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Under the August Sky

by Bradford Loomis

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I tell you my brother I’ve seen the waters rise, and right before my eyes I lost everything For weeks on end the rain it steadily fell, and the river continued to swell till it broke its banks The current raged and it left the only home, that I have ever known broken in its wake When the waters came all the blood and sweat we gave were washed away from this place The only thing left of us were echoes of the songs that we sang in His name The toll was high and the casualties were great, and the promises we made were left behind Mourn your loss for the friends you couldn’t save cause the bitterness’ll be your grave if you dig too deep Well the good Lord gives but good lord He takes away, there will be an end to our suffering When the waters came all the blood and sweat we gave were washed away from this place The only thing left of us were echoes of the songs that we sang in His name © Brad Loomis 2010
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Well if I could I surely would, stand on the rock where Moses stood Pharaoh's army got drowned, O Mary don't you weep Well Mary wore three links and chains on every link was Jesus' name Pharaoh's army got drowned, O Mary don't you weep O Mary don't you weep, don't you mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't you mourn Pharaoh's army got drowned O Mary don't you weep Well one of these nights bout 12 o'clock, this old world is gonna rock Pharaoh's army got drowned, O Mary don't you weep Well Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, smote' the water with a two by four Pharaoh's army got drowned, O Mary don't you weep O Mary don't you weep, don't you mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't you mourn Pharaoh's army got drowned O Mary don't you weep Well old Mr. Satan he got mad, missed that soul that he thought he had Pharaoh's army got drowned, O Mary don't you weep Brothers and sisters don't you cry, there'll be good times by and by Pharaoh's army got drowned, O Mary don't you weep O Mary don't you weep, don't you mourn O Mary don't you weep, don't you mourn Pharaoh's army got drowned O Mary don't you weep
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Overcome 03:55
We were born in a little home, right at the edge of the woods Mama always said when she put us to bed, “Listen, honey please be good Keep the doors locked tight, it’s not safe at night” We grew up with a fear of what lurked in the wilderness When the sun went down on our tired little town the wolves would prey on us I still hear the beat of their pounding feet Ooos We learned to hide when the fires died and the shadows they grew long Don’t make a sound or you’ll be found when the beasts come to sing their songs I still hear their growls and their haunting howls For all this suffering that we endured I’ve spent so much of this life crippled by fear When the ghosts that haunt the most, hold you in their grip They’ve won, but we can overcome Ooos 2 And all the reasons why I was always too afraid to try When love was on the line For a heart that’s been given life, I’ve been more dead than alive Underneath the August Sky For all this suffering that we endured I’ve spent so much of this life crippled by fear When the ghosts that haunt the most, hold you in their grip They’ve won, but we can overcome When the nights get long and the cold winds come, the summers come to an end Keep the doors locked tight be watchful at night a wintering heart may hunt But I still hear the sounds of their haunting howls © 2011 Brad Loomis
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The banks of the Jordan gonna be my road I’ll follow the river till it takes me home Washed in the water, pray the Lord my soul to keep O my God I’ve been laid so low The devil won’t seem to let me go Washed in the water, pray the Lord my soul to keep Gabriel’s coming to take me home I was born into the grave I’ve been set free and yet still a slave Washed in the water, pray the Lord my soul to keep I can hear the hounds that Satan sent Getting closer now must have caught my scent Washed in the water, pray the Lord my soul to keep Running for cover I heard it ring out Into the water the shot threw me down Washed in the water, pray the Lord my soul to keep Blood in the water, my time has run out I’ll make it ashore, Lord, I know it somehow Washed in the water, pray the Lord my soul to keep The Good Lord’s coming to take me home © 2011 Brad Loomis

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released December 2, 2011

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Bradford Loomis Nashville, Tennessee

Brad marries grit and melody to dig to the roots of American folklore and speak of the raw reality of the human condition with soul, passion, and hope. Brad’s stories span a lifetime of relatable emotions, be it the bitterness of loss, the deep longing of regret, the enduring hope of love, or the elation of joy. ... more

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