORIES IT COULD HAVE TOLD

AS THE WHEELS KEEP ROLLIN’ ON BETWEEN THE ROWS

IT’S TIME TO RESORE, I CAN’T LET IT GO

MY TRACTOR’S GOT A SOUL

 

IT WAS THERE WHEN I WAS PRAYIN’ FOR A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN

FROM THE FIRST SEED SOWN TO THE COTTON IN THE GIN

WHEN THE STILL SMALL VOICE OF THE GOOD LORD SPOKE

I’VE SEEN THE WORK OF HIS HANDS OUTSIDE ITS WINDOWS

 

AND THE SONGS THAT I WROTE, AND THE HYMNS THAT I SANG

WHEN THE FURROWS WERE FULL OF RAIN

WHEN I HOPED THE FIELD WAS NEVER GONNA END

AND I MAKE MY TURN AGAIN AND AGAIN

 

CHORUS

 

IT KNOWS OF THE TIME I MET THAT GUY

WELL HE WAS RUGGED, SWEET AND SHY

AND IT KNOWS OF THE NIGHT WE STAYED UP ‘TIL DAWN

AND I COULD BARELY MAKE IT BACK HOME

 

HE TOOK ME TO HIS FARM, AND HE PULLED ME CLOSE

WITH HIS CALLOUSED HANDS AND HIS ARMS SO STRONG

HE SAID, “I’M A STRONG LOVIN’ MAN, AND I’LL TREAT YOU RIGHT, “

HE SAID “COME HERE DARLIN’, I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MY WIFE”

 

CHORUS

 

CHORUS

I LOVE TO PRAY

 

I LOVE TO PRAY, IT GIVES ME PEACE

IT GIVES ME FREEDOM AND RELIEF

I LOVE TO PRAY, IT GIVES ME LIFE

IT STILLS THE STORM AND IT STILLS ALL THE STRIFE

 

I LOVE TO LISTEN FOR THAT VOICE SO SOFT AND LOW

GUIDING MY FOOTSTEPS IN THE WAY THAT I WILL GO

I LOVE TO HEAR THE HALLELUJAHS SING

I LOVE TO PRAY, PRAY TO THE KING

 

I LOVE TO PRAY, AND REALIZE

HE IS THE POWER OVER WATER, EARTH AND SKY

HE CREATED THE WORLD WITH A SWEEP OF HIS HAND

SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS TOO HARD FOR HIM

 

I LOVE TO LISTEN FOR THAT VOICE SO SOFT AND LOW

GUIDING MY FOOTSTEPS IN THE WAY THAT I WILL GO

I LOVE TO HEAR THE HALLELUJAHS SING

O LOVE TO PRAY, PRAY TO THE KING

 

I LOVE TO PRAY, ‘CUZ WHEN THE FEAR IS GONE

HE RESTORES TO ME THE LAUGHTER AND THE FUN

HE HAS DOMINION OVER ALL

SO, BEFORE HIM OTHER KINGDOMS MUST FALL

 

I LOVE TO LISTEN FOR THAT VOICE SO SOFT AND LOW

GUIDING MY FOOTSTEPS IN THE WAY THAT I WILL GO

I LOVE TO HEAR THE HALLELUJAHS SING

I LOVE TO PRAY, PRAY TO THE KING

 

I LOVE TO HEAR THE HALLELUJAHS SING

I LOVE TO PRAY, PRAY TO THE KING

LOVE LETTER

 

CHORUS:

EVERY DAY IS A LOVE LETTER, EVERY DAY WRITTEN TO ME FROM GOD

EVERY DAY I’M GONNA OPEN IT UP, EVERY DAY I’M GONNA SEE WHAT’S INSIDE

EVERY DAY SOME GOOD THING HAPPENS, THAT ISN’T LOST ON ME

EVERY DAY IS A LOVE LETTER FOR YOU AND ME.

 

MY DAY STARTED OUT ROUGH AND I’M FEELIN’ PRETTY DOWN

WORDS FROM THE LOVE LETTER ARE TUMBLIN’ DOWN

KIND WORDS FROM A STRANGER TURN MY WHOLE DAY AROUND

GONNA TAKE THOSE WORDS AND TURN SOMEBODY’S WORLD AROUND

 

CHORUS

 

MANY LETTERS FROM THE PAST ARE PILED UP ON MY DESK

I NEED GO THROUGH THEM AND SEE WHAT I HAVE MISSED

EVEN ON THE DAYS WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMED TO GO WRONG

LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE THERE ALL ALONG

 

CHORUS

 

MY DOG WAGS HIS TAIL AND MY CAT’S CURLED ON MY LAP

THEY’RE ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING FUNNY JUST TO SEE ME LAUGH

THEN I TAKE THE HAND OF MY BOY AND LITTLE GIRL,

AND THEY WALK ME THROUGH THEIR SIMPLE WORLD.

 

AT NIGHTTIME I PONDER THE UNIVERSE OF STARS

I HEAR A FLOCK OF GEESE FLY ACROSS THE SILENT NIGHT

SO MANY THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED; IF WE ONLY KNEW

EVERY DAY’S A LOVE LETTER FOR ME AND YOU

 

CHORUS

HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART

 

CHORUS:

HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART AND KEEP ME IN YOUR SOUL

LOVE ME LIKE A MOTHER, I FEEL SO ALL ALONE

SHELTER ME FROM THE RAGING STORM

HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART AND KEEP ME IN YOUR SOUL

 

I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY

LORD, DON’T LET THIS BE JUST ANOTHER DAY

HOW CAN I SERVE YOU AND RISE ABOVE?

HOW CAN I FEEL MORE OF YOUR LOVE?

 

CHORUS

 

HELP ME TO SEE ALL MY BLESSINGS

I KNOW THEY’RE MORE THAN CAN BE NUMBERED

SAFE WITH YOU I FEEL SO STRONG

HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART AND KEEP ME IN YOUR SOUL

 

CHORUS

 

SHEPHERD MY THOUGHTS AND SHEPHERD MY STEPS

SHEPHERD MY WAY WITH EVERY BREATH

HOLD ME CLOSE AND DON’T LET ME GO

HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART AND KEEP ME IN YOUR SOUL

 

CHORUS

 

HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART AND KEEP ME IN YOUR SOUL

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

 

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

AND IT COMES RIGHT FROM THE HEART

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

BUT SOMETIMES I’M NOT SURE WHERE TO START

 

I THINK ABOUT MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTERS

AS I GO ALONG MY WAY

THAT’S WHEN I TRY TO REMEMBER

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

 

JUST A SONG AWAY, JUST A SONG AWAY

IT’S NOT FAR AWAY, IT DOESN’T TAKE ALL DAY

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

 

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT A LONG WHILE

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

AND IT’S RIGHT HERE BY YOUR SIDE

 

I THINK ABOUT THE FATHERS AND THE MOTHERS

AS I GO ALONG MY WAY

THAT’S WHEN I TRY TO REMEMBER

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

 

JUST A SONG AWAY, JUST A SONG AWAY

IT’S NOT FAR AWAY, IT DOESN’T TAKE ALL DAY

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

 

AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND

THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME

I ONCE WAS LOST BUT NOW I’M FOUND

WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE.

 

I SAW THE LIGHT, I SAW THE LIGHT

NO MORE DARKNESS, NO MORE NIGHT

NOW I’M SO HAPPY NO SORROW IN SIGHT

PRAISE THE LORD, I SAW THE LIGHT

 

LEANING, LEANING, SAFE AND SECURE FROM ALL ALARM

LEANING, LEANING, LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS'

 

ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD

IN THE SOUL CLEANSING BLOOD OF THE LAMB

ARE YOUR GARMENTS SPOTLESS, ARE THEY WHITE AS SNOW

ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB

 

JUST A SONG AWAY, JUST A SONG AWAY

IT’S NOT FAR AWAY, IT DOESN’T TAKE ALL DAY

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

 

IN THE SWEET BY AND BY

WE WILL MEET ON THAT BEAUTIFUL SHORE

IN THE SWEET BY AND BY

WE WILL MEET ON THAT BEAUTIFUL SHORE

 

JUST A SONG AWAY, JUST A SONG AWAY

IT’S NOT FAR AWAY, IT DOESN’T TAKE ALL DAY

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

PRAYER IS JUST A SONG AWAY

COTTON FLOWERS

 

COTTON FLOWERS IN THE MOONLIGHT, WHERE THE STARS MEET THE LAND

BLOW WIND BLOW, I’M IN THE PROMISED LAND

COTTON FLOWERS IN THE SUNSET, WHERE THE SUN MEETS THE LAND

BLOW WIND BLOW, SOON I’LL MEET MY MAN

 

BLOW WIND BLOW, TAKE ME TO MY BABY

BLOW WIND BLOW, TAKE ME TO MY MAN

BLOW WIND BLOW, WEST TEXAS WIND BLOW

BLOW WIND BLOW, WEST TEXAS WIND

 

WELL I HAD TO LEAVE A FARM, AND IT BROKE MY HEART

I’VE COME OUT HERE TO MAKE A NEW START

LORD, YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL, YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN MY HANDS

‘CUZ YOU KNOW HOW I LOVE THE LAND

 

BLOW WIND BLOW, TAKE ME TO MY BABY

BLOW WIND BLOW, TAKE ME TO MY MAN

BLOW WIND BLOW, WEST TEXAS WIND BLOW

BLOW WIND BLOW, WEST TEXAS WIND

 

OOOOOO…TAKE ME TO THE PROMISED LAND

OOOOOO…

 

BLOW WIND BLOW, TAKE ME TO MY BABY

BLOW WIND BLOW, TAKE ME TO MY MAN

BLOW WIND BLOW, WEST TEXAS WIND BLOW

BLOW WIND BLOW, WEST TEXAS WIND

BLOW WIND BLOW, WEST TEXAS WIND

WONDERFUL MORNING

 

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

 

RAIN’S A-FALLIN’ DOWN ALL NIGHT

LAYING WITH YOU BY MY SIDE

THE FARM IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

LET’S CELEBRATE THE RAIN

 

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

 

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

 

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

 

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU

 

GROUND IS WAY TOO WET TO PLOW

WE DON’T HAVE TO GET UP NOW

DARLIN’ I LOVE YOU

COME ON OVER HERE

 

OH, WONDERFUL MORNING, WONDERFUL MORNING

BEAUTIFUL YOU,

WONDERFUL MORNING, BEAUTIFUL YOU