[Verse 1]
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Precious memories, unseen angels
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Sent from somewhere to my soul;
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How they linger, ever near me
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And the sacred past unfold
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Precious memories, how they linger
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How they ever flood my soul;
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In the stillness of the midnight
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Precious, sacred scenes unfold.

[Verse 2]
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Precious father, loving mother
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Fly across the lonely years;
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And old home-scenes of my childhood
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In fond memory appears
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Precious memories, how they linger
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How they ever flood my soul
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In the stillness of the midnight
G7              C
Precious sacred scenes unfold.

[Verse 3]
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In the stillness of the midnight
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Echoes from the past I hear;
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Old time singing, gladness bringing
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From that lovely land somewhere
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Precious memories, how they linger
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How they ever flood my soul
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In the stillness of the midnight
G7              C
Precious sacred scenes unfold.

[Verse 4]
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As I travel on life's pathway
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Know now what the years may hold;
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As I ponder, hope grows fonder
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Precious memories flood my soul
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Precious memories, how they linger
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How they ever flood my soul
C                F      C
In the stillness of the midnight
G7              C
Precious sacred scenes unfold.