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Hard as Nails

from Hard as Nails by Alex MacDonald

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This was inspired by my late friend, Rev Kenny MacDonald, whose daughter Alison was lost in India in 1981. He was tough and strong, but with a gentle heart. He got it from someone who was like that, but only more so.

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HARD AS NAILS

Hard as nails with a heart of gold
When others faltered he was bold - Hard as nails
The world he left seems poor and cold
Now he’s gone where he’ll never grow old - Hard as nails
A heart of gold and as hard as nails
He believed no fairy-tales - Heart of gold
He held on fast by his fingernails
The morning star for who prevails - Heart of gold

He fought the fight, he ran the race
He got the crown, he kept the faith - Hard as nails

Hard as nails with a heart of gold
Just by One was he controlled - Hard as nails
His love for the lost he’d not withhold
The truth of God he did uphold - Hard as nails
Heart of gold and as hard as nails
Knew the love that never fails - Heart of gold
Up the hills and down the dales
Across the rivers and along the trails - Heart of gold

He fought the fight, he ran the race
He got the crown, he kept the faith - Hard as nails

The bell it rang, the bell it tolled
Tears were shed and the good news told - Hard as nails
What graves were opened and stones were rolled
Only eternity will unfold - Hard as nails
Weighed in the balance, weighed in the scales
Run like the wind and break the jails - Heart of gold
Through the frost and through the gales
For everyone gone off the rails - Heart of gold

He fought the fight, he ran the race
He got the crown, he kept the faith - Hard as nails

Hard as nails with a heart of gold
A word of grace and love untold - Hard as nails
Search for those in sin who’re sold
To break the chains and break the hold - Hard as nails
Heart of gold and as hard as nails
We laughed out loud and we laughed in gales – Heart of gold
He pierced the dark, he removed the veils
Till the morning comes and the white dove sails – Heart of gold

He fought the fight, he ran the race
He got the crown, he kept the faith - Hard as nails

Hard as nails with a heart of gold
When he was born they broke the mould - Hard as nails
A father’s heart could not grow cold
Till the lost was found and the tales were told - Hard as nails
Heart of gold and as hard as nails
He held to the Rock whose love avails – Heart of gold
It wasn’t a matter of heads or tails
It came from the One who was pierced with nails – Heart of gold

He fought the fight, he ran the race
He got the crown, he kept the faith - Hard as nails

© Alex J MacDonald

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from Hard as Nails, released November 19, 2021
Alex MacDonald - vocals and rhythm guitar
Rob MacDonald - drums
Phil Onslow - bass
Cailean Morison - piano and organ
Donald Forsyth - lead guitar
Olivia Ross - fiddle

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Alex MacDonald Edinburgh, UK

Grew up in Kildonan Strath, Sutherland, where I loved the psalms and hymns and the old folk songs my father had learned from his drover grand uncle.Went on to Cash, the Clancys and Corries, Tom Paxton and Dylan. Started playing guitar and writing songs in my teens, but only started recording this century with my rock band sons! Either solo or with my band, I've played all over Scotland. ... more

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