Abba, Here I Am

This is a bit different. A couple of years ago a lyricist from the USA, Pam Bowen, sent me a couple of texts to see if I could set them to music. Now Pam likes to keep working on things until they are perfect and the original text she sent me had further work done on it, but I really liked the initial draft myself. I did write some music for the bridge she added but I went a little operatic so the simplicity of the original idea probably got lost.

I can’t put up the sheet music for this one because it isn’t in the commons, but I made a backing and Pam got a friend to record a vocal track over it.

This is the original text she sent:

 

Abba, here I am

Lying in the dark

Lost in my despair,

Fearing you’re not there.

 

Abba, here I am

Kneeling by my bed,

Crying in the blanket,

Feeling so alone.

 

Abba, here I am

Silent in my room,

Listening for your voice

Drowning out the noise.

 

Abba, here I am

Empty hands wide open,

Ready to receive

The grace you send to me.

 

Abba, here I am

Standing in your love,

Shining like a star

Reflecting who you are.

 

Abba, here I am

In you as you in me.

Lord, I’m ready to

Do what you’d have me do.

© 2014 words by Pamela Bowen (BMI) music by Geoffrey Madden

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