The Silence in the Sound

Words & music by Jan Garrett, JD Martin, & Rick Cowling

The quiet behind the noisy world
The silence before the sound
The love that fills the emptiness
In the spaces all around

No faith is required to hear it
It’s far beyond belief
No limits up above us
No anchors underneath

Here in this Holy Moment
I stand on Higher Ground
I listen for the whisper
The silence in the sound

Stepping into the mystery
The Either and the Or
You can stumble upon the pathways
Of those who’ve come before

You can trust your own un-knowing
Quit looking for the door
Be still and let it find you
That’s what Grace is for

Here in this Holy Moment
My heart can tell
In losing myself
I’m found
Here in this Holy Moment
I stand on Higher Ground
I listen for the whisper
The silence in the sound

© 2024 Foolchild Music, Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP), Hyjinx Music Publishing (BMI

Alive

Words & Music by Jan Garrett, JD Martin, & David Roth

I go out for a walk today, and it’s a Wild World in every way,
Like a love affair that I cannot contain
Overcome with signs of spring, I hear the red-wing blackbird sing
A subtle breeze, and the morning smells like rain

The winter snows have come and gone, the red rock canyons carry on
And I love the silence more than I can say
The river’s song, the whippoorwill, the wildwood and the daffodil

Everything’s alive and well today
Everything’s alive and well today
And the sun says hold your head up high
And the moon says take your time
And this breath we know will come and go
It’s just so good to be alive
So good…..to be alive

I will be forever grateful for the summers I have seen
And the falls that I have weathered through the years
And although my heart is breaking for the ones that I have lost
I am singing through my tears.
(I feel like) We are not abandoned, and we are not alone
Love rides with us as we go
The connection we’ve been looking for is closer than we know

We’ve arrived, we’re already home
We’re alive, we’re already home
And the sun says hold your head up high
And the moon says take your time
And this breath we know will come and go
It’s just so good to be alive
So good…..to be alive

© 2021 Foolchild Music, Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music, Maythelight Music (ASCAP)

Dirt Rich

Words & Music by JD Martin , Bobby Mason, & Kim Nuzzo

I know what it’s like
Living on the edge
To put your hand in your pocket
And come up empty
Wide awake with a heart so heavy in the night
But then the morning breaks
And as the sun is slipping up
Over the mountain
I hear her laugh
Nothing ever sounded so sweet to me

Dirt rich in dollar town
I’m so happy just to be around
Bare feet on holy ground
Freedom
With all my heart I’m listening
To the river singing in the wind
Silent grace is falling all around
Dirt rich in dollar town

I still have this dream
But I haven’t struck it yet
It’s an ancient hunger that can’t be fed
But I swear I won’t let it get the best of me
So I take a breath
In a state of wonder
As the sun goes down
I’m so lucky now

© 2008 Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP)

On the Wings of a Song

Words & Music by Jan Garrett and JD Martin 

I find myself I know not where
My old obsessions beyond repair
But there is music in the air
Like the wings of a song

I’ve tried so hard to carry on
But what is past is dead and gone
I find the place where I belong

On the wings of a song
I bow my head and don’t ask why
Grandmother Earth, Grandfather Sky
You’ve been with me all along
On the wings of a song

The sunlight dappling through the trees
The shadows dancing in the breeze
I feel my spirit sailing free

On the wings of a song

Almost heaven, this baby child
Angels hiding behind her smile
Our hearts are singing on and on

On the wing of a song

I bow my head and don’t ask why
Grandmother Earth, Grandfather Sky
And I am lifted, feet on the ground
So ordinary and so profound
You are with us all along

On the wings of a song

© 2023 Foolchild Music, Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP)

Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming

Music: Michael Praetorius; Lyrics: Theodore Baker

Lo, how a rose e’er blooming, from tender stem hath sprung Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung It came a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter When half-spent was the night

Isaiah t’was foretold it, the rose I have in mind With Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind To show God’s love a-right, she bore to us a savior When half-spent was the night

Lo, how a rose e’er blooming, from tender stem hath sprung Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung It came a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter When half-spent was the night

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There is a Rose

Words & Music by Jan Garrett, JD Martin, & Marcy Baruch

Oh, there is a rose
Blooming deep within the heart
(Love is) tending as it grows
No matter who we are
Living water we can trust
To refresh us in the sun
However we may wander
From wherever we’ve begun
In every in-between
From every here or there
Lies the field of hope unseen
And the beams of love to bear
We are here for but a moment
Just the blink of an eye
To fulfill our true promise
In the fullness of time

Oh, the rugged road of lonely
We travel without sight
Guided by the fragrance of Heaven through the night

And the morning light will find us
Growing stronger every day
May the summer breeze remind us
To be singing on our way
Yes, and joy will be our compass
Ringing Freedom all around
Let our love forever blossom
With our roots in holy ground
……Oh, there is a rose…….

© 2024 Foolchild Music, Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP), Sweet Reprieve Music (BMI)

 The Story of Love

Words and Music by JD Martin
For Mom: remembering the night she sang “The Ninety and Nine”

She tucked me in
Kissed my cheek
I said I lay me down to sleep
Momma don’t leave me
I am so afraid
That I might die before I wake

She sang the story
Of the lamb that was lost
In the middle of the night
Scared and alone
And the one who keeps searching
No matter the cost
To bring him home
She sang the story of love

I left Virginia
Traveled so far
Down the unknown pathways
Of my heart
Back roads and freeways and
Dead end streets
She kept praying
My soul to keep

Somewhere in LA
In a midnight dream
I finally saw the light
You can travel round the world
To find what always lives inside
I hear her voice tonight

There were ninety and nine that safely lay in the shelter of the fold
But one was out on the hills away far off from the gates of gold

She sang the story
Of the lamb that was lost
In the middle of the night
Scared and alone
And the one who keeps searching
No matter the cost
To bring him home
She sang the story of love

© 2007 Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP)

Walking’ in the Right Direction

Words & Music by JD Martin & Harold Payne

My momma….one day she set me down
She said here’s a little something that I have found
You better listen now…..son you better listen now
I know you wanna go fast and you wanna go far
But when that road gets a little bit hard
Remember who you are….remember whose you are

There’ll be some twists and turns along the way
But you’ll get a little stronger every day…..if you keep

Walking in the right direction
Listening to your heart’s expression
Just keep walking in the right direction, I know
You’ll end up where you’re supposed to be
You’ss end up where you’re supposed to be

Well sometimes I get a little off course
And where I’m headed ain’t exactly true north
And every open door…..ain’t what I’m looking for
I remember all the things she said
There’ll be some folks who’ll try to fill your head
But don’t you be misled…..you got your own dreams instead

There’ll be some twists and turns along the way
But you’ll get a little stronger every day…..if you keep

Repeat Chorus

Keep on walking on faith
And one day I know
You’ll find the place
You’re supposed to be

Repeat Chorus

© 2016 Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP), Harold Payne Music (BMI)

April Fool

Words & Music by Jan Garrett &  JD Martin

Well, the long cold winter is over But spring is too shy to show And how we’re gonna get to summer, Baby, I don’t know
(It seems like) Nobody got the right answers
So I might as well be ditching school I’ll be your alibi If you be my April Fool

April Fool……honey,
Try to keep it cool
Don’t be cruel, Baby
Be my April Fool

Now, I know that you got a wild side,
And I’ve got a gypsy soul Let’s grab what’s left of our senses And head out the door
(We can) Take a chance on the back roads, Baby
Maybe blow into someplace new I’ll be the breeze If you’ll be my April Fool

April Fool……honey,
Try to keep it cool
Don’t be cruel, Baby
Be my April Fool

Well, the long cold winter is over But spring is too shy to show And how we’re gonna get to summer, Baby, I don’t know
It feels like we got the go-ahead
To go ahead and break the rules
I’ll be your alibi If you be my April Fool

© 2011 Foolchild Music, Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP)

On the Wings of a Song – Bonus

Words & Music by Jan Garrett and JD Martin 

I find myself I know not where
My old obsessions beyond repair
But there is music in the air
Like the wings of a song

I’ve tried so hard to carry on
But what is past is dead and gone
I find the place where I belong

On the wings of a song
I bow my head and don’t ask why
Grandmother Earth, Grandfather Sky
You’ve been with me all along
On the wings of a song

The sunlight dappling through the trees
The shadows dancing in the breeze
I feel my spirit sailing free

On the wings of a song

Almost heaven, this baby child
Angels hiding behind her smile
Our hearts are singing on and on

On the wing of a song

I bow my head and don’t ask why
Grandmother Earth, Grandfather Sky
And I am lifted, feet on the ground
So ordinary and so profound
You are with us all along

On the wings of a song

© 2023 Foolchild Music, Gill ‘n’ Goldie Music (ASCAP)