Name: Prayer for the Gulf Coast
Channel: Doug Barnett
Description: "Prayer for the Gulf Coast" is a song by Doug Barnett. The title says it all

Prayer for the Gulf Coast

Doug Barnett

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The title says it all

Doug Barnett

mellow acoustic guitar

Hi, I'm an acoustic guitar player from Washington. Originally from Arizona. Been playing for 20 or 30 years but just got serious in the last year or so. I will add some web stuff here in a bit. DwB

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

Peak #1,898

Peak in subgenre #94

Author

Doug Barnett

Rights

2005 by Doug Barnett

Uploaded

September 18, 2005

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.2 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00

Story behind the song

I wrote this song because I have a friend who lives on the Mississippi coast. I told her I could only send money and prayers for the people who were hit so hard by the storm. This is the prayer. I borrowed from an old Irish blessing for the chorus.

Lyrics

“Prayer for the Gulf Coast”  

Never get old, I heard her say
Remember that you have today
Quick as a breeze it blows away
And buries life in tears
It buries life in tears

Living each day like it’s your last
Looking ahead into the past
Distant storms approaching fast
May overtake your fears
Will overtake your fears

          May the road rise to meet you
          May the sun keep you warm
          May you find your hearts desire
          And shelter from the storm

When house and home are lost and gone
Faith alone will lead you on
Alive to see the breaking dawn
Keep your children near
Just keep your children near

The sun continues across the sky
Only those who’ve passed know why
Angel voices sing on high
And shed a single tear
Shed a single tear

          May the road rise to meet you
          May the sun keep you warm
          May you find your hearts desire
          And shelter from the storm

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