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I Know You Will Be There

from Folk Songs and Renovations by Tim Chesterton

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I originally wrote this song in memory of some older friends in the little town in Saskatchewan where Marci and I began our married life 1979-84; many of the folks we knew when we lived there are getting old and frail now, and a good number have died. Just over a year after I wrote it, a good friend was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 47, and he died in August 2011. I always sing this song now in honour of him.

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I Know You Will Be There
©Tim Chesterton, May 2010

I don’t know the day of my death,
the day I will draw my last fading breath;
and I don’t know how it may come –
the end of my days under the sun.
But as I cross the horizon
on a path my eyes cannot see,
I know you will be there walking with me.

I might live to healthy old age
in gladness and joy to the end of my days.
But then again in the blink of an eye
the summons may come – the day I must die.
But as I let go the moorings
and drift out into your sea
I know you will be there sailing with me.

Even now when the day’s work is done
I lie down and sleep ‘til the morning light comes.
And I know when I reach my last rest,
safe in your care I will wake up refreshed.
And on that bright morning
when the world is made new and free,
I know you will be there awakening me.

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from Folk Songs and Renovations, released May 13, 2013
Words and Music: Tim Chesterton
Vocals and Guitar: Tim Chesterton

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Tim Chesterton Edmonton, Alberta

Tim Chesterton is inspired by the rich heritage of traditional folk music of the British Isles and North America, and enjoys interpreting traditional songs as well as writing new songs in the traditional style.

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