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Family Reunion (Cousinfest Song)
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Christ centered songs written by Dan Simmons...the best Gospel and inspirational A.I. music on the internet!
"firesong" is the songwriting ministry of Dan Simmons Thanks for stopping by. It's my desire to faithfully share that which has been given to me. This website will be a sampling of recordings that I, along with family and friends, have done over past 45 years. There are over 600 original unpublished songs presented in demo form on this site. Special thanks go to my partners in music, my daughter Amber, son Ian and the guys of Single Heart (Gene, Bob, Chris, Marty and Tata) who joined me to sing praises to the Lord down through the years. I also wish to thank those co-writers and artists that have joined with me in developing new music the passed few years to share on this website. I'm now featuring AI (Artificial Intelligence) groups that I've developed to sing some of the songs. I hope it's evident to everyone... that though the melodies and harmonies, styles and singers may change... JESUS has always been and will always be...the Song! ...this music is one simple expression of a very thankful heart. (Dan is a retired firefighter and ordained minister)
Song Info
Genre
Country • Country-Pop
Peak in subgenre #5
Author
Daniel Simmons
Rights
2025 Daniel B Simmons
Uploaded
April 11, 2025
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MP3 11.0 MB • 320 kbps • 4:47
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WAV 52.6 MB
Story behind the song
Every two years my cousins get together near the home place of our parents and grandparents in central Kentucky to celebrate being cousins (I am one of 127 of them)...this song is about those times...nothing short of heaven could rival it!
Lyrics
Down on an old Kentucky river Beneath a silver southern moon We've come so far to be together To share a smile and sing a happy tune Well we'll reminisce and we'll fill the night with laughter As a tapestry of memories unfold By the time we say good night We'll have known the sheer delight Of a time more precious than the purest gold Well the 'golden girls' are here in all their splendor Aunts and uncles gather with the rest Each smile is sweet and every touch is tender In this time we've learned to call the 'cousinfest' Well the years roll by and take their toll upon us Silver-gray becomes the crown we wear But when we look back through the years Through the laughter and the tears With thankful hearts we're glad we all were there It's a family reunion...when we gather in this place Sweet communion...puts a smile upon each face From far and near we've gathered here Everything seems right For a family reunion on a cool Kentucky night Simmons and Roberts, Voyles and Stinnetts Driskells, Franklins and a Dowell or two They'll be Medors, Beelers and even Tivitts Oh, in other words there's no one we'll refuse In-laws and out-laws all together Form a chain of love no matter what their name Cause every child in every clan...every woman and every man Form a vital link in this family chain It's a family reunion...when we gather in this place A sweet communion...puts a smile upon each face From far and near we're gathered here Everything seems right For a family reunion on a cool Kentucky night Oh it's a family reunion on a cool...Kentucky night Mamaw and papaw can't be with us They crossed that river long ago But they left for us a legacy and a promise It's a word of faith and life we need to know Oh, they taught us all that we should love each other And Jesus' blood would wash away our sin Now when we lay our heads to rest Lord we'll know that we've been blessed Cause the day will come we'll see them all again At the family reunion...over on that distant shore A sweet communion...in the presence of the Lord From far and near we'll gather there; it'll be alright Like a family reunion on a cool Kentucky night Like a family reunion on a cool Kentucky night Like a family reunion on a cool...Kentucky night!!
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