From a Distance -Irene Grant-Jones sings Bette Midler's lyrics - God is watching us

100% from our CD album Handle with Care goes to the Utange Orphanage Kenya- The Sure Foundation. From a Distance is Track 18 on this album. To support these 20 orphans regularly if you live in the UK Ring- 0800 1313 000 and quote The Sure Foundation membership number : B56575 and up to 5% of your Utility Bill will be given to the Utange Orphanage.

Irene Grant-Jones' gorgeous voice epitomises this heartfelt song. All the emotions and real meaning of the words set before you with perfect artistry.Bedford Soprano with Welsh roots -originally from Rhyl in North Wales. I love singing this song because these amazing words give me the opportunity to express them using a range of vocal colour and emotion. Our family album CD -Handle with Care has 18 tracks. From a Distance is Track 18 - words and music written by Julie Gold who captures the nation's heart with the melody and brilliant word setting. Everyone interprets a poem, song in their own personal way. I feel strongly that God is watching over us and yearns to be more a part of our lives. From a distance things can seem alright but God reveals the truth to us within our hearts. In a perfect world there is no hunger, bombs,disease yet our hope and goal is to continue singing the song of hope and peace because this is the song of every one. Our album cover can be seen on our web site under CHARITY SECTION. It shows an image of an envelope. Within the envelope there are many images of beauty- flowers, animals,birds and the SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS from the lyrics- From a Distance. Lying across the picture is a fountain pen with a yellow nib. This is the symbol for the fact that there are some children in this country and all over the world who are traumatised and unable to put pen to paper to ask for our help. Track 1 from our album ' They can't write to tell us' explains that if we are help save these children, they in turn will be able to help save other children. The UTANGE ORPHANAGE KENYA benefit 100% from the sale of our album 'Handle with Care'. The second phase of the Orphanage building is due to be completed in January 2010. The children there who now live at the orphanage will be learning this song and performing it on that occasion. God is watching us. Best wishes, Irene Grant-Jones nee OWEN. This song could be used as part of a wedding ceremony/ service. www.grant-jones.co.uk
Why not sing along with me?

From a Distance


From a distance the world looks blue and green,
And the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
And the eagle takes to flight.

From a distance, there is harmony,
And it echoes through the land.
Its the voice of hope, its the voice of peace,
Its the voice of every man.

From a distance we all have enough,
And no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
No hungry mouths to feed.

From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
Theyre the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us.
God is watching us from a distance.

From a distance you look like my friend,
Even though we are at war.
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
What all this fighting is for.

From a distance there is harmony,
And it echoes through the land.
And its the hope of hopes, its the love of loves,
Its the heart of every man.

Its the hope of hopes, its the love of loves.
This is the song of every man.
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
God is watching us from a distance.
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
God is watching us from a distance

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[TheSkyline400r]

im a young chap and i stumbled on2 dis version ..........hmmmm,id love 2 slate it saying it sounds like a cat being strangled....but in reality ......its the best cover ive heard.....and i see ur doing ur bit for charity 2.....well done,from ireland :)

[SopranoIGJ]

@TheSkyline400r

Thank you. I'm so glad you found it .You may like to type in 'Utange Orphanage Project'. You will be able to see the latest video clip of the children our album is supporting. I spent a week in the orphanage in Kenya last January. It was a simply amazing experience.

Best wishes,

Irene Grant-Jones

[3enp5ygc]

I love this song Irene.Sang with great emotion. Reminds me that God is watching over us, and he wants us not to be distant from him, but to put our trust in him through the good and difficult times in our lives.

[SopranoIGJ]

Thank you- Best wishes to you- Irene Grant-Jones

[michaeljay3]

Fantastic - well done Irene - West End standard again!

[SopranoIGJ]

Thank you- Best wishes to you- Irene Grant-Jones

[dweyn34]

Irene you sing this song beautiful ... Your have a gift to sing so beautiful & you share that gift by singing ... There is just a beautiful quality to your singing voice! :O)

[waterskippers]

Bette Middler's lyrics? Riiiiight.

[SopranoIGJ]

Thank you- Best wishes to you- Irene Grant-Jones

[SopranoIGJ]

Thank you- Best wishes to you- Irene Grant-Jones

[SopranoIGJ]

Thank you- Best wishes to you- Irene Grant-Jones

[SopranoIGJ]

Thank you- Best wishes to you- Irene Grant-Jones