Patricia Smith is a very talented and prolific Willow composer from the era after the publication of the As One Voice collections, so she relies on us using digital downloads and looking for her new music.
This is a song of God’s love, appropriate for the story of the Prodigal Son and younger people. You have to be comfortable with singing in the voice of God – so maybe not as a solo.
You can view the sample sheet music at Willow and purchase it there as well. There is no recording of the music there so I did a backing based on the sample to how it goes.
1 I called you as you wandered in the wilderness
I lifted you and held you in my heart.
Though darkness spreads its shadow, I will be with you,
My love will last beyond the end of time.
Chorus
And I will love you till the stars forget to burn,
I will love you till all the seas run dry.
I will love you, precious beyond words.
My love for you will never die,
My love for you will never die.
2 I formed you and created you with endless love,
I dreamed of you before you came to be.
I know your thoughts before you put them into words,
My love for you is stronger than death.
3 And if you turn your face away, my heart is grieved,
I watch for your return with longing arms,
And when you bow your head in shame I lift you up,
You are loved, you are loved.
4 Your life is but a breath, I hold you in my hands.
I keep the earth secure beneath your feet.
No matter where your journey leads, I will not cease
To know you as perfect in my sight.
© 2018 P A Smith, Published by Willow Publishing