From the recording Deception of Appearance
Inspiration: Conversation with Cynthia
Producers: Everett Ross Harwood, Rick Marqués, James Barry Walden
Lyrics and music composition: James Barry Walden
Arrangement: Jerry Donato, Everett Ross Harwood, Doug Mann, Rick Marqués, James Barry Walden
Lead vocal and keyboard: James Barry Walden
Percussion and bass keyboard: Rick Marqués
Soprano sax and flute: Jerry Donato
Acoustic guitar: Doug Mann
Background vocals: Everett Ross Harwood, Rick Marqués, James Barry Walden
© 2018 Barry Walden (ASCAP)
Lyrics
How I Long
Verse
Ever since I was a young boy
Even now as a full-grown man
I find myself still searching for you
and how I fit in your plan
The stories that they told
how could they be true
The stories I heard
led me away from knowing, knowing you
Chorus
How I long to see the face of my God
To be held in your arms
in your warm embrace of light
How I long to see the face of my God
To hear your voice, singing your song
Verse
From a pulpit of eternal wrath and fury
they preach this story of you
But by the grace of lessons in my life
Love and Acceptance are what’s really true
The words of this world
try to drown out the voice inside
But you’ve always been there
the song of love in my heart
The God I never knew
How I Long - page 2
Chorus
How I long to see the face of my God
To be held in your arms
in your warm embrace of light
How I long to see the face of my God
To hear your voice, singing your song
Outro
Singing your song
Sing me your song