Hi, there...I talked to my co-worker some more and got more words to her mystery hymns. "I was a lad" is not for Gramma Sang bass song but thank you for looking.

The lyrics are "when I was but a lad in days of childhood"

The second song is "into a tent where a gypsy boy laid"

Thanks for all ...

This isn't a hymn but it's a popular country ballad by Colin Raye. It's called "if you get there befoer I do" It's a sweet love song about enduring love.