Lyrics

three strands

where we’re from and where we’ve been
who we’ve known and things we’ve seen
love has brought us to this place
and, it is by His grace, I give

life will shape, mould and define us
but only love transforms us
into someone who understands
what is God’s mighty plan
and I give……… to you

all I am and hope to be
all that God has made of me
all the strength in my hands
all the love at his command I give

to find the path that’s been set
to walk with every measured step
to reach that holy precipice
all…… that …. I am…..
all …. I hope to be….

a cord of three strands, isn’t easily broken
and the tapestry we’ll weave, will be taken
to bless other’s lives, our faith won’t be shaken
and the truth we’ve come to know, wont be forsaken
and I give ………… to you

all I am and hope to be
all that God has made of me
all the strength in my hands
all the love at his command I give

© 2003

when you love someone deeply
it has the power to awaken the soul
our individual journey longs for a shared path
a sacred covenant in complete oneness
a witness, who gives testimony
to our life’s journey

(My friends Carmel and Cameron had asked me to sing a song at their wedding in Manila near Tamworth in 2003. I finished writing the song the day before their wedding as I was driving through the beautiful undulating hills of New England.
I also sang it with `The Untamed Shrews’ and a string ensemble at my friend Sue’s wedding when she married Leigh in Ulladulla in 2008.)