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Voicing/Instrumentation: Double Bass, Guitar, Guitar Chords Available, Piano Solo


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Vocal Solo Medium Voice/Low Voice
Adversity
Agency/Choice/Accountability
Depression/Discouragement
Happiness/Rejoicing/Cheerfulness/Joy
Love
Prayer
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Scriptures/Bible/Book of Mormon
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Trust in God
Violin

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More about Kenneth R Hardman:
Kenneth R Hardman is a singer songwriter, engineer, father of eight, guitar player, writer, and believer in Jesus Christ.
Song background:

This song is about feeling distant from God, then awakening through Gods chastening love and service realizing the joy of feeling God's love again. Inspired in part by the following references:Dale G. Renlund, Experience God's Love, BYU Devotional, Dec. 3, 2019, speeches.byu.eduRomans 8:35, "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?"John 14:21, "He that loveth me shall be loved of my Father"Mosiah 4:9, "Believe in God... and be filled with the love of God"Mormon 5:16, 18, "As a vessel is tossed about..without anything wherewith to steer"D&C 95:1, "Whom I love I also chasten...prepare a way for their deliverence"

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Lyrics: Lyrics
(1) Father, God on high, I’m in darkness, where is your love?
Silent when I cry, So distant, are you still there above?
Alone adrift at sea, My weak and furled sail, demands of life prevail,
When I do my best, You deepen the test, Help me now or I fail.
I can’t hear, I can’t see, I can’t know. Touch my ears, Touch my eyes, Touch my soul,
Wipe my tears, clear my view, help me grow.

(2) Father, God on high, Thy chastening love my heart did awake
I’ll read, I’ll serve, I’ll pray, The emblems of thy love I’ll partake
Your guiding star my sail, The path becoming clear, your spirit draws me near
And now I can see it was I that left thee, please forgive though I stayed away
I will hear, I will see, I will grow. Open ears, open eyes, open soul,
Joyful tears, joyful view, now I know.

(3) And oh what joy to feel thy love again, hope and peace, dwell within
Though my trials test each day I can feel, God’s love again
The light of God dispels my darkest night, Every day follow him
I can hear I can see I can grow, open ears open eyes open soul
Grateful tears brilliant dawn now I know God's love again.

I can hear, I can see, I can grow. Open ears, open eye, open soul
Grateful tears brilliant dawn now I feel God's love again.

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