Salvation Songs by Graham Kendrick. Story song by UK worship leader and songwriter.

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Salvation Songs by UK worship leader and songwriter Graham Kendrick.
My father was a self-taught pianist, and he had a good voice. As the young pastor of a small village Chapel, it was a good combination. Although I was only a few years old, I remember it was not unusual for our living room to be crammed after the evening service, and my mother would produce tea and cake.
The upright piano that sat against the wall would be pulled into the middle of the room. They would crowd around it and begin to call out songs they wanted to sing. Dad would flex his fingers, and then off he’d go, playing arpeggios up and down the keyboard in the popular style of the day, the room filling with voices and harmonies.
Sat on the floor with my older sister and brother, I would try my best to join in. It was joyful, it was heartfelt, it was fun, and all the songs were variations of one story, old but ever new; Salvation Songs.
After he passed away, I wrote him this song, and with my two brothers singing harmonies, we sang it at his Thanksgiving Service.
Lyrics and MP3: grahamkendrick...
Long, long ago
Feels like yesterday
A little child watched
As dad sat down to play
They pulled the old piano
To the middle of the room
Friends and neighbours calling
For their favourite tune
So long ago
Stretching out our bedtime
Being good as we could be
With my sister and my brother
I’d try to sing the harmony
Cross-legged on the carpet
Where the old piano boomed
I watched him flex his fingers
Lift his head and fill the room
With a voice so clear
A voice so strong
O how we’d sing
Those old salvation songs
It was the old, old story of Calvary
And we’re still singing, singing
The harmony
Then he was a young man
Now I, his child, am grey
The old piano’s long been silent
But I hear his song today
A sure and certain hope
The cleansing blood, the empty grave
When he wakes to flex new fingers
Lift his head and start to play
With a voice so clear
A voice so strong
With heaven and earth
In one salvation song
Of the old, old story of Calvary
And we’re still singing, singing
The harmony
With a voice so clear
A voice so strong
O how we’d sing
Those old salvation songs
It was the old, old story of Calvary
And we’re still singing, singing
It was long ago
But not so far away
And we’re still singing, singing
We’re still singing
the harmony
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[@animaticToshiue]

Praise God for His glory shining through all generations ❤🎉

[@jilleddlestone2181]

And what a legacy your Dad left in his encouragement of your worship music...one we can all now enjoy. What a beautiful song. I was really moved by it.

[@GrahamKendrickMusic]

Thanks Jill.

[@hazelsansom3217]

Graham you are absolutely amazing to listen to and I hope your family still thinks of your parents

[@leehawkins5795]

Listening from USA, California 🇺🇸
Such a beautiful song.
I just discovered your music this week......recommended to me by one of Don Moen's sons.
I am enjoying your music on You Tube VERY MUCH .....including Worship Duets, and Christmas Songs.....etc.

[@gracetruthguy]

Beautiful! 🙂

[@heathermitchell5034]

Beautiful. We used to worship at East Hill Baptist Church when your family was at Putney Baptist and remember your brother Peter joining in things with our Young People. There was a lot of singing and the local Salvation Army boys also came along. Happy times. 🙂

[@animaticToshiue]

Wow

[@johnbargh1523]

This is a beautiful song, awesome!

[@GrahamKendrickMusic]

Thanks John.

[@돌쌤-y7s]

나의 좋아요는 100번째 좋아요. 더 많은 이들이 좋아요를 눌렀으면 합니다.❤

[@StealthyDrake12]

Mrs Kendrick is my favourite RE teqcher

[@kerstinklenovsky239]

And Mr Kendrick is mine. ❤
Amazing family.

[@nellytchilingirova8645]

Listening from Europe. Bulgaria and the Song is the same touching like you are in the same room where is the Piano Kendrick Powerful in spirit and soul

[@CarmenKerne-kx7kn]

Wonderful tribute. Keep singing to the Lord! ❤

[@patriciadunning199]

So pleased to hear that from Kendrick family. I was a young woman in the London Emmanuel Choir when Rev Kendrick ministered in Streatham . It is a joy nowadays to sing many of Graham's songs at Folkestone Baptist Church . My favourite is Holy Overshadowing. Thank you for the emails....

[@barbaraskyrme7684]

So very grateful for Graham Kendrick his anointed gift of composing and Spirit filled songs thank you

[@cathybennett2415]

Absolutely beautiful & sung straight from your heart! ❤ Thanks so much for sharing this Graham 🙏

[@animaticToshiue]

So beautiful

[@danielfdeznav6718]

Nice. Sincerely yours for all of Us ! (Bests regards from Barcelona - Spain)

[@windpeoples]

That is just beautiful!