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lyrics

Clouds loom heavy and low, the snow is bound to be heading our way
The harvest has passed. Does nothing good last?
Must everything wither or stray?
O’ Goshen, the hills are empty and gray
O’ Goshen, Goshen

The cattle once grazed on the hillside, we put our feeble hands to the earth
Through drought and flood, cloud and sun,
We’ve known glory, baptism and birth
O’ Goshen, the last shall be the first
O’ Goshen, Goshen

Sing us a hymn that Joshua penned, sing and we’ll be gone again
Ashes and wood mark the old neighborhood,
And ghosts of what life might’ve been
O’ Goshen, your memory hangs on the wind
O’ Goshen, Goshen
O’ Goshen, the sky is turning dim
O’ Goshen, Goshen

Somewhere deep in the trees, a grave is unseen, untended and still
Henry, my son, my brother, my blood, may you find the path over the hill

credits

from The Big Trail & Other Ballads of the Tuscarawas, released January 19, 2024
Josh Compton: writing, singing, guitar, harmonica
Coby Hartzler: recording, piano

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