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Where Sorrow Has No Song — 3:44

ISRC: TCAJZ2515771 • Lyrics & Music: Marty Falle

For the 1958 Prestonsburg tragedy—grief borne by scripture and hope.

Players:
Marty Falle (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Kim Parent (Background Vocals)
Jonathan Yudkin (Producer, Fiddle, Mandolin)
Carl Miner (Guitar)
Michael Bub (Acoustic Bass)
Rob Ickes (Dobro)
Justin Alexander (Banjo)
Jim Hoke (Harmonica)

­Where Sorrow Has No Song Words and Music by Marty Falle (3:44) ISRC Code - TCAJZ2515771

(Verse 1)

The morning broke on Prestonsburg, the winter air was cold

A school bus rolled through winding hills, young hearts brave and bold

Through the hollers, through the valley, down the frozen road

No one knew the sorrow that the river’s depths would hold

(Chorus)

Blessed are those who mourn, He said, the broken and the torn

For they shall find their comfort in the arms of the Lord                         

Though the waters took you from us, and the night was dark and long   

In Heaven’s light we’ll meet again, where sorrow has no song

(Verse 2)          

Mama set the table, Daddy stoked the fire warm                 

But that chair stayed empty/ when the evening shadows formed

Twenty-seven angels rose, their names carved in the wind

We called but there was silence where your laughter once had been

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

The Levisa she’s-a rolling still, but time don’t heal the pain

A mother’s prayer, a father’s tear, still call out your name                                             

Yet in the darkest valley, through the flood and through the flame

We hold on to His promise that we’ll see you once again

(Verse 3)

So we’ll lay a flower by your name, and whisper soft and low                     

Through the hills of old Kentucky, your memory we’ll always know

One day soon we’ll find you, past the pain and past the storm

And in the light of glory, there’ll be mourning nevermore

In Heaven’s light we’ll meet again, where sorrow has no song