Palms of Victory Song Lyrics and Chords by The Country Gentlemen
Palms of Victory
Recorded by The Country Gentlemen
Written by Dwight Brock and John B. Matthias
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I saw a wayward traveler in
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tattered garments
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clad
And struggling up the mountain it
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seemed that he was
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sad
His back was laden heavy his
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strength was almost
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gone
It shouted as he traveled
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deliverance has
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come
Then palms of victory
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crowns of glo
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ry
Palms of victory
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I shall
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wear
I saw him in the evening the
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sun was sinking
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low
It'd overcome the mountain and
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reached the vale
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below
He saw that golden city his
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ever lasting
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home
And shouted loud Hosanna
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deliverance has c
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ome
Repeat #2
While gazing on that city just
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o'er that narrow
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flood
A band of holy angels came
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from the throne of
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God
They bore him on their pinions they
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bore the dashing
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foam
And joined him in his triumph
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deliverance has
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come
Repeat #2
It seems I hear the angels a
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round the throne so
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grand
They're shouting glad Hosanna we
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reached the promise
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land
When we have reached that city our
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race on earth we've
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run
We'll all shout loud Hosanna
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deliverance has
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come
Repeat #2 x3
FAQ
Who sang the the song Palms of Victory?
- The song Palms of Victory was sang by The Country Gentlemen.
Who is The Country Gentlemen?
- The Country Gentlemen was a bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, D.C., United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller, one of the group's founders who in its later years served as the group's leader.The classic line-up from 1960-64 consisted of co-founders Charlie Waller on guitar and John Duffey on mandolin, with Eddie Adcock on banjo and Tom Gray on bass. They were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1996.
