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Mary Did You Know? A song that has a deep impact: Mary, did you know That your baby boy will one day walk on water? Did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Did you know That your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you've delivered Will soon deliver you Mary, did you know That your baby boy will give sight to a blind man? Did you know That your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand? Did you know That your baby boy has walked where angels trod? And when you kiss your little boy Youve kissed the face of god Mary, did you know? The blind will see The deaf will hear And the dead will live again The lame will leap The dumb will speak The praises of the lamb Mary, did you know That your baby boy is lord of all creation? Did you know That your baby boy will one day rules the nations? Did you know That your baby boy is heavens perfect lamb? This sleeping child you're holding Is the great I am Tags: jesus christ mary mother christmas song christian religious samuel godfrey george |
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Somewhere in the World - Boney M A song that conveys a deep longing and a confident hope: Time, changer of seasons, time will see another flower growing. Climb over the mountains, there you'll find warm winds blowing. Somewhere in the world there is peace of mind. Somewhere in the world that's what I must find. Somewhere in the world there's a place for me in this world. I cannot believe it, everywhere I see lonely faces. Why have we no answers, just some more empty places? Somewhere in the world there is peace of mind. Somewhere in the world that's what I must find. Somewhere in the world there's a place for me in this world. Time, changer of seasons, time will see another flower growing. Climb over the mountains, there you'll find warm winds blowing. Somewhere in the world there is peace of mind. Somewhere in the world that's what I must find. Somewhere in the world there's a place for me in this world. Somewhere in the world there is peace of mind. Somewhere in the world that's what I must find. Tags: boney hope longing peace samuel godfrey george |
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The Impossible Dream The song that fuels many an extravagant dream: To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go To right the unrightable wrong To love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No matter how far To fight for the right Without question or pause To be willing to march into Hell For a heavenly cause And I know if I'll only be true To this glorious quest That my heart will lie peaceful and calm When I'm laid to my rest And the world will be better for this That one man, scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star Tags: la mancha man vandross luther samuel godfrey george |
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the time of the hybrid - samuel godfrey george The blend will now emerge. What was set into motion a long time ago will now achieve maturity in the full view of all. The blend of opposites and differences will now hold the attention of all. Tags: hybrid mixture mix blend opposites samuel godfrey george |
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Jesus Christ Is there a need to introduce Christ to a believer in Christ? Or is it necessary to introduce Christ to a non-believer? He who has ears will hear, and has already heard. There is only one interpretation of Christ that a believer in Christ knows or cares to know. And that is the interpretation that unmistakably emerges from the Bible. Every other interpretation and reconstruction is irrelevant to the believer. There is no divine figure that has been more discussed and debated than that of Christ. There is increasingly a strong tendency to emphasize the humanness of Christ with the intention of reducing or even removing his divinity. Such efforts are not born of faith, and have no impact on those who walk by faith. So this is faith, and it is built on the hope that the Bible is indeed the incontrovertible word of God, and that its presentation of Christ is indeed the spiritual truth concerning him. This is Christ in a believer's eyes. Tags: christ jesus christian faith bible samuel godfrey george |
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Let Not The Eyes Of Your Father Moisten With Tears - S G G Not every father commands the love and the respect of his son. My relationship with my own father was troubled. Only a few weeks before his death I asked his forgiveness for many years of insensitive behaviour. I thank God for this opportunity, as I had no idea at that time that I would soon be fatherless. The message of the importance of a father's blessing came to me first from a student of mine. Shocked by my coldness to my own father, he told me in no uncertain terms that a son who failed to honour his father could never succeed in life. I did not realise the truth of his words until I read the Bible a few years later, and noted the importance accorded to the father's blessing in the episode of Isaac and his son Jacob. The cruelty of the son to his father is an idea that has stayed with me, not only because of my own experience with my father, but also because of the troubled relationship between the Divine Father and His children on earth. Let not the eyes of your Father moisten with tears, Let not his heart ache for your love. Belittle not his acts of love, Trouble not his gentle spirit. Deprive him not of the pleasure of your company And the joy of your smile. Your life is his gift. All that you are cannot be without him. Nothing you are without your Father, Nothing you will be without his blessing. Tags: father son honour respect relationship discord forgiveness samuel godfrey george |
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Make Something Out Of Nothing - Samuel Godfrey George God's work begins when Man's work concludes: When labour comes to an end, And effort bears no fruit, When vigor drains, And the intellect fails, When words do not impress And thoughts do not matter, When bones begin to ache, And the heart lies heavy with grief, When the mind desires silence, And the man longs for sleep, You will begin your work And make something out of nothing. Tags: god miracle christian theology samuel godfrey george |
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Create In Me A Clean Heart, O Lord Words that I must never forget to say, as long as I live: Create in me a clean heart, O Lord And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, O Lord And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation And renew a right spirit within me. Tags: prayer psalm christian david samuel godfrey george |
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The Lord's Prayer The beginning of all things Tags: lord's prayer christ jesus god christian samuel godfrey george |
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It Is Hell - Samuel Godfrey George The hell in the mind: When blessing does not feel like blessing And acquisitions cannot satisfy, When learning does not lead to discipline And wisdom cannot be practised, When simplicity cannot appeal And quietness cannot be savoured, When love is not enough And relationships do not complete, When belief is not possible And trust cannot be child-like, When sleep cannot be enjoyed And health cannot be felt, It is hell. Tags: hell mind pain suffering agony life samuel godfrey george |
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Father Of Their Dreams - Samuel Godfrey George When a father was too noble, too demanding and too detached to relate to his children, they found another father that they could relate to. Children play in fading light, Unmindful of the voice that calls out to them. He calls out to those who sprung from his loins, But their mindless play has no end. They know not their Father, they know not his voice. He does not emerge, for they will flee at his sight. Who can stand a presence such as his? What heart's response can equal his? His offspring of lesser stock reciprocate not his noble thought. Their hearts bent on frivolous play entertain not his meaningful gaze. They remember not his act of love, His tears and blood cannot rouse their warmth. Their father's arrival was long delayed, So a new father they now have found, It is his voice that rings in their ears. It is his call to which they now respond, It is in his arms that they now find their joy. In him there is all that they desire to be, His love oppresses not, his gifts disappoint not, His words are soft, his demands are mild. Not a serious bone can be found in his body, His only decree is that they play without care, without thought, without end. He is the father of their dreams. Tags: christian theology god satan man father children allegory samuel godfrey george |
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On Rejecting God - Samuel Godfrey George Samuel Godfrey George on rejecting God: We live in an imperfect world. We are imperfect ourselves in that we are a flawed creation of God. Yet we were once perfect, and allowed that perfection to be corrupted by an act of disobedience that brought us under the curse of God. The curse may be revoked only by the intervention of the Most High, and not in this lifetime but in the eternal life to come. The intervention of God cannot take place without faith in the work of God. God has indeed worked out our salvation. One man sent by God, through the sacrifice of his life, took death away from the spiritual life, just as one man through his disobedience brought death into that life. Where God's work of salvation is not accepted it is either not known or understood or believed by many in this world. Man's ignorance of the Lord may be remedied, but his rejection of the Lord may not be. Man's wisdom is in conflict with God's wisdom. A man in his earthly wisdom denounces God's wisdom as foolish. Rationality is at war with faith. God is love. God is life. A man who rejects God rejects love and life. God's love is not Man's love, and God's life is not Man's life. God loves even those who do not love Him, and God's life cannot taste death. A man who rejects God may live and love, but he will inherit neither the life nor the love of God. The rejection of God is the rejection of all that He stands for. Without Him there cannot be a victory over the law of sin, which binds all of humanity. The law of sin cannot be revoked without the intervention of the Lord God. It is the Lord who placed Man under this law, and it is the Lord who can release Man from the clutches of this law. God is light. Where there is no light there is darkness. Let the people of God return to their God. Let them walk away from the darkness and into the light. May they taste the love of God, and inherit the life of God. Man and woman of God, do you want your pain to end? Do you want to taste the everlasting life? Do you desire peace and joy? Then walk away from hatred and the death that lies within. Judge not and condemn not, for there is within each of us a lot that deserves to be judged and condemned. Learn to forgive, and then learn to love, so that you too may receive forgiveness and love. The peace of the Lord is the forgiving heart, and the joy of the Lord is the love that keeps no record of wrong. Tags: god belief faith christian theology atheism atheist samuel godfrey george wisdom |
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Life and Death - Samuel Godfrey George There is a spiritual life, and there is a spiritual death, just as there is a physical life and a physical death. Physical life may end in physical death, but spiritual life and spiritual death are endless. Whether one lives or dies spiritually has already been decided. This is Samuel Godfrey George on life and death: When are the living dead? When the living fail to acknowledge the source of life they are dead. Without this acknowledgement there can be no worship of the One who is the only one fit to worship. And in the absence of that worship, there can be no spiritual growth. Without spiritual growth a human being cannot be complete. The spirit that is not allowed to grow will decay in the body in which it resides. That body may show signs of physical life, yet it is spiritually dead. The living body is destined for physical death, but the decaying spirit will outlive the body to live an eternal life of spiritual death. The spiritually dead cannot be victors over life, which is under the law of sin. They cannot know the Truth, which liberates Man from all forms of bondage. The Truth is the realization that nothing that is created is worthy of worship or devotion, and that the only One who is worthy is the Creator. Neither this realization nor the worship of the Creator is self-achieved. The union of the human spirit and the Divine Spirit achieves these. Such union cannot be forced. It is predestined. Those who belong to the Creator are predestined to belong to Him. God is the Creator. Man is the created. Man is also a creator, as he is made in the image of God, who is the Supreme Creator. The image of God that Man bears is of a spiritual nature. Like God, Man has the knowledge of good and evil. Yet unlike God, he does not have the power to choose good over evil, as he is under the law of sin, as ordained by God. Man came under the law of sin as a result of his disobedience to God. His disobedience to God was also an act of obedience to the enemy of God, the Devil. The disobedience to God separated Man from God. And Man without God came under the rule of the Devil. The rule of the Devil over Man's soul can be undone only by the intervention of God. This intervention can only take place when Man recognizes God and His Truth. And this will not come to pass by human might and understanding. There is Divine wisdom, and then there is human wisdom. The two are in conflict, as God and Man are in conflict. Man, who is made in the image of God is unlike God. God chooses good, and Man chooses evil. How then can God's wisdom not conflict with that of Man? The wisdom of God is for the benefit of those who have been predestined to belong to God. Even those who have been predestined to belong to God can resist God. Resistance to God is in the very nature of Man. Those who resist God resist life. Let not people of God continue in their error. Though they walk in the path of eternal death, they will not die, for God will not be prevented from having those who belong to Him. The people of God will come to their senses, and turn away from the clutches of death. They will return to their God. Tags: spiritual life death christian theology philosophy samuel godfrey george wisdom |
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It Is Time To Love - Samuel Godfrey George Do you want your pain to end? Do you want to taste the essence of life? Do you desire peace and joy? Then walk away from hatred and the death that lies within. Judge not and condemn not, for there is within each of us a lot that deserves to be judged and condemned. Learn to forgive, and then learn to love, so that you too may receive forgiveness and love. It is time to love and speak words of life. It is time to build and not destroy. It is time to end the darkness inside. May the stammer pass away and coherence emerge. May the rage consume itself to rest and rise no more. Let the body sleep and the soul awake; Let the rant be replaced by tears. May paralyzed limbs stir to action, May disease end and healing begin. Tags: love forgiveness understanding wisdom advice philosophy samuel godfrey george |
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S.Bach A pictorial presentation of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" Tags: bach christmas christian classical religious samuel godfrey george |
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Return To Your Father - Samuel Godfrey George May no son scorn his father's blessing. Prodigal son, return to your Father. Return to his longing arms and crushing embrace. His heart is no longer seething with rage, It will melt again at the sight of your face. Come with a heart that cries out for his forgiveness, And you'll have more than you've ever had before. Long for your Father, long for his love, Desire his presence, desire his embrace. Your broken spirit will be made whole, Your withered flesh will blossom like a rose, And your many wrongs will be remembered no more. Tags: father son parent child respect love blessing samuel godfrey george |
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It Is Time To Love - Samuel Godfrey George The words of one who has emerged from darkness, hatred and misunderstanding: It is time to love and speak words of life. It is time to build and not destroy. It is time to end the darkness inside. May the stammer pass away and coherence emerge. May the rage consume itself to rest and rise no more. Let the body sleep and the soul awake. Let the rant be replaced by tears. May paralyzed limbs stir to action, May disease end and healing begin. Tags: love understanding philosophy wisdom samuel godfrey george |
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Daughter, May You Smile Forever - Samuel Godfrey George A man's prayer for every woman: Daughter, may you smile forever. May your father delight in you, And guard you from all harm. In you resides the greatest gift; You will not only bear life but give life To the one who will call you mother. His strength will come from you; Your love will make him a man. May my daughter's joy never decrease, May her purity remain unblemished. May her blessing never end. Tags: prayer man woman father daughter samuel godfrey george |
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Morning Has Broken A tribute to God's recreation of the new day: Morning has broken, like the first morning Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird Praise for the singing, praise for the morning Praise for the springing fresh from the word Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall, on the first grass Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Sprung in completeness where his feet pass Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning Born of the one light, Eden saw play Praise with elation, praise every morning God's recreation of the new day Tags: garfunkel god praise thanksgiving tribute religious samuel godfrey george |
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Danny Boy Every parent at a certain point experiences a separation from his or her son, and that separation could be brought about by either a political war between nations or a psychological war in the mind. Regardless of the origin of conflict, the separation would be most painful to a parent, who would wish not merely the physical return of the son, but also a return to the initial state of parental bliss that came before the rift. Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountainside. The summer's gone, and all the roses falling. 'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow, And I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow. Oh Danny Boy, Oh Danny Boy, I love you so. Tags: neville aaron father son parent child relationship samuel godfrey george |
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He's My Son - Mark Schultz The lost son has prematurely tasted the bitterness of life. He is in dire need of his Father's prayer. I'm down on my knees again tonight I'm hoping this prayer will turn out right See there is a boy that needs Your help I've done all that I can do myself His mother is tired I'm sure You can understand Each night as he sleeps She goes in to hold his hand And she tries not to cry As the tears fill her eyes CHORUS: Can You hear me? Am I getting through tonight? Can You see him? Can You make him feel all right? If You can hear me Let me take his place somehow See, he's not just anyone He's my son Sometimes late at night I watch him sleep I dream of the boy he'd like to be I try to be strong and see him through But God who he needs right now is You Let him grow old Live life without this fear What would I be Living without him here He's so tired and he's scared Let him know that You're there CHORUS Can You hear me? Can You see him? Please don't leave him He's my son Tags: father son prayer christian samuel godfrey george religious |
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A Heart of Thanks - Samuel Godfrey George In this journey from darkness to light, now conducted in public, I have received much from God and Man. There can be only one reaction to this experience - an expression of thanks. For the One who gave the voice, For the one who received it, For the one who responded with a smile, For the one who spoke words of life, For the one who stays constant, For the one who gives life to these words, A heart of thanks wells up from within. Tags: thanks expression tribute samuel godfrey george |
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Sanctuary - Jaci Velasquez A pictorial presentation of Jaci Velasquez'"Sanctuary" Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary Pure and holy, tried and true With thanksgiving, I'll be a living Sanctuary for You. Tags: velasquez jaci sanctuary christian praise worship samuel godfrey george religious |
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It Is Good To Struggle - Samuel Godfrey George Success is sweet only if it is achieved after a struggle. It is good to struggle; Let not life be painless. May one meet with disappointments, May one fail many a time. Let the strain be felt, Let the heart ache. May the road to success not be short, May the yearning prolong. Let the applause be postponed, Let the reward be withheld. May God His appearance delay, May the blessing come last. Then my life will last, Its meaning will not be lost. Tags: success struggle endurance life meaning philosophy samuel godfrey george |
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Even So - Terry MacAlmon A pictorial presentation of Terry MacAlmon's song Tags: MacAlmon terry christian praise worship samuel godfrey george religious |
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Rush Not My Son - Samuel Godfrey George Let not the young man be desperate for success and fulfillment. May he resolve the many conflicts in his own mind, and attain the knowledge of his own self, before he sets out into the world. Rush not my son, rush not into the open, Desert not silence and solitude. Stay in the shelter of your own madness, Seek not the voices that rage outside, Bury yourself in the silence of your own voice. Journey into your own soul, lay everything bare, Explore every thought, consider every desire, Live out every fantasy, befriend every fear. And then your mind will be put to rest, Clarity will prevail, and the Truth will emerge. Wear that Truth, and go where you will, And you will not be touched. Tags: self-evaluation introspection knowledge self philosophy samuel godfrey george short film |
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Nearer My God To Thee A triumph of hope in the wake of terror: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, Darkness be over me, my rest a stone. Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God to Thee. There let the way appear, steps unto Heav'n; All that Thou sendest me, in mercy given; Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee. Then, with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee. Or, if on joyful wing cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I'll fly, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. There in my Father's home, safe and at rest, There in my Savior's love, perfectly blest; Age after age to be, nearer my God to Thee. Tags: mahalia jackson nearer my god to thee adams sarah christian hymn religious samuel godfrey george |
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It Is Good To Struggle - Samuel Godfrey George May success and fulfillment wait, let the toil and the wait continue. Or life will cease to matter, and its meaning will be trivial. It is good to struggle; Let not life be painless. May one meet with disappointments, May one fail many a time. Let the strain be felt, Let the heart ache. May the road to success not be short, May the yearning prolong. Let the applause be postponed, Let the reward be withheld. May God His appearance delay, May the blessing come last. Then my life will last, Its meaning will not be lost. Tags: life struggle purpose meaning fulfillment samuel godfrey george wisdom advice |
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Devil, Do You Have Anything New? - Samuel Godfrey George After a life with Satan comes a life with God. Demonic activity is no longer a threat. The Devil does have a purpose. It lies in his ultimate fate. In his defeat God's might is revealed. If one's life was cursed first, it was so that the curse may be eventually lifted by the glorious work of God. So there is no reason to fear the Devil. On the day of realization his deception will not impress anymore, thus leading one to the question, "Devil, do you have anything new?" Devil, do you have anything new? Could you possibly do anything more for me? Your loving kindness is not without limit. Your juices are far from overwhelming, My cup has dried up. Can you fill it up In a way that would tempt me again? In your blow there is a kiss, In your action lies a reaction. In my cravenness lies my courage, My bondage is a prelude to my emancipation, My failure is a road to my success. The silence is the beginning of the song, The barrenness is the origin of fertility, The curse is the mother of the blessing. Tags: god devil christian spiritual conflict victory samuel godfrey george |
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Laugh At Yourself - Samuel Godfrey George The sum of all my experience: Do you want something badly? Laugh at yourself for wanting it badly. Is your desire a compulsion? Laugh at yourself for becoming the slave of your own desire. Do you crave the love of the unloving? Laugh at yourself for entertaining such a foolish hope. Do you give expecting to receive? Laugh at yourself for thinking like a child. Do you seek the approval of the world? Laugh at yourself for being so weak. Do you fear the criticism of the world? Laugh at yourself for being a coward. Are you dismayed at not finding rest while you are doing all this? Laugh at yourself, as this is the height of your folly. Tags: philosophy life self-examination laughter samuel godfrey george |