Seventy Years Ago
Twila Paris

Seventy years ago, my father's mother's father

Led the clan of Nicholson

He and my great grandmother had four lovely daughters

And a strong and honest son


And they traveled Arkansas and Oklahoma

Building arbors made of vine

And the people of the town would come at sundown

Some to scoff and some to see what they would find


And the sisters dressed in white

And the family sang and prayed into the night


And they rode in a covered wagon

As they walked in holiness

And they lived and preached the power

And forgiveness of the Lord

Seventy years ago


Seventy years ago, there wasn't much in preaching

But it never slowed them down

They loved the truth and all the hearts that He was reaching

And their eyes were on the crown


So they traveled Arkansas and Oklahoma

With a burning in their souls

And it drove them to their knees and to the next town

For the sake of a wealth they could not hold


And the sisters dressed in white


And the people sang and prayed into the night


And they rode in a covered wagon

As they walked in holiness

And they lived and preached the power

And forgiveness of the Lord

Seventy years ago


Sometimes I feel like a pale reflection

Living in the blessing they passed down

Some of whom have held me

Some never knew my name

But the secret has been found


And I want to give this to my children

And when I am very old

I hope there still will be a story worth the telling

Of seventy years ago


And they rode in a covered wagon

As they walked in holiness

And they lived and preached the power

And forgiveness of the Lord

Seventy years ago

Seventy years ago


Seventy years ago, my father's mother's father


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  All That I Need   Alleluia   Alleluia, Christ Is Born   America The Beautiful   Bedtime Prayer   Blessing   Celebration   Christ In Us   Come Emmanuel   Could You Believe   Cry For The Desert   Daughter Of Grace   Days Of Elijah   Delight My Heart   Do I Trust You   Every Heart That Is Breaking   Every Knee Shall Bow   Faithful Father   Faithful Friend   Father, We Are Here   Fill My Heart   Fix Your Eyes   For Eternity   For The Glory Of The Lord   Glory And Honor   Glory To God   God Is In Control   God Of All   God Of Our Fathers   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas   He Is A Song   He Is Exalted   He Is No Fool   Hold On   Honor And Praise   Hosanna   House Of Cards   How Beautiful   I Am Not Afraid Anymore   I Am Ready   I Can Do All Things   I Can See Jesus In You   I Choose Grace   I Never Get Used To What You Do   I See You Standing   I Want The World To Know   I Will Listen   I Will Never Go   I Will Wait   I Will Worship   In This Sanctuary   It's The Thought   It\'s The Thought   It's The Thought   Jesus In You   Keeper Of The Door   Kingdom Of God   Lamb Of God   Lamb of God [Instrumental]   Let Them Praise   Live To Praise   Lord I Need You   Love's Been Following You   Love's Been Following You   Make Us One   More Than I Can Say   Mt. Nebo [Instrumental]   Neither Will I   Neverending Love   No Confidence   Not Forgotten   Nothing But Love   Peace Be Still   Prince Of Peace   Rescue The Prisoner   Run To You   Runner   Sanctuary [Instrumental]   Send Me   Sing Me a Lullaby   Sparks And Shadows   Spring Water   Sweet Victory   The Joy Of The Lord   The Warrior Is A Child   There Is Only One   This Thorn   Throne Room Suite   True Friend   True North   Undivided Heart   Wandering Pilgrim   Warrior Is a Child   Watch And Pray   We Bow Down   We Bow Down [Instrumental]   We Know Love   We Shall Assemble   We Shall Assemble/In This Sanctuary   We Shall Assemble\/In this Sanctuary   We Will Glorify   We Will Glorify (New Recording)   We Will Glorify [Instrumental]   What Am I Without You   What Did He Die For?   When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder   When You Speak To Me   Wisdom   Wondering Out Loud   You Are A Great God   You Are God   You Have Been Good

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