The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand Song Lyrics and Chords
The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand Song Lyrics and Chords by The Statler Brothers
The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand
Recorded by The Statler Brothers
Written by Lew DeWitt
Spoken:
About the same time the Angel Gabriel came
And told of another unusual birth
The child would be a cousin of the Christ
His name would be John
And as he baptized he preached
Make way for Jesus the kingdom of heaven is at hand
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Jesus walked that lonesome road to
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preach the gospel
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news
Someone walked
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ahead to pave the
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way
One who felt he
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wasn't fit to
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carry Jesus' shoes
A woolly man
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adorned in disa
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rray
A man who got his feet wet for the
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glory of the
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Lord
John The Baptist
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was a chosen
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man
His voice called from the
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wilderness a
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warning and the words
The kingdom of
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heaven is at
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hand
He
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must have made an
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awesome sight in
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clothes of camel's hair
Around his waist he
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wore a leather
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band
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Preaching and
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baptizing as he
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wondered here and there
The kingdom of
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heaven is at
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hand
The kingdom of
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heaven is at
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hand
One day Jesus came to Jordan's
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banks to be bap
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tized
John The Baptist
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tried to turn Him
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down
Lord I feel in
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adequate and
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then he emphasized
It should be the
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other way
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around
But John was soon convinced and he
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consented by and
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by
It must be done to
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fulfill Gods co
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mmand
Cause God was lookin'
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down on him and
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time was drawin' nigh
The kingdom of
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heaven is at
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hand
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Livin' on wild
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honey and grass
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hoppers and the word
He went to Jordan
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lookin' lean and
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tan
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Preaching and bap
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tizing and the
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people came and heard
The kingdom of
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heaven is at
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hand
The kingdom of
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heaven is at
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hand
The kingdom of
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heaven is at
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hand
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand?
- The song The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand was sang by The Statler Brothers.
Who is The Statler Brothers?
- The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally and, from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers for Johnny Cash.Originally performing gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen. In 1963, when the song "Louie, Louie" by the garage rock band also called The Kingsmen became famous, the group elected to bill themselves as The Statler Brothers. Despite the name, only two members of the group (Don and Harold Reid) were actual brothers and no member has the surname of Statler. The group actually named themselves after a brand of facial tissue they had noticed in a hotel room (they later quipped that they could just as easily have named themselves "the Kleenex Brothers"). Don Reid sang lead Harold Reid, Don's older brother, sang bass Phil Balsley sang baritone and Lew DeWitt sang tenor and was the guitarist of the Statlers before being replaced by Jimmy Fortune in 1983 due to DeWitt's ill health.The band's style was closely linked to their gospel roots. "We took gospel harmonies," said Harold Reid, "and put them over in country music." A majority of their records contain one gospel song at a minimum, and they produced several albums containing only gospel music. They also recorded a tribute song to The Blackwood Brothers, who influenced their music. The song "We Got Paid by Cash" was written by the Statler Brothers as a tribute to Johnny Cash, who discovered and mentored them.
