"Since I first held her hand" genre: Love Songs
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	a piano ballad based on a reading from the book of Wisdom.
	MP3.com CD: Charles Parente-Piano Ballads - buy it! CD: Clear Across the Water   Label: Perfect Circle Music (1998) Credits: Words and Music by Charles Parente, Copyr. 1998 CLP Music(ASCAP).All Rights Reserved.
	Story Behind the Song I'm Catholic, and I'm not ashamed to admit that often the readings in church are a bit boring. But last October there was an unusually beautiful reading from the book of Wisdom. I was so struck by the passage, that I took it home with me. I knew there was a great song hidden somewhere in those words written over 1000 years ago. I found one 3 days later. This is definitely one of my favorite songs... it's Wisdom 7:7-11 if you're interested. Lyrics I walked through the valley around corners of my life I've seen colors beautiful beaming light that was only a prelude for the one who was to come merely practice learning to recognize love your handful of pearls becomes a fistful of sand that's the way it's been since I first held her hand There's a harvest beneath a harvest moon a season ending feast she is the bounty of autumn's gentle feast don't tempt me with your scepter or entice me with your throne keep all those tokens I got a fortune of my own Glory and treasure come to those who wait a new beginning never comes too late now gold is just a color holding no command nothing compares since I first held her hand nothing compares since I first held her hand Words & Music by Charles Parente Copyr. 1998 CLP Music(ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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