JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE: WRITTEN IN THE SAND w/ video clips of 2000 - Countdown to 2021

Danny Tan's Throwback #100-A
WRITTEN IN THE SAND has contemporary relevance. It inspires us to adopt a hopeful and optimistic heart that we can overcome this pandemic. JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE performs her own version of WRITTEN IN THE SAND on GMA7's Countdown to 2021. She is joined by Mr. Christian Bautista, Mr. Rayver Cruz, Mr. Alden Richards and some of GMA's brightest stars. This song was first performed by Ms. Regine Velasquez on December 31, 1999 to welcome the New Millennium. Video clips from the original Millennium Countdown in 2000 are incorporated in this video.

Special thanks to Ms. Darling de Jesus Bodegon for her initiative to revive this song for GMA7's Countdown to 2021, Ms. Agnes Caballa for her inspiring lyrics, Ms. Julie Anne San Jose for fearlessly agreeing to perform it and GMA Network Inc. for believing in WRITTEN IN THE SAND.

WRITTEN IN THE SAND
Music: Danny Tan
Lyrics: Agnes Caballa
Arranger: Marc Lopez

VERSE 1
You hold within your hands the future of our lives
The light that takes you there beyond the bend.
It's written in the sand where the past had all begun
That tomorrow is here within your hands.

VERSE 2
The love that's in your heart as child of God and man
Will burn and light your way until the end.
It's written in the sand where the past had all begun
That tomorrow is here within your hands.

CHORUS
You must hold on and dream of a place
That is safe and peaceful and free.
Through a thousand years and more, let it be.
A bright new world that shines with love for humanity,
A world that's home for you and me!

VERSE 1
You hold within your hands the future of our lives
The light that takes you there beyond the bend.
It's written in the sand where the past had all begun
That tomorrow is here within your hands.

CHORUS 2
You must hold on and dream of a place
That is safe and peaceful and free.
Through a thousand years and more, let it be.
A bright new world that shines with love for humanity,
A world that's built for you and me

BRIDGE
Nations rise up and cheer
We are bound by what we give to one another.
Reaching out to far and near
In a world of love that brings us all together here
This great New Year!

VERSE 1
You hold within your hands the future of our lives
The light that takes you there beyond the bend.
It's written in the sand where the past had all begun
That tomorrow is here within your hands.

CHORUS 1
You must hold on and dream of a place
That is safe and peaceful and free.
Through a thousand years and more, let it be.
A bright new world that shines with love for humanity,
A world that's home for you...
A world that's home for you...
A world that's home for you... and me!