Storm Before The Calm - Michael McDonald, West Angeles Church Of God

As the DAYS go darker

We lose SIGHT of the dawn

We PRAY for better days

Here in PEACE we’ll carry on With the CHANCE for children

To do BETTER than we’ve done

If we can MAKE IT thru the storm before the calm

Some time in our DESPERATION

The man believe — the devil lie

Til all we’re left with thin the in Is a world of shaddered lives

We cryin out loud, so what’s compassion?

We forgive this every time

As he takes us thru the storm before the calm

And if we WORK for PEACE

We are all gonna FIND our DELIVERANCE

And if we WORK for PEACE

FIND our DELIVERANCE

If we WORK for PEACE

We’ll FIND our DELIVERANCE

As we MAKE IT thru the storm before the calm

We got to learn to find the difference

Beneath the surface were it shows

Between the when a lot of us want to turn us And what the devil — we don’t know

You gotta watch on where we’re going

Before we go to far

If we’re going to MAKE IT thru the storm before the calm

And if we WORK for PEACE

We are all gonna FIND our DELIVERANCE

And if we WORK for PEACE

FIND our DELIVERANCE

If we WORK for PEACE

We’ll FIND our DELIVERANCE

As we MAKE IT thru the storm before the calm

If we STAND — for every man

With LORD — we’ll make a way

We will REACH- a higher ground

WATCH — A Brighter day

And if we WORK for PEACE

We are all gonna FIND our DELIVERANCE

And if we WORK for PEACE

FIND our DELIVERANCE

If we WORK for PEACE

We’ll FIND our DELIVERANCE

As we MAKE IT thru the storm before the calm

If we STAND — for every man

With LORD — we’ll make a way

We will REACH- a higher ground

WATCH — A Brighter day

If we STAND — for every man

With LORD — we’ll make a way

We will REACH- a higher ground

WATCH — A Brighter day

Written by: Bernie Chiaravalle, Michael McDonald, Harry Garfield.

Produced by Simon Climie

Michael McDonald — keyboards

Bernie Chiaravalle, Michael Thompson — guitars

Abe Laboriel, Jr — drums

Nathan East — bass

FROM West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir:

Ametria Dock, Darryl Phinnessee, Dennis Reed, Sheria Croutch,

Jason Eskridge, Jim Gilstrap, Lejuene Thompson, Alvin Chea,

Rachael Lampa, Shannon Sanders, Nickie Conley, Heather Headley

(background vocals).