Allison Lynn, Actress, Singer, Performer, Cabaret, Gospel

YOU NOTICED ME
Lyric and Music by Allison Lynn and Gerald Flemming c. 2004.

You noticed me, standing in the hall. I was twelve years old and just turned five feet tall.
I was told a leader of the church was coming to our home,
But you appeared just like a friend that I had always known.

CHORUS
You noticed me, a child lost in the crowd.
We were blessed to have you. You were truly blessed by God.

VERSE 2
You didn’t rest on formalities.
You smiled and told us: Call me Ted, please.
You taught the world that God has love for everyone.
As women, children, gay, or black, the church is still our home.

CHORUS
You noticed me, a child lost in the crowd.
We were blessed to have you. You were truly blessed by God.
BRIDGE
I can hear your words, in our old church hall.
“Comfort the afflicted. Afflict the comfortable”

VERSE 3
Now that I’m grown, I’d like to talk to you.
How did you fight apartheid, and not lose what is true.
We all feel that we have lost a friend today.
But I know that Heaven’s celebrating in your name.

CHORUS
You noticed me, a child lost in the crowd.
We were blessed to have you. You were truly blessed by God.
You noticed me, a child lost in the crowd.
I was blessed to know you. You were truly blessed by God.