1. |
Appear
04:57
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Appear
He will appear
He will appear
Like spring rains
He will appear
He will water
This Old Earth
Like the gentle fall of dew
He will surely heal our land
As the sun rises in the East
He will fill us with
Metaphors
To help us try to understand
He will paint colours into
The empty canvas we now look through
Oh heal us
Arise with healing in your wings
Oh hear us
Arise with healing in your wings
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2. |
Lonely Stranger
04:54
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Lonely Stranger
I’m a lonely stranger
In this barren land
I’ve known only danger
He’s the brother at my hand
I’ve no ‘ma nor father
To no one do I belong
I’ve known only sorrow
She’s my sister and my son
But one day, I’ll go to heaven
Yes one day, He’ll take me there
Where my God, will take my trouble
And my God, will take my cares
I’ve known every hunger
Sickness and disease
Shipwreck and disaster
These have been my family
I’ve no home to speak of
No place to rest my head
In the wasteland, do I wander
In the desert, make my bed
Death, come quick to take me
To the place beyond these skies
I’ve nothing to bring with me
And nothing to leave behind
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3. |
Open Country
04:48
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Open Country
Open country
That’s where I’m going to
Endless fields of flowers always in bloom
Nothing can ever take me
From this place, I’m going to
Of Open Country
Peace and beauty
Where no earthly mist can marr the face of You
This one was born in her
Drawn skyward
A true citizen, the highway’s in my heart
I long day and night
For where my joy comes from
The place where righteousness and peace
Have kissed each other
Your footsteps form a path
Winding spiral
A celestial city, free from the stains of sin
I would forfeit life
For where my fountain runs
The place where love and truth
Have freely met together
Hallelujah
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4. |
Rags Of Life
04:18
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Hey Jeff,
Here is some info for the record. I tried to keep the instructions in Itallics
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Kensington Prairie
Title:
Come To The Waters
Label:
Rarebird Records
Catalogue # - RR10018
- Logo for Rarebird is attached
Tracklist:
1. Appear (4:58)
2. Lonely Stranger (4:54)
3. Open Country (4:48)
4. Rags of Life (4:18)
5. Part The Sky (4:14)
6. Refugee (3:57)
7. Beyond Here (3:58)
8. Healer (6:41)
9. Waterfall (3:34)
10. Where Pardon Flows (5:37)
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Thank-you
Our friends, family and fans that have supported us throughout the years, Jeff Boulton & Family, Steve Davis and Family, Michelle Masters & Family, Derek Elliotson, Richard Moore, Paul & Gloria Willoughby, Patrick & Irisa Albion, Dalit Freedom Network, Central Community Church (St Catharines, Ontario) The Rarebird Records Family: Joel Martin, Jordan Fox, Jason Paul Johnston and Tim McArthur, Before the Flood, The Terns, Bob Bryden, Orphan George, and our children: Ivy, Lily, & Denver Rowan
Partial proceeds of this recording will be donated towards Dalit Freedom Network, and Central Community Church (Downtown Campus Mission)
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Kensington Prairie is:
Rebecca Rowan
with
Nathan Rowan
Steve Davis
Jeff Boulton
Michelle Masters
www.rebecca-rowan.com
www.kensingtonprairie.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Kensington-Prairie
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Credits:
- (On the outside back packaging below the tracklist:)
Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Derek Elliotson
- (On Inside Only:)
Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Derek Elliotson
Lead & Backing Vocals, Nylon-string Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjitar, Harmonica by Rebecca Rowan
Drums, Percussion, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards by Derek Elliotson
Upright Bass on "Part The Sky" and "Beyond Here" by Richard Moore
Mandolin by Michelle Masters
Electric Bass on "Rags Of Life" by Nathan Rowan
Songs Written by Rebecca Rowan - © RjRowan
Lyrics by Rebecca Rowan
CD Manufactured by Sonrise Records
Mastered @ GM Way by Derek Elliotson
Album Design by Jeff Boulton
Photos by Nathan Rowan
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Liner notes:
The early seeds of this album began years ago, when I had just returned from living in India. There was so much on my mind then, almost like I was seeing with new eyes, the disparity between these two worlds that I had experienced: one of plenty, poverty and everything in-between. And yet, I was reminded again and again, that although culture, time, space, race and social standing might be different…we are all made of the same stuff, and share the same human condition. If we were each stripped of all we have, our differences fade very quickly. When there’s nothing to hide behind, we find, that we all wear the rags of life.
As time passed, these song-seedlings stuck with me, and instead of fading away, they germinated in my heart and flowered into a collection of songs that seemed to be a kind of modern-day spiritual. Like the spirituals of old, they speak of slavery, pain, suffering and death…yet they also speak of freedom, love, hope and a future. We each long for permanence. Yet, we cannot escape the reality that we are only ever passing through. Each day is a gift. That is why, from the beginning of this project, I wanted these songs to be a gift…a giving back somehow. I wanted this album to be an acknowledgment of the sufferings of mankind around the world; a voice for the voiceless; a whisper of hope. For, we each, at any moment could find ourselves in someone else's shoes…
- Rebecca Rowan
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Lyrics:
Appear
He will appear
He will appear
Like spring rains
He will appear
He will water
This Old Earth
Like the gentle fall of dew
He will surely heal our land
As the sun rises in the East
He will fill us with
Metaphors
To help us try to understand
He will paint colours into
The empty canvas we now look through
Oh heal us
Arise with healing in your wings
Oh hear us
Arise with healing in your wings
Lonely Stranger
I’m a lonely stranger
In this barren land
I’ve known only danger
He’s the brother at my hand
I’ve no ‘ma nor father
To no one do I belong
I’ve known only sorrow
She’s my sister and my son
But one day, I’ll go to heaven
Yes one day, He’ll take me there
Where my God, will take my trouble
And my God, will take my cares
I’ve known every hunger
Sickness and disease
Shipwreck and disaster
These have been my family
I’ve no home to speak of
No place to rest my head
In the wasteland, do I wander
In the desert, make my bed
Death, come quick to take me
To the place beyond these skies
I’ve nothing to bring with me
And nothing to leave behind
Open Country
Open country
That’s where I’m going to
Endless fields of flowers always in bloom
Nothing can ever take me
From this place, I’m going to
Of Open Country
Peace and beauty
Where no earthly mist can marr the face of You
This one was born in her
Drawn skyward
A true citizen, the highway’s in my heart
I long day and night
For where my joy comes from
The place where righteousness and peace
Have kissed each other
Your footsteps form a path
Winding spiral
A celestial city, free from the stains of sin
I would forfeit life
For where my fountain runs
The place where love and truth
Have freely met together
Hallelujah
The Rags Of Life
This is the song
Of a wanderer
Trying to make sense of it all
These are the cries
Of a vagabond
Trying to put a face to the world
We all wear
The rags of life
Trying to cover up
All the holes that we find
We all wear
The rags of life
Trying to cover up
Will never hide
The rags of life
These are the thoughts
Of a refugee
Trying to see through eyes that are blind
These are the words
Of a traveller
Trying to put together all the pieces I find
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5. |
Part The Sky
04:12
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Part The Sky
Someday soon, I’m gonna dive
In the expanse of the sky
And emerge on the other side of blue
And there, I will see
The brightest of Lights
That will shatter all the fears of this world
Someday soon, I’m gonna fly
In the expanse of the sky
And emerge in an ocean of you
And there, I will see
The purest of Lights
That will wash every stain from my soul
Part the sky
Part the sky in two, with you
Someday soon, I’ll awake
In the expanse of the sky
And emerge in the sweet air of glory
And there, I will see
The fairest of Lights
Someday soon, I’m gonna part the sky
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Refugee
03:56
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Refugee
I am homeless, pocket-less
For my treasure lies within
I am weary of this place
For my heart is set on Him
A refugee, I am
Until I reach, the Promised Land
A refugee, I am
Until I shed, this human sand
As I wake the dawn and sing
I hear His gentle call
His voice, His whisper
I long for more and more
My joy is true
Content in you
Though doubts plague with sorrow’s hand
I’ve found all
I’m searching for
Satisfaction on your shore
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7. |
Beyond Here
03:57
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Beyond Here
Beyond here
There’s no regrets
There’s no baggage to carry
Criminals and broken men
Will all find their peace again
Beyond here
There’s no prisons
There’s no soldiers to bury
Amputees and war victims
Will all find their hope again
Beyond here
There’s no homeless
There’s no orphans to carry
Fatherless and abandoned
Will all find they’re loved again
Beyond here
There’s no failures
There’s no secrets hidden
Innocent and condemned
Will all live in Light again.
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8. |
Healer
06:40
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Healer
Wounded, come
There’s salve for your sores
Leave them open no more
war torn, find relief
Here there is true peace
Homeless rest now complete
This house will never disappear
There’s a healer at your door
Come, to the waters
Come, and be free
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9. |
Waterfall
03:34
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Waterfall
Here I stand,
In your waterfall
Drenching me within
In the cold
This is where they told me
They said I would find
My peace of mind
The waters wash
All over my body
Hiding ‘tween the rocks
Quiet all inside me
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10. |
Where Pardon Flows
05:36
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Where Pardon Flows
Rest your tired heart
From the night’s long sleepless dreams
Lay your weary head
On the shoulder of the sun
And the Light, will filter through the trees
Shining Peace, like drops of golden leaves
And the torments of your soul
Will drift downstream, where pardon flows
Climb into the hollow
Of this rock, that offers shade
Sorrows on your mind
Will form into, the purest kind
Bring your bandaged wounds
And the salt from sea will heal
Let the waters wash into
Over cuts, and open sores
Don’t be afraid
The darkness is passing
Don’t be dismayed
The true light is shining
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Kensington Prairie Grimsby, Ontario
We will destroy you with our gentle melodies.
Kensington Prairie is the musical
project of Rebecca Rowan. Rebecca has recorded 5 albums under the name MAPLEWOOD LANE, and 3 albums under KENSINGTON PRAIRIE. She has contributed numerous songs to compilations, television, and radio.
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