Jefferson Hamer - How Can I Keep From Singing

from Real & Far Off Hymns, Vol. 1 by Various Artists

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Jefferson Hamer opens the album with a bright and roaming "How Can I Keep From Singing"

Voice & guitar

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My life goes on in endless song
Above earth´s lamentations,
I hear a real, and a far-off hymn
That hails a new creation.

Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear its music ringing,
It sounds and echoes in my mind.
How can I keep from singing?

Although the tempest around me roars,
I hear the truth, it liveth.
And though the darkness 'round me close,
Songs in the night it giveth.

No storm can shake my inmost calm,
While to that rock I´m clinging.
Since love is born of earth and sky
How can I keep from singing?

When tyrants tremble in their fear
And hear their death knell ringing,
When friends rejoice both far and near
How can I keep from singing?

In prison cell and dungeon vile
Our thoughts to them are winging,
When friends by shame are undefiled
How can I keep from singing?

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from Real & Far Off Hymns, Vol. 1, track released October 15, 2021

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