Lyr Req: The Angels Rejoiced in Heaven last N

Subject: The Angels Rejoiced in Heaven last Night
From: Sourdough
Date: 26 Oct 99 - 03:36 AM

I heard some folks play this recently. I'd never heard the song before but suspect that it is well known to many in this group. I have been running around with the melody in my head, have been picking away at it but have only lyric fragments and could benefit with some chords if that were possible.

The chorus begins, "The angels rejoiced in Heaven last night" and has other fragments such as "Dear God, make it right" and "I never saw my daddy inside a house of God".

Any one?

Sourdough

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Angels Rejoiced in Heaven last N
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 26 Oct 99 - 12:17 PM

Sourdough... it is a Louvin Bros song, and I have it on LP by Gram Parsons and Emmy Lou Harris. I'll transcribe it for you as soon as I have a moment, unless someone beats me to it.

LEJ

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Angels Rejoiced in Heaven last N
From: Sourdough
Date: 26 Oct 99 - 08:41 PM

Lonesome EJ:

Louvin Brothers! I should have thought of that. WHen you have a chance to transcribe it, I'd be really grateful. Then I could get more of this song out of my head and into my fingers!

Sourdough

Subject: Lyr Add: THE ANGELS REJOICED^^
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 27 Oct 99 - 01:57 AM

The Angels Rejoiced Last Night

A house, not a home, was the picture Satan painted
For sweet little sister and me
Our Daddy would frown while Mother was praying
His heart was so hardened that he would not believe
In anger he'd swear, his voice cold and loud
His Sundays were spent out with the gambling crowd
I'd never seen my Daddy inside the House of God
For Satan held his hand, down the path of sin he trod
Not long ago, our circle was broken
When God called on Mother one night
In a voice sweet and low, her last words were spoken
Asking our Daddy to raise her children right
The Angels rejoiced in Heaven last night
I heard my Daddy pray "Dear God, Make it right"
He was smiling and singing with tears in his eyes
While Mother with the Angels rejoiced last night
repeatWhile Mother with the Angels rejoiced last night.

C and L Louvin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Angels Rejoiced in Heaven last N
From: Sourdough
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 11:19 AM

Lonesome EJ:

Thank you! The lyrics are as good as I remembered. Now i want to rush off line and see if I can marry my memory of melody to your gift of words.

Thanks - Sourdough