On The Jericho Road Song Lyrics and Chords by Merle Haggard
On The Jericho Road
Recorded by Merle Haggard, The Statler Brothers, The Carter Family
Written by Don S. McCrossan
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As we travel along (as we travel along)
On the Jericho
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Road (on the Jerico Road)
Does the world seem all wrong (does the world seem all wrong)
And heavy your
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load (and heavy your load)
Just bring it to Christ (just bring it to Christ)
Your sins all
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confess (your sins all confess)
On the Jericho
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Road (on the Jericho Road)
Your
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heart will be
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blessed (your
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heart will be
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blessed)
On the Jericho
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Road (on the Jericho Road)
There's room for just
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two (there's
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room for just
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two)
(No more and no
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less) no more or no less)
Just Jesus and
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you (just
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Jesus and
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you)
Each burden He'll
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bear (each burden He'll bear)
Each sorrow He'll
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share (each sorrow He'll share)
There's never a
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care (here's never a care)
For Jesus is
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there (for
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Jesus is
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there)
Oh brother to you (oh brother to you)
This message I
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bring (this message I bring)
Though hope may be gone (though hope may be gone)
He'll cause you to
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sing (He'll cause you to sing)
At Jesus command (at Jesus command)
Sin's shackles must
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fall (sin's shackles must fall)
On the Jericho
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Road (on the Jericho Road)
Will you
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answer His
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call (will you
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answer His
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call)
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On the Jericho Road (on the Jericho Road)
There's room for just
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two (there's
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room for just
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two)
(No more and no
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less) no more or no less)
Just Jesus and
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you (just
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Jesus and
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you)
Each burden He'll
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bear (each burden He'll bear)
Each sorrow He'll
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share (each sorrow He'll share)
There's never a
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care (there's never a care)
For Jesus is
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there on the
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Jericho
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Road
FAQ
Who sang the the song On The Jericho Road?
- The song On The Jericho Road was sang by Merle Haggard.
Who is Merle Haggard?
- Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to anti-Vietnam War sentiment of some popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016—his 79th birthday—at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
