This is the Place

by Carolyn Arends

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A reflection on Carolyn's time at Regent College.
Winner for "Best Song Lyrics" at the 2018 Word Guild Word Awards

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THIS IS THE PLACE
Carolyn Arends

Everyplace matters, but friends, I’ve been thinking
There are some places more holy than most
‘Cause while I’ve been with you, I’ve tasted such goodness
Caught a glimpse of the Kingdom, and it was so close

And this is the place it was safe to be broken
This is the place we began to be whole
And though we are leaving, still I’ve got a feeling
This place will be with us wherever we go
This place will be with us wherever we go

This place is a garden, a season for growing
We plowed up the earth and we stretched toward the sun
This place is a table, we feasted together
We found a place to belong and a place to become

And this is the place it was safe to be broken
This is the place we began to be whole
And though we are leaving, still I’ve got a feeling
This place will be with us wherever we go
This place will be with us wherever we go

And though we are leaving, still I’ve got a feeling
This place will be with us wherever we go
This place will be with us wherever we go
This place will be with us wherever we go

Everyplace matters, but friends, I’ve been thinking
There are some places more holy than most
‘Cause while I’ve been with you, I’ve tasted such goodness
Caught a glimpse of the Kingdom, and it is so close

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CCLI Song Number: 7186818

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released May 18, 2017
co-produced by Roy Salmond and Carolyn Arends

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Carolyn Arends Vancouver, British Columbia

"One of the most affecting communicators in any genre." - Billboard Magazine

Carolyn Arends has released 14 albums and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Arends has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. ... more

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