The Old Churchyard - The Petersens (LIVE)

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

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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.

►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]

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[Liz.Newton]

*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]

Album: Hopefully a future album

[kenbrown]

Katie is able to create the drone of a bagpipe with her fiddle. She is amazing! They're all amazing!

[anthonyleaguepro]

Thinking about the men and brothers that sacrificed everything while listening to this is tough but beautiful at the same time. The words hit the heart cords.

[Spontaneousrder]

Mark my words - this recording will be the one all subsequent recordings of Old Churchyard will be judged by. Yes, it is that good. Thank you, Julianne.

[boli]

You can close your eyes and hear the pipes... Well done.

[danielterhorst]

Thank you so much 🙏.... That made my day.... God bless you and your beautiful family 😇

[nealguentzel]

This is so beautiful and inspirational. A genuinely great job singing by the three lovely Petersen's sisters Julianne, Ellen and Katie, with Julianne in the lead, along with some real magic from Katie's Fiddle! You have to listen to this as it is AMAZING IN EVERY WAY!

[CindyHunt]

I love Julianne’s voice singing this song. She has a unique beautiful voice and her singing this gorgeous song! 🌼❤️🌼

[mitteninsherz]

This is so beautiful. Sad and haunting but beautiful. Thank you.

[CoffeeLover-mzbk]

If you would cut out the crazy stuff at the end, people would play this on a loop while they are doing other things. This is so beautiful.

[perttiheinikko]

I love the environment, the contrast between young female beauty in its early spring, the lush green trees - and the tomb stones.

[carrolllaw]

Gorgeous performance. And beautiful dress Julianne.

[dfloGEG]

Beautiful!! - reminds me of the Rankin Family (Canadian group) who was very popular in the late 80s.

[timelesstimbers]

would love to hear "in a country church yard"

[eduardomreyna]

It is really a nice morning perks to start a day, very inspiring to make day just right❤. Beautiful harmony of the all of you. I love it all! Sorry for the horse, he's losing a lot with his big brain😁😅

[icystrangers]

I can hear a ghost singing bass, beautifully? 😲
I like picking out the voices from the harmony. But OMG I can hear a FOURTH VOICE...

[nepheleartist]

Gabriel's trumpet sounds an awful lot like modern transport lol

[jmbetterman]

Can't say I've ever heard an open-string drone on a fiddle, until now. Wonderful performance! Did the train engineer see y'all?? Maybe UPS guy is driving trains now. 😂

[StefanausBerlin]

Julianne is such a beautiful girl. Greetings from Germany.

[hailsland]

The Pacific Rail guy is in competition with the UPS guy for greatest fan.