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Loves Me Like The Father
Tamara K. Gross
Father's Day, 1982-ish
Author's notes:
The demo is ROUGH - it was recorded quickly the night before my father's memorial service in 1996 to go on a soundtrack for a memories video. The original "inaugural" live performance piano/vocal has been lost (not that it was very good to begin with!). My dad was there for both services whether in body or just in spirit, & it's the only times this song has ever been heard in public. It's not the best written song, but if you can use the song to bless your father or your congregation, I'm very happy to share it with you!
Tamara "Tammy" Gross
daughter of the late great musical daddy James E. Gross
VERSE:
Guiding me, setting free everything there is to see
Loving true, following thru, in everything discover it's new
He loves me still even until everything's against his will
He's so good to me, he says gently "Everything you need will be"
CHORUS:
He loves me like a father should
He clothes me & feeds me wholesome food
He comforts me, protects me
He leads me along the way
He'd never let me stray
'Cause he loves me like the Father loves him
He loves me like the Father loves him
VERSE:
Honest with me deliberately setting my hopes where I can see
Clear as day in every way he lets me know that it's okay
We're living a dream with one special theme - the Father above, together a team
He sings to me so beautifully a song of love to last eternity
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
So now this song I sing so that I can bring
All my gratitude to Dad for everything
He gives to his child tears of joy & smiles
& I want him to know that all the while
When my loss for hope left me hang on a rope
& I couldn't seem to find a way to cope
When it seemed I didn't care
My thoughts were elsewhere
But my heart was always saying in prayer
CHORUS
He's blessed me like the Father's blessed him
He's blessing me the way the Father's blessing him
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