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Current version of Roy Acuff Lyrics Great Speckled Bird (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/r/roy-acuff/great/) Current version of the lyrics |
Version 2 of Roy Acuff Lyrics Great Speckled Bird (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/r/roy-acuff/great/v2.html) Version 2 of the lyrics | |||||||||||||
| What a beautiful thought I am thinking, | What a beautiful thought I am thinking, | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Concerning a great speckle bird. | Concerning a great speckled bird. | 1 | |||||||||||
| Remember her name is recorded, | Remember her name is recorded, | |||||||||||||
| On the pages of God's Holy Word. | On the pages of God's Holy Word. | |||||||||||||
| With all the other birds flocking 'round her, | With all the other birds flocking 'round her, | |||||||||||||
| She is so despised by the squad. | She is so despised by the squad. | |||||||||||||
| 2 | The great speckle bird in the Bible, | The great speckled bird in the Bible, | 2 | |||||||||||
| Representing the great church of God. | Representing the great church of God. | |||||||||||||
| Desiring to lower her standards, | Desiring to lower her standards, | |||||||||||||
| They watch every move that she makes. | They watch every move that she makes. | |||||||||||||
| They long to find fault with her teachings, | They long to find fault with her teachings, | |||||||||||||
| But really they find no mistakes. | But really they find no mistakes. | |||||||||||||
| I am glad I have learned of her meekness. | I am glad I have learned of her meekness. | |||||||||||||
| I am proud that my name is on her book. | I am proud that my name is on her book. | |||||||||||||
| For I want to be one never fearing, | For I want to be one never fearing, | |||||||||||||
| The face of my Savior's true look. | The face of my Savior's true look. | |||||||||||||
| When He cometh descending from heaven, | When He cometh descending from heaven, | |||||||||||||
| On the cloud that He writes in His Word. | On the cloud that He writes in His Word. | |||||||||||||
| I'll be joyfully carried to meet Him, | I'll be joyfully carried to meet Him, | |||||||||||||
| 3 | On the wings of that great speckle bird. | On the wings of that great speckled bird. | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | [Below are other verses that are known to exist for this | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | song but are not included on this particular recording:] | [Below are other verses that are known | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | to exist for this song but are not | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | included on this particular recording:] | 2 | ||||||||||||
| All the other birds flocked against her. | All the other birds flocked against her. | |||||||||||||
| They envy her glory and fame. | They envy her glory and fame. | |||||||||||||
| They hate her because she is chosen, | They hate her because she is chosen, | |||||||||||||
| And has not denied her dear name. | And has not denied her dear name. | |||||||||||||
| She is spreading her wings for a journey. | She is spreading her wings for a journey. | |||||||||||||
| She's going to leave by and by. | She's going to leave by and by. | |||||||||||||
| When the trumpet shall sound in the morning, | When the trumpet shall sound in the morning, | |||||||||||||
| She'll rise and go up in the sky. | She'll rise and go up in the sky. | |||||||||||||
| In the presence of all her despisers, | In the presence of all her despisers, | |||||||||||||
| With a song never uttered before, | With a song never uttered before, | |||||||||||||
| She will rise and be gone in a moment, | She will rise and be gone in a moment, | |||||||||||||
| Till the great tribulation is o'er. | Till the great tribulation is o'er. | |||||||||||||
| What a wonderful word is recorded, | What a wonderful word is recorded, | |||||||||||||
| By the prophet of God in His Word, | By the prophet of God in His Word, | |||||||||||||
| Of His church and all those who are faithful, | Of His church and all those who are faithful, | |||||||||||||
| 5 | And are like to that great speckle bird. | And are like to that great speckled bird. | 5 | |||||||||||
| I am longing the day of her coming. | I am longing the day of her coming. | |||||||||||||
| When friends that are gone I shall see, | When friends that are gone I shall see, | |||||||||||||
| In robes and a crown of bright glory, | In robes and a crown of bright glory, | |||||||||||||
| They are waiting in heaven for me. | They are waiting in heaven for me. | |||||||||||||
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