The Sermon On The Mount Song Lyrics and Chords by Merle Haggard
The Sermon On The Mount
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Written by Hank Williams and Merle Haggard
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A man sat on a mountainside a
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carpenter by trade
Teaching His
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disciples while they knelt and
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prayed
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He blessed the poor and simple and
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He brought the mourners joy
He came to heal the
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blind and lame
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they came not to
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destroy
When smitten by His enemies He
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turned the other cheek
He brought strength of God and
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morals to mortals who were
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weak
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He told of false prophets who
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wore a sheep's disguise
And He warned us not to
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trust him or to
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listen to his
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lies
Hey the
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summon on the mountainside will
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live
eternally
He'll lead us to the
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kingdom and He'll promise you and
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me
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So take the straight and narrow and
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do good things that count
Make up your mind to
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live by the
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sermon on the
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Sermon On The Mount?
- The song The Sermon On The Mount 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.
