TSMSS - He

A couple of days ago I was picking up some sheet music for my girl and decided to browse a bit. As I was looking through the sheet music in the sacred section, I stumbled across this old song. I haven't thought about it in years! I sure didn't expect there to be any recordings on YouTube, but I was pleasantly surprised. There were a variety of arrangements from which to choose, from The Lennon Sisters to the Blind Boys of Alabama. I particularly liked the following rendition of an ordinary man singing it as a solo in a regular church service. This song was written in the 1950s and popular throughout the 1960s. Enjoy!

HE
by Richard Mullen and Jack Richards

He can turn the tides
And calm the angry sea.
He alone decides
Who writes a symphony.
He lights ev'ry star
That makes our darkness bright.
He keeps watch all through
Each long and lonely night.
He still finds the time
To hear a child's first prayer.
Saint or sinner call
And always find Him there.
Though it makes him sad
To see the way we live,
He'll always say, "I forgive."

He can grant a wish
Or make a dream come true.
He can paint the clouds
And turn the gray to blue.
He alone knows where
To find the rainbow's end.
He alone can see
What lies beyond the bend.
He can touch a tree
And turn the leaves to gold.
He knows every lie
That you and I have told.
Though it makes him sad
To see the way we live,
He'll always say, "I forgive."

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