I take a three day break and, lo and behold, the board is chock-a-block full with new songs. Wow. Do you guys even breathe in between songs? ;-) haha. It's very much a compliment, of course - to be able to be so creative is one of the most precious gifts God can give, in my view.

Anyway! I'm a bit too busy to be too creative, but (in absentia of a new song) I've polished this old song from ages ago ... i.e. updated the video I made for it a while ago, re-mixed the voice with the backing track and, not least, changed the flute intermezzo with an organ ... I hope it works better. Anyway, if you've nothing better to do, perhaps you wish to have a look and a listen? Thanks!!!




A SIGN OF PEACE

It's been such a long time since I walked in here, this holy church
I'm lost, if just a little, as the altar I approach ...
"Oh Lord, I've let you down; but, at least, now that I'm here,
Oh Lord, my precious guide ... please kindly hear my prayer.

Don't turn me away, oh Lord; in front of you I kneel,
And ready, from my heart, to tell you how I feel;"
The priest looks at me, thinking: "not seen you in a while" ...
I look down for a moment, then at him, trying to smile.

The service has now started; I look, before I pray;
The church fills up with people that come here every day;
The candles burn up brightly, the stunning statues shine;
I look down at the ground below and pray for what is mine.

"I know you're far away, and you did your best to help
This beautiful, round world we call our Mother Earth;
I know it's not your fault that we would rather fight;
But I still pray to you; please don't be back too late."

"Around here, things are tough; the kids have nought to eat;
The wife is working nine to nine and barely gets some sleep;
My pain, you can ignore, for that's not relevant;
This world is torn to pieces, though, isn't that important?"

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"I'm sorry it's been so long, my time's been kind of full;
I'm sorry - I've been selfish, but this world's e'er so cruel;
The service's almost ended; I will now fall silent
Please, Lord, do not cast on me judgement ...

But save us from ourselves, this much I beg you, please,
And, with your hands outstretched, give us a sign of peace ...
... a sign of peace."


****** Song Summary *************
Title: A Sign of Peace - 10 March 2020
File:A Sign of Peace (2) - 11 March 2020.SGU
Key=G , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=5:30
No intro. 106 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 106. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _FALTER.STY (Falter Picking Celtic Reel)

RealTracks in style: ~2474:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1837:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopModernGrooveHeld Ev16 075
RealTracks in style: 3544:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm SlowReelPicking Ev16 080
RealDrums [in style:ShakerSlow16ths [Multi]

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Voice recorded in Audacity, mixed with the backing track in Mixcraft Pro Studio 9

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