Carter Family – Diamonds In The Rough lyrics

While walking out one evening
Not knowing where to go
Just to pass the time away
Before we held our show

I heard the Bethel Mission band
Singing with all their might
I gave my heart to Jesus
And left the show that night

The day will soon be over
And digging will be done
And no more gems be gathered
So let us all press on

When Jesus comes to claim us
And says it is enough
The diamonds will be shining
No longer in the rough

One day my precious comrade
You too were lost in sin
And others sought your rescue
And Jesus took you in

And when you're tired and tempted
And suffer in rebuff
Don't turn away in anger
There's a diamond in the rough

The day will soon be over
And digging will be done
And no more gems be gathered
So let us all press on

When Jesus comes to claim us
And says it is enough
The diamonds will be shining
No longer in the rough

While reading through the Bible
Some wondrous sights I see
I read of Peter, James and John
By the Sea of Galilee

And Jesus when he found them
He found them mighty tough
And they were precious diamonds
He gathered in the rough