Iris DeMent

My life, it don't count for nothing. When I look at this world, I feel so small. My life, it's only a season: A passing September that no one will recall. But I gave joy to my mother. And I made my lover smile. And I can give comfort to my friends wh

Sometimes I feel discouraged And I think my works in vain I'm tempted oft(en) to murmur To grumble and complain But then I think of Jesus And all he's borne for me Then I cry Oh rock of ages Hide thou me Ohh rock of ages Hide thou me Ohh rock of ages

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine O, what a foretaste of glory divine Heir of salvation, purchase of God Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long This is my story, this is my song Pr

Everybody's wonderin' what and where they all came from. Everybody's worryin' 'bout where they're gonna go when the whole thing's done. But no one knows for certain and so it's all the same to me. I think I'll just let the mystery be. Some say once y

Last night before I went to sleep my knees dropped to the floor I turned me eyes up to the sky and I prayed "Please help me, Lord, You know I've sowed my wild oats and now the fun's all gone" And then I heard these tender words And I put them in

Look at you, look at me My heart breaks as I read our sad story Never thought that I'd be Here with you wishing I was free When love was young There was nothing I would not do For the chance to see your face How could I have known back then That toda

Twelve-hundred miles, it's length and breadth That four-square city stands It's gem-set walls of jasper shine They're not made by human hands One-hundred miles, it's gates are wide Abundant entrance there With fifty miles of elbow room On either side

And you know the sun's settin' fast, And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts. Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye, But hold on to your lover, 'Cause your heart's bound to die. Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town. Can't you see

There'll be laughter even after you're gone I'll find reasons to face that empty dawn 'Cause I've memorized each line in your face And not even death can ever erase The story they tell to me I'll miss you Oh, how I'll miss you I'll dream of you And I

Go on ahead and go home Go on ahead and go home Boy, you've done your best Time you took your rest in the sheltering loam Go on ahead and go home Go on ahead and go home The spirits of the dead will meet you up ahead You won't be alone Go let your ma

What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms. Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms. Oh

Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by It's so hard to make every note bend just right You lay down the hours and leave not one trace But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place Well, the dance floor's for gliding and not jumping over ponies W