{"id":4038,"date":"2013-10-06T13:48:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T18:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/?p=4038"},"modified":"2013-10-06T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T18:50:00","slug":"lyrics-to-helen-stratford-song-sung-10713","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2013\/10\/lyrics-to-helen-stratford-song-sung-10713\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyrics to Helen Stratford song sung 10\/7\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In Yonder Meadows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In these fields I\u2019ve wandered, I\u2019ve  pondered,\u00a0 I have grown<\/p>\n<p>And my heart grows fonder, with  each pasture I have known<\/p>\n<p>And in yonder woods, I have  followed the mossy banks<\/p>\n<p>Of a trickling brook where I\u2019ve  knelt down to give thanks<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These fields taught me compassion  They taught me to forgive<\/p>\n<p>And with mercy unrationed They  taught me how to live<\/p>\n<p>As a soul that\u2019s fallen I\u2019ve  pounded my fists and wept<\/p>\n<p>God must have heard me calling  \u2013 For something in my spirit leapt<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a fog rolls in Each evening  from the coast<\/p>\n<p>It creeps across the landscapes  like a phantom or ghost<\/p>\n<p>It rolls across the meadow, the  sorrells and the dales<\/p>\n<p>Continues to drift even as dawn  lifts Like a burka or veil<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through the mist I\u2019m running\u00a0 Heart  pounding against my chest<\/p>\n<p>To the spirit that is coming In  whose presence I feel blessed<\/p>\n<p>Yes Each moment hastens toward  me\u00a0 Impatient to impart<\/p>\n<p>All that my soul craves\u00a0 All  that saves the wounded heart<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With their verdant splendor<\/p>\n<p>These fields taught me to  believe<\/p>\n<p>And persuaded me to surrender<\/p>\n<p>In order that I might receive<\/p>\n<p>No matter how far I wander<\/p>\n<p>Or the qualities I lack<\/p>\n<p>Or the years I have  squandered<\/p>\n<p>These fields, they always take  me back<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4039\" href=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2013\/10\/lyrics-to-helen-stratford-song-sung-10713\/1-dscf0004-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4039\" title=\"1-DSCF0004\" src=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1-DSCF0004-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1-DSCF0004-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1-DSCF0004.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Helen Stratford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Yonder Meadows In these fields I\u2019ve wandered, I\u2019ve pondered,\u00a0 I have grown And my heart grows fonder, with each pasture I have known And in yonder woods, I have followed the mossy banks Of a trickling brook where I\u2019ve knelt down to give thanks &nbsp; These fields taught me compassion They taught me to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories-from-our-church","category-worship-and-teaching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4038","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=4038"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4046,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4038\/revisions\/4046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}