The Chapel in the Hills
— Instrumental intro —
There's a chapel in the hills nestled midst the rocks and rills
Where my people go to tell the Lord their cares
And the mountain people kneel for the mountain people feel
In that chapel in the hills He'll hear their prayers
Painted windows there are none in this church beneath the sun
But the ivy and the sweet wild roses climb
Round the door and up the wall to the little bell that calls
On love to meet in reverence so divine
— Instrumental break —
Once a mother, I've been told, in this little church did hold
Her sick and helpless painwracked little child
And she prayed to God above, saying this little life we love
And the baby lifted up its head and smiled
It was there in days of old that a girl with curls of gold
Met a bashful mountain lad and fell in love
And though Mother's passed away, dear old Daddy's there today
Praying that you'll meet him sweetheart up above
— Instrumental break —
There's a chapel in the hills nestled midst the rocks and rills
Where my people go to tell the Lord their cares
And the mountain people kneel for the mountain people feel
In that chapel in the hills He'll hear their prayers
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