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The London Music Archives - 1990

ALISTAIR MCGHEE
Here I Am

Web Of Time
New Freedom Song
New Freedom/Variation
Let Me Tell You
Hate In Their Hearts
Friends In His Service
Her Loving Touch
Here I Am
Land Of Beautiful Waters
My Song Of Love
My Song Of Love/Variation
Hearing The Call
Shelter The Children
Am I Dreaming

All Songs written by Alistair F. McGhee
© Balladeer Publications

Credits
Executive Producers: Alistair & Don McGhee
Produced and Arranged by Ryner Stoetzer
Vocal Arrangements: Alistair McGhee, Jim Hill & Ryner Stoetzer
Recording Engineer: Paul Venesoen
Background vocals: Alistair and Laurie McGhee, Paul Mills, Elmwood Male Chorus
Lead and rhythm guitar: Paul Mills
Rhythm guitars: Alistair, Paul Odegaard
Drums: Paul Venesoen
Conga: Paul Odegaard
Banjo: Paul Odegaard
Violin/Fiddle: Nicole Getty
Keyboards/Synthesizers: Ryner Stoetzer
*Special Variations written by Ryner Stoetzer
Children's Chorus:
Laurie, Andrew and Kristen McGhee, Rebecca Evans
Elmwood Singers:
Director - Bert Van der Hoek Elaine Allen, Alex Carroll, Janet Christensen Paul Cooper, Betty Cornish, Catharine Coulthard, Chris Evans, Rob Evans, Andrew Fraser, Kathy Fraser, Catherine Hare, Marjorie Howell, Alistair McGhee, Laurie McGhee, Kathy Pearson, Peggy Sinclair, Trudy Van der Hoek
Recorded & Mixed at Studio 107, London, Canada

The Web of Time

We are all caught in the web of time
Memories live on
We are all part of the web of time
We are all one
Spin, spin, spin around
Life has its ups and downs
Spin, spin, spin around
In the web of time
The times of our lives are intertwined
Like the web of time
We all share a common thread
In the web of time
Love is the strand that binds us all
In the web of time
Sharing and caring endlessly
Through eternity        © 1984

New Freedom Song

There is a new song that we must sing
For all mankind must learn just one thing
All men were born to be free
And live in perfect harmony

Sing out that new freedom song

Great men have died to keep this way of life
Now we must learn to end this bitter strife
Throughout the years we have been wrong
Now we must sing the new freedom song

No matter what your colour or your creed
Go out and sow that new freedom seed
We must love our fellow man
And sing freedom throughout the land       ©1964

Let Me Tell You

Let me tell you how I feel about you
Let me tell you how much I really care
Let me tell how my heart starts aching
Each and every time that you're not there
You gave me a gift so rare
A love that we both can share
A life filled with peace and joy
And trust that none can destroy
When we're lying quiet in the darkness
Snuggled safe beneath the spread
I reach out and touch your gentle breathing
And whisper all my dreams that were unsaid       ©1983

Hate in Their Hearts

They bide there in the shadows
And pretend that they are strong
But we can see the evil
And we know that they are wrong

Men with hate in their hearts
Cannot feel God's love

They lie about their neighbours
Because they're not the same
They learn to hate each other
And we can feel their shame

We must learn to help each other
To share in His great love
To rid this world of evil
Have faith in God above
Men with love in their hearts
They reveal God's love      © 1965

Friends In His Service

O Yes we're friends in His service
Disciples of love
Stewards of faithfulness
Servants of the Lord (here in our God's house)
Throughout the years we've been together
Sharing joy and pain
And through these years we've grown together
Stronger in His name
Our church's one strong foundation
Is built on faith and love
Each soul has shared in its creation
With guidance from above
We must look to the future
And keep our hopes high
'that as friends in His service
Our love will never die       ©1985

Her Loving Touch

When I was young I knew that she was always there
To comfort , soothe and hold me say that she cared
Her gentle voice and happy laugh were with me then
And I could feel her loving touch
As she ran her fingers through my hair

As time went on she stood by me and filled with pride
For all the things 1 did she was on my side
But more than this her love was strong and always there
And I could feel her loving touch
As she ran her fingers through my hair

Through the years her love was always there
Through the years I know how much cared
'though she's gone I feel her loving touch
And her fingers running through my hair

She bore such pain and yet she always had a smile
Her songs still echo in my mind she sang with joy
She gave to me a gift of love I want to share
And I could feel her loving touch
As she ran her fingers through my hair      © 1990

Here I Am

I never thought this would happen to me
Falling in love again
We've only met so how can it be
That now you're all that I see

Life is full of wonders
That were just memories
You have opened my heart again (to them)
And I just wanted to say...
Here I am loving you
Here we are take my hand

Hearing your voice and seeing your smile
Fill my heart with delight
We share so much yet there's so little time
To be all that we can

'throughout the years I will always love you
Always be your friend
I pray one day you and I will be
together eternally      ©1985

Land Of Beautiful Waters

We all live in the land of beautiful waters
We all love this land we call home
We all live in the land of beautiful waters
Where ever you go it means Ontario

i We can sail on her lakes and fish the deep waters
Play on the sand and ski o'er the waves
We can swim near the shore
Camp by sparkling streams
This is our home the land of our dreams

We can skate on the ice and drink the cool waters
Nourish our plants and dive in the deep
We must help keep our home the land of beautiful waters
Show all you know you love Ontario      © 1984

My Song Of Love

When I first saw you
All at once I knew
You were everything to me
A dream of love come true
I long to hold you close and to say
I will love you now and always

'this is my song of love
Your gift for evermore

When you are near to me
Everything feels right

Your smiling face and laughing eyes
Are now my true delight
No matter where I go or what I do
I'll spend my life loving you
In my dreams I'm with you now
As long as time goes on
Take my hand and come with me
We will be as one
These words I sing come straight from my heart
To be with you when we are apart
This is my song of love
Your gift for evermore
I love you       © 1975

Hearing The Call

Hearing the call is a wonderment
Hearing the call is a joy
Answer that call and you're on His way
To serve where you can (It's part of his plan)
To leave us now is not easy
'this we understand
He must have His reasons
We leave it in His hands
You came to us and we welcomed you
You came to us as our friend
You helped us grow and to reach out
To help our fellow men
Let us rejoice in His goodness
Let us be glad that we met
As years go by you will always know
Our house of God is your home.      © 1988

Shelter The Children

Shelter the children from all harm
Give them no cause for alarm
We are the ones to help them now
Shelter the children from all harm
Give them hope
For lives to be
Free from fear and pain
And filled with love      ©1988

Am I Dreaming?

Am I dreaming will I wake
Can this girl be mine?
The alarm in my heart
Begins to ring
Awakes me one more time

Don't lose your heart use your head
I lay here dreaming yet I'm not in bed

The sounds of lonely silence are filled with smiling voice

What to do?
Where to run?
There's no clear choice
Don't lose your heart use your head
I lay here dreaming yet I'm not in bed
A dream unfolds it's all to real
I can't deny all I feel
I've lost my heart can't use my head
I'm no longer dreaming take me to your bed       ©1988