Produced by:
The Osmond Brothers –
Wayne, Merrill, Jay, and Jimmy
Co-Produced by:
Ric Williams and Whit Privette
Engineered and Mixed by:
Ric Williams
Assistant Engineer / Editor:
Whit Privette
Musical Arrangements:
Gregg Gray
Technical Assistance:
Danny Watson at Ozark Pro Audio
Recorded and Mixed entirely with
Pro Tools 24 Mixplus System on location
At the OFT Recording Studio
Musicians:
Keyboard: Gregg Gray
Guitar: Mitch Keirsey
Bass: Whitt Privette
Drums: David Osmond
All Vocals: The Osmond Brothers
Strings: Tina Sibley, James Robertson,
Jane Shurtz, Joan Salts
Horns: Rich Duston, Louis Thierbach,
Bryon Westerman, Jay Parks, Brent Vaughn
Flute: Claude Coffman
Friends
Packin’ up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
I can’t believe the hopes He’s granted
Means a chapter in our life is through
But we’ll keep you close, as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
‘Cause our hearts
in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
And a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
With the faith and love God’s given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you live in
Is the strength that now you show
We’ll keep you close, as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
‘Cause our hearts
in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
And a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
And a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
A lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
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