ORDINARY MAN © Carolyn Harley, 2022 He’s an ordinary man lives an ordinary life Has an ordinary home and an ordinary wife Every day is like the last one, nothing much seems to go wrong But his world just took a sideways spin, now his ordinary life is gone He’s a father, he’s a brother He’s a husband, he’s a son He’s a friend and a neighbour Now he’s carrying a gun His world has turned to ashes Dreams are rubble in the dust His prayers rise high above Everything he’s lost He packed up all the memories one suitcase could hold Kept his family close beside him, left everything they owned His quiet life was shattered with the first blast of a bomb His world took a sideways spin, and his ordinary life was gone He’s a father, he’s a brother He’s a husband, he’s a son He’s a friend and a neighbour Now he’s carrying a gun His world has turned to ashes Dreams are rubble in the dust His prayers rise high above Everything he’s lost The world is watching In colour on TV As hearts break, we wonder Could it happen to me? He’s a father, he’s a brother He’s a husband, he’s a son He’s a friend and a neighbour Now he’s carrying a gun His world has turned to ashes Dreams are rubble in the dust His prayers rise high above Everything he’s lost He’s an ordinary man… © Carolyn Harley, March, 2022 harleys@shaw.ca

A SONG OF HOPE There’s a light in the window Shadows on the ground Darkness is gathering near Then the sweet sound of music fills the night air A song my heart needs to hear It’s a song of hope A song of peace Promising a new day with the dawn In the secret corners of my soul’s bliss I wait ‘til the darkness is gone There’s a star in the sky The first to show its light Promising to take away my fear The music of the universe is playing for me A song my heart needs to hear It’s a song of hope A song of peace Promising a new day with the dawn In the secret corners of my soul’s bliss I wait ‘til the darkness is gone I hear a promise for tomorrow Singing in my soul I see the darkness fading The promise makes me whole It’s a song of hope A song of peace Promising a new day with the dawn In the secret corners of my soul’s bliss I wait ‘til the darkness is gone I wait ‘til the darkness is gone © Carolyn Harley harleys@shaw.ca

ABRAND NEW MILE Lighten up your touch Unclench your hand Straighten up your spine Take command Open up your eyes Find your smile Ready - set - go It’s a brand new mile It’s a brand new mile A brand new day Follow your heart And be on your way Pull your shoulders back Lift your chin Take a breath Time to begin Hold your head up high Feel the power flow It’s a brand new mile Ready set go It’s a brand new mile A brand new day Follow your heart And be on your way It’s a brand new mile A brand new day Follow your heart And be on your way It’s a brand new mile A brand new day Follow your heart And be on your way Follow your heart And be on your way © Carolyn Harley harleys@shaw.ca

KEY D I WILL BE RECEIVED 4/4 D D7 G G INTRO D A D D D D7 G G VERSE Sweet light of morning shines upon me D D7 A A I walk into a brand new day D D7 G G I feel the warmth of love surround me D A D D I will find my way G D CHORUS All my trials will be ended G A A7 All my pain will be relieved D D7 G Gates of heaven will be opened D A D D I will be received TURN D D7 G G AROUND D A D D D D7 G VERSE A choir is singing all around me D D7 A Songbirds rejoice a new born day D D7 G I follow the music of the ages D A D I will find my way G D CHORUS All my trials will be ended G A All my pain will be relieved D D7 G Gates of heaven will be opened D A D D I will be received SOLO/ D D G G VERSE D D A A D D G G D A D D G D CHORUS All my trials will be ended G A All my pain will be relieved D D7 G Gates of heaven will be opened D A D D I will be received G D OUTRO I will be received G D I will be received G D Gates of heaven will be opened D A D I will be receive D G TAG Gates of heaven will be opened D A G-D I will be receive © Carolyn Harley, harleys@shaw.ca

ECHOES OF AMAZING GRACE ‘ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me On a barstool in a tavern sat a woman The years had etched their mark upon her face In her glass ice was slowly melting By request the band began ‘Amazing Grace’ People just kept talking about their troubles The band was aching for some rock and roll When the woman on the barstool started singing From the deepest reaches of her soul Above the sounds of mumbled conversations Scraping chairs and laughter sharp and loud Rose her voice and she turned the room to silence As that song touched every person in the crowd Head held high she sat upon the barstool She sang the song as if held in a trance One by one the people stopped to listen To a woman sing of yet another chance The final note still echoed in the barroom And faded like a ghost without a form Silence rushed in before the thunder Like hope rushes in before the storm Like hope rushes in before the storm Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me That saved a wretch like me © Carolyn Harley, harleys@shaw.ca