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Often in folk music and hymn writing, traditional melodies will take on new life with their new lyrics. Our friend Bill Jolliff, a professor at George Fox University and acclaimed banjo player took the melody of Shady Grove. Another friend of ours, Seth Martin, did some slight variations on Bill’s version when he was travelling through Philadelphia. With one of our worship teams, we adapted it a little bit more including expanding the refrain to four lines with varying melodies. We asked Bill and Seth if it was okay to use this song for worship and on this album. They graciously gave permission and blessing. This song can be sung all together, or with certain people taking the lead as we attempted in this recording.

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Em
Make my eyes open eyes, eyes awake to view
D Em
The way that stands before me and the work that’s mine to do
Em
Make my hands working hands, ready kind and free
D Em
With the time and energy and goods you’ve given me
D Em
Make it all be a motion of love
D Em
Make it all be a motion of love
D Em
Make it all be a motion of love
D Em
Make my life be a motion of love
Make my legs soldier’s legs, fit to march or stand
Strong in solidarity as my times demand
Make my mind a prophet’s mind, quick to see the sin
That keeps some folks in poverty and others poor within

Make my heart a servant’s heart, wounded for your sake
Yours to use and yours to hold, yours to mend or break
Make my ears swift to hear the truth that goes unsaid
Slow to speak, slow to wrath, swift to understand

Make my face an honest face, a face that hides no lies
A face that mirrors to all I see the good that meets my eyes
Make my life a simple life, rooted in one place
Where yes is yes and no is no, and deals are face to face

(1/2 time)
Make my life a freedom song, charged in every ve

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from Resist and Restore Spring 2013, track released June 7, 2013
produce and engineered by Circle of Hope Audio Art
Written by Bill Jolliff
Performed by Circle of Hope

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Circle of Hope Audio Art Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Circle of Hope Audio Art is a mission team of Circle of Hope church in the Philadelphia and the metro area. We are working out a missional process of recording and distributing worship music as a tool for training and edification. We are celebrating all the creativity around us and are responding to a felt need for new worship material that is creative, theologically sound, and not commercial. ... more

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