I'll Meet You in the Morning

I’ll Meet You In The Morning

Contact information:
Larry Cordle - (615) 830-4765
mightycord@aol.com

Songwriter: A.E. Brumley
Publisher: ClearBox Rights, LLC

Lead vocal-Larry Cordle
Tenor vocal-Carl Jackson
High Baritone vocal-Val Storey
Bass vocal-Bradley Walker

V1:
I will meet you in the morning by the bright river side
When all sorrow has drifted away
I’ll be standing at the portals when the gates open wide
At the close of life’s long dreary day

Chorus:
I’ll meet you in the morning
With a how do you do
And we’ll sit down, by the river
And with rapture auld acquaintance renew
You’ll know me in the morning
By the smiles that I wear
When I meet you in the morning
In the city that is built four square

V2:
I’ll will meet you in the morning in the sweet by and by
An exchange this old cross for a crown
There will be no disappointments and nobody shall die
In that land ‘ere the sun goeth down

Repeat Chorus:

V3:
I will meet you in the morning on the streets of that
On the streets of that city of gold
Where we all can be together and be happy for ‘aye
While the years and the ages shall roll

Repeat Chorus:


Another Albert E. Brumley gem that I’ve heard my
Mom & Dad, Uncle James & Aunt Joyce sing a lot. It was a big ‘singing school’ staple when I was a kid, because
of all the answers & the parts it has. We gave it our own
twist on the last verse. I’ve always loved this song. I can remember the congregation singing it at my Granny Lora’s funeral when I was nine years old. Albert E. must have had a strong connection with the Lord. What a great catalog of songs He gave him, “Rank Stranger”, “A Beautiful Life” (we always called it ‘Life’s Evening Sun’), “I’ll Fly Away”, and on and on… there is no doubt that God directly inspired Mr. Brumley to write these songs. That’s the reason they have been around so long and why we’re still singing them today.