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Lord Hear Our Prayer

from Bridges by Tim Harrison

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The Mike Harris reign of terror was in full bloom, marginalized people who lived in shelters were left homeless when the shelters were closed, Big Business suckled at the government breast while the poor were turned away.

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Lord Hear Our Prayer
©Tim Harrison and Second Avenue Songs 1992


Heroes sleeping in the subway
Show us the common ground
Singers slumping on the curbside
Sing songs of homeward bound
And out on Yonge St.
People seek for change
But nothing in this world
Can make them feel quite whole again

O Lord hear our prayer
For the ones who are living
O Lord hear our prayer
For the ones who are giving

And somewhere in the darker streets
Hookers sell their skin
One more night of conscious distance
So their babies eat again
Politicians sell their prejudice
To those who would believe
That the lion sleeps for them alone
And the jungle brings relief

O Lord hear our prayer
For the ones who are trying
O Lord hear our prayer
For the ones who are dying

False gods and corporations
Seek souls of those who'll tell
The story of the bottom line
And the poor ones who just fell
The sun, the moon, the stars above
The showers and the dew
The winds of god they hold you
But what do people do

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from Bridges, released January 1, 1997
Tim Harrison vocals, guitar; Nick Naffin acoustic lead guitar, electric guitar and keyboards; Alyssa Wright cello, background vocals; Dennis Pendrith, bass; Dee Potter, drums, percussion, and background vocals; Beverly Kreller background vocals; Rick Fielding banjo, mandolin; Loretto Reid flutes and whistles; Ken Skinner keyboards; Joao Carvalho guitar, Glenn Maguire background vocals; Mose Scarlett background vocals.

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Tim Harrison Owen Sound, Ontario

Biography
Tim Harrison has worked as an artist, songwriter, and as a creator of arts events.. Along with founding the Owen Sound Summerfolk Festival,Tim has been Artistic Director of the Mariposa, Northwind, and Eaglewood Folk Festivals, and the Big Fish Music Fest.
Tim has released eight highly acclaimed recordings of original material and has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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