This is a gentle social justice song from John Coleman. Listen to the excerpt at AOV. The lyrics are simple yet cover much of life … lovely.
It can be purchased for download at As One Voice.
Verse 1
You are there when we call on your name.
You are there, always the same.
You are there in the softness of the rain,
always there.
You are there at the end of a life.
You are there to lead us to light.
You are there at the baby’s first cry,
always there, always there.
Verse 2
You are there like a mist on a hill.
You are there in the fac’tries and mills.
You are there for the beggar and the king,
always there.
You are there in the forests and streets.
You are there in the faces we meet.
You are there in the hungry and weak,
always there, always there.
Verse 3
You are there when we call on your name.
You are there, always the same.
You are there in the softness of the rain,
always there, always there.
© John Coleman 1989.