The Church Steeple [high On A Hillside] Lyrics - Tim O'brien

Chorus: 

High on a hillside the old church steeple calls 

The bells are a ringin', a singin' to one and all 

Of the joys and the sorrows the laughter and the pain 

The heartbeat of the whole town is heard within that strain 

It called for my brother when he made his way back home 

With a purple heart in a pine box he was never more to roam 

We all came down to meet him and to make our last goodbyes 

I think of him when the bells ring and the tears come to my eyes 

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It called to my sister when she walked the aisle in white 

All eyes were upon her with my father on her right 

He gave her away to my best friend, I can hear the bells today 

We'll meet there to name a new child, and to bless him on his way 

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It will call and I'll answer til my ears no longer hear 

It'll soothe me in anger it'll wipe out all my fears 

It tells us all that we belong and it swells us up with pride 

We'll all hear it together and walk there side by side 

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High on a hillside the old church steeple calls