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Model Church

Source Recording: The Bluegrass Album Band (1981)

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Song Details

Alternate Title

The Model Church

Songwriters

E.O. Excell, John Yates

First Release

J.D. Crowe and the Kentucky Mountain Boys (1971)

Genres

Gospel

Themes

God

Attributes

Minor Chords Non-Diatonic

Popularity

Uncommon

Source Recording

Artist

The Bluegrass Album Band

Album

The Bluegrass Album (1981)

Key F# Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 76 BPM Length 4:16 ISRC USRO28114005

Musicians

Tony Rice — Lead Vocals, Guitar
J.D. Crowe — Backup Vocals, Banjo
Doyle Lawson — Backup Vocals, Mandolin
Bobby Hicks — Fiddle
Todd Phillips — Bass

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J.D. Crowe and the Kentucky Mountain Boys

The Model Church · The Model Church (1971)

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Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys

Model Church · Child of the King (1983)

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Christie Lynn

Model Church · Sings Country, Gospel, Bluegrass (2006)

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Model Church

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Well wife I found a model church and worshiped there today

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It made me think of the good old times before my hair was gray

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The meetinghouse was finer built than they were years ago

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But I found out when I went in it was not built for show

The sexton did not sit me down away back by the door

He knew that I was old and deaf and saw that I was poor

He must have been a Christian man he led me boldly through

The long aisle of that crowded church to find a pleasant pew

I wish you’d heard the singing wife it had the old-time ring

The preacher said with trumpet voice let all the people sing

Oh Coronation was the tune the music upward roared

I thought I heard the angel choir strike on their harps of gold

I tell you wife it did me good to sing those hymns once more

I felt just like some wrecked marine who gets a glimpse of shore

It made want to lay aside this weather beaten form

And anchor in that blessed port forever from the storm

Dear wife the toil will soon be o’er the victory soon be won

The shining strand is just ahead our race is nearly run

We’re near to Canaan’s happy shore our hopes are bright and fair

Thank God we’ll never sin again there’ll be no sorrow there

There’ll be no sorrow there in heaven above

Where all is love there’ll be no sorrow there

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