Author: doug7565
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Sanctus (Holy, Holy)
Sheet music available! Vocal-Piano-Guitar holy, holyholy, holyGod of power and might holy, holyholy, holyGod of power and might heaven and earth are full of your gloryhosanna in the highestall heaven and earth are full of your gloryhosannahosannahosanna in the highest blessed is the one who comesin the name of the Lord Reviews Damn I just…
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Have I Ever Heard This Sound?
have I ever heard this sound before?the first song of a bird in springhas never caused my heart to sing beforebut suddenly it calls to me, freeing meto sing of things I’ve ever been afraid to speakhave I ever heard this sound before? have I ever felt this warmth before?the stirring of a summer breezehas never caused all…
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Jesus Never Fails
words and music by Doug Howell© Bud John Songs (orig Lexicon Music, Inc.) • Used by permission Sheet music available! in G • in Ab Jesus never failsJesus never failsI’ve got a friendwho won’t ever forsake meJesus never fails Jesus never fails me when I need HimJesus never failsI’ve got a friendwho won’t ever forsake…
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New Site Sighting
Like everything in life these days, seems like the word of the day is “simplify.” So when my website started breaking down every other day and needing upgrading and editing and HTML-ing and CSS-ing and Javascript-ing, I finally decided it was time to simplify that, too. I spent enough years dealing with all that stuff…
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Everything to You
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2023 Creative Measures LLC I want to be everything to youI wanna be your sunriseyour sunset toolet me be the oneoh, it’s just gotta be meI’m only living to fulfill your every needriding here above the cloudsit comes down clear to meI want to be your god…
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Changes in the Air
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC walking out your front doorI heard it slam behind meI got the strangest feelingthat nothing was the way it used to be“Come down from your tree,” you said,but I heard a voice in my head saythat could be hazardous to the healthof all…
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Is It True?
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC is it true, Lordyou could make a blind man seeif it’s true, Lordcan you do something for memy heart is sickmy soul is lostI’ve gained the worldat too great a costI’ve heard it saidthat you can make a body freeif it’s true, Lordwill…
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So Many Ways (2022)
words & music by Doug Howell • © 1974 Trinity Sound Corp, assigned to Creative Measures LLC today I watched the morning suncome up redcome up warm as it blushedto kiss my cheekthe birds singing love songsin my headin my heart they sang thingsthat no one could speakand the dew drops were sparklin‘ just like…
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One Too Many Times
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC I’ve heard you say I love youone too many timesto keep believingit’s still truewith no supporting signshow many times I’ve cried outfor a word, a smile, a kissI swear it was thebitter wounds of silencethat led us here to this I hope you…
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Brown Eyes
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC just a summer nightwe were warming up the bandI was on the stageyou were in the standsbut you met me eye to eyeyou on that 10-speed bike of yourswith that smile of yoursyou melted my defensesI thought I had outgrown that kind of…
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Little Baby Jesus
words and music by Doug Howell • © 2021 Creative Measures LLC little baby Jesusdo you knowall the sorrow, all the woeall the pain and suffering of this worldthis poor world you’re born in but sleep nowMother Mary’s love surround youand keep nowall the burdens lying ‘round you little baby Jesuscan you hearall the angels singing clearsinging…
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I Wanted To Stay
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2021 Creative Measures LLC I saw you sidewaysIn the morning lightAnd watched a smile spread slowlyFrom the left to the rightThe horses stirringAnxious for the dawnLike all the dreamsMy hopes were riding on I held you sidewaysIn the sleepy glowAnd begged you not to let me leaveWhy…
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Look at Me
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2021 Creative Measures LLC put away your sentenceslay your voice to restkeep your heart in silencecome and be my guestturn off the radioblaring in your earI’ve got so much to tell youif you’d take the time to hearthis could beour special day won’t youlook at meI’m sitting…
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King of Dreams
words & music by Doug Howell • © Word Music Inc. OKhave it your wayit’s only fair to warn youI don’t know how to live this waybut I’ll give it a trycause I believe you’d rather die than hurt meI gave you almost everythingand kept what really mattered to mebut now you’re King of Dreamsnow…
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Simple Song
words & music by Honeytree (Nancy Henigbaum Miller) • © by Warner Chappell Music, Inc. • Recorded with the author’s permission I will sing a simple songthe meaning will be clearand you’ll never have to wonderwhen you’re far away from herejust where I am coming fromand where I take my standbeneath the cross of Jesusholding…
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God Be With You
words by Jeremiah E. Rankin (1880), tune: Beach Spring (attr. to Benjamin F. White, 1844) • arranged for SATB by Doug Howell • © 2018 Creative Measures LLC SATB and piano: God be with youtill we meet againGod be in yougo in peace God be with youtill we meet againGod be in yougo in peace…
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Nellie
words and music by Doug Howell © 2021 Creative Measures • All rights reserved in those first daysshe was on her ownshe taught a one-room schoolshe’d always spank the kids at just the proper timeand when her own children came she’d hold them on her kneeand she’d tell them just how things should beand she’d…
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The Song of Songs
Music by Doug Howell, Lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) Sheet music available! Vocal-Piano-Guitar the song of songs, the loveliest songthe song of Love, the Kingno joy on earth compares with hisbut seems a broken thinghis name as ointment is poured forthand all his lovers sing draw me, I will run…
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Bluebird
words & music by Doug Howell (29 Oct 1979) • © 2020 Creative Measures LLC he sent the morning sun to kiss me awakehe sent a gentle breezeto whisper my nameand just for my eyeshe made all these wonders I seeand just for surprisehe bid you to fly here to me oh, bluebirdtake to your…
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I’m Not Afraid of Growing Old
words & music by Doug Howell (29 Oct 1979) clocksit’s so disgusting how they tick away the dayssometimes I can almost feel my youthslip through my fingersI can feel it slippin’ awaybut even though it’s different nowthan it used to beI can take the changesjust as long as you are here with me I’m not…