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Prairie Soul (live)
03:03
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Good Storyline (live)
03:22
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Impromptu Wedding (live)
02:38
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Love Survives
03:41
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Daddy walked those country miles to see his blue-eyed blond
The magic in her Texas smile had him spellbound
As autumn leaves were falling, heart-to-heart they pledged
To cherish one another for always
Mama and Daddy loved each other through the good and bad
When they started out together love was all they had
It wasn't always easy, this melding of two lives
But because of their commitment, love survives
Courtship days were spent in spinning dreams that seemed so real
But reality put wrinkles in that fabric of ideals
Many times they'd lay it down and dampen it with tears
Then with the warmth of love they'd iron it out
Mama and Daddy loved each other through the good and bad
When they started out together love was all they had
It wasn't always easy, this melding of two lives
But because of their commitment, love survives
Whatever comes I'll stand by you 'cause I have seen love work
It melts icy feelings and it cools off heated words
It warms the heart with tenderness and binds our hearts as one
This kind of love will always see us through
Our love will go the distance
Though the dusty road is long
May our children and their children sing this song ...
Mama and Daddy loved each other through the good and bad
When they started out together love was all they had
It wasn't always easy, this melding of two lives
But because of their commitment, love survives
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With someone like you
A pal so good and true
I'd like to leave it all behind and go and find
A place that's known to God alone
Just a spot to call our own
We'll find perfect peace
Where joys never cease
Out there beneath the kindly skies
We'll build a sweet little nest
Somewhere out in the west
And let the rest of the world go by.
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Child of My Heart
05:09
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LYRICS
VERSE 1 (Birth Mother)
When I found out about you, it all felt so wrong
Choosing to give you life, I had to be strong
Unsure of your future and what I should do
I cannot keep you, I want the best for you
I cling to the promise that God will hold onto me
Now my heart is breaking as I wait to set you free
CHORUS
Child of my heart,
You have always been a part of me
VERSE 2 (Adoptive Mother)
I've prayed for this moment, I've waited so long
Yearning to meet you, and sing you your song
Perfectly made, softness to hold,
My gift from heaven, my heart overflows
As she felt you grow inside, Your life was a mystery
Now I'll watch you grow in life, As God holds your destiny
CHORUS
Child of my heart,
You have always been a part of me
BRIDGE
B: So I give you to the One who knows your name
A: And I give you to the One who formed your frame
both: And I give you all that I can give to you
B: In the end I have to give you up to Him
A: From the start I will give you up to Him
(both)
CHORUS 1
Child of my heart ,
You have always been a part of me (x2)
CHORUS 2
Child of my heart,
You will always be a part of me (x2)
TAG
Child of my heart (x3)
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The Wonder In It All
04:20
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In the morning light
With the sun streaming in
As I rise in the quiet
I am thankful
And as I enter the day
With a peaceful soul
Pressing close to your heart
I am thankful
Thankful for the little things
Thankful for the ordinary ways
That You put the wonder in it all
When the family's together
And the children are laughing
Oh, the things we remember
And we are thankful
We look back and we see
Just how far we have come
And the grace that has brought us here
And we are thankful to you
Thankful for the little things
Thankful for the ordinary ways
That You put the wonder in it all
And though at times we are sad
And we can't find our way
In the dark we know you are there
And we are thankful to You
So we wait for the dawn
To rise in the morning
Mercy of a newn day
And we are thankful to You
Thankful for the little things
Thankful for the ordinary ways
That You put the wonder in it all
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Here (I Will Stay)
04:09
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Like a distant echo from an old desire
The western coast tantalizes me
The place that tempts me is the place that taught me
Taught me to stay and not to go away
And the wind blows down
Howling through the coulees
And the train rolls by
Shaking walls and windows
And it's here, here is where I'm staying
And it's here, here is where I'm living
I remember how I found my voice
In the lovely choir of community
So now I speak and write and I sing my songs
For the place I have chosen to belong
And the wind blows down
Howling through the coulees
And the train rolls by
Shaking walls and windows
And it's here, here is where I'm staying
And it's here, here is where I'm living
When the storms grow
I'll be a tree on the prairie
When the storms grow
I'll be a tree on the prairie
When the storms grow
I'll be a tree on the prairie
I will stand, I will stay strong and sure
I will stand, I will stay strong and sure
When the wind blows down
Howling through the coulees
And the train rolls by
Shaking walls and windows
It's here, here is where I'm staying
It's here, here is where I'm living
Oh it's here ...
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Colleen McCubbin Calgary, Alberta
Colleen (Taylor) McCubbin is a prairie soul with a heart for the world.
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