April 16, 2024
Musician and songwriter Alan Jackson has sold more than 60 million records. His love for his parents is apparent in many of his songs. He wrote “Where Her Heart Has Always Been” for his mother’s funeral, and it includes a recording of Ruth Musick “Mama Ruth” Jackson reading her Bible.
His mother died on January 7, 2017 at age 86 at her home in Newnan, Georgia. In the song, Jackson recalls when she passed with the words:
“The morning light was soft and low,
The clouds had left an early snow,
A peaceful sound was calling low,
‘It’s time to go’”
Hear Alan Jackson sing “Where Her Heart Has Always Been”
(https://youtu.be/BvhJk1pRfxE?si=Dl8np979yVcS5xfC).
Where Her Heart Has Always Been
“And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
And the glory of the Lord shone round about them”
The morning light was soft and low
The clouds had left an early snow
A peaceful sound was calling low
“It’s time to go”
Then God reached out His tender hand
And gently pulled her home with Him
And brushed away the sorrow from her soul within
And I could hear the roses sing
A bluebird softly claps its wings
The sun seemed brighter than it’s ever been
And now she’s dancing in the wind
With her true love again
Where her heart has always been
Where her heart has always been
And I could hear the roses sing
A bluebird softly claps its wings
The sun seemed brighter than it’s ever been
And now she’s dancing in the wind
With her true love again
Where her heart has always been
Where her heart has always been
Where her heart has always been
The morning light was soft and low
The clouds had left an early snow.
And the glory of the Lord shone round about them”
The morning light was soft and low
The clouds had left an early snow
A peaceful sound was calling low
“It’s time to go”
Then God reached out His tender hand
And gently pulled her home with Him
And brushed away the sorrow from her soul within
And I could hear the roses sing
A bluebird softly claps its wings
The sun seemed brighter than it’s ever been
And now she’s dancing in the wind
With her true love again
Where her heart has always been
Where her heart has always been
And I could hear the roses sing
A bluebird softly claps its wings
The sun seemed brighter than it’s ever been
And now she’s dancing in the wind
With her true love again
Where her heart has always been
Where her heart has always been
Where her heart has always been
The morning light was soft and low
The clouds had left an early snow.
Songwriter: Alan Jackson
Where Her Heart Has Always Been lyrics ©EmiAprilMusicInc.,Tri-angelsMusic
Where Her Heart Has Always Been lyrics ©EmiAprilMusicInc.,Tri-angelsMusic
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