Last Best Place Song Lyrics and Chords by Rhonda Vincent
Last Best Place
Recorded by Rhonda Vincent
Written by Christi Baker, Shari Baker, Steve Leslie
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I am a pilgrim passing
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through
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I've wandered through the world and all its
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beauty
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find
When I
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cross that river to the other
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But the
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Good Book said
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believer when you
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get
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memories will
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fade
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will see by His
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grace
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last
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best
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place
It won't be easy to say
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goodbye
To
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everyone I've loved here in this
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life
But when He calls me I will
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go
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leave my brothers and dear sisters here
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below
All at
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once I'll be re
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joicing with the
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angels
Resting in the
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promise that
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someday
We'll meet
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again face to
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face
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Some folks dream of growing
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old
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tented with their treasures in some
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mansion
There are those weary
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souls
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Searching in vain to satisfy their
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passion
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ride that train to
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glory
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Peter at the pearly
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gates
But for
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me God's em
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brace
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best
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I will
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sing by His
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grace in the
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last
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Last Best Place?
- The song Last Best Place was sang by Rhonda Vincent.
Who is Rhonda Vincent?
- Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades. Vincent first achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast-paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music. Vincent is an in-demand guest vocalist for other bluegrass and country music performers, appearing on recordings by Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Joe Diffie, Faith Hill and other notables.Vincent is a seven-time Grammy nominee, winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2017. In 2020, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
