Song from Back in the Day

There are very few Christian artists today whose careers outlast the “new artist” buzz. Whatever happened to Big Tent Revival? What about that swing/ska group called The W’s? I could name many, many more who got their equivalent of 15 minutes of fame and then went on to join the rest of Contemporary Christian Music’s has-beens.

However, one such artist has always occupied a little special corner of my heart, and that is Nikki Leonti. “Who?” some may respond. That’s okay. Sometimes, the more unknown, the more special . . . or something like that. Anyway, the song that I think she is (or was) most well known for was titled “Everlasting Place.” Don’t you wanna come with me/ To an everlasting place?/ No tears, no pain, forever we’ll remain . . . okay. But anyway, the song that always stuck with me was one that was not as popular, called “It Will Come to You.” Not only does she have a nice voice, but also the lyrics to the song have always uplifted me and warmed my heart when I’ve been feeling like I have been lately. In fact, I had this crazy idea that I was going to get online and hunt down the soundtrack so that I could sing it at church or something one day. I got desperate and emailed one of the representatives of her label, Pamplin Records, asking if there were any soundtracks available of that particular song. I got a reply, and the person told me that there never was a soundtrack made of “It Will Come to You” and that all of Leonti’s stuff was being sold out and discontinued, etc., but that they did have a book left over of all the sheet music (piano, voice, and guitar) of all of her songs. They sent it to me for free. I still haven’t sat down to pick out the piano part, and that was several years ago, but oh, well. I still have the song downloaded and I just finished listening to it, and I know things are going to be okay.

Verse: I know you’re waiting/ For the light at the end/ Of this tunnel that you’re going through/ Anticipating/ What lies round the bend/ Wondering what he has in store for you/ Rest in His will/ Keep the faith in prayer until you see what He provides.

Chorus: It will come to you/ Like a beacon into view/ There’s a light that will shine through/ It will come to you/ Seek Him first in all you do/ And when you least expect it to, it will come to you.

Verse: Looking back through/ The pages of your past/ There’s a story of His faithfulness/ When you come to/ The chapter’s end at last/ You will see it turn out for the best/ It will be alright/ Even in the darkest night, just hold out for the dawn. Chorus a couple more times. End.