[1] A New York, USA dance… Read Full Bio ↴Friends is a name of at least eleven entities:
[1] A New York, USA dance-punk / indie pop band.
[2] A London, UK romantic pop-rock band.
[3] A Tennessee, USA pop punk / emo band.
[4] A Japanese j-pop seiyuu group.
[5] A Swedish pop group.
[6] A UK psych-folk trio.
[7] A USA 70s jazz rock group.
[8] An Adelaide, Australia rock band.
[9] A Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA math rock band.
[10] A Japanese noise-pop band (aka 友人).
[11] A USA television series.
[12]An obscure 1960s British pop group
[1] A Brooklyn, NYC, NY, USA dance-punk / indie pop band (aka Perpetual Crush), founded in 2010.
Sites: Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
[2] A London, UK based romantic pop-rock band formed, in 1986, by William Jones (vocals, songwriting, guitar), in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, UK. In 1992, Jones was joined by Martin Parker (drums, percussion), who together are the band's nucleus. They have released nine albums and six singles (on Summerhouse). Their latest album is Spangleland (May 2007).
Their lyrics span incurable optimism to dark miserableness and influences include: Teardrop Explodes, The Chameleons and 70s acoustic, e.g. Nick Drake and Renaissance. Spangleland is stylistically atypical, featuring somewhat weird epics.
Sites: Discogs.
[3] A Nashville, TN, USA, pop punk / emo band, with members of Dependency and début EP Better Off Alone (Jun 2011, Blood and Ink).
Sites: Twitter and Facebook.
[4] A defunct Japanese j-pop seiyuu group / seiyū group (声優ユニット), formed in 2008 (aka Ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ). The group is an all-female sextet of: 小林ゆう (Yu Kobayashi), 下田麻美 (Asami Shimoda), 桜井 真子 (Mako Sakurai - more-commonly / ambiguously known as Mako), 明坂聡美 (Satomi Akesaka), 本多陽子 (Yohko Honda) and 阿澄佳奈 (Kana Asumi). As Friends, the débuted with single "ニセモノ" (5 Nov 2008), followed by albums: 今日の5の2 BGM集 音祭り春夏秋冬 (Dec 2008), Best Friends (Jan 2009) and Friendship (Sept 2009).
The band promoted / cross-marketed television anime 今日の5の2 (romanised Kyo no Go no Ni - Today in Class 5-2) and consisted of series' seiyuu / seiyū (声優, voice-over thespians). They performed the opening / end themes throughout the series and, as common with seiyuu groups, were dissolved with its 2009 discontinuation.
Sakurai is best know as a member of Bon-Bon Blanco.
Sites: Ja.Wikipedia.
[5] A Swedish pop group which split 2004. They contested Eurovision 2001 and parted when two members founded Nina & Kim.
[6] A defunct UK psych-folk trio, of: Peter Howell, John Ferdinando and Ruth Cubbin (vocals). Their only album was Fragile (1972).
Howell and Ferdinando also released albums as Agincourt / Ithaca.
Sites: Discogs.
[7] A defunct USA 70s jazz rock group, with members: John Abercrombie, Clint Houston, Jeff Williams and Marc Cohen. Their only album was Friends (1973).
Let Your Love
Friends Lyrics
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Into Your outstretched arms I run
Close to Your heart I want to be
Lord, for this emptiness in me
Your power and Your love
Your glory and Your grace
Your power and Your love
Out of the darkness, Lord I come
Unto Your glorious light I run
Open my eyes so I can see
All that You had install for me
Your power and Your love
Your glory and Your grace
Your power and Your love
Your glory and Your grace
Let it come
Over me
Let it come
Let if fall
Over me
Let it fall
Oh, Lord just let it flow
Let it flow
Through me
Let it flow
Your power and Your love
Your glory and Your grace
Oh Lord, Your power and Your love
Your glory and Your grace
It's Your glory and grace, Lord
Your glory and grace
Glory and grace
The lyrics to Friends' song, Let Your Love In, are about finding salvation and redemption in the love and grace of God. The opening lines, "Out of the desert, Lord I come, Into Your outstretched arms I run," suggest a journey of faith, where the singer is searching for meaning and purpose in their life. The use of the word "desert" is symbolic, representing the feeling of emptiness and spiritual drought that the person is experiencing.
The lyrics continue with, "Close to Your heart I want to be, Lord, for this emptiness in me" - this line is a direct plea to God to fill the emptiness and longing within the individual. The repeated lines, "Your power and Your love, Your glory and Your grace" reinforce the idea that it is only through the power of God's love and grace that the person will find fulfillment and purpose.
The second verse, "Out of the darkness, Lord I come, Unto Your glorious light I run," explores the theme of redemption, where the individual is emerging from a period of darkness and seeking the light. The lines, "Open my eyes so I can see, All that You had installed for me" suggest a newfound sense of clarity and purpose, with the individual being able to see the opportunities and possibilities that God has in store for them.
The final lines, "Let it flow, through me, Your power and Your love, Your glory, and Your grace," express a desire to be filled with the spirit of God, to let it flow through them and transform them from the inside out. The repetition of the phrase "Your power and Your love, Your glory and Your grace" throughout the song reinforces the central message that it is only through God's love and grace that we can find fulfillment, purpose, and redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
Out of the desert, Lord I come
I am leaving behind a place of emptiness and coming towards You, Lord.
Into Your outstretched arms I run
I am seeking refuge and comfort in Your loving embrace, Lord.
Close to Your heart I want to be
I desire to be intimately connected to You, to know You deeply and to be known by You.
Lord, for this emptiness in me
I recognize that I am incomplete without You and need You to fill the emptiness in my soul.
Your power and Your love
Your strength and affection.
Your glory and Your grace
Your splendor and Your mercy.
Out of the darkness, Lord I come
I am escaping from a place of darkness and seeking Your radiant light.
Unto Your glorious light I run
I am running towards Your radiant light and away from the shadowy darkness.
Open my eyes so I can see
Help me to see clearly and understand Your plans for my life, Lord.
All that You had install for me
Everything that You have prepared for me.
Let it come
Allow it to flow towards me.
Over me
Surrounding me completely.
Let it fall
Allow it to descend upon me.
Oh, Lord just let it flow
Please, Lord, let Your love and grace flow abundantly in my life.
Through me
Penetrating every part of my being.
Your power and Your love
Your strength and affection, Lord.
Your glory and Your grace
Your splendor and Your mercy, Lord.
Oh Lord, Your power and Your love
Oh Lord, Your strength and affection.
Your glory and Your grace
Your splendor and Your mercy.
It's Your glory and grace, Lord
I recognize that it is Your splendor and mercy, Lord, that sustain and bless me.
Your glory and grace
Your splendor and Your mercy.
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Anne Hamilton
The beautiful blending of their voices! Perfect pitch and tone! Wonderful musicianship
Margaret Schaffner
musiciahship? is that a word? hahhaha
John Thompson
I first heard this song on February 21 1970 and it has been one of my all-time favorites for all these 52 years.
Montgomery Denzer
Good memory
Tom Curless
I'm an old white guy that is in love with these classics when I was young..what a great vocal group, makes me cry!
Sandra Gonzalez
Well my friend we have turned into our parents
Thank God can't believe I'm so damn
Old
Hartub Moses
I was in my mid teens and this song among many made those years special.
Craig Ellsworth
@Sandra Gonzalez Our parents were right. Especially when it came to standards.
Toni Sumblin
It’s the sound track of my life. Makes me cry to.
Meisteria
I'm right there with you bud!