{"id":2289,"date":"2011-07-03T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T19:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2011-07-03T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T21:23:24","slug":"july-3-helen-stratfords-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2011\/07\/july-3-helen-stratfords-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"July 3 Helen Stratford’s lyrics."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Helen wrote a poem\/hymn verse for the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Helen sang the song below at the service this morning explaining, first explaining how she believed her music was a gift from God made evident first here on Martha’s\u00a0 Vineyard.
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In Yonder Meadows<\/strong><\/p>\n

In these fields I’ve wandered, I’ve pondered,\u00a0 I have grown<\/p>\n

And my heart grows fonder, with each pasture I have known<\/p>\n

And in yonder woods, I have followed the mossy banks<\/p>\n

Of a trickling brook where I’ve knelt down to give thanks<\/p>\n

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These fields taught me compassion They taught me to forgive<\/p>\n

And with mercy unrationed They taught me how to live<\/p>\n

As a soul that’s fallen I’ve pounded my fists and wept<\/p>\n

God must have heard me calling – For something in my spirit leapt<\/p>\n

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There’s a fog rolls in Each evening from the coast<\/p>\n

It creeps across the landscapes like a phantom or ghost<\/p>\n

It rolls across the meadow, the sorrells and the dales<\/p>\n

Continues to drift even as dawn lifts Like a burka or veil<\/p>\n

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Through the mist I’m running\u00a0 Heart pounding against my chest<\/p>\n

To the spirit that is coming In whose presence I feel blessed<\/p>\n

Yes Each moment hastens toward me\u00a0 Impatient to impart<\/p>\n

All that my soul craves\u00a0 All that saves the wounded heart<\/p>\n

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With their verdant splendor<\/p>\n

These fields taught me to believe<\/p>\n

And persuaded me to surrender<\/p>\n

In order that I might receive<\/p>\n

No matter how far I wander<\/p>\n

Or the qualities I lack<\/p>\n

Or the years I have squandered<\/p>\n

These fields, they always take me back<\/p>\n

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Helen Stratford<\/p>\n

Chilmark 2011<\/p>\n

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Helen sang the song below at the service this morning explaining, first explaining how she believed her music was a gift from God made evident first here on Martha’s\u00a0 Vineyard. In Yonder Meadows In these fields I’ve wandered, I’ve pondered,\u00a0 I have grown And my heart grows fonder, with each pasture I have known And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories-from-our-church"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2297,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289\/revisions\/2297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}