The Carter Family

When This Evening Sun Goes Down

The Carter Family


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    When this evening sun goes down then in heaven I will be found,
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    I will end life's other side when I cross the great divide.

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    When this evening sun goes down, when I wear my starry crown,
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    when I'll see a smiling face and rest in amazing grace.

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    He will wipe away my tears, he will blind me to all my fears,
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    then in joy I'll ever be bound, when this evening sun goes down.

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    When this evening sun goes down,
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    when they lay me 'neath the ground,
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    when we'll meet, weep, and mourn, then I'll be in my heavenly home.