What is everyone favoutie Song ?

[kiora]

:groupray: My favourite song is 'I'm in his hands', this is because it is the foundation of my life.
anyone else got a favourite song and what do the words mean to them ?
:)

[Andy Broadley]

My favourite Army song is 'I'll go in the strength of the Lord'

My most meaningful Christian song is a ballad by Stryper* called 'Honestly'.



*Stryper - Excellent Christian heavy metal band from early 90's, now back together and touring.

[kiora]

Stryper- he he you showing your age there Andy ?
I am sure they are great, do they do recordings now etc ?

[Evangelina]

Old-style worship song - The Old Rugged Cross (atm, anyway)
New-style worship song - The Power of Your Love, The Heart of Worship
Christian music - Steve Taylor's I Want To Be A Clone (lyrics (http://www.renc.igs.net/~adt/qrstuv/songs/iwtbac/track02.html#lyrics) and Soundclip (http://dw.com.com/redir?ltype=sclip&siteid=31&edid=3&asId=1768739&astId=12&ptId=&ontid=49&ttag=2033&lop=&orderId=&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fsg1.allmusic.com%2Fcg%2Fsmp.dll%3Flink%3Dhwwtupc4q9cn3k3qthvg55u%26z%3DMP3%26r%3D20.asx))

[Andy Broadley]

Stryper- he he you showing your age there Andy ?
I am sure they are great, do they do recordings now etc ?

The last I heard they were touring and had a greatest hits album out, which had some new material on it. Still the greatest Christian band I ever heard.

http://stryper.com/

[elm0]

What? You never heard Petra? ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I guess you've seen the cover of 'I wanna be a clone' Nome - B got that CD into his car, and gee whizakers is it getting a thorough playing! :sigh:

Favourite old hymn: Be Thou My Vision
Favourite new song: So Close (Hillsong)

BE THOU MY VISION

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart,
be all else but naught to me, save that thou art;
be thou my best thought in the day and the night,
both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word,
be thou ever with me, and I with thee Lord;
be thou my great Father, and I thy true son;
be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
be thou my whole armor, be thou my true might;
be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower:
O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise:
be thou mine inheritance now and always;
be thou and thou only the first in my heart;
O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, thou heaven's bright sun,
O grant me its joys after victory is won;
great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all.

Words: Ancient Irish hymn;
trans. Mary Byrne, 1905, and versified by Eleanor Hull, 1912

Music: Slane (Irish)


SO CLOSE

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[Abiel]

My favourite song varies according to my need. At the moment, the NT song by Ishmael.

[Bradford]

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[someone_else]

i can never just pick one...

[Andy Broadley]

What? You never heard Petra? ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

Got just about everything they ever recorded, but still think Stryper were a better band (but not by much)

[elm0]

I like to follow Jesus' lead, I don't have favourites.

[elm0]

Got just about everything they ever recorded, but still think Stryper were a better band (but not by much)

You are surely a man with good taste! In music anyway ;)

[Andy Broadley]

Are Midnight Oil still on the go?

[Evangelina]

Nah, their lead singer joined the Labor Party. I happened to be at one of their last performances before they broke up, though! :)

[Andy Broadley]

Saw 'em at Greenbelt a few years ago, thought they were quite good

[elm0]

Actually, the news last night was saying the Oils may be getting back together.

[Evangelina]

I'm not surprised, the political career hasn't really taken off yet, has it...

[elm0]

Let me answer with another question: What political career?

[Andy Broadley]

Saw 'em at Greenbelt a few years ago, thought they were quite good

Talking of Greenbelt, whats John Smith and Gods Squad doing these days?
(no doubt when ITF reads this I'll end up with more links than a sausage factory);)

[Evangelina]

Talking of Greenbelt, whats John Smith and Gods Squad doing these days?
(no doubt when ITF reads this I'll end up with more links than a sausage factory);)

Hmmph :)

Relocating the Church outside the walls (http://www.theooze.com/articles/article.cfm?id=747)
Biography (http://www.bluespreacher.com/biography.html)

[Andy Broadley]

I knew she'd come up with the goods. Spot on as always.

[Evangelina]

So do you remember Steve Taylor, Andy? :) Or was he before your time?

[Andy Broadley]

:D :D :D Before my time? I wish!!!!;)


Got one of his albums ('Squint'? - I think) and seen him live at Greenbelt about 8 or 9 years ago.

[elm0]

Hmm, just read John Smith's article, amazing. "Are you a Christian, or do you love Jesus?" That really hits where it hurts.

It goes so well with an email I just got, all about how we treat people.
Here's the email I just read:

In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career, while others can be main streamed into conventional schools.

At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all that attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he cried out, "Where is the perfection in my son Jerry?"

"Everything God does is done with perfection. But my child cannot understand things as other children do. My child cannot remember facts and figures as other children do. Where is God's perfection?"

The audience was shocked by the question, pained by the father's anguish and stilled by the piercing query. "I believe," the father answered, "that when God brings a child like this into the world, the perfection that He seeks is in the way people react to this child."

He then told the following story about his son Jerry:
One afternoon Jerry and his father walked past a park where some boys Jerry knew were playing baseball. Jerry asked, "Do you think they will let me play?"
Jerry's father knew that his son was not at all athletic and that most boys would not want him on their team. But Jerry's father understood that if his son were chosen to play it would give him a comfortable sense of belonging.

Jerry's father approached one of the boys in the field and asked if Jerry could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, "We are losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning."

Jerry's father was ecstatic as Jerry smiled broadly. Jerry was told to put on a glove and go out to play short center field. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Jerry's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Jerry's team scored again and now with two outs and the bases loaded with the potential winning run on base, Jerry was scheduled to be up. Would the team actually let Jerry bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game?

Surprisingly, Jerry was given the bat. Everyone knew that it was all but impossible because Jerry didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, let alone hit with it. However, as Jerry stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Jerry should at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came in and Jerry swung clumsily and missed. One of Jerry's teammates came up to Jerry and together they held the bat and faced the pitcher waiting for the next pitch. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward Jerry.

As the pitch came in, Jerry and his teammate swung the bat and together they hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. Jerry would have been out and that would have ended the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and threw it on a high arc to right field, far beyond reach of the first baseman.

Everyone started yelling, "Jerry, run to first. Run to first!" Never in his life had Jerry run to first. He scampered down the baseline wide eyed and startled. By the time he reached first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman that would tag out Jerry, who was still running. But the right fielder understood what the pitcher's intentions were, so he threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second."

Jerry ran towards second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases towards home.

As Jerry reached second base, the opposing short stop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base and shouted, "Run to third." As Jerry rounded third, the boys from both teams ran behind him screaming, "Jerry run."

Jerry ran home, stepped on home plate and all 18 boys lifted him on their shoulders and made him the hero, as he had just hit a "grand slam" and won the game for his team.

"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "those 18 boys reached their level of God's perfection."

As John Smith said, we have to get out there among the people. Then we can maybe bring them Home....

[something from the fridge]

the oils reformed for wave aid


favourite song - no idea - i like lots of music

i have boundless salvation programmed into my phone. if you want it and are in aust pm me your number and i'll send it over.

it isn't my favourite, but how can you not like it a little bit

i do like the insyderz version of lord i lift your name on high.

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

If we're talking secular songs... Then I have to say With or Without You by U2 - I don't think I ever get thru the first part of the riff without getting teary (sad I know)...

Love that song...

Sasch

[something from the fridge]

If we're talking secular songs... Then I have to say With or Without You by U2 - I don't think I ever get thru the first part of the riff without getting teary (sad I know)...

Love that song...

Sasch

i have trouble listening to that song at the moment

a guy i went to school suicided last year and they played it at his funeral. i didn't go to the funeral as i'm not ready to go to one for someone my age just yet, but i read the program and tribute booklet and it was in there.

why does a death always manage to kill a nice song.

i struggle to play spirit of the living god because that was grandpas favourite song and i played in the band when they played it at his funeral.

[elm0]

Yeah, most of the songs I used to enjoy now remind me of old friends.

[Andy Broadley]

Hmm, just read John Smith's article, amazing. "Are you a Christian, or do you love Jesus?" That really hits where it hurts



I've got most of Johns Greenbelt seminar tapes and they are really good. Theres one called 'Jesus OK, the church no way' which is in a similer vein to the article. Powerful, no pulled punches, kind of stuff.

If you come accross a copy of 'on the side of the angels' (his autobiography) it's well worth a read. There are several other books too. I'm a bit biased because I'm a massive JS fan, but for me he is the best Christian speaker I have ever heard (and that includes such people as Mike Yachenelli and Desmond Tutu, although the Archbishop did run him close).

[BillR]

My favorite song is "Amazing Grace" i sing this song alot on the way to work :clap:

[Abiel]

I find the line 'when we've been there 10 000 years' a bit scary!

[Andy Broadley]

Sounds like waiting at the checkout in Netto's

[FlyerBoy]

"I'm Trading My sorrows"

[Abiel]

I like that one- yes lord yes lord yes yes lord!

[FlyerBoy]

I like that one- yes lord yes lord yes yes lord!
That's "I'm Trading My Sorrows"

[kymmy67]

My favourite song is "O Boundless Salvation". What truth is in those words and I remember my grandfather singing the song around his house.

I am at least a 4th generation Salvationist so I have sung many of the songs many times....but that one is my favourite.

[Warren Peace]

This isn't my favourite chorus, but it's ringing in my head and I really like it:

Because he lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone,
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

God bless...

[Andy Broadley]

Just where He needs me
My Lord has placed me
Just where He needs me
There would I be
And since He's found me
By love He's bound me
To serve Him faithfully

Bouncing round my bonce too...

[Andy Broadley]

My favourite song is "O Boundless Salvation". What truth is in those words and I remember my grandfather singing the song around his house.

I am at least a 4th generation Salvationist so I have song many of the songs many times....but that one is my favourite.


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Hi Kymmy, welcome to Cyber Corps.

[Abiel]

Hi Kymmy- we are so pleased to meet you- head off to the blood and fire and tell us about yourself!

[FlyerBoy]

bump

[the_baby]

"Up from the Grave he arose"

[paulus7]

"Great is Thy Faithfulness."

Paulus7
:prayer:

[FlyerBoy]

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