♪
[Dad, the man who started it all]
[and one of his 10 guitars]
♪ [Dad] It's been a long, yes, a long long time since I've seen a rainbow, smelled an apple pie ♪
♪ Played with the clouds passing by ♪
♪ Remembering those, those happy days splashing in the puddles after the rain ♪
♪ Will I ever see them again? ♪
♪ But then You came [Jesus] with Your arms open wide ♪
♪ Bringing back the rainbow after the rain, bringing back the sunshine once again ♪
♪ I've often wondered why You want me ♪
♪ With all of my problems, child fantasies, all that I've done, who I am ♪
♪ And now and then I will cry, knowing how I've hurt You time and time again ♪
♪ Really wouldn't blame You if You leave ♪
♪ But still You're there with Your arms open wide, asking nothing of me, just of myself ♪
♪ You put the past behind me and then, in You came ♪
[Katie fiddle] ♪
[Emmett dobro]
[Katie - Ellen - Julianne - Jon - Karen - Matt - Emmett]
♪ And I know now why You stay, walking there beside me through thick and thin ♪
♪ Always there to guide me on my way ♪
♪ You're always there with Your arms open wide, always there to turn to when times are sad ♪
♪ Giving me a smile to make me glad, in You came ♪
[Julianne mandolin] ♪
♪♪
[Jon] I first learned this song when I was involved with Young Life club in Charleston, West Virginia,
where I first became a believer,
and I've been singing this song for over 45 years ever since then,
including singing it to my kids most nights when they were going to bed.
And… hey, that's me!
[Dad was even our first Patreon supporter! More about him in the description]