Riding The Range For Jesus Song Lyrics and Chords by Slim Whitman
Riding The Range For Jesus
Recorded by Slim Whitman
Written by Vep Ellis
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We're riding the range for
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Jesus
We ride through the heat and the
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cold
We're working for
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Christ our
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Forman
Who
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lives in that home of pure
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gold
We're
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riding the range for
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Seeking a
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life gone a
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stray
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Waiting for a call from
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heaven
For the
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roundup at
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ending of
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day
We're soon going home over
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yonder
Where bodies will never be
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frail
Not many more
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days to
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wonder
We're
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nearing the end of our
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trail
We're
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riding the range for
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Seeking a
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life gone a
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stray
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Waiting for a call from
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heaven
For the
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roundup at
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ending of
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day
FAQ
Who sang the the song Riding The Range For Jesus?
- The song Riding The Range For Jesus was sang by Slim Whitman.
Who is Slim Whitman?
- Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 - June 19, 2013), professionally known by the stage name Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth, high, three-octave-range falsetto in a style christened as "countrypolitan". He personally stated that he had sold in excess of 120 million records, although the recorded sales figures give 70 million, during a career that spanned over seven decades, and consisted of a prolific output of over 100 albums and around 500 recorded songs, that not only consisted of country music, but also of contemporary gospel, Broadway show tunes, love songs and standards. In the 1950s, Whitman toured with Elvis Presley as the opening act. In the 1990s and 2000s a new generation was exposed to Whitman through his songs featured in the film Mars Attacks! his famed "Indian Love Call" would kill the invading Martians every time the record was played and his rendition of "I Remember You" was heard in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.
