While The Ages Roll On Song Lyrics and Chords by Ralph Stanley
While The Ages Roll On
Recorded by Ralph Stanley
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The Father above will
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soon call me
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home
I'll lay down my prod at lights early
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dawn
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I'll follow the light
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that's shining for
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me
And somewhere beyond
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Mt. Zion I'll
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see
While the ages roll on while the ages roll on
I'll
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walk with the
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King I'll
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walk with the
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King
On the streets made of gold on the streets made of gold
I'll
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shout and I'll
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sing I'll shout and I'll sing
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I'll never look back on
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life's stormy
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sea
On top of Mt.
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Zion I'll
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be
My footsteps are slow I've
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walked my last
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mile
I've waited so proud for just a short
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while
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When the trumpet shall sound I'll
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be sleeping no
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more
I'll join with love ones
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who've gone on
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before
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Up there at the throne
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God at last I shall
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see
The robe and the crown is waiting for
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me
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No sports cars we'll ride
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to sharpen the
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sword
We'll live in sweet peace
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for
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FAQ
Who sang the the song While The Ages Roll On?
- The song While The Ages Roll On was sang by Ralph Stanley.
Who is Ralph Stanley?
- Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 - June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.
He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry.
