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25 Oct 02 - 09:07 PM (#811589) Subject: Lyr Req: I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN From: Jeep man I remember this old song from my youth. Has anyone got the words? Jim |
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25 Oct 02 - 09:35 PM (#811601) Subject: Lyr Add: OLD TIME CHRISTIAN (from Norman Blake) From: Giac I couldn't find this in the DT, but maybe I looked in the wrong place. OLD TIME CHRISTIAN (Norman and Nancy Blake version) I'd rather be an old time Christian Than anything I know. There's nothing like an old time Christian With a Christian love to show. I'm walking down the grand old highway And I'm telling everyone that I know That I'd rather be an old time Christian Than anything I know. In this world I've tried most everything I'm happy now to say There's nothing like religion In the good old fashioned way I'm walking in the old time way And I want the world to know That I'd rather be an old time Christian, Lord Than anything I know. chorus There are many things I'd like to be As my journey I pursue I would long to be a leader As a mortal man would do I'd like to be a millionaire With a million to bestow That I'd rather be an old time Christian, Lord Than anything I know. chorus All the world is bright since I got right I sing and pray and shout All my burdens have been lifted Since the savior brought me out I will sing his praises far and near As I travel here below But I'd rather be an old time Christian, Lord Than anything I know. |
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25 Oct 02 - 09:58 PM (#811618) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN From: masato sakurai The original title is I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN (THAN ANYTHING) (Words and Music by Albert E. Brumley, ©1962). The score & lyrics are in Gospel's Greatest (Fake Book) (Word Music/Hal Leonard, p. 112) and Country Gospel USA (Hal Leonard, pp. 80-81). ~Masato |
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25 Oct 02 - 10:38 PM (#811652) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN From: Jeep man Thanks, GIAC. You are for real. Thanks to you too Masato.Jim |
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25 Oct 02 - 11:08 PM (#811667) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN From: Nathan in Texas It's a bit older than the 1962 copyright mentioned above. I have it in a 1939 Stamps-Baxter hymnal, "Favorite Songs and Hymns". There it's credited to Albert E. Brumley, Copyright, 1934, by The Hartford Music Co., in "Song-Path to Glory." The full title to the song is "I'd Rather be and Old-Time Christian (Than Anything I Know)" |
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26 Oct 02 - 07:23 AM (#811795) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN From: Giac Thanks, Masato, and Nathan in Texas -- the origin was bugging me, too. Kept thinking I'd heard it when I was a kid, but couldn't remember where. Stamps-Baxter explains it. Mary |
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09 Jul 04 - 02:10 AM (#1221928) Subject: ADD: I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian From: Joe Offer Here's the Brumley version, from a Brumley Publish songbook called the Best of Albert E. Brumley. Not much different from the Blake version that Giac posted. -Joe Offer- I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN (Than Anything I Know) (Albert E. Brumley, 1934) In this world I've tried most everything And I'm happy now to say There is nothing like religion In the good old-fashioned way I am walking in the old-time way And I want the world to know That I'd rather be an old-time Christian (Lord) Than anything I know. chorus I'd rather be an old-time Christian (Lord) Than anything I know. There's nothing like an old-time Christian With a Christian love to show. I'm walking in the grand old highway And I'm telling everywhere I go That I'd rather be an old-time Christian (Lord) Than anything I know. There are many things I'd like to be As my journey I pursue I have longed to be a leader Like a mortal man would do I would like to be a millionaire With a million to bestow But I'd rather be an old-time Christian (Lord) Than anything I know. chorus All the world is bright since I got right Now I sing and pray and shout All my burdens have been lifted Since the Savior brought me out I will tell the world both far and near As I travel here below That I'd rather be an old time Christian (Lord) Than anything I know. chorus |
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09 Jul 04 - 05:32 PM (#1222579) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian From: Jeep man Many thanks to everyone. I had forgotten about asking for help priviously. You folks are super. Good to hear from you Giac Jim |
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09 Jul 04 - 07:23 PM (#1222618) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian From: dick greenhaus As I recall, Old Time Christians suffered from lion bites. De Gustibus... |
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09 Jul 04 - 07:41 PM (#1222629) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian From: wysiwyg But they were oldtime lions, too. Loose teeth. ~S~ |