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'Child of the Wind' by Bruce Cockburn

The next song to be played was another of Toby's favourites 'Child of the Wind' by Bruce Cockburn.

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"I love the pounding of hooves
I love engines that roar
I love the wild music of waves on the shore
And the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soars
Love my sweet woman down to the core

There's roads and there's roads
And they call, can't you hear it?
Roads of the earth
And roads of the spirit
The best roads of all
Are the ones that aren't certain
One of those is where you'll find me
Till they drop the big curtain

(CHORUS:)
Hear the wind moan
In the bright diamond sky
These mountains are waiting
Brown-green and dry
I'm too old for the term
But I'll use it anyway
I'll be a child of the wind
Till the end of my days

Little round planet
In a big universe
Sometimes it looks blessed
Sometimes it looks cursed
Depends on what you look at obviously
But even more it depends on the way that you see"

Graveside Service:

Introduction by Tony Jacques from the Othona Community here

Memory Book Reading by Hope here

The Amen Song here

Reading from Isaiah 40 v28-31 here

Song - Tom Waits 'Shiver me Timbers' here

Poem - Andrew Young 'A Prospect of Death' read by Simon Russell here

Reading from 'Bladerunner' by Kym here

Childwickbury:

Introduction by Tony Jacques from the Othona Community here

Memories by Simon Russell here

Song - Tom Waits 'On The Nickel' here

Speech - Kym here

Hope and Joel's Song Accompanied by Steve Hartley here

Memories by Liz and Dom Thomas here

Song - Bruce Cockburn 'Child of the Wind' here

Further Memories by Kit Whitehead here

Joel and Hope here

Tribute by Katharina Kubrick Hobbs here

Memories from The Hospice of St Francis here

Song - 'Let The Sun Shine' with Gilo here

Toast by Tony here