When I Wake To Sleep No More Song Lyrics and Chords
When I Wake To Sleep No More Song Lyrics and Chords by Ralph Stanley
When I Wake To Sleep No More
Recorded by Ralph Stanley
Written by Marion Easterling
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What a glad thought some wonderful morning
Just to hear Gabriel's trumpet sound
When I wake up when I wake up
To sleep no
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more (to sleep no more)
Rising
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to meet our blessed redeemer
With a glad shout I'll leave the ground
When I wake up (when I wake up)
To
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When I wake up some glad morning
To sleep no more jewels adorning
How happy I'll be over in glory
On the beautiful
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shore telling the story
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the redeemed of all the ages
Praising the one who I adore
When I wake up (when I wake up)
To
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Glory to God I'll have a new body
Changed in a twinkling of an eye
When I wake up (when I wake up)
To sleep no
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Leaving behind all troubles and trials
Bound for the city up on high
When I wake up (when I wake up)
To
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Repeat #3 & 4
FAQ
Who sang the the song When I Wake To Sleep No More?
- The song When I Wake To Sleep No More was sang by Ralph Stanley.
Who is Ralph Stanley?
- Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 - June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.
He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry.
