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[Julie Daube]

"If We Ever Needed You" by Casting Crowns. It makes me think of the lost people I have known who need Him so desperately.

And I love Keith Green, by the way! He's the first gospel singer I was introduced to after becoming born again.

[Robert Fugate]

"If We Ever Needed You" by Casting Crowns. It makes me think of the lost people I have known who need Him so desperately.

And I love Keith Green, by the way! He's the first gospel singer I was introduced to after becoming born again.

I saw him in PA at Jesus 1977 , some of the best christian music our generation has produced.... his music has encouraged us for many years, a note of interest....It took many different attempts to find the key for him to sound good in the recording studio....the secret was to have him play piano and sing at the same time, that is how his first christian album was finally recorded and became an instant all time best seller. Great missionary motivator in the 1970`s.

[RuthAnn Nicholls]

I have a download of a song that touches me here:

https://docs.google....jUy&hl=en&pli=1

From Bethlehem flows a river

From Bethlehem flows a river
And it's still rushing forth today.

From the manger of small beginnings
Grows a new and living way.

For the thirsty, for the weary
For the heart as black as coal

Streams of mercy, healing waters
To restore a dying soul.

For the Jesus that we celebrate
Is present in this place.
And the baby is now a Savior
Sent to heal our troubled race.

We sing for gladness that Jesus is born
The veil is lifted, the curtain is torn.
The way is open, the barrier's erased
Come and wash in this river of grace!

From Bethlehem flows a river
And it's still rushing forth today!

From the manger of small beginnings
Grows a new and living way.

For the thirsty, for the weary
For the heart as black as coal.

Streams of mercy, healing waters
To restore a dying soul.

For the Jesus that we celebrate
Is present in this place
And the baby is now a Savior
Sent to heal our troubled race

We sing for gladness that Jesus is born
The veil is lifted, the curtain is torn
The way is open the barrier's erased
Come and wash in this river of grace

From Bethlehem to Nazareth to Capernaum to Jerusalem

To Calvary to the empty tomb to the Mount of Olives to the upper room

To Samaria, Ethiopia from Syria to Macedonia

From the ports of Asia all across the sea through the Roman empire into Germany

Through the lands of Europe down to Africa from the sands of Egypt down to India

From Argentina to Mexico, Russia, China, and Tokyo

From the British Isles, into Canada, the United States of America!

Empires flourish and then they're gone
But still the river rushes on
Across the miles and across the years
Wherever man has ears to hear

As the world is round the river can be found.
New life springing from barren ground!

Empires flourish and then they're gone
But still the river rushes on.
Across the miles and across the years
Where ever men have ears to hear

As the world is round the river can be found
New life springing from barren ground.

From Bethlehem flows a river
And it's still rushing forth today
From the manger of small beginnings
Flows our new and living way.


It's the last half that is so moving. You just want to be part of that river!

[NandCard]

You're right. This is a great one!

[Gordy]

two songs come to mind
People Need the Lord--Steve Green
untold Millions--an old Sunday School chorus

Gordy

[John William Weiss]

In 1895 my great grandfather WW Simpson traveled 2170 miles from Shanghai to the border of Tibet to set up his mission, the bibles and tracts he labored to bring on the 4 month journey were not of much help as few could read. He was not discouraged, he had his American banjo and began to transpose American folk songs into Chinese hymns, eventually 387 hymns. The tempo was slower than the American songs and it included, unfamiliar to Chinese and Tibetans, shape notes familiar to American folk and gospel music. This way he taught the gospel, traveling to every farm and hamlet he would play loudly in the center of town attracting a lot of attention then he would preach the word of God. Here is a Chinese hymn poetically translated (in his words) back to English sung to the Civil war tune
'The Girl I left behind me'

‘Jesus died on the cursed cross, Redeemed the whole creation.
Arose from death and gave command, “Evangelize each nation”
Chorus:- ‘Go tell the good news to all the world, My signs will prove your story;
Proclaim God’s grace to the whole lost race, Then reign with me in glory.
At Pentecost our glorious Lord Sent the Spirit down and give them
A mighty flood of fiery power To evangelize and save men.”
Chorus:- ‘Go tell the good news to all the world, My signs will prove your story;
Proclaim God’s grace to the whole lost race, Then reign with me in glory.”

"Since I’m a native of Tennessee, I used the Tennessee war song tune ‘The Girl I left behind me’ I wrote it in Chinese and our Chinese Christians like it very much. They sing it in all our Assemblies in Northwest China” WW Simpson

John William Weiss