"Greater Than All My Regrets" - Tenth Avenue North

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A song and video that have been with me right through these past 9 months of turmoil (not just to do with Covid-19) from the great Tenth Avenue North.
 
“Hallelujah, you are right here with me,
Hallelujah, you have always been there,
Hallelujah, you will never stop chasing me.”
("Greater Than All My Regrets”, Tenth Avenue North)
 

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