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Introduction
There’s something undeniably comforting about the song “The Old Country Church” by the Gaither Vocal Band. It’s like a gentle whisper from yesteryears, inviting you to sit down on a creaky wooden bench and soak in the sunshine streaming through patchwork glass windows. This song is a beautiful narrative, not just of a building, but of a community’s heart and soul, preserved through harmonies and hymns.
With “The Old Country Church,” the Gaither Vocal Band taps into a vein of pure, nostalgic emotion. The song reflects a universal longing for a simpler time when community centers, like the old country church, were the heartbeat of every small town. It’s about more than just the physical space—it’s about what happens within those walls: the weddings, the funerals, the celebrations of life that mark the milestones of a community.
Listening to the song, you can almost smell the old wood and candle wax, hear the rustle of hymnals, and feel the comforting weight of history around you. The Gaither Vocal Band, known for their deep connection to spiritual and emotional roots of gospel music, performs this song with an authenticity and warmth that can make even the most modern listener feel a connection to the past.
“The Old Country Church” is a testament to the enduring strength of faith and the way it can offer comfort and community to those who seek it. It’s a reminder that in times of change, there is a profound peace in remembering our roots and the places that shaped us.
So let yourself drift back to that old country church with the Gaither Vocal Band. It’s not just a journey back in time, but inward, to a place of inner peace and reflection, where every note resonates with the echoes of a community’s soul. This song isn’t just heard; it’s felt with every fiber of being, a soothing balm for the spirit in a hurried world.
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Lyrics
Oh, I’d like to go back to that old country church to hear the songs of praise (songs of praise)
How the people would sing, it would make the rafters ring at that old, at that old country church
Shall we gather at the river, the beautiful, the beautiful river
Gather with the saints at the river that flows from the throne of God
Oh, I’ll never forget at that old country church
How the glory of the Lord came down
And the children would smile as they shouted down the aisle
Of that old, of that old country church
In the sweet bye and bye we shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet bye and bye we shall meet on that beautiful shore
Then on Sunday I’d see all my friends dear to me
At that old (at that old) country church (country church)
When we’d kneel down to pray’r
Everybody would be there at that old (at that old) country church
Leaning (leaning) leaning (I’m leaning)
Safe and secure from all alarm
Leaning (leaning, leaning) leaning (I’m leaning)
Leaning on the everlasting arm
Now the years have gone by and so many have died
At that old country church (country church)
But they’re on the other shore where they’ll sing forever more
As they did at that old country church
I’m redeemed (oh, I’m redeemed) by Love Divine (by Love Divine)
Oh, glory, glory (Christ is mine) Christ is mine (Christ is mine)
Oh, to Him (oh, to him) I now resign (I now resign)
(I have been) I have been redeemed
I’m redeemed (oh, I’m redeemed) by Love Divine (by Love Divine)
Oh, glory, glory (Hallelujah) Christ is mine (He is mine)
Oh, to Him (oh, to him) I now resign (I now resign)
(I have been) I have been redeemed
At that old country church
I’m redeemed (oh, I’m redeemed) by Love Divine (by Love Divine)
Oh, glory, glory (Christ is mine) Christ is mine (Christ is mine)
Oh, to Him (oh, to him) I now resign (I now resign)
(I have been) I have been redeemed
I’m redeemed (oh, I’m redeemed) by Love Divine (by Love Divine)
Oh, glory, glory (Christ is mine) Christ is mine (Christ is mine)
Oh, to Him (oh, to him) I now resign (I now resign)
(I have been) I have been redeemed!
At that old country church