They Tore The Old Country Church Down Song Lyrics and Chords
They Tore The Old Country Church Down Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Ed, Maxine and Bonnie Brown
They Tore The Old Country Church Down
Recorded by Jim Ed, Maxine and Bonnie Brown
Written by J.C. Fralix
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Oh they tore the old
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country church
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down
Built a
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big new church way up
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town
With the
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steeple so high it
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reaches to the sky
And
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pride has slipped in where
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love should have
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been
Oh I long just once more to enter the door
Of that
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little humble church in the
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dell
Where
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God's spirit fell and H
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e saved my soul fro
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hell
In that
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little humble church over
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there
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They no longer kneel and pray in the old fashion way
They just
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stand up there and look tall and
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proud
They don't
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sing about the cross
Or the
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blood that Jesus
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lost
In that
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big new church way up
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town
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There is nothing wrong with that church a way up town
It's the
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members that have let God
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down
If they'd
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humble themselves and pray
They would
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hear from God
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today
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big new church way up
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town
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Oh they
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tore the old country church
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down
FAQ
Who sang the the song They Tore The Old Country Church Down?
- The song They Tore The Old Country Church Down was sang by Jim Ed, Maxine and Bonnie Brown.
Who is Jim Ed, Maxine and Bonnie Brown?
- Bonnie Jean Brown (July 31, 1938 - July 16, 2016) was an American country music singer and member of the Browns, a trio popular in the 1950s.
