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Heres to you , Oh my friend
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Song for a friend who had lost their faith. When something that you once shared is no more, it changes the dynamics of a relationship.
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Contemporary Christian Music from 1976.
Way back in the Mid 1970's, before 'Contemporary Christian' was even a genre, a group of folk in Merseyside, UK, were exploring how playing the music they liked fitted in with the things they believed. Amongst them were a band called Celebration, who never made an album, played a few concerts (Mostly in 1977.. but the very first in 1976.. hence the name "Celebration - 1976 - revisited") and then went their different ways. Band Members (at various times) included Tim Rawe, Paul and Dave Maylor, Alison Battey, Yvonne Bridge, Paul Winn, Kevin Mercer, Eli, Chris Knowles, Graham Marshall, Rob Fisher and myself Adrian. Don't expect much in the way of recording quality here... it's rough and ready, recorded on the fly and is was it is... great memories of times gone by. As said at the start... this stuff dates back to the mid-1970's. I was a new Christian, 19 years old, not sure where life was heading or even how who I was fitted in with being part of a church community. I remember there were those who told me that Christian Rock music would never catch on and I should pursue other musical directions. These days Contemporary Christian music outsells many other genres. Sure hope you enjoy these blasts from the past!
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Genre
Pop Christian Pop
Charts
Peak #55
Peak in subgenre #6
Author
Adrian J Pratt
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Adrian J Pratt 1977
Uploaded
February 01, 2022
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MP3 10.0 MB 320 kbps 4:22
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Here's to you Oh my friend Seems like only yesterday, Those chains of love were strong I thought that you would blossom And your life would become a song I don't mean to criticise I'm not the one to judge your life But deep within me I sense something is wrong Here's to you Oh my friend It's so sad to see how you have fallen Seems to me, you've compromised And let the wool fall over your eyse And the love that you once knew has now turned stale Mindless Christianity always leads to blind hypocrisy And the dreams that we once shared Now lie crippled at the foot of the stairs I know that I'm not perfect I never will be so, But remember, when you slide away Your are hurting Him so Here's to you Oh my friend It's so sad to see how you have fallen Seems to me, you've compromised And let the wool fall over your eyes And the love that you once knew has now turned stale I hate to see the end of a love affair I don't like to think that you don't care About One who loves you more Than any will ever do Love so vast and beautiful, Demands an answer from you So please, don't say no, That isn't the way to go Here's to you Oh my friend It's so sad to see how you have fallen Seems to me, you've compromised And let the wool fall over your eyes And the love that you once knew has now turned stale Here's to you Oh my friend It's so sad to see how you have fallen Seems to me, you've compromised And let the wool fall over your eyes And the love that you once knew has now turned stale Oh yes the love that you once knew has now turned stale Oh yes the love that you once knew has now turned stale
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