The First Time I Heard About Heaven Song Lyrics and Chords
The First Time I Heard About Heaven Song Lyrics and Chords by The Bluegrass Cardinals
The First Time I Heard About Heaven
Recorded by The Bluegrass Cardinals
Written by Dottie Rambo
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first time I
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heard about
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heaven
Momma was
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smiling and
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rockin' my cradle and singin'
Won't it be wonderful the
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re
I can
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still see her happy tears a-
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fallin'
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And I can
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still hear my
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mother in
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prayer
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if the
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walls are not of
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jasper
And if the
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streets are not
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gold
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mansion should just be a
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cabin
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long as it's heaven it's
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home
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only thing my
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eyes long to
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vision
The only thing my
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heart needs to
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know
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Is that
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somewhere on the hills of Mount
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Zion
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King is sittin'
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high on His
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thron
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e
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high on His
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throne
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if there is
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no marriage
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supper
No gathering of
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millions to
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feast at the table no singin'
Saved by His marvelous gra
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ce
So my
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soul would be fed and
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contented
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eyes should be
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hold His sweet
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face
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Who sang the the song The First Time I Heard About Heaven?
- The song The First Time I Heard About Heaven was sang by The Bluegrass Cardinals.
Who is The Bluegrass Cardinals?
- The Bluegrass Cardinals were a Bluegrass band from Los Angeles, California. The group is credited with being the first bluegrass band to record bluegrass gospel in a cappella. Founded in 1974, the Bluegrass Cardinals disbanded in 1997 when founding member Don Parmley announced his retirement from music.
