From the recording LET THE MOUNTAINS TESTIFY
**LET THE MOUNTAINS TESTIFY**
*An Original Appalachian Gospel Anthem*
What if the mountains could tell their story?
With joyful banjo, soaring fiddle, harmonica, and spirited female vocals, *Let the Mountains Testify* gives the ancient Appalachian mountains a voice!
From Cherokee homelands and the sorrow of the Trail of Tears to country churches, tent revivals, and the enduring hope of the Gospel, this stirring musical journey remembers our history, calls us toward repentance and reconciliation, and celebrates the majesty of our Creator.
Rich with mountain harmonies, old-fashioned Gospel energy, and the sounds of Appalachian life, this is a song of remembrance, worship, and revival.
**Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the Gospel fill the land! Jesus Christ is Lord of all!**
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Lyrics
Let The Mountains Testify
Creation Date
15 Oct 2026, 8:07 PM
Characters
4999
Genres
appalachian gospel, ballad, hillbilly dolly pardon style, banjo, fiddle, harmonica-infused
Languages
English
Vocalist gender
Female
LET THE MOUNTAINS TESTIFY
[Appalachian Gospel | Female Soprano | G Major | 112 BPM]
[Fiddle, banjo, guitar, upright bass, harmonica, handclaps, knee-slaps]
[INTRO — Lone fiddle, gentle humming]
G C G
Mmm-mmm… mmm-mmm…
G D G
These old mountains have a story to tell!
[VERSE 1 — Ancient witness, gentle banjo]
G C G
I've stood here since the ancient days,
G D
Through thunderclouds and morning haze.
G C G
Before the cabins, before the roads,
Em D G
Before the wagons hauled their loads.
G C G
I've watched the rain and rivers flow,
G D
And seen a million flowers grow.
G C G
I've heard the songs of long ago,
Em D G
And generations come and go!
[CHORUS — Bright fiddle, four-part harmony]
G C G
LET THE MOUNTAINS TESTIFY!
G D
Lift their ancient voices high!
G C G
From the hollers to the heavens,
Em D G
Let the truth go rolling by!
C G
Let the rivers clap their hands!
G D
Let the Gospel fill the land!
G C G
Jesus Christ is Lord of all,
Em D G
And He's calling us again!
[VERSE 2 — Cherokee remembrance, tender]
G C G
I knew these valleys long ago,
G D
Cherokee homes beside my flow.
G C G
Their children laughed beneath my trees,
Em D G
Their songs went riding on the breeze.
G C G
Then gold was found in Georgia clay,
G D
Near Nacoochee and Dahlonega way.
G C G
The lotteries came, their lands were taken,
Em D G
And families driven, hearts forsaken.
[VERSE 3 — Mournful fiddle, slower]
Em C
I watched the Trail of Tears unfold,
G D
When lives were sacrificed for gold.
Em C
The Cherokee live on today,
G D G
Their voices must not fade away.
[REPENTANCE — A cappella, reverent]
C G
Lord, forgive what wasn't love,
Em D
What never looked like You above.
C G
Teach our hands to make things right,
Em D G
And walk as children of Your light.
[VERSE 4 — Flowing streams, fiddle returns]
G C G
I catch the rain from heaven's skies,
G D
Where clouds embrace my peaks on high.
G C G
Through country fields and valleys green,
Em D G
My waters run in silver streams.
G C G
Past little churches, fields of grain,
G D
Through towns and cities, sun and rain.
G C G
Some reach the Atlantic's rolling tide,
Em D G
Some reach the Gulf on the southern side!
[VERSE 5 — Playful banjo, knee-slaps]
G C G
Old Daniel Boone went roaming through,
G D
And Davy Crockett had stories too!
G C G
I've heard the drums of distant wars,
Em D G
And mothers praying behind closed doors.
G C G
Full moons shining on a thousand hills,
G D
Whippoorwills when the world stood still.
G C G
Hot biscuits, gravy, and sweet iced tea,
Em D G
Barbecue smoking beneath my trees!
[VERSE 6 — Tent revival, building]
G C G
Then down the holler came a sound,
G D
An old tent preacher on holy ground!
G C G
No golden pulpit, no shining crown,
Em D G
Just a worn-out Bible and a little town.
G C G
He preached the Cross of Calvary,
G D
How Jesus died to set us free!
G C G
And all the children sat up straight,
Em D G
As sinners prayed at mercy's gate!
[CALL & RESPONSE — Foot stomps, handclaps]
G
LEAD: Who made the mountains?
C G
CHOIR: ALMIGHTY GOD!
G
LEAD: Who sends the rain?
D
CHOIR: ALMIGHTY GOD!
G
LEAD: Who saves the sinner?
C G
CHOIR: JESUS! JESUS!
Em
LEAD: Who breaks the chains?
D G
CHOIR: JESUS SETS US FREE!
[BRIDGE — Solemn, then rising]
Em C
Oh America, hear the mountains cry,
G D
There's still forgiveness from on high!
Em C
Turn from greed, from hate and pride,
G D
Come to the Savior, open wide!
C G
Let justice roll