We Are Yours

Just as the last song ("Know Me") took forever to come to life, this one came almost immediately -- mysteriously, suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere.

I was playing around on the piano a few weeks ago, just some simple chord changes back and forth, and found some words I liked and recorded it on my iPhone. Then I forgot about it.

Last Friday morning I opened my recordings to find one of Georgia singing, and saw this file called "We Are Yours." I played it and thought "Oh yeah! That worship tune I was playing with."

I don't usually end up writing straight-up worship songs. They just don't seem to come out that way. This one is exactly that, though. In playing with these simple chords I kept imagining a haunting, repetitive, uplifting 3-part harmony, with lots of swelling dynamics and some rich electric guitar chords building to the bridge. Maybe we'll get to play it in church some day?

I think the verses need another chord near the end. Maybe replace the straight A with a A/C#m? Anyone have any ideas?

I have two other songs cooking in the soup kitchen of my soul right now -- "Healing God" and and another that doesn't have a name yet. Time to focus on those. So as they say in Ghost Hunters: "On to the next."

PS: I went to a function with the Mhlosheni team last Friday and was inspired to build the video around images of our work there. I don't have any of the team's 2009 images yet, so I used my images from the trip in 2007. Next version of this will have new pictures.

We Are Yours Key of A / About 88

CHORUS
D------------A----D-------A
We … are yours -- We are yours, Lord, We're yours, Lord

D -------A-----D----------A
We … are yours -- We are yours, Lord, We're yours, Lord

VERSE 1
----Dsus4
With every heartbeat, with every breath

-------Asus4 --------------A
We are yours oh Lord, Only yours oh Lord

-----Dsus4
At every sunrise, at each sunset

-------Asus4 -------------A
We are yours oh God, Only yours oh God
(Repeat)

(CHORUS)

VERSE 2
---Dsus4
In times of plenty, in times of drought

----Asus4 ------------------A
We are yours oh Lord, Only yours oh Lord

---------Dsus4
When our faith is certain, when we’re wrapped in doubt

-------Asus4 -------------A
We are yours oh God, Only yours oh God
(Repeat)

(CHORUS)

BRIDGE
G
We are the children, We are the children

----D
who call your name, who call your name

G
Ours is the union, Ours is the union

----D
you consecrate, you consecrate

Bm
We are the people, We are the people

---------A
who celebrate, who celebrate


(CHORUS)

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