| TAMMY WYNETTE |
| ~ THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM ~ |
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| THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM Oh Lord you know that I'm not one To bother you with little things And you and I have never been too close But we've always been on speaking terms I've watched your way of doing things And tried to understand you more than most No I haven't gone to church the way I ought to But I always thought you knew In my own way I worship you While even your own children doubt And fail to understand The simple way you go about the things you do I've seen the doubt upon the face Of loved ones as they sadly placed A wreath of flowers on a tiny grave And wondered why a child is brought Into the world to only live A little while and die, You could have saved But I believe that in your eyes This little child was something special And you wanted it to be with you, no doubt So with outstretched arms you beckoned It's so simple that I reckon They can't understand the way you worked it out Once I saw a young man growing Till he reached the age of knowing Then I watched as something happened to his mind No doctor could correct it It was just as I suspected And I marveled at your way of being kind They tried everything in vain And I was there when they explained it To the family how he slipped into a trance Guess you looked into the future Watched him turn his back upon you Loving him so much you couldn't take the chance It took a lot of love to die For sinners such as I I guess that's why you've never given up on me You understood when some denied you Even when they crucified you Knowing all things were meant to be Lord, a stable's such a simple thing No wonder there were few who came To see a King the night that you were born And I'd ask one favor if I can Help me to better understand The mystery of The Wonders You Perform Tag: The mystery of the WONDERS YOU PERFORM (Words and Music by JERRY CHESNUT) |
| THE WONDERS YOU PERFORM (HISTORY) When Tammy and George Jones were married, I sang this song to George and told him I had no earthly idea of anyone that would record it since it was so different from what everyone was doing.Tammy was in another room rolling her hair and overheard it. She came in and asked if I'd sing it again. When I finished singing it she said "If Billy Sherrill", her producer," will let me, I'll sure do it"..... Tammy was from a Pentecostal background and loved the song. Needless to say she did record it and release it as a single, and on January 23, 1971, it reached Number One in the Nation........ Ornelli Vanoni did an Italian version of the song at the Venice Song Festival and won the Number One place. Her version was released and was in the top ten in the Italian Chart for 16 weeks. Elvis also loved it and was learning it and preparing to record it at the time of his death. Tammy recorded several of my songs during her lifetime but this one was really special to her. Whenever she went home, back where she was raised, she would go to church and do it. She recorded many hits. Some bigger than this song but she said it was her favorite of all them.......... JERRY |
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