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You Outlast My Fading Days — Psalm 102

Bubba Patrick
Bubba Patrick
Haunting Appalachian prayer ballad, Fingerpicked acoustic, bowed bass slow dotted-quarter pulse, low wooden flute and isolated piano, Darlene verses 1/2, Bubba verse 3, duet hope refrain, Flute intro and four-bar interlude, Lament remains frail; hope broadens without a cure claim; fade-free soft D6, Key B minor / D; dotted-quarter=58 BPM; 6/8, Lament Bm(add9)–Gmaj7–Em9–F#7; hope Dadd9–A/C#–Cmaj7–G/B–Bbmaj7–D/A–E7–Gm6–D6; coda Bm7–Gadd9–D6, Signature: New minor lament; Holler Open Door Turn transposed for hope, Hook: Wooden flute F#–E–D–C#–B, later A–B–D, Bubba: unmistakably masculine warm country baritone, Darlene: unmistakably feminine clear gospel alto; follow labeled leads, Natural separated voices, intelligible lyrics, live Holler Shakers feel; no impersonation, Preserve the written dynamics and natural ending
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[Low wooden flute, sparse guitar] [Verse 1: Darlene] Hear me, Lord; don’t hide Your face, Hurry near this troubled place. Days like smoke, my bones like coals, Withered grass within my soul. Bread forgotten, skin drawn tight, Desert bird through sleepless night; Like a sparrow on the roof, I keep watch and cry to You. [Verse 2: Darlene] Enemies revile my name, Ashes mingle with my grain. Tears have salted what I drink, Under wrath I bend and sink. Lifted up and cast below, Lengthening shadows tell me so. But Your name through ages stays; You outlast my fading days. [Refrain: duet, gently opening] You will rise with love for Zion, You regard the poor one’s prayer. Write it down for unborn singers: God looked down and found us there. Hear the prisoners, loose the dying, Gather kingdoms into praise; You remain when all is changing, You outlast my fading days. [Flute interlude] [Verse 3: Bubba] We still love her broken stones, Dust of Zion, ruined homes. Nations, kings will fear Your name When You build her walls again. My strength failed along the road; Spare my unfinished years, O God. You laid earth and heavens wide; Like worn clothes they’re set aside. [Bridge: duet, restrained] You will change them like a garment; You remain, Your years don’t end. Children of Your servants flourish, Their descendants stand again. [Final refrain: duet] Write it down for unborn singers: God looked down and heard our praise. You remain when all is changing, You outlast my fading days.