Listen and Love
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By Night on my Bed
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) by night on my bed I sought himhe whom my soul loveth soI sought but I could not find himand now I will rise and go out in the streets of the cityand out on the broad highwayfor he whom my…
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I Am the Rose of Sharon
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) I am the Rose of Sharona wild anemoneas lily ‘mong the thorn treesso is my love to me an apple tree ‘mong wild treesmy love is in my sightI sit down in his shadowhis fruit is my delight he brought me…
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The Closed Garden
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) a garden closed art thou, my lovewhere none thy fruits can tastea spring shut up, a fountain sealedan orchard run to waste awake, north wind, and blow, thou southblow on my garden fairthat all the spices may flow outas perfume on…
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I’ll Turn My Hands Upon Thy Heart
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) I’ll turn my hands upon thy heartand purge away thy drossI will refine thee in my fireremake thee at my cross ℗ © 1983 Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. and Eden Records, assigned to Creative Measures. The title Hinds’ Feet On High…
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My Beloved
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) my beloved is the chiefestof ten thousand anywherehe is altogether lovelyhe is altogether fairmy beloved is so gentleand is strong beyond compare ℗ © 1983 Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. and Eden Records, assigned to Creative Measures. The title Hinds’ Feet On…
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Thou Art All Fair
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) thou art all fair, my dearest lovethere is no spot in theecome with me to the heights aboveyet fairer visions seeup to the mount of myrrh and thenceacross the hills of frankincenseto where the dawn’s clear innocencebids all the shadows flee…
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How Lovely, How Nimble
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) how lovely, how nimble, are thy feetO prince’s daughterthey sparkle and flash and can run more fleetthan running wateron all the mountains there is no gazelleno roe or hindcan o’ertake thee nor leap as wellbut lag behind thy joints and thighs…
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O Where Is Thy Beloved Gone?
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) oh, where is thy beloved gonethou fairest among womenwhere dost thou think he as turned asidethat we may seek him with thee he is gone down into the gardento the beds of spices sweetfor he feedeth among the liliestis there we…
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I Am My Love’s
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) I am my love’s and he is mineand this is his desirethat with his beauty I may shinein radiant attireand this will be when all of meis pruned and purged with fire come, my beloved, let us goforth to the waiting…
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Set Me as a Seal
Music by Doug Howell, lyrics by Hannah Hurnard (based on The Song of Solomon) set me as a seal upon thy heartthou, love, more strong than deaththat I may feel through every partthy burning, fiery breathand then like wax held in the flamemay take the imprint of thy name set me as a seal upon…
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Hinds’ Feet on High Places
Description NOTE: Sorry, but available in digital format only. A “Soundtrack to the Book.” Inspired by and based on the best-selling Christian allegory, Hinds’ Feet on High Places, a modern Pilgrim’s Progress where the protagonist is a girl named Much-Afraid. Original music reflects the story’s action and many moods. Total playing time: 45:06 Read on…
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The Needle and the Nail
abt. 1982 • for Todd I remember you as a wound—a sharp stabof pain—a clean cut (the devil in me falls away)of joy—a hot touch (the angel in me jumps into sky)your bluest eyes trained on the soulyou knelt before megrasped my hands— “What are you trying to do,break my heart?”I said the wordsand I…
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Bending
Winter, 1980 Photo courtesy of Dominic Alves I dreamed once offire laughing in the skythe world on endwas bending meinviting meYou—and thatrightside-up world of yours—saw me yieldingand did not call me back stifling a cry in my heartI laughedand jumped into the leaning landscapeI swam up the oceanlooked out the skyI looked back to smile goodbybut…
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Singer in the King’s Service
words and music by Doug Howell (3 Feb 1978) I haven’t got no four-piece bandto accompany me across the landI ain’t no comedianat times I’m hard to understandI’m not gonna fool you, I’m no hockey playerand I sure ain’t no big word sayerI’m just from the run of the millI’m just an ordinary old taxpayer,…
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Real with You
words by Joe Becker, music by Doug Howell (31 Jan 1978) I want to be real with youtouch your heartand tell you all my feelings truelet you know just who I amand what I like to doall I really want to do is to bereal with you I need someone to tell my secrets tosomeone…
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New Wine
words and music by Doug Howell (2 Sep 1976) why do we pretend to hold Your lifein forms that just can’t bend?we just maintainhow can we confine the good, good newsto names on dotted lines?it’s such a strainif we could only take downall the umbrellas we have builtwe could receive His latter rain now Jesus,…
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Falling Star
words and music by Doug Howell (31 Aug 1976) ah, Falling Star,You fill my eyes with such surpriseand the sky seemsmore empty than before when You’re gone oh, how You shine!You can break right throughthis darkness of mineoh, how You shine!You can take awaythis darkness of mine ah, Morning Star,You fill the night with such…
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Can’t You See Me?
words and music by Doug Howell (11 Nov 1975) how can you look without seeing?your eyes look at me almost every dayand yet you never see menot the real methat lives behind my eyesyou never let your eyestouch mine for very longyou know that touch couldmake us so strongtell me—would touching be so wrong? how…
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Appeal to a Dying Race
music adapted from “Recitative and song,” Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell, words by Doug Howell (17 Oct 1971) sometimes I see people crowding byin sorrow they diein sadness they cryand follow after a lie when the whole world cries outin torment and despairhow can I stop the pain?Lord, hear me and help me to…
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Just To Think About You
words and music by Doug Howell (1 Aug 1973) just to think about You, Lordmakes me feel like singingand just to think that You still careit makes me feel like bringingall my love to Youand I dojust to know a love so true just to think how You have madethis empty life worth livingand just…