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My CD booklet didn't allow me enough room for this added information; however I am at liberty to share with you a little bit about each of the songs included in this album. They have been carefully chosen because they all have a particular message or story attached. I trust that by reading the following comments, the songs will perhaps mean more to you personally.

Believe it or not, the idea for this Title Song came long ago, just before I became a Christian. I used to enjoy walking on the cliff paths along the North coast here in Jersey. There, all alone in that beautiful place I felt as if I was close to God. One day away from everybody else I was very much aware of my smallness in the midst of this vast scene of beauty. Though I didn't realise it then, God was gently tugging on a few loose threads in my heart drawing me to my little Bible and read for myself the wonderful message of His immeasurable love and mercy to me the lost sinner. That particular day I had brought it with me and left it in my car to read upon my return from my walk, and I did read it - the rest, shall we say - is history. (Click here for more information)

Sometime later into my Christian life I discovered I could write poetry and soon I wrote a poem with the same title as this song, drawing the reader's attention to the fact that God, the Creator uses His wonderful handiwork to impress upon us that He really does exist.

Now, there is no place better than the Bible to tell us about what He is like and all that He has done to reach out to mankind so that we might be on good terms with Him. But we must come aside and away from all the noise and get alone so we can concentrate on what we are reading. O, what unspeakable blessing there is for individuals who are prepared to believe His gracious words and allow the living God to be the very centre of our lives.

This song is a combination of both the memories of my lonely walks and the sentiment in the poem. The actual song was written in 2005 and recorded in 2009 – so the production of it has been spread over several years.

This song captures a moment of tenderness between a father and his little boy who asks: “Daddy, how much do you love me?” Of course we all know the answer don't we? Perhaps we've even done it ourselves with our own children; with arms outspread we say – “This Much!” We then to take a look at the immense love of God for His children and attempt to measure the immeasurable.

The Bible teaches us that in order to be able to draw near to God and one day be with Him forever, we must be clothed in a ‘garment' fit for His presence. Maybe we've all made an attempt to prepare a ‘garment' for ourselves; being the independent type of people we are! Our garments of good works, moral living and even church attendance are all commendable but in God's eyes they are nothing more than ‘filthy rags', in comparison to the garment He has already prepared for us. We have to be clothed in a garment of His providing and come to Him on His terms. This garment is a covering through which a holy God accepts us, and there is nothing else on earth like it you know! Who could find or even want a garment better than one that gives to its wearer beauty and praise? Joy adorns the hearts of those who are acceptable to their God.

This is a song of unspeakable joy acknowledging our utter unworthiness of such great love.

I have the pleasure of introducing a guest singer to compliment this song – Every year in the spring he sings his beautiful song in my garden, and he brings joy to my soul every time I hear him sing. I don't know of a more stirring sound than the voice of the sweet blackbird!

It occurred to me one day that if the birds can leave all their cares with God and sing their beautiful songs for us to enjoy, surely we can as well. Don't we have so much to sing about? Our Father in heaven cares for us and values us very highly.

Now, that's what I call a worthy cause for the heart to greatly rejoice!

Have you ever really taken a good look at the dew? Sometime just before the setting of the sun the air becomes moist leaving everything dampened with the gentle refreshing moisture. No one hears it come; for silent is its work in refreshing the parched earth and sun scorched grass and flowers. In the morning one can observe its jewel like droplets on leaves and on the tips of blades of grass. It leaves its pearly like beads of moisture on a spider's web and the air fresh and fragrant.

Those of us who have felt the need for refreshment and comfort know the gentleness of the comforter who ministered to our needs like only He can do. He did not come with a show but softly and silently – like the dew!

This is a verse to me that speaks of power from God to overcome obstacles. And many are the obstacles cast before the person who longs to walk with God. Storm clouds gather and obscure the sun and the clear blue sky. The winds of adversity blow and whip up the sea of circumstances until we feel threatened and insecure. Our strength fails and we would faint along the way without the hope this verse gives like a light shining in a dark place. And what are we to do? – Wait on the Lord!

Now, waiting seems the most unnatural thing to do at a time like this when we would much prefer to panic, but the Word of God directs us to the majestic eagle who is not at all disturbed by the storm. From where he is he sees things differently and simply spreads out his wings and rides upon the thermals high above the turmoil and is in complete control.

They that wait on the Lord can do the very same thing. Like the eagle, the best place to do the waiting is where one can do the watching – on higher ground! From there our strength is renewed or changed and our energy and confidence returns. Be warned – like Isaiah's victory verse is powerful; so is this song!

I am a great fan of the “Blessed Hope” of the Christian – The Promised return of the Lord Jesus. If anyone else said He was coming I might have had cause to doubt, but it was the Lord Himself that promised and it is the Lord Himself who will come - not somebody else.

Those who have had sleepless nights know how long a night can be. Like the shepherds on the hillsides and the fishermen who have been toiling all night, they look out for the morning star; for when they see it they know that the morning is soon to come. It has been said that the darkest part of the night is just before the dawn, and just at that time the morning star shines as a ray of hope.

Are these not dark times in which we are living? Could they get any darker I wonder? He who calls Himself: “the bright and morning star” gives hope to those of His waiting people, some of which are suffering greatly.

I make no apologies about singing passionately in an attempt to reflect the longing of God's people who look with glad anticipation for His imminent return. I can almost hear them saying, and sometimes I find myself joining in the cry: "Even so, come Lord Jesus" Revelation 21: 20

I have lost count of how many times referred to the words of this song as if somebody else had written them and gained comfort and strength when my resources in that area needed topping up!

This is one of my more recent songs, which was written during a time of sadness within the family. I sat and reflected on the many times I've been almost at my wits end or almost at the end of my resources and noted how the Lord had graciously come to the rescue and met our needs according to His riches in glory - every time! But this was a time when I needed carrying, and I knew from past experience that He was the One who would be able to do just that.

The lyrics remind us of a few things that I know God uses to speak to us. He uses the birth of a child, sunsets, birdsong, snowflakes to name but a few. However the list is endless and we would never be able to truthfully say that God never thought of us or reached out to us. Every day and an all sorts of ways He is communicating to us His goodness, His grace, our need and His remedy. Perhaps at last the listener to God's voice might just be moved to look for that old forgotten Bible, blow the dust away, open up its pages and read its sacred, life giving words, and there find the Saviour to meet their greatest need. You'll never be sorry you did!