Heavenly Choir by The Canton Spirituals

Live In Memphis by The Canton Spirituals

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Heavenly Choir
by The Canton Spirituals

Album: Live In Memphis

singing in the heavenly choir

there was a little church - sittin' down in the woods,
and at this church – they had a choir there - and they could sing real well;

and, there was an old deacon there, had been going to that church for a mighty long time, and every - sunday morning - he would always beg that choir director - "said listen - would you let me sing a song? - he said i got a song that i want to sing."

but, do you know what that choir director told him? he said, "old man, you too old to sing in this choir; he say, you got a trembling in your voice." looka hear - hurt the old man's feelings.

and ya'll might not believe it but - when you get old - won't folks do you like that? when you get old - people"ll just - push you on aside - but they went to church that next sunday morning - and they noticed that the old man wasn't sitting in the corner.

and they went on back to church that next sunday morning, and they knew that the old man still wasn't sitting in the corner.- they getting worried now - and they went on back that ne—eee--xt sunday morning, and they no that the ooold man still wasn't sitting in the corner.

somebody begin to ask questions about him – said did anybody see the old man – looka hear – has anybody heard from the old man "finally - a voice just came down from heaven way, i believe i'm going to let__________tell you what the voice said,


i found me a choir that would let me sing…you know that i am

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singing in the heavenly choir.

hallelujah - hallelujah

you know what - by the time they recognized whose voice it was – everybody begin to look up toward heaven way.


and that old man's voice began to talk to them – he said children – one thing about this choir that i sing with now – he said we don't have to wait until sunday morning to sing – but eeeeeeeeevery morning – me and all the angels - well we get together – and we sing songs that you never heard in your life.

and if ya'll don't mind – if ya'll don't mind – if ya'll don't mind gonna let _____________ tell you what he's saying one more time. can he tell it?


i – i – i – i - i found me a choir that would let me sing…

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singing in the heavenly choir.

hallelujah – hallelujah


won't it be good – when we get there- what i like about it – they'll be no more sanctuary choir - no more pastor choir – no more choir practice – but i'm talking about when we get there – everybody's going to get together – no more jealousy – no more hatred – no more envy.

i better let this alone – this thing getting' good to me – let me ask you something - can i let daddy sing - can i let daddy sing – if it's alright i'll let him sing. let me hear you say yeah! i'm going to let daddy tell you what we going to do when we get there.


singing – singing in the choir well!

singing – singing, singing in the choir

singing ya'll – oh jesus gone let me sing in the choir

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singing in the heavenly choir.

singing in the heavenly choir.

singing in the heavenly choir.