Sacred Memories Song Lyrics and Chords by Dolly Parton
Sacred Memories
Written and Recorded by Dolly Parton
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Sacred memories often take me to the
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place where I grew
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up
And that little country church
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that I love so
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much
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used to go there every time that
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old church bell would
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ring
And
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I remember
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how I love the
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songs we used to
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sing
Like oh Lord you know I
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have no friend like
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You
If heaven's not my home dear
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Lord what will I
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do
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angels beckon me from
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heaven's open
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door
And I can't feel at home in this
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world
any
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more
They were singing Lord I'm Coming
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Home when I got
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saved
And when I got baptized they
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sang Amazing
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Grace
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oh how sweet the sound when every
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body would join
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in
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sang my favorite
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song If We
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Never Meet
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Again
Where the
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charming roses bloom
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forever
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comes no
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more
If we
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never meet again this side of
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heaven
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meet you on that
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beautiful
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shore
My momma loved to sing and she
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sang clear and
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loud
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I hear momma
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now
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recall the song my momma
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always loved so
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much
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always sang the
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loudest sangin'
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Power In The
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Blood
Oh there's power power
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wonder working
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power
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blood of the
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lamb
There is power power
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wonder working
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power
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precious blood of
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lamb
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Sacred
memories
FAQ
Who sang the the song Sacred Memories?
- The song Sacred Memories was sang by Dolly Parton.
Who is Dolly Parton?
- Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Parton's music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 songs reach no. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She has garnered 11 Grammy Awards and 50 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award ten Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including Entertainer of the Year four People's Choice Awards and three American Music Awards.
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". She is also in a select group to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).
