When the Winds Blow

Title Submitted By: Anne – Marie Strohman
Genre: Organ, Hymn, Gospel

A fun songwriting trick is to try to write a song in the style of someone else…it usually always winds up sounding like your own, but different than what you might normally write. I envisioned a song like “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap and wound up with a Celtic sounding hymn. It wound up being one of my favorites.

Special thanks to the Webbs who lent me their studio space for some uninterrupted writing time. This song was finished in 20 minutes which has me suspecting their studio is magic. The original title was, “When Winds Blow”…felt it needed a “The.”

When the winds blow strong and cold, and cold
I will lift my soul, lift my soul
I will set my sail to follow you
When the winds blow strong and cold

When the waves rise high over me, over me
I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes
I will see your feet on the stormy sea
When the waves rise over me

I won’t I won’t
I won’t be afraid
I won’t I won’t
When the winds blow

When the night is long and dark, and dark
You will light the sky, light the sky
With mercy, love and wisdom bright
When the night is long and dark

When my breath is done and gone, and gone
I will rest my soul, rest my soul
The tempest broken by your voice

When my breath is done and gone

I won’t I won’t
I won’t be afraid
I won’t I won’t
When the winds blow