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ADD: Faith of Man (Bill Staines)

18 Jan 03 - 08:29 PM (#869664)
Subject: Lyr Req: Faith of Man
From: GUEST,J Marra

I have to sing this Bill Staines song TOMORROW morning and somehow I've both forgotten the lyrics and lost every paper copy I have. HELP!! Why can't I find it online?

Thanks
J


18 Jan 03 - 08:41 PM (#869671)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Faith of Man
From: Jeri

Typed "faith of man" into the Lyrics and Knowledge Search box at the top, and BAM!

Here you go: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=52580#805723


18 Jan 03 - 08:48 PM (#869676)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE QUIET FAITH OF MAN (Bill Staines)
From: Jim Krause

Dunno. Here's the lyric.

THE QUIET FAITH OF MAN
Bill Staines
©1981 Mineral River Music, BMI

1. One day a babe was born along the highway
A tiny helpless thing upon the sand
And an Okie with a dream out on the byway
Took the babe and held it proudly in his hand.
And the woman smiled a gentle smile of knowing
And whispered something softly in its ear,
Perhaps a little prayer to help the growing,
Perhaps a word of comfort through the fear.

CHORUS
You can trust the moon to move the mighty oceans.
You can trust the sun to shine upon the land.
You take the little that you know
And you do the best you can.
And you see the rest with the quiet faith of man.

2. A tractor makes its way along a fence line,
The seeds are dropped precisely in the row.
And if the rain is kind and the wind don't take the topsoil
Before too long the crops will start to show
Now the farmer sees the fields around him ripen
And whispers something low beneath his breath.
Perhaps a little prayer to help the growing,
Perhaps a word of thanks for all the rest. CHORUS

3. There's a storm-tossed ship tonight out on the water,
There's a soul that sails alone out on the blue.
There's a dreamer with her eyes upon the heavens,
They're all looking for a way to make it through CHORUS



There. That ought to get it.
Jim


18 Jan 03 - 08:49 PM (#869679)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Faith of Man
From: GUEST

Wow, thanks! How'd you do that? I did the same and nothing came up. Musta done something wrong. Thank you thank you.

J


18 Jan 03 - 08:52 PM (#869682)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Faith of Man
From: Jeri

J, I found the lyrics in the thread. Maybe you were looking in the Digital Tradition?


18 Jan 03 - 09:05 PM (#869690)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Faith of Man
From: GUEST

Yes,I think that's what I did. I'm just tickled to death to have them.

Anybody care to contribute chords? It seems like it could do with or without certain minors and stuff.


19 Jan 03 - 02:10 AM (#869767)
Subject: Chords Add: THE QUIET FAITH OF MAN (Bill Staines)
From: Mudlark

Here are the chords I use, in G...


(G)One day a babe was born along the(C) highway
A (D7)tiny hlpless thing upon the (G(sand
And an Okie with a dream out on the (C)byway
(D7)Took the babe and held it proudly in his (G)hand.

(G)And the woman smiled a gentle smile of (C)knowing
And (D7)whispered something softly in its (G)ear,
Perhaps a little prayer to help the (C)growing,
(d7)Perhpas a word of comfort through the (G)fear.

CHORUS
You can (C)trust the moon to move the might (G)oceans.
You can (C)trust the (Am)sun to shine upon the (D7)land.
You take the (C)little that you (D7)know
And you (G)do the best you (Em)can.
And you (C)see the Am)rest with the (D7)quiet faith of (G)man.

I add bass runs from C to Am and G to Em in the chorus.


23 May 18 - 10:00 PM (#3926754)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Faith of Man
From: GUEST,Ben

Thanks people of the internet:2003