I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy Song Lyrics and Chords
I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Nettie Dudley Washington and E.M. Dudley Cantwell
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I dreamed I
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went to that
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city called
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Glory
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bright
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and so
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fair
When I
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entered the gates I cried
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holy
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angels all met me
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there
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showed me from
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mansion to
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mansion
And
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oh the
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sights I
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saw
But I
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said I want to see
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Jesus
The one who
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died for
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all
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Then I
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bowed on my knees and cried
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Holy (holy)
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holy (holy)
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holy
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clapped my hands and sang
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Glory
(Glory)
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Glory to the Son of
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God
I thought as I
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entered that
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city
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friends
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knew me
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well
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showed me the streets of
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heaven
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sights are too numerous to
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tell
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saw
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ham Isaac
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Jacob
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Mark Luke
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thy
But I
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said I want to see
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Jesus
The one who
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died for
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me
Repeat #3
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Glory to the Son of
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God
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy?
- The song I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
