Listen and Love
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Keep This Heart Tender
words & music by Doug Howell (1972) • © 2018 Creative Measures LLC I was hurryin’ down the sidewalkso busy looking straight aheadI didn’t notice the sky or the leaves on the treestill one floated down in front of meit was a beautiful shade of yellowand also orange and brown and red how much does…
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Everything I Am
words & music by Doug Howell (2015) • © 2015 Creative Measures LLC Sheet music available! Vocal-Piano-Guitar everything I ameverything I’ve doneI pour it out to you, Lordeverything that’s goodand everything that’s badI lay it down before you, Lord we start out with nothingand that’s where we endwe lose track of all we held dearall…
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The Lord’s Prayer (St. Barnabas Mass)
music by Doug Howell (Spring 2014) • © 2015 Creative Measures LLCadapted from the Book of Common Prayer (1979), Rite 2, Eucharistic Prayer B Sheet music available! Vocal-Piano-Guitar Our Father,who art in heaven,holy is your name.Your kingdom come,your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.Give us this dayour daily bread,and forgive us our…
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Retirement Career—or Calling?
I retired just this last February, and had begun using the term retirement career (which I heard somewhere last year) instead of retirement when telling others about my plans—mostly because I didn’t want to convey the impression that I don’t expect to work. On the contrary, I hope to do a lot of work. But…
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A Big Hawaiian Adventure
Back in 2015 we began a big adventure and started blogging about it, so we could more easily share photos and experiences—both ups and downs—with family, friends, and anyone else who might be interested. In case you’re not a Facebook friend, or haven’t found or followed my Facebook music page, I’d like to share the…
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A Musical Prayer for You
As some of you know, I’ve been working on a contemporary musical setting of the Holy Eucharist mass (that’s “communion worship service,” for my Baptist friends), dedicated to our little St. Barnabas congregation in Chelsea, MI—and our patron saint, of course! We plan to premiere the St. Barnabas Mass on Saturday, June 13, 7:30p, at…
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How Does an INFJ Prepare for a Concert?
Since people at St. B are starting to make fun of me, I thought it was time to address this head on. The stories are beginning to get around of how I send David out of the house so I can practice. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Keep in mind that it’s been over…
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Concert at St. Barnabas on August 18
Yes, folks. You heard me correctly. I’m doing one of those very rare local concerts. So what’s the occasion? It’s the last in St. Barnabas’ “Music and Meaning” summer concert series. I’ll do an evening of contemporary Christian music on Saturday, August 18, at St. Barnabas, Chelsea MI, sharing original songs born from moments when…
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According to Your Word
I’m singing “According to Your Word” tonight at St. Barnabas’ Lessons and Carols service. We’re doing six of the traditional nine lessons in our service, and the third in our line-up is Gabriel’s message to Mary from God, and her response, from Luke, chapter 1. Her answer of simple, total obedience is what the song…
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Hello Sun, Goodnight Moon
Description NOTE: Check your favorite music channel to listen to or purchase this album. Last children’s music album by the SongSisters, an Ann Arbor-based singing duo. Although they are still sisters in song, Chris Barton and Julie Austin are now creating music separately from their home bases in Indiana and Florida (and online, of course).…
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Eden Records: A History
Eden Records is a “home-grown” record label that began in Allen Park, Michigan, and released a total of nine albums during the 1970s and 80s. Eden artists included Doug Howell, Damascus, Shekinah and New Jerusalem. Though the company is not currently active, we are pleased to field questions from those who remember Eden fondly. Doug…
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The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
words & music by Doug Howell (Summer, 1985) all you want to hear is a sweet songyou don’t want to hear from mejust three short, painless minutesand a hook that’s hotcrossover Christianitybut tell me, where’s the sacrificewhen we always keep things nicefollowing some formula conformityyou say you’re protecting someone elsebut it’s really just yourselfwho can’t…
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Blair
words & music by Doug Howell (22 Oct 1979) Blair, I was used to playing solitairebut you caught all my defenses unawareand my feelings long since fallen into disrepairbut you made me feel like a millionaire how I hate the thought of leaving nowhow I wish that I could stay somehowbut I will always remember…
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Hollywood
words & music by Doug Howell (Sep 1981) walking down the boulevardthe eyes so hurtin’, flirtin’ and hardyou’re utilized and tossed aside each momentand bit by bit enamored by all the trumped up glamouryour greed begins expanding by exponent you take refuge in the numbers gameforget your honor, despise your name,you settle in behind your…
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Can’t Feel It Anymore
words & music by Doug Howell (4 Sep 1980) you telephonedhow can you sound so close, yet distantwe keep pretending time is nonexistentyou’re laughing like you used to dobut the most that I can seem to do issmile at the illusions I had plannedcause now I hold your laughter in my handsomehow it’s lost the…
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According to Your Word
words & music by Doug Howell (28 May 1980) I’ve spent my whole liferunning away from painthinking it wasn’t your willalways asking questionsdemanding you explainnever hearing you say,“Be still.” let it be done to meaccording to your wordtill your love flows through meinto this dying worldcan’t shut my eyes to all I’ve seendeny what I…
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Keep On
words & music by Doug Howell (5 Aug 1980) keep on, keep on drivingeven when the lights go outand you just can’t figure it outkeep on, keep on walkingwhen the darkness falls aroundand the circumstances confound you Jesus, did I love your blessingsmore than I loved youJesus, take away your blessingsstill I will love you…
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Where Could She Be?
words & music by Doug Howell (Apr 1982) if I’m meant to live my life aloneI know you’ll give me the strength to be on my ownknowing I’m your own is enough for mebut if there should be something more to your planthan I can see from where I standand if there should be one…
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Liar
words & music by Doug Howell (30 Oct 1978) yesterday at the fair you really took me for a rideyou said if I’d surrender you’d keep me satisfiedbut after just one time around it all came down the sameleaving me to hate myself for playing in your game liar, liaryou really took me for a…
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Dweller by the Dark Stream
words & music by Doug Howell (Feb 1980) well-mannered, cool and calmly persuadingmyself that I am truly what I seem to bea beast of greed unbounded still is ragingbarely contained beneath the straining liturgythey joke of pain as if it were so distantI laugh along, a desperate play for comedybut if they knew my most…