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Safe Retreat

from Hiding Place by Matthew Smith

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O God whose tender mercy hears
A sinner's humble cry
Whose hand so gently wipes the tears
From sorrow's weeping eye

Chorus:
But will my guilty fears prevail
And drive me from Your feet?
O let not this dear refuge fail
This only safe retreat
You are my safe retreat

See, Lord before Your throne of grace
This wretched wanderer mourn
Have You not bid me seek Your face?
Have You not said "Return"?

Bridge:
Oh shine, oh shine, oh shine on this darkened heart
With beams of mercy shine and let Your voice impart
A taste of joy Divine, as you serve the bread and wine
You are my only safe retreat

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from Hiding Place, released March 11, 2014
©2013 Detuned Radio Music. Written by Matthew S. Smith, based in part on a text by Anne Steele.

Bryon Larrance - drums and percussion
Jake Bradley - electric bass guitar
Kenny Hutson - acoustic guitars, lap steel
Eamon McLoughlin - violin, viola, cello
Charlie Hardin - background vocals
Matthew Smith - vocals

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Matthew Smith Nashville, Tennessee

Matthew Smith is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who writes brand new music to centuries-old hymn texts. He finds beauty exploring the tension between joy and sorrow, between the Already and the Not Yet.

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