As Soon As I Touch Calvary Song Lyrics and Chords by Paul Williams and The Victory Trio
As Soon As I Touch Calvary
Recorded by Paul Williams and The Victory Trio
Written by Rusty Goodman
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Friend don't worry about this heavy load I
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carry
Don't be con
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cerned if it sends me to my
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knees
For I
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know a place where all my load will
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lighten
I'll be al
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right as soon as
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I touch Calva
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ry
If these
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feeble hands of faith could only
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reach
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Through this dark and dreary storm of un
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belief
And if
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He'll just slip His nail scarred hand
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into my hand
I'll be al
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right as soon as
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I touch Calva
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ry
Very soon now I'll reach the hill of
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Golgotha
I'll touch that
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cross so cruelly fashioned from a
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tree
And if
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just one precious drop of His blood
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touches
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I'll be al
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right because
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I've touched Calva
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ry
If these
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feeble hands of faith could only
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reach
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Through this dark and dreary storm of un
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belief
And if
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He'll just slip His nail scarred hand
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into my hand
I'll be al
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right as soon as
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I touch Calva
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ry
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Yes I'll be al
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right because
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I touched Calva
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ry
FAQ
Who sang the the song As Soon As I Touch Calvary?
- The song As Soon As I Touch Calvary was sang by Paul Williams and The Victory Trio.
Who is Paul Williams and The Victory Trio?
- "Big" Paul Williams (Paul Humphrey) is an American bluegrass and gospel musician. He took the surname Williams when he began his musical career in the early 1950s. He was guitarist and lead singer for the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers before replacing Earl Taylor in the Sunny Mountain Boys in 1957, playing mandolin and being featured regularly as a lead singer.He played with Jimmy Martin at the height of the Sunny Mountain Boys career, recording steadily through 1962 and at times competing for popularity with Elvis Presley. Williams is said to have helped shape Martin's sound. He was present in the recording process for what Martin has said were the "biggest selling records I've ever done." Williams co-wrote the perennially popular hit "Hold Watcha Got."Williams departed from Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys in 1962. He married Jimmy Martin's half sister who told him that "he couldn't play bluegrass music and live for the Lord." He went on to play gospel music with the Northside Trio and later on achieved some success and a Grammy nomination with the Victory Trio, based out of his hometown, Morristown, Tennessee.
