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Believe Together is a radio show that discusses various topics related to faith and community. In this episode, they talk about the overlap of Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day this year and how some Christians may choose to celebrate Valentine's Day on a different day. They also play songs about love and trees. The show also features a quiz about Valentine's Day and a Thought for the Week about the interconnectedness of trees and the idea of community. Welcome to Believe Together, a Churches Together in Kingcham Saltford production for KTCRFM 105.8 and online. Welcome to Believe Together, a Churches Together in Kingcham Saltford production for KTCRFM 105.8 and online. Welcome to Believe Together, a Churches Together in Kingcham Saltford production for KTCRFM 105.8 and online. The Shrove Tuesday song, brought to us from St Clair's Episcopal Church. Now, that's a lively introduction, a bit of a light-hearted start to this week. But also, we forgot to mention, St Valentine's Day. Yes. Now, are you going to or did you scrap romantic dinner plans on Wednesday the 14th of February to celebrate Valentine's Day this year? Because Valentine's Day, always 14th February in the UK, has fallen on the same day as Ash Wednesday this year, hasn't it? Why might you do that? Let's think about what Ash Wednesday is. It's the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. Church fellowships which mark Ash Wednesday may have a priest marking congregants' foreheads with a cross using ashes, usually of a dried palm from the previous year's Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week, celebrating the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem where he was greeted with palm branches. Five days later, Jesus was crucified. So Ash Wednesday is a sombre occasion, a time of repentance. Yes, indeed it is. So, as this year the moveable date of Ash Wednesday has fallen on 14th February, the date when in the UK Valentine's Day is celebrated, should you scrap those Valentine's Day romantic dinner plans? Well, for those of the Christian faith, some religious leaders encourage those who observe Ash Wednesday to fast and abstain from meat and celebrate Valentine's Day on a different day. So, if you actually forgot to do something extra nice for your loved one on the 14th February, you could always make up for it now by celebrating St Valentine's Day on another day. Speaking of love, let's have something about the Father's love, shall we? God's love. So let's play How Deep the Father's Love for Us, here sung by Keswick Praise. How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure, That He should give His only Son To make a wretched treasure. How great the pain of feeling lost, That God would send His grace away And through His mother's children born Bring many sons to glory. How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure, That He should give His only Son To make a wretched treasure. How great the pain of feeling lost, That God would send His grace away And through His mother's children born Bring many sons to glory. I know that it is. Hey Peter, I've got a pancake joke for you. Oh, great. What's the best thing you can put into a pancake? Er, everybody has a different choice. What do you say? Your teeth. Oh, lovely. This week, we have asked our friend Mark in Canada to give us a quiz about St. Valentine's Day. So, over to Blaze to introduce Mark. And now it's time for our Just for Fun quiz. Time for question one. Hello again, this is Mark in Canada. Today is Valentine's Day. While the custom of sending cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts originated in the UK, Valentine's Day still remains connected with various regional customs, and it's considered a holiday. So let's see how good you are at answering trivia questions about Valentine's Day. Here's the first question. What British monarch declared Valentine's Day a holiday? Was it... A. King Charles II B. King Charles III C. King Henry VIII or D. Queen Victoria Stay tuned. I'll be back with question number two a little later. Well, thank you again, Mark. I'm not sure, but what I can say is that we know that in the UK, St. Valentine's Day is no longer a public holiday. Now, is it anywhere else in the world a public holiday? If you know of somewhere that celebrates it by everyone having a day off, please let us know. Now, let's have a song about trees. Here's Amy Grant with Trees We'll Never See. Good sweet earth Trees rolled up and hands buried in the dirt I can see you there in one of Dad's old shirts Showing me how life's supposed to work Good straight lines Give me feet and sweat and soil and sweet sunshine And once those roots take hold you'll be just fine It's a beautiful design It just takes love and faith and grace A little time Where a plumbing daughter Just ripples on the water Trying to make it matter Until our time to leave One day they'll carve your name in stone And set your soul on hold Till then it's prayerful rain And pull it off the wheel And trees we'll never see First day of spring The whole world's waking up and turning green And everything connects to everything It's a beautiful design It just takes love and faith and grace A little time Where a plumbing daughter Just ripples on the water Trying to make it matter Until our time to leave One day they'll carve your name in stone And set your soul on hold Till then it's prayerful rain And pull it off the wheel And trees we'll never see Statues fall and glory fades But a hundred year old oak tree still gives shade Where a plumbing daughter Just ripples on the water Trying to make it matter Until our time to leave One day they'll carve your name in stone And set your soul on hold Till then it's prayerful rain And pull it off the wheel Till then it's prayerful rain And pull it off the wheel And trees we'll never see Trees we'll never see Now I've noticed that the big KTCR FM flyer says on it that the radio station is connecting communities so that's good isn't it? Now I think you're going to hear something about community in a minute And now for the Thought for the Week for the Keynesian Talking Newspaper Hello, my name is Kevin Durrant and I'm the Minister of Keynesian Baptist Church I've been given the privilege of sharing the epilogues for the Keynesian Talking Newspaper and the Believe Together radio show during the month of February My theme is trees and we've already seen how trees don't only provide us with physical benefits but can often be channels of a deeper spiritual blessing and I want to continue this thought by looking today at the way trees embody the idea of community Recent scientific study has revealed that although a group of trees might look like they are growing separately in actual fact they are interconnected by thousands of fungal threads wrapped around their roots This is called the mycorrhizal network or as some would like to say the wood wide web Through these fungal links trees are able to transfer water, nitrogen carbon, sugars and other minerals to each other and may even send distress signals when attacked by pests so that their colleagues can prepare their defences Trees can also support one another in a more literal way You might think that a 350 foot tall Californian redwood would need really deep roots but that's not actually the case Instead its roots fan outwards a distance of up to 100 feet from the trunk and this allows the roots of different trees to intertwine and even fuse together Such a weaving of roots gives all of them tremendous strength to withstand high winds and raging floods But as well as an entire woodland functioning as a community each tree is in itself a community providing a home for countless species of bacteria, fungi, lichens, mosses insects, birds and small mammals like squirrels which all interact with each other to create a strong healthy ecosystem Now although the biblical writers didn't have the benefit of modern science they still understood the idea that an individual tree constitutes a community within itself In Daniel chapter 4 the king of Babylon had a dream about a huge tree stretching up into the heavens with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit But more important we're told that quote Under it the beasts of the field found shelter and the birds of the air lived in its branches and from it every creature was fed According to Daniel's interpretation that tree with all the different forms of life it supported represented the kind of empire God wanted the king to rule over It was a picture if you like of how a human community could function in a balanced and healthy way A similar picture was used by Jesus when talking about the kingdom of God Despite his disciples having faith as small as a mustard seed God's new community he told them would grow to become a huge tree quote With such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade It's such a lovely image of hospitality a tree opening its wooden arms to welcome any creature that needed food and shelter And if you'll excuse the pun perhaps you and I can take a leaf out of that book and do whatever we can to make our churches and our local communities just as accepting of people who are looking for love and protection I want to finish by quoting that famous passage from Louis de Bernier's novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin often quoted at weddings The heroine in the story who thinks she's in love with Captain Corelli is receiving a kindly lecture from her father and he tells her this Love is a temporary madness It erupts like volcanoes and then subsides And when it subsides you have to make a decision You have to work out whether your roots are so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part Because this is what love is Love is not breathlessness it's not excitement it's not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion that is just being in love which any fool can do Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away and this is both an art and a fortunate accident Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches they find that they are one tree and not two Thank you for listening Thank you once again Kevin for those very interesting thoughts about trees Now also of course thinking about the roots of trees intertwining, supporting one another Well we've just had Valentine's Day haven't we and I'm sure that many people celebrating Valentine's Day are already aware how their sort of roots are intertwined with their other half Now thinking about love of course Christians would say the best person to love is Jesus God how he loves us Well how about listening then to David Crowder's band singing How He Loves When all of a sudden I'm unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory And I realize just how beautiful you are and how great your affections are for me And oh how he loves us Oh Oh how he loves us How he loves us Oh He is jealous He is jealous of me And all I prefer is I am a tree bending to me away from his wind and mercy When all of a sudden I'm unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory And I realize just how beautiful you are and how great your affections are for me And oh how he loves us Oh Oh How he loves us How he loves us Oh How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us How he loves us Yeah he loves us Oh how he loves us Oh how he loves us Oh how he loves And we are his portion and he is our prize drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes His grace is an ocean we are all taken And help me sir I'm overthinking my heart burns violently inside of my chest I don't have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way that he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Yeah he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Music Yeah he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh How he loves us Oh And now it's time for our Just for Fun quiz Time for question two This is Mark, back with today's second quiz question Where was the oldest known handwritten Valentine's card made and where can it be seen today? Was it A. Written at St. James's Palace and now seen at the Tower of London B. Written at the Tower of London and seen at St. James's Palace C. Written at the Tower of London and seen in the British Library or D. Written and seen today at the Tower of London Don't go away, there's more to come One of our good friends David Basington produces a very different show on this radio station Let's hear him tell you all about it Music Hi, I'm Dave Basington and it's my pleasure to present The Country Hour on KTCR 105.8 FM Music You will hear classic country hits old and new plus news on local clubs and gigs Looking forward to spending this hour with you Until then Keep it coming Music You're listening to Believe Together A purchase together in KHM and Salford production for KTCR FM 105.8 and online Right, well I heard something very interesting recently and that is that the Royal Mint is creating a new 50p coin to celebrate 200 years of the RNLI of course that's the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Wow, that's amazing Now, Peter and I like to watch House of Games at sort of tea time most days I wonder if you do Well there was a question on there today when we are recording this about lifeboat stations and they asked how many lifeboat stations are there now in the UK and Ireland There were all sorts of interesting answers came up but the answer was 238 Well we're very thankful for them all and all the people that staffed them aren't we Indeed we are Now let's have something about rescuing not necessarily from the sea because this is about how God rescues us It's called Rescue the Perishing It's an acapella hymn and it's sung by Michael Eldridge a pharmacist who has a passion for singing Rescue the perishing Care for the dying Sash them in pity From sin and the grave Weep for the erring one Lift up the fallen Tell them of Jesus The mighty to save Rescue the perishing Care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save Though they are citing him Still he is waiting Waiting the penitent child to receive Bleed with them earnestly Bleed with them gently He will forgive if they only believe Rescue the perishing Care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save Down in the human heart Crushed by the tanter Feelings lie buried That grace can restore Touched by a loving heart Waken my kindness Chords that were broken Will vibrate once more Rescue the perishing Care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save Rescue the perishing Duty demands it Stray for thy neighbor The Lord will provide Hide back to the narrow way Patiently win them Tell the poor wanderer My Savior has died Rescue the perishing Care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save Rescue the perishing Care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save Well, that is very impressive singing, isn't it? If you take a look at the video which we give you a link, as always, on our Facebook page we try to give you links to everything we include Michael Eldridge is there four times singing all four parts at the same time in the video It's very impressive, it's a lovely video and of course it's just beautiful music Now, it's time for us to have some what's-ons Now, I'm just going to repeat briefly one notice we gave you last week because this is our last chance to mention this one Men's Breakfast Saturday, the 17th of February 9 in the morning finished by 11 at the Globe Newton's and Lowe Bath Free on-site parking No need to book Just turn up on the day There is an after-breakfast and the breakfasts are very good there I'll tell you that After breakfast, there's a speaker Andy He is chaplain for the police especially the Air Service Police He has links with Palestine and in particular with Bethlehem So, very topical subjects to talk about I know I'm hoping to get there myself I know I'm going to enjoy it Yes, that sounds good Now, it's that time of year when the churches together in Kensham and Salford they lay on some talks for Lent So, anybody can go along We certainly hope to be there as usual It's for five Tuesdays running So, the first one is Tuesday 20th February There are refreshments for 7pm with 7.30pm start It's in the Kensham Baptist Church as usual in the High Street The theme this year is Deepening Discipleship The first talk on Tuesday 20th February is the Father Heart of God for Us and it's going to be by the Rev Denise Calverley and there will be time for questions and chatting afterwards So, why not go along Tuesday 20th February Kensham Baptist Church And now, let's listen about something completely different in Kensham Library Join Tidal Tales Collective for Winter Stories a free workshop Here we will be exploring the wonderful world of hibernating animals with storytelling, singing live harp, games and of course a sprinkling of winter magic We'll be in Midsomer Norton Library at 10.30am and Bath Central Library at 1pm on Wednesday 21st February and on Thursday 22nd February we'll be in Kensham Library at 11am I hear that the Messy Church went well at Kensham Methodist Church during half term, so that's excellent Now, there's something else messy well, it's at breakfast time so it's called Messy Breakfast and we're back to the Kensham Baptist Church for this Well, I'm hoping to get along myself This is Sunday 25th February at 9.30am Of course, there will be the usual stories, craft, singing and a yummy breakfast, I hope So, that's KBC Messy Breakfast Sunday 25th February at 9.30am All are welcome, especially of course families Warning if you like Christian Aid Soup Lunch is coming up Saturday 23rd March in St John's Parish Hall but we'll talk more about that as we get nearer to it Now, the other day we were driving up the road past the fields and I was quite surprised to see the sheep out there with their lambs I hadn't realised they had their lambs so early obviously, I'm not a farming girl, am I? It's lovely to see them So, it reminded me of that poem that I'm sure many of you know that starts off Little Lamb, who made thee? So, I thought we'd read it out but let's have a different voice today The Lamb by William Blake read by Arthur L. Wood Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life and bid thee feed by the stream and o'er the mead Gave thee clothing of delight softest clothing woolly bright Gave thee such a tender voice making all the veils rejoice Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Little Lamb, I'll tell thee Little Lamb, I'll tell thee Little Lamb, I'll tell thee He is called by thy name for he calls himself a lamb He is meek and he is mild He became a little child I a child and thou a lamb We are called by his name Little Lamb God bless thee Little Lamb God bless thee Little Lamb God bless thee Little Lamb God bless thee Little Lamb God bless thee You are my strength when I am weak You are the treasure that I seek You are my all in all Seeking you as a precious jewel Lord to give up I'd be a fool You are my all in all Taking my sin my cross, my shame Rising again I bless your name You are my all in all When I fall down You pick me up When I am dry You fill my cup You are my all in all Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name You are my strength when I am weak You are the treasure that I seek You are my all in all Seeking you as a precious jewel Lord to give up I'd be a fool You are my all in all Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name Jesus, Lamb of God Worthy is your name Worthy is your name Worthy is your name Worthy is your name Worthy is your name Worthy is your name Worthy is your name Worthy is your name Thank you to Nicole Norderman for you are my all in all And now it's time for our Just for Fun quiz and time for question three Thank you Are you ready for question number three? You can look these questions up on the internet The question is How many roses are estimated to be bought and given in Great Britain this year? Is it A. 110,000 B. 1,000,000 C. 10,000,000 or D. 110,000,000 I'll be back with the answers to today's quiz questions Here is a list of the information on how to listen again and contact us You can do it by phone text message or whatsapp through Peter's phone His number is 0787 940 2114 That's 0787 940 2114 You can use your email bt at ktcrfm.com or through Facebook message at Believe Together Radio To listen live you can listen on the radio at 105.8 FM and DATS+. Or you can go to our website at www.ktcrfm.com However, if you would like to listen again go to audio.com and bash believe bash together Thank you Blaise Now I'll just give you a quick reminder If you haven't listened already you're welcome to do so, you still can Jenny and I were interviewed at Cafe Church at Keynsham Elim Church Now you can easily go and find that if you're online at all You go to YouTube You type in Keynsham Elim That's E-L-I-M And scroll down until you see Cafe Church That's our faces on the picture And then you can listen to the whole interview If it does just slightly pause now and then Sorry about that It means the YouTube servers aren't quite up to the job But never mind You can get most of it anyway Hopefully you can enjoy it Now here's my verse for the week from my diary It's taken from 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 Just a small part of it Where it says Love is kind It does not envy It does not boast It is not proud So let's hear a song Which includes those words But it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual On our Facebook page And it's being sung by an Indonesian If you can't quite make out all the words They are actually on the screen in the video Or you can look them up In 1 Corinthians 13 In the Bible Love is kind It does not envy It does not boast It is not proud So let's hear a song Which includes those words But it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual On our Facebook page And it's being sung by an Indonesian If you can't quite make out all the words They are actually on the screen in the video Or you can look them up In the Bible And it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual On our Facebook page And it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual On our Facebook page And it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual In the Bible And it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual On our Facebook page And it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual On our Facebook page And it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends Sung here by Kapanal Yes, this is the soundtrack Coming from a video which you can see on YouTube And we have a link as usual On our Facebook page And it's a bit more of 1 Corinthians 13 As well And Love Never Ends And now I am nothing I am gone But I belong There for a time If you are Looking In the Settings of the sun But not As you Would have Expected It is time It's not just Lost No, it is time There's no rejoicing In the truth Loving the wrong Love never Ends Now for some news headlines Joel Osteen says I don't understand why these things happen But God is in control After shooter opens fire In Lakewood Church Chinese New Year Comes with new crackdown On Chinese Christian children Adam Peaty God and Church help me Find peace beyond the pool Archbishop of Canterbury Forced to shelter Amid Russian attack On Kiev Birmingham footballer Baptised by fellow Baller in God Kenya cult leader Charged with 191 Child murders I don't think I'm really king Until I've made my vows before God Charles comments At coronation revealed You're listening to Believe Together A Churches Together A production for KTCR FM 105.8 and online The other day I saw a lovely picture Of the lion Aslan Who appears in CS Lewis' Series of books The Narnia series It's a beautiful picture and of course it reminded Me of Jesus Being portrayed as a lion We've spoken about him being a lion today Now this is about him Being a lion So let's play the Lion of Judah Here featuring the New Irish Choir and Orchestra And sung by Robin Marker You're the lion of Judah The lamb that was slain You ascended to heaven And ever wore the ring At the end of the age When the earth you reclaim You will gather the nations Before you And the eyes of all men Will be fixed on the lion Who was crucified For with wisdom and mercy And justice you'll reign As your fathers died And the angels shall cry Hail, O Israel Jerusalem, Jerusalem Jerusalem, Jerusalem Jerusalem, Jerusalem Jerusalem, Jerusalem Jerusalem, 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the Lord of all kings And the Lord of all kings And the Lord of all kings And the Lord of all kings And the Lord of all kings You can email enquiries at community-67.org community-67.org Now a date for your diary Coffee morning with cakes Saturday 9th of March at Victoria Church on the High Street 10am until 12 noon in aid of Huntington's Disease Association There's something else on the 9th of March which we've already mentioned It's at King's Chameleon Church Saturday the 9th of March and that's a quiz The doors are open at 6pm and the quiz starts at 6.30pm It's a very popular annual quiz for all ages and they say come on all you quizzers, join us for a great fundraising evening. Now's the time to start watching the news, reading and plenty of googling in preparation for this quiz. You will even be fed. There's a free buffet and drinks. A fun and relaxed evening for all. Will your team walk away with the trophy or the famous wooden spoon? Hooray! All donations go towards the Romanian Summer Camp for Disadvantaged Children in Romania So get your team ready and register with Rachel or ask to be put in a team See Rachel or text her or email her. See our Facebook page for details Now it's time for the answers for this week's quiz. Here are the answers to today's Valentine's Day quiz. The first question. What British monarch declared Valentine's Day a holiday? In 1537 King Henry VIII declared by Royal Charter Valentine's Day to be a holiday. Ironically the king had six wives two of which he divorced and two he had beheaded. He never won any awards for being the most loving husband. Question number two. Where was the oldest known handwritten Valentine's made and where is it seen today? The oldest Valentine still exists today as a poem written in 1415 by Charles Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt during the 100 Years War. Today it can be seen in the manuscript collection of the British Library in London. And question number three. How many roses are estimated to be bought and given in the UK this year? It's a stunning 110 million. Now that number pales in comparison with the more than 1 billion Valentine's cards that will be gifted this year. I have one quick bonus Valentine's quiz question and that is what will Believe Together's producer Peter gift to his wife Jenny this Valentine's Day? Is it A. Roses B. Chocolate C. A romantic dinner out or D. All of the above The answer to this no pressure question on Peter is I have no idea but here's Peter to answer the question. Well again Mark that was a very interesting set of questions you asked. But as for that final bonus question I'll just make a couple of quick comments. The first one is that I did not forget the day and yes we did mark the occasion. But how and what we did well that's the second comment. Don't forget everything that's done and given on St. Valentine's Day is traditionally secret and you don't know who it's come from. So yes even though we've been married for 50 years you never know. Somebody else might have given something. Who knows? And with that comes the conclusion of this week's quiz. My name is Mark Robinson from Manitoba, Canada. Until next time God's blessings on each of you that listen and be assured that God loves you and the Believe Together team loves you. Well it's time to say goodbye again I think. I've really enjoyed this hour with you and look forward to spending some more time with you next week. Now recently I heard a message from Bob it was excellent and it was about different places in the Bible where it says and God remembered somebody. I think he mentioned Rachel, Sarah, Hannah and Noah. God remembered them. Of course God always remembers us doesn't he? But sometimes he reminds us that he's remembering us by doing something for us. So I found out that it's Bob's birthday this week so Bob are you there? We're going to play for you something with that word remembering it. And it's do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Sung here by the Little Sunshine Kids. That's what we're going to play out with in a minute. Happy birthday Bob. Happy birthday and goodbye from me too. We'll see you again soon. We come to the time of our blessing now. Father God ancient of days we thank you for your unstinting love for us all and all the blessings you share upon us daily. In Jesus name, Amen. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Look away beyond the blue. Look away beyond the blue. I so see that that my Savior you take him too. I so see that that my Savior you take him too. I so see that that my Savior you take him too. Look away beyond the blue. I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun. I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun. I've got a home in glory land that outshines the sun. Look away beyond the blue. Look away beyond the blue. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me. Look away beyond the blue. Look away beyond the blue. Look away beyond the blue. Look away beyond the blue.