{"id":8908,"date":"2012-06-28T19:11:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T19:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=8908"},"modified":"2019-07-31T08:59:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T08:59:16","slug":"the-story-behind-the-new-graham-kendrick-song-sailors-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/the-story-behind-the-new-graham-kendrick-song-sailors-song\/","title":{"rendered":"The story behind the new Graham Kendrick song &#8211; Sailor&#8217;s Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/08122702\/sailors-society.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8950\" title=\"sailors society\" src=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/08122702\/sailors-society.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>This Sunday 8th July is Sea Sunday. In the short interview clip below Graham Kendrick talks about writing a song for The Sailor&#8217;s Society as well as a description of the work of the Society (click on the arrow below).<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_1\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_1\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXVzaWNhZGVteS5jb20vYmxvZy93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxMi8wNi9ncmFoYW0ta2VuZHJpY2stc2FpbG9yLXNvbmcubXAzA\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The song borrows lines from the old hymn Oh The Deep Deep Love of Jesus. You can listen to a recording of the song in the YouTube clip below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BmpI1ftLr68\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grahamkendrick.co.uk\/images\/songfiles\/charts\/Oh%20The%20Deep%20Deep%20Love%20Of%20Jesus.pdf\">piano score for the song<\/a>. The song is available as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worshipbackingband.com\/uk\/oh-the-deep-deep-love-of-jesus-the-sailors-song-graham-kendrick.html\">MultiTrack <\/a>backing track.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>The Sailor&#8217;s Song &#8211; Graham Kendrick<\/h2>\n<p>Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus,<br \/>\nShore-less, boundless, full and free;<br \/>\nEmpty cross and tomb proclaiming<br \/>\nGod, my Father&#8217;s love for me.<br \/>\nAnd when storms of life are raging;<br \/>\nHome and loved ones far away;<br \/>\nI will listen for the voice that<br \/>\nCalmed the waves on Galilee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chorus<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vast unmeasured boundless free;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Deeper than the deepest ocean<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Is my Saviour&#8217;s love for me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through the long, cold nights of waiting<br \/>\nOr the weary work-long day,<br \/>\nOne who made the star-lit heavens<br \/>\nTravels in the boat with me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bridge<\/strong><br \/>\nThough it seems at times He\u2019s sleeping<br \/>\nWhile the towering waters rage,<br \/>\nEverlasting arms surround me<br \/>\nAlways, always.<br \/>\nFriend of mine, yes friend of sinners,<br \/>\nTeach me your befriending love \u2013<br \/>\nLike a current through me flowing<br \/>\nFrom the Father\u2019s heart above.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Kendrick \u00a92012 Make Way Music, http:\/\/www.grahamkendrick.co.uk<br \/>\nFirst stanza of chorus: Samuel Trevor Francis (1834-1925).<br \/>\nDedicated to the world&#8217;s 1.2 million merchant seafarers and to the Sailors&#8217; Society,<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.sailors-society.org, which seeks to serve them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday 8th July is Sea Sunday. 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