'Grenfell From Today'
Music by Philip Stopford
Lyrics by Andrew Longfield
Offered in love and respect.
‘GRENFELL From Today’
by Stopford and Longfield, is offered in love and respect for all those affected by Grenfell Tower Fire, June 14 2017. It’s a song of remembrance and solidarity and a celebration of the community spirit that blossomed after the fire. It was inspired by Cornwall Hugs Grenfell (CHG), which has offered respite holidays to over 250 Grenfell guests: survivors, bereaved and firefighters.
Sung by: The Girl and Boy Choristers of Truro Cathedral Choir, directed by Christopher Gray
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Piano: Joseph Wicks, joseph-wicks.co...
Based on ideas from:
Cornwall Hugs Grenfell, www.cornwallhu...
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There are sights we should never behold,
There are souls that cannot be consoled,
Beautiful memories lost to the flames,
The loved and the lonely were more than just names,
And the young that will never get old.
As the world wonders how this can be,
Such a tower of humanity,
Such a beacon of dread to the living and dead,
With unanswered questions and things left unsaid,
Such a sight that cannot be unseen.
Chorus:
A new day, a new way,
To create a world we’re worthy of
A new day, a new way,
We must listen and learn to love,
From today.
There’s a child with no words she can find,
To describe all the thoughts in her mind,
There’s a motherless son with a heart to be won,
And a hero unsung who is coming undone,
There’s a mountain of grief to be mined.
And we give all the love in our hearts,
To the lives that are coming apart,
To heal body and soul, take the terrible toll,
We give what we can to keep families whole,
We are neighbours and all play our part.
Chorus:
A new day, a new way,
To create a world we’re worthy of,
A new day, a new way,
We must listen and learn to love,
From today.
There’s a vow from the heart of this land,
There’s a promise we all understand,
From North to South, East to West,
The time to grieve, a chance to rest,
To our neighbours we offer our hand.
Though your hearts they will never quite mend,
Fall in love with your futures again,
Let the joy of new memories shed light on the old,
Let hope be the pathway for journeys untold,
Let a stranger turn into a friend.
Chorus:
A new day, a new way,
To create a world we’re worthy of,
A new day, a new way,
We must listen and learn to love,
From today.
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