Written by J. D. Vaughn - 1934
Melvin kicks off
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| There's a p | lace near to me where I'm | longing to | be |
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| With my friends at the o | ld country | church |
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| There with | mother we went and our | Sundays were | spent |
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| With my friends at the o | ld country | church |
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| How I w | ish that today all the p | eople would p | ray |
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| As we prayed in the o | ld country c | hurch |
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| If they'd o | nly con | fess, Jesus s | urely would b | less |
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| As he d | id in the o | ld country church |
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| With my | friends at the | old country | church |