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Dave and Ruth

from The Stretch by James Hersch

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Nel Jarvis asked me to write a song for Dave and Ruth who celebrated their 40th year in the Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp community.

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We can stand on any mountain top
Or walk along a silver stream
Behold a peaceful valley
And still not know what it means
We learn from each other, from someone like you
Where the heart is
We're Learning where the heart is
You show us how, Dave and Ruth

Forty summers gone now
Maybe a thousand days
You've given from your servant hearts
For your love of this place
The circle is unbroken
And never been more true
It's where the heart is
You found where the heart is
You show us now, Dave and Ruth

To this place, you bring your love
More clearly than the stars
More than any rainbow does
In every grandpa and grandma hug
You show us how to live

So we stand here on the mountain side
And walk along the silver stream
Behold a peaceful valley
And try to fathom what it means
Trying to live out this love, the way you do
Where the heart is
Learning where the heart is
You show us where the heart is
Dave and Ruth

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from The Stretch, released August 23, 2014

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James Hersch Minneapolis, Minnesota

I live on this piece of prairie. I'm passionate and dedicated to writing songs in hopes of singing them for people. I don't think I could continue without both ends of that process. Create then hope. It's here I write songs, and here I wait to sing them for others. ... more

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