The Old Churchyard - The Petersens (LIVE)

****2024 Europe Tour Dates!**** 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 London, UK - August 13th Gistel, Belgium - August 15th Köln, Germany - August 17th Paris, France - August 19th Cork, Ireland - August 22nd Buy tickets here: Y’all had been requesting our group learn a new a cappella song, so we found “The Old Churchyard“ and knew it would be a great fit for the sisters to sing. HOWEVER, Katie started playing around with droning on her violin, making the song so unique we knew we had to keep it. I guess the search for the next a cappella song carries on! lol ~Ellen P.S. Don’t have the volume up too loud when the outro comes. We about had our souls leave our bodies hahaha ►More from the sisters: Be Thou My Vision Down to the River to Pray The Crawdad Song Tulsa Time ----------------------- ►Useful links: YouTube About page Most asked questions Join our Patreon community Subscribe to our channel Sign up to our email list Get It Mama Fan Club Show and tour dates Buy or stream our music ►Social media: Instagram Facebook TikTok @petersenband Twitter Band members Go behind the scenes with @ThePetersenFamily ►This video: Vocals: @JuliannePetersen Vocals: @EllenHaygood Harmony vocals and fiddle: @katiepetersen Key moments: 0:03 droning fiddle 0:09 Julianne 1:01 Ellen 1:26 sisters 1:48 Katie fiddle 3:41 outro Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen. Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography. Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs ►LYRICS - The Old Churchyard Come, come with me to the old churchyard I so well know those paths beneath the soft green sward Friends slumber there that we want to regard We will trace out their names in the old churchyard Mourn not for them for their trials are o’er And why weep for those who will weep no more? For sweet is their sleep, though cold and hard Their pillows lay deep in the old churchyard I know it seems vain when our friends depart To breathe kind words to a broken heart And I know that the joy of life, it is marred When we follow those friends to the old churchyard But were I at rest beneath yonder tree Oh why would you weep, my friends, for me? I’m so weary and worn, why would you retard The peace that I seek in the old churchyard? Why weep for me, for I’m anxious to go To that haven of rest where no tears ever flow? And I fear not to enter that dark weary tomb Where our Savior has lain and he conquered the gloom I rest in the hope that one bright day Sunshine will burst through these prisons of clay And Old Gabriel’s trumpet and the voice of the Lord They will wake up the dead in the old churchyard [x2] ►The Petersens: We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website Subscriber count: 827,271 #ThePetersens #TheOldChurchyard #FolkSong #Folk #GospelMusic #GospelSong #FuneralSong #FuneralMusic #AlmedaRiddle #TheWailinJennys #OldChurchyard #FolkMusic #TheSearchContinues #AnOldChurchyardNearARailroadTrackMO This song features on: The Greenest Grass