Geweldige intense samenzang door het Amerikaanse duo The Civil Wars in het lied From This Valley. Ze spelen het tijdens een concert in New Orleans in 2011.

Wat zonde toch dat het duo, dat vanaf 2008 bestond uit singer/songwriters John Paul White & Joy Willams, niet meer samen is sinds 2014, want dit is echt genieten!

White & Williams ontmoeten elkaar tijdens een songwriting workshop in Nashville in 2008. Ze hadden gelijk een bijzondere klik merkten ze. Williams zegt er over, “when he started singing it was like I knew where he was going to go before he went there.” En White had precies hetzelfde, want als ze samen begonnen te zingen “there was this weird click; it was like there was a dance going where I knew I could lead her but she could lead me, too.”

From This Valley
Oh the desert dreams of a river,
that will run down to the sea.
Like my heart longs for an ocean,
to wash down over me.

Oh won’t you take me from this valley,
to that mountain high above?
Oh I will pray, pray, pray,
until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray,
to the one I love.

Oh the outcast dreams of acceptance,
just to find pure love’s embrace
Like an orphan longs for his mother,
may you hold me in your grace.

Oh won’t you take me from this valley,
to that mountain high above?
Oh I will pray, pray, pray,
until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray,
to the one I love.

Oh the caged bird dreams of a strong wind,
that will flow beneath her wings.
Like a voice longs for a melody,
oh Jesus carry me.

Won’t you take me from this valley,
to that mountain high above?
Oh I will pray, pray, pray,
until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray,
to the one I love.

Oh I will pray, pray, pray,
until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray
To the one I love.