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1. |
The Great Stop
04:26
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When the great stop is pull - ed
On a grand church or - gan
The people feel the spirit’s song
Just below the rum - ble
How could I explain things
That I have only fe - lt
But I know if you would feel it too
You would hear the roar unde - niable
When a mountain moves
From its very core
There erupts a rolling thunder
Which can’t held by any barrier
In the storm of the o - cean
In the hurricane’s fo - am
There is a sound much dee - per
Than I in my voice could ever
con - jure
When the sea floor starts to move
And sends up a great white wave
There is a warning issued forth
That only the animals heed
Though there be unquestionable
da - nger
In things not understo - od
In some you find feel - ing
That this indeed is something
good
So when I feel that sound again
Shaking in my chest
I’ll tremble for its awful power
And glory in its goodness
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2. |
Sun Came Up
04:11
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When the sun came up
On the canyon
The water shone
With a light clear enough
To be translucent
We washed our feet
Our clothes
The embers stirred
From the night before
And packing up
All in a bag
As if it were
All that we owned
All that we needed
We walked up to
The ridge and saw
The peaks all around us
And I saw you
For the first time
The city’s behind us
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3. |
In Lonely Mountain Ways
03:17
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In lonely mountain ways
of this world's trial and care,
my heart knows naught of fear-scarred days;
the Master's hand is there!
tune
My journey may be long,
the pathway rough and steep.
Sufficient for each day my song;
my way the Lord does keep.
Tune
And though when evening falls,
a stone my pillow shapes,
the vision of our kingdom calls
and here a Bethel makes.
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4. |
Perseids
04:06
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We
Have just begun
Begun to see
The perse - ids
the milky wa - ay
The galaxy
Is spanning o’er
Our heads beyond
Understanding
And take
My hand my dear
And hold it near
And fear not
any man who’d take
your
Awe
And wonder for
The way things grow
We’re dead and born
And why we love
[Oh I’ll protect you from the bonds
That once enslaved me
I will unsheath you like a sword
And from these ropes
be free]
And there
Out in the fog
On the hills
The way beyond
On the horizon
We’ll find
The shroud, the veil
The hidden jewel
The treasure in
All our longing
[I will sell all that I have
I will buy that piece of
land
I will dig until I find
What I have been
Mis - sing]
And now
I know for sure
I’m welcome to
The banquet table
Never
In all I bought
In all the names
And orthodox
Did I find you
Only in
The perse - ids
The foggy hills
The birth and love
and the dy - ing
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5. |
Kaw River Swimmers
01:19
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6. |
Rite Two
04:08
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For all I’ve done
And left undone
For all my sins
Toward my fellow
man
If there be good
In any part of me
Ground enough
For me to stand
I have not loved
With a whole heart
And I’m selfish
All the time
If there’s a way
To atone for these
Let me choose
That way for mine
Please don’t mistake
My faltering steps
For a lack
In earnestness
I love you all
I’ll do my best
But I’m sure
I’ll slip again
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7. |
Linwood
02:07
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8. |
Summer Of
04:11
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O, but what am I a speck of dust
Breathing clay, warm weather comes
And reminds me of the summer of
The lake and falling deep in love
Woven deep in - to this sinner’s blood
A memo - ry I cannot over - come
A beach campfire burning bright
Some - times I feel just like a child
[O that light shine over me
Illuminate and guide me
Where I’ve gone wro - ng show mer - cy
Bind my heart tight to thee]
I wanna look in - to the skies a - gain
And feel my heart with - in me soften - ing
A clear heart and head like I had the - en
Safely held with - in the myste - ry
I don’t know why I e’r be - came un - sure
There was nothing in you falter - ing
But I’ll need some help to love again
It’s been a long time now, I’ve been toughe - ning
[O that light shine over me
Illuminate and guide me
Where I’ve gone wro - ng show mer - cy
Bind my heart tight to thee]
I never under - stood the fear in love
Until I’d lived enough to do some wrong
But the weakness of the broken heart
The fertile ground to sow upon
[O that light shine over me
Illuminate and guide me
Where I’ve gone wro - ng show mer - cy
Bind my heart tight to thee]
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9. |
When the Wind Blows
04:07
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When the wind blows
And none returns
And you go to bed alone
And you rattle your rib cage bones
When you can’t sleep
And the darkness creeps
And you can hardly breathe
And you can’t see
[ I am there with you
I am there with you
When the wind just blows
And none returns]
When you wake
And nothing's changed
And your whole soul shakes
And your heart just breaks
When you race
Through your day
And you wanna win
But there’s just no way
[I am there with you
I am there with you
When you’re whole soul shakes
And your heart just breaks]
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10. |
Linwood 2
00:53
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David Burchfield Denver, Colorado
David Burchfield writes powerful Americana that gathers influences from folk, bluegrass, rock, and country. Burchfield’s literate lyrics meet emotive grace in nods to Josh Ritter, Glen Hansard, and David Ramirez. Burchfield has shared bills with Nick Bluhm, Anders Osborne, Guster, Joe Pug, David Ramirez, Noah Gundersen, Futurebirds, Denison Witmer, and the Way Down Wanderers. ... more
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