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Composed for Rotary International's "End Polio Now" campaign which was highlighted at last year's Montreal Convention. If you are interested in performing this piece as a soloist or choir, please contact Mike Beecher via www.youngstarsuk.co.uk.

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The Voice
Music composed by Rtn Mike Beecher (member of the International Fellowship of Rotarian Musicians IFRM)
Lyrics written by Rtn Alan Clark
Rotary Club of Rayleigh Mill, District 1240, UK

Verse 1
Listen to the silence,
Listen to the rain,
Listen to the suffering and listen to the pain.
The cries of a child whose tears are dry.
The child with no life, the child with no dreams.

Chorus
But out from the darkness a voice can be heard,
A voice that is calm,
A voice that is hope,
A voice that has reason,
A voice free from pain,
A voice with the truth and the power to mend,
When polio leaves and young lives never end.

Verse 2
I hear, said the voice,
I hear what you say,
I hear that you’re suffering, I hear you’re in pain.
I will stop those cries and soothe your tears.
I will give you a life, I will give you a dream.

Chorus
But out from the darkness a voice can be heard,
A voice that is calm,
A voice that is hope,
A voice that has reason,
A voice free from pain,
A voice with the truth and the power to mend,
When polio leaves and young lives never end.

Verse 3
Then the world joined together,
The world with an aim.
To end what it could with a joining of minds,
To end what it could with belief that it would,
To end what Rotarians began to make good.

Chorus
And out from the darkness a voice now was heard,
A voice that was calm,
A voice that had hope,
A voice that had reason,
A voice free from pain,
A voice with the truth and the power to mend,
When polio leaves and young lives never end.

(c) Alan Clark (lyrics) & Mike Beecher (music) 2010

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released July 14, 2010
Backing composed on Korg's amazing M50 88-note keyboard Workstation.

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