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Spring Rain

by Nori Kelley

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1.
Cup Of Love 01:55
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CUP OF LOVE (Nori Kelley) Take me to the streams of the waters of life Let me drink from the cup of love Renew me, live through me Let me show the world that I love You I love You I love You
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Never Ending Stream 03:45
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NEVER ENDING STREAM (Nori Kelley) I wake up in the morning to the sound of Your voice You call to me and remind me You're still there You tell me to commit my thoughts and dreams to You And that You'll fulfill my longings through the day And my only desire is to live And to share all I can give Through the love that You've implanted in my heart You are love - You're my life You're my hope of paradise You're my never ending stream that will never part When You take my hand and walk me through the times when I can't see When You guide me in the decisions I should make I realize You're care for me is much more than I deserve And You're grace has overcome all my mistakes... I am free - I am clean Ever since You came to me I've been filled with the fullness of You
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Be Still And Know 02:43
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BE STILL AND KNOW (Nori Kelley) Instrumental
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Eternal Light 03:30
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ETERNAL LIGHT (Nori Kelley) As I sit and I listen to the roaring waves of the ocean As I lie in the grass and stare at the stars in the sky I can see Your greatness spreading out before me As You open up my eyes and my mind You edify For the Lord has planted an eternal light within me That the sorrow of this world will never Take away from me now From me now As I stroll through the forest and I hear the birds singing sweetly As I lie in a field and stare at the clouds in the sky I can feel Your presence growing from within me As You open up my heart and my soul You edify
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Praise God For The Rain 04:59
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PRAISE GOD FOR THE RAIN (Nori Kelley) When rain clouds surround you And a grey sky is above you And darkness is upon the face of the deep It's downhill you're going And weary you're growing The waiting seems so long for your time to reap Praise God for the rain He won't let it last too long Thank God for the pain It only comes to make you strong When questions surround you And reasons confound you And people everywhere from you turn away Keep patiently waiting And anticipating A blessing will be there for you any day
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Whenever I Call On You 03:27
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WHENEVER I CALL ON YOU (Nori Kelley) Lord, through all the times I've had There's never been a time like now When I needed to know Your loving hand Was guiding my life somehow So many times I fail to hear Your spirit calling my name I end up lost in a world of fear With my foolishness to blame But whenever I call on You I hear You say You'll see me through And once again You make me new And place me back in life with You Life with You Lord, I don't know how to say How thankful I am for You 'Cause the life You lived and the blood You shed Has come to carry my life through The love I feel flows deeply now For deep were the pains You bore The life You gave came to me somehow I never felt like this before And whenever I call on You I'll always know Your love holds true I'll let my tears of joy flow, too Because You keep me in love with You Love with You
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Come Follow Me 03:57
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COME FOLLOW ME (Nori Kelley) How hard it is for those who trust in their riches To enter the kingdom How hard it is for those who trust in their riches To enter the kingdom Take up your cross - deny yourself What does it profit if a man gain the world And lose his soul? Give to the poor - expect no return One cannot follow me if he does not give up All that he has Visit the sick and in prison Take strangers in, too If you've done it to the least of my brethren, you've done it You've done it to Me Go into the world And make disciples Teaching them to observe all I've taught you Endure to the end and be saved How hard it is for those who don't take up their cross To enter the kingdom Come follow Me...
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The Thief 05:26
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THE THIEF (Nori Kelley) I passed by the field of a sluggard By the vineyard of a man without sense And lo, it was all overgrown with thorns The ground was covered with nettles And its stone wall was broken down Then I saw and considered it I looked and recieved instruction A little sleep, a little slumber A little folding of the hands to rest And poverty will overcome you like a robber And want like an armed man You see, the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy And to scatter the shepherd's sheep So beware, he is wearing a heavy disguise To decieve those who are asleep To decieve those who are asleep For we are all sons of light and sons of the day We are not of the night or of darkness So then let us not sleep as others do But let us keep awake and be sober For God has destined us for salvation Through the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ We must resist the devil and he will flee from us His defeat came at the cross And remember, the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy And to scatter the shepherd's sheep So beware, he is wearing sheep's clothing To decieve those who are asleep To decieve those who are asleep Take heed that you don't fall asleep...
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Would You Believe 04:48
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WOULD YOU BELIEVE (Nori Kelley) Would you believe if the Lord told you this day That He would use your life in a special way Could He depend on you for His power to try Would you let Him make you the apple of His eye Don't you know He has the power to make you What He wants you to be He said, "If you will ask in faith I'll give you What you ask of Me" Have you tried Him to see? He wants you to serve Him And through faith, He'll meet your needs He will walk you through the garden And He'll help you plant your seeds Would you believe if the Lord told you to go To a friend who's lost and doesn't know Could He depend on you for His word to speak through To reach a soul with the only love that's true Don't you know He has the power to make you What He wants you to be He said, "If you will ask in faith I'll give you What you ask of Me" Just try Him and see Because He wants you to serve Him And through faith, He'll meet your needs He will walk you through the garden And He'll help you plant your seeds
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(He Will Give You) All You Need 06:27
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(He Will Give You) ALL YOU NEED (Nori Kelley) As time goes by I realize this life is but a mist That rises to its height and then it's gone I must answer to my call, for it is one I can't resist The time is short - the work must be done I must out into the world and carry out His plan Although I know the way will not always be clear But by living day by day and holding to His hand I'll patiently await Him without fear And when each time arrives for me to see His perfect will I know He'll give me strength to stand the test Whether to go where He sends me or to sit down and be still If I make the first step, He will do the rest He may lead you away from home To places you've never been But don't say no, He'll show you where to go To people you can win And He will give you all you need To live a peaceful life And joy will overflow your days And love will be your guide
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Press On To Know 01:17
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PRESS ON TO KNOW (Nori Kelley) So let us know Let us press on to know the Lord His going forth Is as certain as the dawn And He will come to us like the rain Like the spring rain watering the earth
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1982 Interview, Columbus, OH (Bonus) 07:39
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about

Spring Rain was my very first album, recorded in 1979 and 1980. I think I was perhaps a little too ambitious when undertaking the project, stretching a lot of those involved as well as myself! I had experimented lots as a teenager with cassette recorders in my room, but to actually try my own music in a "big" multi-track recording studio - it was a bit overwhelming. Owner / engineer Noah White was very easy to work with, though, and was as eager to press the envelope as I was. I was joined by a number of my friends on the project, and it ended up being lots of fun!

This album also gave me my first small taste of the music business. Before the album was released, I sent copies to some of the major Christian labels in hopes of a record deal. One major label took interest, and started talking about flying me out to L.A. for a meeting. While waiting further word, they called and told me they were opening a new office in Nashville, and that my music and info would be forwarded to them. When the N'ville A&R guy heard the album, he immediately dismissed it as "very good, but un-commercial," and it was pretty much over! I got similar responses from two other major Christian labels as well. Of course, listening to the album now, I certainly don't blame them for passing, and I would do many things differently (especially having to do with the song order), but it continued a long road of "do I try to write songs that have commercial appeal or just write the way I want?" I chose the latter...

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released October 1, 1980

Nori Kelley - Electric & acoustic guitars, keyboards, lap steel, bass, percussion
Rick Reed - Bass
Jim Pollard - Drums, percussion
Joe Pfau - Drums
with:
Hal Ratliff - Keyboards ("Eternal Light" & "The Thief")
Charles Harnach - Flutes, keyboards ("Praise God For The Rain")
Don Rakestraw - Electric guitar ("Praise God For The Rain")
Brook Finlayson - Acoustic guitar ("Would You Believe")
Backing vocals - Don & Jenny Rakestraw, Jeff Flinn, Jeri Tanner

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