This is a song we felt compelled to learn a few years ago, and we feel the need to post it now.  There is no time like the present.  Like our other tracks, it was performed at a local low-income senior housing complex for a very forgiving audience.

Lyrics:
Now, all I have is now,  to be faithful, to be holy, and to shine, 
Lighting up the darkness, 
Right now, I really have no choice, but to voice the truth to the nations, 
A generation looking for God.

For such a time as this, I was placed upon the earth;
To hear the voice of God, and do His will, whatever it is.					
For such a time as this, for now and all the days He gives,
I am here, I am here, and I am His, for such a time as this.

You, do you ever wonder why?  Seems like the grass is always greener, 
Under everybody else's sky
But right here--right here for this time and place,
You can live a mirror of His mercy, 
A forgiven image of grace.

For such a time as this, I was placed upon the earth;
To hear the voice of God, and do His will, whatever it is.					
For such a time as this, for now and all the days He gives,
I am here, I am here, and I am His, for such a time as this.

Can't change what's happened till now, but we can change what will be,
By living in holiness, that the world, will see Jesus.
    	                    
For such a time as this, I was placed upon the earth;   
To hear the voice of God, and do His will, whatever it is.					             
For such a time as this, for now and all the days He gives,
I am here, I am here, and I am His, for such a time as this.
 For such a time as this, for now and all the days He gives,
 I am here, I am here, and I am His, for such a time as this.

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.

I am a singer-songwriter-guitarist. I have a home studio and have produced most of my songs and instrumentals there. Please check out my website at https://robrienmusic.com and get a free download for email list signup.



 I have had several collaborations with other artists that I've met on Souncloud and hope to continue doing so. 

I'm extremely grateful to have had over 25,000 plays and over 1,600 followers and friends among the Soundcloud community. I believe that it is important to support Soundcloud artists and I appreciate their support.


I hope that you will give a listen to these tracks and share your thoughts about music and recording. If You like what you hear, please follow my channel and like and repost my tracks.

Welcome to my page.

I appreciate all the comments, likes and repost that you leave me in my compositions.

I make music for fun and to get away. I have multiple styles, although my biggest influence is in electronic music.

I am self taught and learned with Music Studio 2 on a first generation ipad 11 years ago. I have never composed before. Perform more than 80 songs a year for the first 6-7 years to learn about the program and develop creativity to compose. I have listened to different types of music throughout my life and maybe that has helped me.

I still compose only with an ipad (last generation), but I no longer work only with native MS2 instruments since I have expanded my instrument library with programs such as Audiokit, Digital D1, kv331, Sunrizer, etc ...

My music can be downloaded, but not used for commercial purposes (my authorization is required).

During the last two years I have encouraged myself to collaborate with professional or self-taught musicians like me. Are these:

Annie Smart

Dan DT

Loue ghazi

Lukowig

Mirjam Keijnemans

Nathalie B20

Subzero

Vicent

Winkanwoo

Wypernet

Thanks to them for their generous timeshare and patience.

You can contact me by sending me a message through SC.

Thanks for visiting.

*A couple of old guitars and a dusty keyboard
*Love collaborating. Message if you are interested
*Various vids on youtube
*Paintings on Yola and insta

I love to write, sing, and play music.  Pretty much all acoustic.  Would love to write, play, and record a lot more, but I still have a day job that eats up lots of brain bytes.  I'm also part of an acoustic duo named Jonny & Shel that plays here and there in the northern Black Hills (see additional link below).  Thanks for listening.

SCHEDULED Appearances:
7-24-‘25, 6-8pm: pool-side at the Elkhorn Ridge Resort
8-13-'25, 6-8pm: pool-side at the Elkhorn Ridge Resort
8-26-'25: Country Coach Rally at Elkhorn Ridge Resort
8-28-'25, 6-8pm: pool-side at the Elkhorn Ridge Resort
With more to come--we're still booking for 2025!
(Please note:  Dates, times, and locations are subject to change)

PAST PERFORMANCES:
7-20-'25: Spearfish Festival in the Park
7-17-'25: pool-side at the Elkhorn Ridge Resort
7-13-'25: Private Barn-warming Party
7-5-'25: Private Birthday Party, Bozeman, MT
7-1-'25: Arnie's Birthday Party at Crow Peak Brewery
6-25-'25: Elkhorn Ridge Resort
6-26-'25: Elkhorn Ridge Resort
6-28-'25: Hot Springs Main St Arts & Crafts Festival
6-29-'25: Immanuel Lutheran Church service
6-13-'25: Bullwackers
6-17-’25: NHC Luncheon
6-7-'25: Private party
5-25-'25: Private Party
5-26-'25: Little Dane Church Memorial Day Service
5-9-'25: Black Hills State University Alumni Dinner
4-28-'25, 1030am: Funeral
4-26-'25: ILC Ladies Tea
4-25-'25:  Peaceful Pines SL
4-15-’25: Sturgis Easter Cantata
4-13-’25: Sturgis Easter Cantata
4-11-'25:  Peaceful Pines SL
4-5-'25: Farewell to Gordy Pratt at the High Plains Western Heritage Center
4-5-'25:  Crow Peak Brewery--Jam for Gordy!
3-28-'25: Peaceful Pines SL
3-07-'25:   Peaceful Pines SL
3-07-'25:  Aspen Grove AL
3-01-’25: Tea & Rose Coffee Shop
2-28-'25: Peaceful Pines SL
2-8-’25: Chute Rooster
2-7-'25: Peaceful Pines SL
2-7-'25: Private Party
1-24-'25: Peaceful Pines SL
1-10-'25: Peaceful Pines SL
12-14-’24: High Plains Western Heritage Center
11-17-'24: Crow Peak Brewery (w/ Grammy winner Dan Mahar!)
11-10-'24: High Plains Western Heritage Center
10-11-’24: Lookout Lounge
9-8-’24: The Clubhouse
9-7-'24: The Red Onion, Belle Fourche
8-8-’24: Elkhorn Ridge Resort
7-20-'24: Spearfish Festival in the Park
6-28-24: Hot Springs Main Street Festival
5-27-'24: Little Dane Church Memorial Day service
5-3-'24: Black Hills State University 50th Reunion, Class of '74
4-26-'24: Bullwacker's
11-12-'23: Black Hills Cowboy Church
5-15-'22: High Plains Western Heritage Center (with the great Kenny Putnam, Gordy Pratt, Paul Larson, Jason Guthmiller, and Rod Garnett!) 

Greetings! We are Jonny Hummingbird and Shelley Meadowlark, an acoustic duo available for hire that just loves to share great songs for people. Our style is an odd mix of genres, and our song list ranges from timeless pop, to folk, country, bluegrass, gospel, and even a couple of 15th century numbers! We play live at a variety of venues, including restaurants, lounges, festivals, fundraisers, church functions, funerals, private parties, and the occasional private acousticism for those suffering persistent electric earworms. :-)
Seriously though, we are hobby musicians who just hope we can bring some joy to those who hear our music. Will be slowly adding songs to this page. Thank you for listening.
P.S.  Check out our website at the link below.  You can also hear some of  Jonny's original tracks at the link to his Soundcloud. Cheers!

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

Jonny and Shel