Brother Ira (Trouble In The Amen Corner) Rock of ages cleft for me It was a stylish congregation you could see, theyd been around And they had the biggest pipe organ of any church in town But over in the Amen Corner of that church sat Brother Ira And he insisted every Sunday on singing in the choir His voice was cracked and broken age had touched his vocal chords And nearly every Sunday hed get behind and miss the words Well at last the storm cloud burst and the church was told in vine That Brother Ira must stop his singing or the choir was gonna resign So the pastor appointed a committee, I think it was three or four And they got their big fine car and drove up to Iras door They found the choirs great trouble sittin in an old arm chair And the summers golden sunbeams lay upon his snow white hair Said, York, were here, dear brother with the best resapprobation To discuss a little matter that affects the congregation Now it was our understanding when we bargained for the chair That they were to relieve us that is theyd do the singin for us Now we dont want no singin except what weve bought The newest tunes are all the rage the old ones stand for naught And so we have decided, are you listenin, Brother Ira? Youll have to stop your singin its messin up our choir The old man raised his head a sign that he did hear And on his cheek the three men caught the glitter of a tear His feeble hands pushed back the locks as white as silky snow And he answered the committee in a voice both soft and low Ive sung the songs of David nearly eighty years, said he Theyve been my staff and comfort all along lifes dreary way Im sorry if I disturbed the choir I guess, Im doin wrong But when my heart is filled with praise, I cant hold back a song I wonder if beyond the tide thats breaking at my feet In that far off Heavenly temple where my Master, I shall meet Yes, I wonder if when I try to sing the songs of God up higher I wonder if theyll kick me out up there for singin in Heavens choir A silence filled the little room the old man bowed his head The committee went on back to town but Brother Ira was dead Oh the choir missed him for a while but he was soon forgot And a few church goers watched the door but the old man entered not Far away his voice is sweet and he sings his hearts desire Where there are no church committees and no fashionable choirs Let me hide myself in Thee -- Porter Wagoner - Trouble In The Amen Corner Lyrics | MetroLyrics https://youtube/watch?v=hVkZXKgc3TA
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:31:34 +0000