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I'm back! (I hope!) I have my hands full around home, and I haven't had much of a chance to post for awhile now. I just finished a song that I actually wrote about 4 months ago. With all we have gone through for the past 3 1/2 years, I am staying close to my roots. It is where my heart is (and always has been, truthfully.) This is another worship song, called Secret Place. The lyrics speak for themselves. The piano and guitar part are RealTracks. {I'm sorry I have misplaces the BB file that listed what parts they are.) I felt this one needed a lot of (emotive) orchestration so I used Vienna Strings and Berlin Orchestra Brass and Woodwinds for that. I got Rachel to add some harmonies on one of the choruses.

I hope you enjoy this one. Comments welcome.

BTW, just want to share one thing that has really come home to me over the past 3 years... Treasure each day you have with the ones you love. Don't sweat the small things (or the big things for that matter!) Remember to cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you...

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Secret Place
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In the secret place, I have found my rest
It's where I find the path of righteousness
Where hope abounds and my heart says yes
In the secret place, I have found my rest

In the secret place, I can clearly see
I see Your meekness and your majesty
I'm overwhelmed by Your love for me
In the secret place, I can clearly see

For You, oh Lord are my refuge
You, oh Lord are my fortress
For You, oh Lord are my God in whom I trust
In the secret place, I have found my rest

For You, oh Lord are my refuge
You, oh Lord are my fortress
For You, oh Lord are my God in whom I trust
In the secret place, I can clearly see

In the secret place, I have found my rest
It's where I find the path of righteousness
Where hope abounds and my heart says yes
In the secret place, I have found my rest


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Hi Steve,

Welcome back! This is always a better place when you are here. I hear you about the past several years being a bumpy ride. I hope all is better with your family. My wife has her ups and downs (dementia is slowly getting worse), but she is otherwise doing slightly better. Hope your road is a bit smoother, too.

What a gorgeous song! Your vocal is just so good on this. I had to go back and listen a second time to listen more closely to the arrangement and production. The strings, brass, and woodwinds all sound fantastic. I like you used them diligently - not just throw them all in ad hoc. That BIAB box piano sounds great!

A beautiful song with a great message. A gorgeous song in all respects. Very nicely done!

Wishing you & yours everything good.

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Hi, Steve.

As usual, soothing vocals over fantastic orchestration.

Nothing to comment on really, other than that - love it! smile

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Beautiful song, thoughtfully arranged and expertly performed. Very clear mix. Love the false ending and the cool swells in the outro. Just fantastic.


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Excellent production, its full and builds nicely. Everything works on this production. Your vocals, the orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and production. Very Nice. Welcome back, hope to hear more from you.


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Steve...this is wonderful...every part is so exquisitely placed...your vocals are always one of the special ingredients in your productions...how wonderful that you would share such an intimate song with us...your heart is exposed and your priorities revealed...lyrically and melodically moving..."I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord..." Isaiah 45:3...just beautiful!


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Hey Steve,

Really great to see you again.

The song is really beautiful and I love the spirit of it, I love your singing, and the orchestration is just masterful.

I hope we get to hear a lot more of you this year!

And Happy New Year Steve!

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Steve, What a treat to see your name pop up here. What a gorgeous song. Your vocal is inspired and so very clear. The orchestration is nothing short of beautiful. You have always been one of my favorites here and I wish you and Rachel the best for this new year, Tom

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Steve,

Beautiful.
Lovely vocals.
Your orchestration is always impressive and always "just right".
Nice arrangement/production. Excellent mix.

Great to see you back.

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Crystal mix and arrangement and
your vocal is the star, Steve.

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I think this is the first song I've heard from you and I like it.
Beautiful song, great vocals and a really good production.
I like the orchestration you chose.

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Gosh Steve, this is perfection. I've been there man, and you brought me right back there again with this music. I wish I had better words, but they all pale in comparison to this song. I'm just going to shut up and listen again. Thank you for this one,

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Not the first time I thought in the morning that I haven't heard from Steve for a long time and then quite soon I see your new song on the forum. I was expecting a gorgeous song of praise and that's what I've got. Another masterpiece, simple yet really powerful ballad with comforting words sung by enjoyably fragile voice. And the arrangement is simply beautiful, the piano and the masterful string orchestration work together in a very touching way.

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Steve, I pray that things will be better for you this year and onward.
Outstanding song.
Loved your vocal and lyrics.
Your arrangement is fantastic - loved those strings.
Actually I loved the entire song.


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Hello Steve,

It's a very gorgeous sound.
Vienna Strings and Berlin Orchestra Brass and Woodwinds sound really good.
The vocals are great, and the orchestration is very beautiful.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

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Steve,

It's so good to hear your voice again...

No one does this style of music like you do. A beautiful song, arrangement and stellar vocal.

Welcome back!

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You know what the thing is, with your songs? Your profound sincerity in your faith shines through. You don't sing for the sake of "praising the Lord with your lips alone", etc. . You seem (so strongly to me, as a listener) to have such a profound understanding and genuine faith ... that kind of thing communicates itself. Musically speaking, this is superbly done, from every aspect ... but so are many other songs, by many artists, in this genre. What sets yours apart, again, is (for me, at least) the above. May you be blessed, and may you continue to share of your incredible talent with us. When you sing, I shut up smile - so well done.

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So good to hear from you Steve. Really missed your vocals. Awesome message in the lyric. Song productions was so good. Really cool song..


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Nicely sung, Steve. I like your transition from chest voice to head voice, which has a smooth, pleasing tone. You've created a lovely melody, and the production is ace! The song has commercial potential IMHO.

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Hi Steve,

It sounds silly, but in the past months you came in my mind regurlarly. Mostly at nights.
I was blown away by that beautiful song you made some years ago. It is still in my head, only the title faded...
And now I saw your name, heard your song and the same feelings as then came back.
A beautiful song, with much pain and sorrow in it, but also resignation... From all the things you went through.
I am not a religious man, have my share of troubles, but making music gives (me) pleasure, but also the kind of resignation you sang about (the secret place).
I hope that is the case with you too and so, to hear more from you in the coming time.

But let me underline how nice this song is. Almost as beautiful as the one I heard from you.
Your vocals are very, very good. And the composition itself is wonderful!

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