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page contains recently written eSongs.
The word NEW is added simply to
differentiate them from the eSongs
that are only found
in eSongbooks.
Check this page every once in a while
for NEW additions
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THANKSGIVING
Thanks
and Praise
Listen…
Quick Midi
(Unison, with optional flute or C
instrument; based on
1Chronicles 29:13)
Give thanks to God and praise his name
For all that he has given:
The food we eat, our hands and feet,
The dwellings that we live in.
And thank him for the hard times, too
That threaten to derail us
They may be lessons from the Lord
Whose love will never fail us!
Thanks, and praise, thanks and praise!
Give thanks to God and praise his name
For all that he has taken:
Our sins are gone through Christ, his son,
Who takes our condemnation.
Though Satan, like a lion lurks
'Round almost ev'ry corner,
God took the devil’s pow’r away;
God's power is much stronger!
Thanks, and praise, thanks and praise!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him below, all creatures!
Praise him above, all those who dwell
In heaven’s farthest reaches.
Give thanks and praise him all our days, in
Fair or foulest weather
For his good grace can’t be replaced
His love goes on forever
Thanks, and praise, thanks and praise!
Thanks, and praise!
ADVENT
Prepare
the Way for the Lord
Listen…
Quick Midi
(Unison or two-part round,
optional; Based on Isaiah 40:3-6)
Prepare the way for the Lord!
Make his pathways as straight as can be
Lower the mountains and fill up the valleys and
Make the rough ways smooth!
The Savior is coming;
The Light of the world!
All mankind will see God’s salvation!
(2-part round or
unison)
Prepare the way for the Lord!
Make his pathways as straight as can be
Lower the mountains and fill up the valleys and
Make the rough ways smooth!
Jesus is coming,
Our sins will be healed;
He’s God’s glory now revealed!
(2-part round or
unison)
So lower the mountains and fill up the valleys and
Gather the people from highways and alleys and
Tell them to prepare!
Prepare!
CHRISTMAS
(Two-part-(unison
possible; based on Luke2:9
ff)
1. Come all you shepherds and hear our glad song
Good news we bring: the Lord
Jesus is born!
For you today is given
God’s saving son from heaven
Glory to God on high!
2. So go, good shepherds, leave your sheep
On Christmas Day, on Christmas
Day.
In David’s town your Savior greet
On Christmas Day in the morning.
3. You’ll find him in a manger bed
On Christmas Day, on Christmas
Day.
Exactly as the angel said
On Christmas Day in the morning.
4. Come all you nations, God wants you to know
Love and redemption through
Christ
overflow.
God made manifest this day
Takes all our sins away
Glory to God on high!
5. Now sing we, now rejoice
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day.
Now raise to heav’n our voice
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Cheer my weary spirit, o pure and
holy Child.
Through your grace and merit,
blest Jesus, Lord most mild.
Oh, that we were there, on
Christmas Day in the morning!
Christmas Day in the morning!
EPIPHANY
Listen…
Quick Midi
Living Love
(Unison; optional C
instrument descant; based on Mt 11:27, 16:16; John 1:18,
17:26)
The son of God became a child
And then the child grew into a man.
He walked the earth, in sandals shod,
To show the world the face of God.
Before Creation had begun
He was a mystery to be revealed,
To live and die and rise so we,
Through him, could live eternally.
He made God known to us,
And always will
Where the Father’s son lives in a heart,
The Father also dwells.
Lord Jesus Christ, by faith we see
You are the Son of the Living God!
You are the Word sent from above
So all can know God’s living love
God’s living love!
LENT
The
numbered selections are part
of a recently finished series of songs based on Isaiah 53.
Titles of previously completed songs
(in eSongbooks) are listed in order
:
(Unison or two-part;
based on Isaiah 53:1; Romans3:22-25)
Who has believed our message, (He who has ears,
let
him hear!)
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
(Faith makes the message clear.)
Who will put their trust in him?
For all have sinned, and fall short of God’s glory;
All are justified freely by his grace;
Through the sacrificial atonement,
Grace through faith in Jesus Christ!
Who has believed our message, (He who has ears, let
him hear!)
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Come and put your trust in him!
2. He Grew Up
Listen…
Quick Midi
(Unison, two-part, or SAB;
based on Isaiah 53:2)
(Unison)
He grew up like a tender shoot, a root out of dry ground,
A Branch from Jesse, giving life to us all.
No outward appearance drew us to him.
His beauty is forgiveness, forgiveness of sins.
(Repeat the above in
unison or with two-part or SAB harmony)
(Unison or two-part; based
on Isaiah 53:3, Luke 23:34)
He was despised, he was rejected of men;
A man of sorrows, familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces,
He was despised and we esteemed him not.
(Descant)
He who had no sin, has become our sin.
So we could have through him
God’s righteousness.
(Unison or two-part)
He was despised, he was rejected of men;
A man of sorrows, familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces,
He was despised and we esteemed him not.
(Repeat combined
Unison and Descant)
He was despised and we esteemed him not!
4. Surely (Is 53:4-5) in the eSongbook, "He First Loved Us"
5. We All Like Sheep (Is 53:6) in
the eSongbook, "Only Jesus"
6. Like a Lamb (Is 53:7) in the Songbook, "Infinite God"
From Annas to Caiaphas, to the hall of the Sanhedrin
By oppression and judgment, he was taken away;
And no one gave an objection.
No violence did he, and in his mouth was no deceit,
Yet for us he was stricken.
Innocent and obedient,
Jesus died for our transgressions.
From Pilate to Herod, back to Pilate, then Calvary.
By oppression and
judgment, he was taken away;
Cut off from the land of the living.
With the wicked he would die and with the rich he would lie
For our transgressions.
Jesus Christ was the sacrifice
When he died for our transgressions.
8. The Guilt
Offering (Is 53:10) from
the eSongbook, "Infinite God"
9. He Will See the Light of
Life (Is 53:11) from the
eSongbook, "Infinite God"
10.
Jesus the King (the final song
of
Isaiah 53)
Listen…
Quick Midi
(Unison or two-part; based on Isaiah 53:12)
(Unison)
Because he bore the sins of many,
Poured out his life unto death,
Because he numbered with transgressors,
At his closing breath.
Because he bore the sins of many,
So he could intercede for us,
God has given him the glory;
Jesus the King!
(Repeat the above in
unison or two-part harmony)
Power and glory, Jesus the King!
SAVIOR
My Shepherd
Listen...
Quick Midi
(Unison or
two-part; based on Psalm 23)
The Lord is my shepherd; I'll
not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
Beside quiet waters, he restores my soul;
On righteous paths he leads me for his namesake.
Even
though I walk
Through the valley of the shadow of death,
No evil will I will I fear.
For you will be with me with your rod and staff.
My shepherd, you comfort me.
You
prepare a table before me in the presence of my foes.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows!
His
goodness and mercy will surely follow me
For all the days of my life.
And in his house I'll dwell forevermore.
My shepherd will comfort me.
My shepherd will comfort me.
SAVIOR
I AM
Listen…
Quick Midi
(Unison or two-part;
various Scripture references listed at end of pdf file)
I AM the light, the light of the world.
The bright Morning Star that shines in the darkness
I AM the Lamp, and I AM the truth, I AM the way.
I AM the Gate through which you walk to have eternal life.
I AM the Word made flesh, I AM.
I AM the Gift and I AM the Giver,
I AM the Ransom and Deliv’rer,
I AM the Chosen, and the Anointed,
your Staff and Stay.
I am the shepherd, good and great, who gave his life for his
sheep.
I Am the Sacrifice, I AM.
I AM the Branch and I AM the Vine and I AM the Bread and
Living Water.
I AM the Head and I AM the King and rule on God’s throne.
I AM the firm Foundation; I AM the Cornerstone.
Only Begotten Son, I AM.
I AM the Alpha and the Omega; long before Abraham, I AM.
I AM the promised Savior, Messiah; your Righteousness.
Jesus, the Christ, forevermore; I AM the Mighty God.
Long before worlds began, I AM.
I AM! I AM! I AM!
CHRISTIAN
LIVING
Theme: how
Christians
should deal with each other.
(Unison; based on Col
3:8-17; Eph 4:29, ff)
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and beloved by him.
Clothe yourselves in his forgiveness and forgive as you have
been.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts
Let the gentleness of Jesus be revealed in you.
Let your actions be clothed in his kindness,
In his patience and humility.
Over all these virtues wear his love,
Which binds us in perfect unity.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do in the name of
Jesus.
Rid yourself of such things as anger and lies.
Bitterness and brawling, and spiteful replies.
In your Creator your soul is revived;
Now you are a new self, the image of
Christ!
If you need to admonish each other,
Let it be as our Savior would do
Keep in mind the grace and mercy he has given you
Live a life full of love, as he loves you,
Giving thanks to the Father through him.
Wisely teach his ways for all your days;
Sing spiritual songs and psalms of praise!
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do in the name of
Jesus.
Bear each other’s burdens as Christ does for you,
Offering a heart full of gratitude.
God gave his one son that all might live;
Sharing his compassion is what you can give!
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do in the name of
Jesus.
Amen.
FAITH
& TRUST
Believing
Is
Seeing
Listen…
Quick Midi
(Unison or two-part;
based on John 20:28-29)
Jesus said to Thomas, "See the nail wounds in
my hands.
Put your fingers in the sword wounds in my side.
Stop doubting and believe."
Then Thomas, on his knees, said,
"My Lord and my God!"
Because he had seen him, Thomas believed.
Blessed are those who never have seen and yet believe.
Through eyes of faith they come to see
Jesus has handed them the victory!
With faith as small as a mustard seed
We could move mountains here and there,
And into the sea.
With such a faith all things are achieved,
Nothing's impossible for those who believe!
Lord, I believe. Please help
my unbelief!
Strengthen my faith and help me trust in you!
Believing is seeing (Believing is seeing)
God's love through his son (God’s love through his son)
Whose sacrifice has paid the price for what I have done. (I
have done.)
Through eyes of faith (Through eyes of faith)
I’ve come to see (I’ve come to see)
Eternal life through Christ waiting for me! (waiting for
me!)
Eternal life through Christ waiting for me!
(Believing is
seeing)
Because I believe, (Believing is seeing)
Now I can see. (Because I believe)
Because I believe, I see, I see!
FAITH
& TRUST
(Unison or two-part;
based on Joshua1:9; 6)
(Refrain)
Joshua fit de battle
of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho.
Joshua fit de battle
of Jericho, and de walls came a-tumblein' down!
The Lord decreed that Jericho,
a proud and sinful town
Should be destroyed by Joshua
and crushed into the ground.
For seven days his army marched
around the city wall
When it collapsed they walked
right in
And they destroyed it all.
(Refrain)
Now Joshua was obedient, a strong and willing man.
He put his faith in God’s good grace, and believed his
battle plan.
He didn’t doubt if it would work or argue with the Lord
But simply put his armor on and went right off to war.
(Refrain)
Believers, listen carefully and learn this lesson one and
all
Almighty God is in control whatever may befall.
So keep your Savior by your side; resist anxiety
And follow him where he will lead, then taste his victory!
(Refrain)