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The Heart of a Child

by Dale Lund

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Heart of a Child 03:31
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The Heart of a Child The heart of a child is a tender rose Your loving touch is what helps it grow Like dewdrops from heaven And a kiss from the sun Are the nourishing words from your gracious tongue The soul is a river that flows without end It tumbles and winds through life’s valleys and bends The river that drinks from the waters above swells its shores with a flood of love Fine tender roses sometimes wither and die When cold loveless storms fill their sky And when clouds of great promise bring nothing but lies The river just might run dry The heart of a man is a forest of trees And hiding within are the things no one sees Like a wall of protection, grown thick and wild For, deep in the forest is the rose of a child The forest that’s fed by the river of love Is a forest that stands no matter what comes And deep in the shadows, when the light breaks through A delicate rose will once again bloom © Dale Lund 2005
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Walk Softly Through My Garden 02:39
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Walk Softly Through My Garden Walk softly through my garden and lend me seeds to sow Breathe gently on the soil and watch my flowers grow Come sprinkle them with water from the well that won't run dry And as they start to blossom come hold their heads up high Now in the midst of summer my garden's my delight The flowers coloured brightly all dancing in your light And those who pass and see them admire the way my flowers grow For in my flowers' glory they see not me but you With the breeze of autumn comes the smell of nearing death My flowers once in glory now wilt beneath your breath And in the cold of winter hope lies yet beneath death's floor Come spring my garden blossom's more abundant than before And those who pass and see them admire the way my flowers grow For in my flowers' glory they see not me but you © Dale Lund 1988
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Whispering Leaves 03:34
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I hear in the whispering leaves your song to me I feel in the gentle breeze your love for me My feelings confuse me but you know my heart And I know you won't bruise me Tender with my heart Only you can satisfy my deepest needs Only you hear my silent cry You know my needs And now when I'm on my knees I need your touch Oh Lord, hear me calling please I need you so much I hear in the silent hours your song of peace I'll sing from the highest towers sweet song of release I hear in the whispering leaves your song to me I feel in the gentle breeze your love for me © Dale Lund 1989
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Matthias' Song 03:32
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He walks beside me daily with his little hand in mine and I see wonder in his eyes He's drinking in the day, the smile across his face says everything's alright He laughs at the antics of his dog who makes a frantic leap at a passing squirrel the squirrel gets away, and it makes my son's day to see it in his world And every day's a brand new day for living life in just the way our Father intended it to be lived And every day you know I pray my son will live, come what may in all that the Father has to give Bulging in his pockets are his little cars and rocks that he has picked up along the way And then I reflect on he may collect in the coming days How can I prepare him for the world that will not spare and a shadow grips my heart Then whispered in my ear the answer soft and clear This is where you start And every day's a brand new day for living life in just the way our Father intended it to be lived And every day you know I pray my son will live, come what may in all that the Father has to give He walks beside me daily with his little hand in mine and I see wonder in his eyes He's drinking in the day, the smile across his face says everything's alright
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Eve 05:03
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Let me tell you about the day that I woke to a brand new face I went to sleep with a lonely prayer, now a woman is sharing my place She is like me and yet she is not, she’s a mystery that’s for sure Fascinating and yet confusing, this woman I adore She is clearly a gift to me. I must love her faithfully She is all the world to me. My heart I give her completely She is soft and I am strong, yet she’s strong where I am not She is mine and to her I belong, but sometimes we don’t know what we've got She is my inspiration; my heart can’t help but sing She is the perfect partner; now let the dance begin She is clearly a gift to me. I must love her faithfully She is all the world to me. My heart I give her completely Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh This woman from man, united we’re blessed Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh What the Father has joined, the Father will bless © Dale Lund March 6, 2009.
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Who Will Walk With Them 03:30
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He sits beside the road with his head in his hands And all of his possession in a torn paper bag And all the fine people hardly give him a glance Thinking, just another beggar in old dirty rags She lays upon the sidewalk, and mutters to herself Her eyes are dark and distant, her mind so oft confused Where she’s come from no one knows, and she’s not so quick to tell But her face reflects a lifetime of neglect and abuse Who will walk with them Who will talk with them Who will listen to their story Who will sing for them and love them and lead them into glory? Who will cry with them and sigh with them Who will die for them Who will pray with them and stay with them Or who will just pass by They occupy the corners and fringes of this world Like a flower desperately clinging to a small clump of earth Unwanted and forgotten, their voices never heard Except by him who loves them, and know of their worth. Who will walk with them Who will talk with them Who will listen to their story Who will sing for them and love them and lead them into glory? Who will cry with them and sigh with them Who will die for them Who will pray with them and stay with them Or who will just pass by He hangs high on a hilltop his flesh nailed to the wood His heart burns with love, for a world that will not see It is the scandal of the ages, He dies for being good But it’s a triumph when he rises, that all might be free He will walk with them He will talk with them He will listen to their story He will sing for them and love them He will lead them into glory? He will cry with them and sigh with them He will die for them He will pray with them and stay with them He will never pass by. © Dale Lund 2004 Xian
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The Call Goes Out 03:06
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The call goes out, come rise above your troubles No need to wallow in despair This world has nothing on you that will not fall away When Christ reveals his glory everywhere The need is great, for those who will not falter When opposition blocks their way Instead they rise above by falling on their knees They know that God reveals his power when they pray The hour has come, to stand among the counted By faith to serve the one true God To hold on to the vision that he’s clearly given To walk the road the saints before have trod And as he promised he will lead us Along the narrow road His word illuminates our way And he will not abandon Those he came to save Those who call upon his name Finish well, the race that’s set before you Throw off the things that hold you back And the joy of God shall be your strength, his presence your delight His grace shall make up everything you lack Look ahead, to where Jesus is standing With a host of angels all around He welcomes us with open arms, and hands that bear the mark For which he alone is worthy of the crown And as he promised he will lead us Along the narrow road His word illuminates our way And he will not abandon Those he came to save Those who call upon his name © Dale Lund 2005
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When You Smile 02:23
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When you smile, you chase away the gloom And your face can light up any room A smile can say so much When words are not enough When you smile, when you smile When you smile, your eyes shine too Telling us there’s something good in you Your kind and tender side Or the joy you just can’t hide When you smile, when you smile Oh laughter is a funny thing That starts out with a smile And then before you know it, it goes wild You can pass it on to anyone Who’s ready to enjoy The simple things of life that make it Fun for every girl and boy When you smile, you give the world a gift You give the one who’s down a lift Though your smile is for free It’s a precious gift to me When you smile, when you smile. Oh laughter is a funny thing That starts out with a smile And then before you know it, it goes wild You can pass it on to anyone Who’s ready to enjoy The simple things of life that make it Fun for every girl and boy When you smile, you give the world a gift You give the one who’s down a lift Though your smile is for free It’s a precious gift to me When you smile, when you smile. When you smile, when you smile When you smile, You smile for me © Dale Lund 2005
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Her Friend Jesus 05:43
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There's an old woman kneeling by her bedside praying God please remember my son There's a young man, living on the wild side wondering God oh what have I done? There's a preacher, preaching on the corner to a crowd of people who just laugh and carry on except one kid, lying in a doorway who just can't shake it, the story about a wayward son There's a young girl in a house of anger hiding quietly where she hopes no one will see She is crying out to her friend Jesus Please please please, let there be peace There's a father deeply ashamed for his uncontrollable rage, driving everyone away With tears he remembers, the vow he once made that he'd never be like his dad. He prays hard for a change There's an old man watching the sun set clinging to life out of a clear plastic tube tides of regret pull at his soul revealing the shipwrecked home of a bitter, bitter old fool there's a young girl talking to her friend Jesus Please please please bring him home there's a warm light of a new sunrise as the old man makes his peace. he's going home. © Dale Lund 1995
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He Talks With His Hands 02:36
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He talks with his hands he needs someone who will understand Someone to enter his silent world This happy little man who talks with his hands He learns with his eyes He's watching the world as it passes by Watching for one who will give some time for this precious little guy who learns with his eyes Father, he needs a father You can read it in his hands And tenderly he needs a mother who will help him understand the things he wants to know with his hands Oh the things he wants to know with his hands He loves with his smile he needs someone who will stay awhile Someone who'll take him into their heart This beautiful little child who loves with his smile Father, he needs a father You can read it in his hands And tenderly he needs a mother who will help him understand the things he wants to know with his hands Oh the things he wants to know with his hands © Dale Lund 2005
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Remember This 02:33
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And when the day is nearly done, will we laugh and cry as one? Will you hold my hand before we leave this land as we watch the setting sun? And when there's nothing left to say, will we say it any way? I hope it's very clear that I hold you dear I have loved you every day So remember this sweeter than a lover's kiss The promise we hold when all is done and told we will share eternal bliss Remember do the only One who's love is true Heaven and earth will pass, but His love will last It's always there for you And when the trumpet finally sounds, where will we be found? With our hearts entwined, with a love sublime when the saints come gather round So remember this sweeter than a lover's kiss The promise we hold when all is done and told we will share eternal bliss Remember do the only One who's love is true Heaven and earth will pass, but His love will last It's always there for you It's always there for you
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Song for a Friend 02:40
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Song for a Friend What a pleasure it is, to laugh for a change In a time when I’ve been down You know it really feels kind of strange. What a joy that I feel, just to see you for awhile The love in you is an encouragement It really feels good to smile. Shadows turn to light When the Lord is near His light in you shines bright Casting out the fear Hold me in your heart And I’ll hold you in mine And though we be apart Our friendship still will shine You’ve awakened my heart From a deep and troubled sleep I’m alive again with a special friend In the Lord our love will keep. In my prayers for you my friend I care for you my friend And here’s a song of appreciation For all that you have been (to me…) © Dale J LUND December 29, 1986 Victoria, BC CANADA

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Dale Lund Vancouver, British Columbia

I was born into a creative family, where jam sessions and art days were part of the fabric of our growing up. Faith in our one true Creator is the weave that held it all together. I've been writing songs since my teens. I like to tell stories in my songs. In each story is a glimmer of the grace held out to us in all aspects of life. I hope as you listen, you will hear and see it. ... more

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