Past to Presence by Chuck Lawrence copyright ©️ 1987 by meadowgreen Music does anyone know what songbook this song is published in? Desperately want to get the words and music to this beautiful song. Any help is appreciated!!!

Much thanks for rhe link.

Hi Deborah

I am sad for your loss. Losing a sibling is a unique grief to experience.
I pray your family’s memorial service will be a comfort

Until someone can supply sheet music or tracks, here are the chords:
https://chordify.net/chords/past-to-presence-kim-pike-topic
(You might have to sign up for Chordify to access them)

Trust this helps and may God bless you,
Nancy

Hi, my nane is Deborah, and am looking for accompaniement tracks or sheet music to an older but beautiful and most fitting gospel hymn/ song by the name of Past to Presence. It has the lyrics " I lost my past when I found the presence of the Lord." The song gives a tremendous message of truth and hope. This was the favorite song of my brother who recently past away last July with Covid-19. We had to delay his memorial service and have been planning it for his birthday, which is February 15th. I cannot think of a better song to honor my brother at his memorial service than this song. He he loved it. Past to Presece. I was wondering if you would know where I might purchase this song? Thank you so much.

Sincerely

Deborah Wheelock

The song is "Past to Presence."

Here's the song on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFnlWGbAWac

The lyrics:

Verse 1:
There were things in my life I knew I'd always regret,
There were moments of my past I knew I'd never forget;
But when I knelt at an old fashioned altar of prayer,
The presence of the Lord met me there
And I lost all my past and found the presence of the Lord.

Chorus:
I lost all my past when I found His presence,
All the weights that burdened me down were lifted forevermore;
And as the east is from the west, cast in the sea of Forgetfulness,
I lost my past when I found the presence of the Lord.

Verse 2:
I'll never forget just how I felt when Jesus lifted me,
The shackles fell from me, the chains were gone,
And I was truly free;
And it's a long, long way from my past to His presence,
But I'm glad that I made it that day,
I traded my past for the presence of the Lord.

Chorus
I lost all my past when I found His presence,
All the weights that burdened me down were lifted forevermore;
And as the east is from the west, cast in the sea of Forgetfulness,
I lost my past when I found the presence of the Lord.

Ending:
And as the east is from the west, cast in the sea of Forgetfulness,
I lost my past when I found the presence of the Lord.

By Chuck Lawrence
©1987 Meadowgreen Music/Highest Call Music.
All rights administered by Tree Publishing Co., Inc., 8 Music Sq. W., Nashville, TN 37203
International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Used by Permission.

The lyrics are I lost my past when I found His presence