Silent night, holy night.
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All is calm, all is bright
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'round yon
virgin, mother and child.
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Holy infant, so tender and mild,
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sleep in heavenly peace.
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Sleep in heavenly peace.
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First time on TV, yeah.
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This is baby Danny.
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Baby Danny, here's grandma.
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Nona, okay.
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Melody.
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And this is Jesse's oldest.
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And Dene his wife.
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And also, I think
grandma Bab is here too.
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But she's back
out here somewhere.
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So this is baby Danny.
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And he's going to
be, he's what? Two?
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- Almost. -
Almost two years old.
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And he loves, he loves rockets.
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You love rockets?
Let's go. Oh, the rockets.
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Rockets, there's the rocket.
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We play rockets all the time.
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And we have little rockets
that shoot up in the air.
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There's Nona.
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So we just
wanted to introduce him.
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It's the first
time, and not the last.
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Right, baby?
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Okay, I think he's
saying, "It's time to go."
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Tell everybody, "Bye, bye."
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Say, "Bye, bye."
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Come and get him, Sis.
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Going to get Aunt
Faith to come and get him.
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Okay, you going
to see Aunt Faith?
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Go see Aunt Faith.
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Say, "Bye, bye."
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Bye. I love you, Buddy.
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Love you. Bye, bye. What a doll.
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Papa loves you.
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Was that too sweet or not?
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What a little doll.
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Baby Danny.
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It's it amazing how young...
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You know, when God gives
life, you don't have to wait
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20 years or 30 years.
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I mean, from the second
you see that little child,
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it makes you wonder how
anybody would not want kids.
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When you think about it,
what a gift it is from God.
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And baby Danny has been such
an amazing gift to our family.
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And he's taught us something.
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He seems almost always happy.
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He always has a smile.
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Now he's real tired right
now, cause he's ready for a nap.
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But, we spent a lot of
time with him yesterday
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and he just goes the whole time.
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But you know, I wonder if
sometimes the Lord looks at us
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and says, "Why
aren't they happier?
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Why aren't they happy people?
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I gave them a gift.
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I gave a gift, the
human race a gift of life.
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And here they are
going around moping."
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My dad use to say, "Get
your chin off the ground, boy,
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before I give you a
good thumping," he'd say.
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So back then we used
stuff like that, Gene.
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You know, we should be
the happiest, most excited
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people on earth.
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And to think that the
gift that God has given us.
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We think about Jesus being
born as a baby, as an infant,
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and he came in human form.
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Just like baby Danny, and
your kids, and your grandkids,
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and great-grandkids.
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We're great-grandparents.
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Not only once, but a
couple of times over, right?
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- That's true. -
Great Grandparents.
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I never thought you'd
live to be that old, did you?
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Oh, I can't believe it.
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How come... Why
did you say, "we"?
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Because I knew it would
get you going if I didn't.
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No, but what a gift we
even live to be this age, right,
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where we could
have great grandkids.
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Anyway, we wanted to
welcome you all today
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to another 3ABN program.
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This is our Christmas program.
It's the season of the year.
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We say it every year, "Jesus
is the reason for the season."
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And once again, it's so
good to have brother Tim Parton.
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Big Gene, we call him
McDonald. I call him Big Gene.
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And if you're around him
you'll call him big Gene too.
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Just out of respect.
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Ladye Love Smith and Reggie.
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Incredible friends and
Christians who love Jesus.
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Also like these guys.
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And my daughter Melody.
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You haven't been here all
the time for Christmas programs,
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so it's been a while.
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But we're so glad
that you're here too.
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~ How many children? - Eight.
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~ Eight. - And
one grandson, yeah.
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So there's going to
be, I have a feeling,
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if the Lord
tarries a few more years,
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we're going to have a bunch
of them running around, right?
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- I hope so. -
Alright, praise the Lord.
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And of course my
sweet wife, Yvonne.
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And I love her
with all my heart.
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So it's a privilege to be
here with people that you love
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and respect, and
enjoy their company.
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And we're glad that we
can spend this time with you.
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So thank you for joining us.
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We only ask one thing today.
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That you join in with us
and sing when you hear a song.
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Some of you say,
"Well, I can't sing."
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That's alright;
you're home by yourself,
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or wherever you are, you
just give your gift to God,
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you just give Him praise.
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He says He inhabits
the praises of His people.
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God inhabits.
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He didn't say, "Well, you
have to have perfect pitch."
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Like Tim, or whatever.
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He just says He inhabits
the praises of His people.
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So today this is
all about praising Jesus
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and thanking His for
the gift of eternal life.
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What do we want to sing?
You got us a little medley?
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Let's do a medley of favorites.
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O little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie.
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Above thy deep and dreamless
sleep the silent stars go by.
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Yet in thy dark streets
shineth the everlasting light.
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The hopes and fears of all the
years are met in thee tonight.
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How silently, how silently
the wondrous gift is given.
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So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of His heaven.
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No ear may hear His
coming, but in this world of sin
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where meek souls
will receive Him still
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the dear Christ enters in.
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Away in a manger,
no crib for a bed,
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the little Lord Jesus
laid down His sweet head.
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The stars in the sky
looked down where He lay.
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The little Lord
Jesus asleep on the hay.
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Be near me, Lord
Jesus, I ask Thee to stay
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close by me forever
and love me, I pray.
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Bless all the dear
children in Thy tender care,
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and take us to heaven
to live with Thee there.
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This, this is Christ the King
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whom shepherds
guard and angels sing.
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Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
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the Babe, the Son of Mary.
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The first Noel the angel did say
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was to certain poor
shepherds in fields as they lay,
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in fields where they
lay keeping their sheep
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on a cold winter's
night that was so deep.
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Noel, noel, noel, noel;
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born is the King of Israel.
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Hark the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King.
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Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled."
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Joyful all ye nations rise,
join the triumph of the skies.
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With the angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
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Hark the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King."
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Hail the heaven
born Prince of Peace.
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Hail the Sun of Righteousness.
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Light and life to all He brings,
risen with healing in His wings.
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Mild He lays His glory by,
born that man no more may die.
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Born to raise us from the earth,
born to give us second birth.
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Hark the herald the angels sing,
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"Glory to the newborn King."
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Amen. Alright.
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You know what?
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I wish I would have
been there that night
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just to play the
piano for the angels.
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I mean, this was really close,
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but that would
have been awesome.
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~ Can you imagine that very
soon you'll be able to do that.
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You'll be able
to play for Jesus.
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I intend to do that.
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The song says, "I
can only imagine."
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~ Yeah, awesome. -
Yeah, amazing, amazing.
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We're going to let
Tim, he's at the piano,
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so I think he
should direct this program
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and tell us who's next.
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~ What do you want to do, boss?
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Since I have the mic, I
think I'll just sing one then.
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~ Oh good, that's
what we're wanting.
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The heavens rang with praise
the night that You were born.
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A longing world
beheld the Savior come.
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You lived to bring us
peace, You died to make us free,
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that we would live
to show eternal love.
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Because You came,
our hearts will proclaim,
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let us be joy to the world,
let us be peace on the earth,
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that all would sing,
"Come, let us adore Him."
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Let us be wonders of
heavenly grace, hope, and love,
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that all would sing,
"Come, let us adore Him."
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Come, let us adore Him.
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In darkness and despair
we will meet the broken there
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and guide them to
the foot of Mercy's seat.
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So let our lives
reveal Your light.
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Let us be joy to the world,
let us be peace on the earth,
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that all would sing,
"Come, let us adore Him."
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Let us be wonders of
heavenly grace, hope, and love,
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that all would sing,
"Come, let us adore Him."
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Come, let us adore Him.
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He is my King.
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I hope you can say that
He is your King as well.
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And we worship Him as our King.
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My days are
filled with laughter,
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my heart has known Your peace.
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I've traveled far,
still, there is far to go.
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Because in my
heart there is a longing
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to look upon Your face,
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where You are is
where I want to be.
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You are my King,
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You are the Lamb, Lion of Judah,
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Seed of Abraham, the Holy One,
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God's only Son.
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You are the King of who I am.
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Every road I traveled down
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You have walked before me
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and made the light to
shine out of darkness.
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I am looking for the day
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when I bow before you
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and lay my crown
at Your holy feet.
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You are my King,
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You are the Lamb, Lion of Judah,
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Seed of Abraham, the Holy One,
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God's only Son.
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You are the King of who I am.
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Lord, You are
the King of who I am.
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~ Amen.
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I believe that Gene,
you should come and sing.
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We three kings of orient are;
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bearing gifts we traverse afar,
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field and
fountain, moor and mountain,
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following yonder star.
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O star of wonder, star of night,
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star with royal beauty bright.
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Westward
leading, still proceeding,
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guide us to thy perfect light.
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Born a King on
Bethlehem's plain,
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gold I bring to crown Him again.
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King forever, ceasing never
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over all through His reign.
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O star of wonder, star of night,
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star with royal beauty bright.
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Westward
leading, still proceeding,
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guide us to thy perfect light.
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Glorious now behold Him arise,
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King and God and Sacrifice.
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Alleluia, alleluia,
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heaven to the earth reply.
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O star of wonder, star of night,
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star with royal beauty bright.
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Westward
leading, still proceeding,
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guide us to thy perfect light.
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~ Amen.
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So a long time ago, I
do not sing much Christmas
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except at Christmas.
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So I've never...
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I've sung on tour for 13
years and never done a record.
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So we were talking about
this this afternoon about
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this song
whenever I was in college.
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Alfred Skoo was my choral
director, and he was Swedish.
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And he loved the old
guard Christmas songs.
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And this song
was one that I loved.
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And so, I'm going to
look over your shoulder
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and we're going to
sing this, alright.
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This is not one you hear a lot.
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- Yeah. - It's a great melody.
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It's an old, old song.
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And I sung it back in college.
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In fact, it's so old
that it doesn't even have
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a time signature on it.
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- Right? - Exactly.
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Some of you
musicians will get that.
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- So follow me. - Okay.
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Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
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from tender stem hath sprung.
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Of Jesse's lineage coming,
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as men of old have sung.
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It came, a floweret bright,
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amid the cold of winter
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when half spent was the night.
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Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
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the rose I have in mind.
00:23:28.34\00:23:35.74
With Mary we beheld it,
00:23:35.94\00:23:42.48
the virgin mother kind.
00:23:42.52\00:23:49.56
To show God's love aright,
00:23:49.59\00:23:55.06
she bore to them a Savior
00:23:55.10\00:24:01.30
when half spent was the night.
00:24:01.50\00:24:10.81
She bore to them a Savior
00:24:14.88\00:24:21.29
when half spent was the night.
00:24:21.32\00:24:31.27
~ Amen.
00:24:35.04\00:24:36.40
~ Big Gene, while you're
up there, maybe you'd give us
00:24:37.21\00:24:39.61
what's on your heart right now.
00:24:39.64\00:24:41.34
You know, every
day is wonderful.
00:24:42.51\00:24:47.92
The worst day I
ever had wasn't that bad,
00:24:50.85\00:24:52.52
because it's over.
00:24:52.55\00:24:53.89
And I've had some tough ones,
00:24:55.52\00:24:58.63
and I've had some great ones.
00:24:58.93\00:25:00.26
And the great ones
way outweigh the bad ones.
00:25:00.30\00:25:02.53
God has been so
good to me as a man,
00:25:04.53\00:25:08.27
as a husband, as a father.
00:25:08.30\00:25:10.24
My two boys, I've got
one that's 21 in college
00:25:11.17\00:25:14.24
playing football, about to
graduate with a Phys Ed degree.
00:25:14.28\00:25:18.78
And then my 17-year-old
is a senior in high school.
00:25:18.81\00:25:23.22
Who knows
what's going to happen.
00:25:24.82\00:25:26.35
Something good.
It's always good.
00:25:28.26\00:25:30.63
But God has been so good to me.
00:25:31.56\00:25:33.33
To think that a little
boy from southeast Missouri,
00:25:35.30\00:25:39.43
cotton farmer, that I
would have the opportunity
00:25:40.57\00:25:45.07
to sing where I've
sung, and to sing with people
00:25:45.11\00:25:47.98
that I've sung with,
00:25:48.01\00:25:49.34
and get to tell people
what God has done for me.
00:25:49.38\00:25:53.45
Most of it is through song
because I'm not a great orator,
00:25:56.65\00:26:00.79
and I don't speak well.
00:26:01.72\00:26:03.29
But Moses couldn't either.
00:26:03.99\00:26:07.66
And so, God has been good to me.
00:26:09.16\00:26:14.30
And I don't know
where you are in your life,
00:26:15.80\00:26:17.61
I don't know where
you are in your situation,
00:26:17.64\00:26:19.67
but God can be good
to you if you'll let Him.
00:26:21.38\00:26:25.18
All you have to do is just ask.
00:26:27.72\00:26:29.45
And your days, there will
be some days that are bad,
00:26:30.45\00:26:34.22
there's going to
be some great ones.
00:26:34.76\00:26:36.52
But He's
consistent with His love.
00:26:37.66\00:26:39.83
Unlike us.
00:26:41.26\00:26:42.63
So I would say, the
worst day you ever had
00:26:45.60\00:26:49.90
wasn't that bad
because it's over.
00:26:49.94\00:26:51.54
Today is a new day.
00:26:52.67\00:26:54.08
See what God has
in store for you.
00:26:55.54\00:26:57.65
~ Well listen, let's see
if we can put you on the spot
00:26:58.91\00:27:01.18
a minute, if you don't mind.
00:27:01.22\00:27:02.55
Don't back away
too far. Come up close.
00:27:02.58\00:27:04.69
You and Tim put your
heads together for one second.
00:27:04.72\00:27:07.62
I've love to hear you
maybe do at least a verse
00:27:07.66\00:27:11.16
and a chorus of,
How Great Thou Art.
00:27:11.19\00:27:13.53
When Christ shall come
00:27:18.30\00:27:22.14
with shout of acclamation
00:27:23.67\00:27:30.35
and take me home,
00:27:30.38\00:27:35.15
what joy shall fill my heart.
00:27:35.18\00:27:43.46
Then I shall bow
00:27:44.03\00:27:48.76
in humble adoration,
00:27:49.63\00:27:57.04
and there proclaim,
00:27:57.07\00:28:01.28
"O my God, how great Thou art."
00:28:01.48\00:28:09.38
Then sings my soul,
my Savior God to Thee,
00:28:09.42\00:28:19.33
how great Thou art,
00:28:20.43\00:28:25.73
how great Thou art.
00:28:25.77\00:28:31.07
Then sings my soul,
my Savior God to Thee,
00:28:31.11\00:28:41.08
how great Thou art,
00:28:42.82\00:28:48.82
how great Thou art.
00:28:49.02\00:28:59.03
~ Amen. Beautiful.
00:29:04.01\00:29:05.64
I'm trying my
best not to be jealous,
00:29:07.68\00:29:09.51
not only of the
resonance, but the range.
00:29:09.54\00:29:12.58
That's not right, I
thought you were a bass singer,
00:29:13.05\00:29:15.52
but you went up to Reggie's,
00:29:15.55\00:29:16.89
you started to get up
to Reggie's territory.
00:29:16.92\00:29:18.82
You ought to be
upset at him, Reggie.
00:29:18.85\00:29:20.19
Let me tell you
something, I'm not upset at him.
00:29:20.22\00:29:21.62
Because I'm telling you,
one day when we're all in heaven
00:29:21.66\00:29:24.16
together singing
in that great choir,
00:29:24.19\00:29:25.89
okay, I expect
that, right, one day.
00:29:25.93\00:29:28.46
But I do want to
stand in the bass line
00:29:28.66\00:29:31.27
and be a able to sing like that.
00:29:31.30\00:29:32.87
Forget about them high
notes, I want the low notes.
00:29:33.37\00:29:36.71
But he can do them all.
00:29:37.31\00:29:38.64
Oh, he did, he did.
00:29:38.67\00:29:40.24
He's got an incredible range.
00:29:40.28\00:29:42.01
I know, Ladye Love, you do too.
00:29:42.04\00:29:43.41
Several octaves. Yvonne.
00:29:43.45\00:29:45.05
I don't know about you, Melody.
00:29:45.15\00:29:46.51
- She's our Karen Carpenter.
- She probably got it from me.
00:29:46.92\00:29:48.72
I don't have very many...
00:29:48.75\00:29:50.09
She's got it too, trust me.
00:29:50.12\00:29:51.45
...very much range at all.
00:29:51.49\00:29:52.82
Anyway, incredible.
00:29:52.85\00:29:54.19
What a fabulous song, Gene.
00:29:54.22\00:29:55.82
Thank you for your
testimony and your appeal.
00:29:55.86\00:29:58.76
We love you. You
know that, don't you?
00:29:58.79\00:30:00.40
You're part of the 3ABN family.
00:30:00.43\00:30:02.56
And we love it
when you're up here.
00:30:02.86\00:30:04.50
You bring such an anointing
with you that we're all blessed.
00:30:04.53\00:30:08.34
Brother Tim, who's next?
00:30:10.17\00:30:11.51
Well you know, Gene
was talking about how good
00:30:11.54\00:30:14.68
life is even in the bad times.
00:30:14.81\00:30:17.01
And Reggie has a song talking
about counting your blessings;
00:30:17.05\00:30:20.92
the goodness of God.
00:30:20.95\00:30:22.28
I've heard, we've had
this conversation many times
00:30:23.12\00:30:26.82
with big dog.
00:30:26.86\00:30:29.32
I call him, big
dog, over here; Gene.
00:30:29.36\00:30:31.16
We're on the road,
but we've talked about
00:30:31.63\00:30:33.96
our blessings and our
families, and having each other
00:30:34.00\00:30:37.90
to lean on, because we
kind come from the same
00:30:37.93\00:30:40.24
cloth a little bit, you know.
00:30:40.70\00:30:42.07
We're brothers, so to speak.
00:30:42.10\00:30:44.44
So he has told me many times,
00:30:44.47\00:30:46.41
"Reggie, just keep
counting your blessings."
00:30:46.51\00:30:48.61
And that's this
song, Count Your Blessings.
00:30:49.24\00:30:51.48
When I'm worried
and I can't sleep,
00:31:02.19\00:31:07.60
I could my
blessings instead of sheep.
00:31:09.26\00:31:16.27
And I fall fast asleep
00:31:16.30\00:31:22.44
counting my blessings.
00:31:22.48\00:31:29.65
And when my
bankroll is getting small,
00:31:30.79\00:31:36.73
I think of when
I had none at all.
00:31:37.59\00:31:43.67
And I fall fast asleep
00:31:43.70\00:31:49.10
counting my blessings.
00:31:49.14\00:31:57.15
And if you're
worried and you can't sleep,
00:32:12.93\00:32:18.40
just count your
blessings instead of sheep.
00:32:19.83\00:32:26.81
And you'll fall fast asleep
00:32:26.84\00:32:33.78
counting your blessings.
00:32:33.82\00:32:43.73
For God's been good in my life.
00:32:50.27\00:32:56.71
And I feel so blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
00:32:57.14\00:33:02.38
when I go to sleep each night.
00:33:02.41\00:33:05.38
And though I've had
my share of hard times,
00:33:05.81\00:33:10.39
I wouldn't
change them if I could.
00:33:10.42\00:33:13.99
For through it all
00:33:14.39\00:33:20.40
God's been good.
00:33:20.43\00:33:28.10
If you're worried
and you can't sleep,
00:33:32.04\00:33:37.51
just count your
blessings instead of sheep.
00:33:39.11\00:33:44.39
And you'll fall fast asleep
00:33:44.42\00:33:51.26
counting your blessings.
00:33:51.46\00:34:01.44
Praise the Lord.
00:34:05.97\00:34:07.31
I don't see how it can
get any better than that.
00:34:07.74\00:34:09.68
- Do you? - Beautiful.
00:34:09.71\00:34:11.61
Count Your Blessings; I
think that's Bing Crosby.
00:34:11.65\00:34:14.12
- Didn't he sing
that? ~ It sure was.
00:34:14.15\00:34:16.22
But what a song.
00:34:16.25\00:34:17.59
When you're
worried and can't sleep,
00:34:17.85\00:34:19.25
count your
blessings instead of sheep.
00:34:19.35\00:34:22.16
Talk to the Shepherd, right?
00:34:22.19\00:34:24.03
Count your many
blessings. Do you know that?
00:34:26.59\00:34:29.73
Y'all know that?
Every doubt will fly.
00:34:30.20\00:34:32.50
And it will surprise
you what the Lord hath done.
00:34:32.73\00:34:35.24
Right? Count your blessings.
00:34:35.44\00:34:36.91
My mother used to sing that.
00:34:36.94\00:34:38.77
Always, it reminded me,
even when I hear that song
00:34:39.27\00:34:42.41
it takes me back to,
"Count your many blessings,
00:34:42.44\00:34:44.98
just name them one by one.
00:34:45.01\00:34:46.95
And it will surprise
you what the Lord has done."
00:34:46.98\00:34:50.85
Isn't that something?
00:34:50.89\00:34:52.22
~ It's so easy to forget.
Aren't we crazy like that?
00:34:52.25\00:34:54.32
No, it's really true.
00:34:55.02\00:34:56.83
And today
there's so much going on,
00:34:56.86\00:34:59.26
one could really
focus on the negative.
00:34:59.29\00:35:01.93
But if you
focus on the positive,
00:35:01.96\00:35:04.13
you focus on what Jesus has done
00:35:04.17\00:35:06.50
and how He's
brought you through.
00:35:06.53\00:35:08.17
There's a song that
goes, "For every mountain,
00:35:08.20\00:35:11.21
for every trial,
You've brought me through,
00:35:11.24\00:35:13.74
I sing, Hallelujah."
00:35:13.94\00:35:15.28
Because He has
brought us through every trial
00:35:15.31\00:35:18.68
and every mountain.
00:35:18.71\00:35:20.42
And so, if we just think
about all the good things,
00:35:20.45\00:35:24.89
all the blessings, we won't
be focused on the negative.
00:35:24.92\00:35:28.49
And we'll actually feel better.
00:35:28.52\00:35:30.29
We'll just feel better.
00:35:30.33\00:35:31.66
So praise the Lord for that.
00:35:32.29\00:35:33.80
I give warning to somebody.
00:35:33.83\00:35:35.20
The next program we do,
we're going to have to do,
00:35:35.23\00:35:38.07
"Climb Every
Mountain, ford every stream."
00:35:39.30\00:35:41.84
Oh, that's a different one.
00:35:42.54\00:35:43.87
No, no, I know.
00:35:43.91\00:35:45.24
I said next time
we're going to get somebody,
00:35:45.27\00:35:46.74
one of you guys
singing that one.
00:35:46.94\00:35:48.28
That's a great song too.
00:35:48.31\00:35:49.68
Go ahead, Ladye.
00:35:50.21\00:35:51.55
I was just going to say
that one day I was driving
00:35:51.58\00:35:53.58
to Mississippi
where I'm originally from.
00:35:53.62\00:35:55.68
And I don't know if
you're in a hard time right now.
00:35:56.02\00:35:57.95
Sometimes when you're in
the middle of those valleys,
00:35:57.99\00:36:00.72
those trials, it's
hard to remember that.
00:36:01.02\00:36:04.13
And I was driving,
and I was really upset.
00:36:04.53\00:36:08.10
And I was thinking, "I don't
even know what to pray today.
00:36:08.30\00:36:11.03
I don't even know
how to pray, God."
00:36:11.07\00:36:12.57
And so, I was just driving,
I turned everything off.
00:36:12.67\00:36:14.80
I turned the radio
off and I'm just driving.
00:36:14.84\00:36:16.50
And I just looked
around and got really quiet,
00:36:16.81\00:36:19.01
and I said, "Thank You,
God, for the green grass."
00:36:19.87\00:36:22.71
And then I just
drove a little bit longer,
00:36:23.31\00:36:24.88
"Thank You for
that beautiful barn.
00:36:25.35\00:36:26.95
Thank You for this
beautiful scenery."
00:36:27.52\00:36:29.08
And before I knew it, there
were twenty things I was saying,
00:36:29.12\00:36:32.65
"Thank You for this,
and thank You for that,
00:36:32.69\00:36:34.06
and thank You
for this," in my life
00:36:34.09\00:36:36.16
that I couldn't even
think about or comprehend
00:36:36.26\00:36:38.63
at that moment when I was
down in that dark despair.
00:36:38.66\00:36:42.13
And God showed me,
when you're in that moment,
00:36:42.33\00:36:44.53
praise Him, praise Him.
00:36:44.57\00:36:47.20
Remember what He
has done for you.
00:36:47.30\00:36:48.87
Because at that moment, you
can't think of those things.
00:36:48.90\00:36:52.27
And if you can get out of that
mire and get into that praise,
00:36:52.31\00:36:56.75
you just realize, "My
goodness, this is a moment,
00:36:57.05\00:36:59.68
this is a moment in my life,
00:36:59.71\00:37:01.08
and I'm going to get
through it with God's help.
00:37:01.12\00:37:02.78
He's never going to
leave me or forsake me.
00:37:02.82\00:37:04.99
He's going to be there forever.
00:37:05.29\00:37:06.96
And I'm going to be okay,
and we're going to be okay,
00:37:06.99\00:37:09.76
and we're going
to get through this.
00:37:09.79\00:37:11.13
Because God is
with me and for me,
00:37:11.16\00:37:14.26
not against me.
00:37:14.30\00:37:15.63
So Melody, when you were
riding with Reggie and Ladye,
00:37:15.96\00:37:20.50
were you
counting your blessings?
00:37:20.70\00:37:23.61
Well, didn't they hit something?
00:37:23.64\00:37:25.47
I was praying, that's for sure.
00:37:25.51\00:37:27.68
~ You ran over
something, didn't you?
00:37:27.71\00:37:29.54
What happened, Melody?
00:37:29.58\00:37:30.91
~ We heard a big bang,
and then later on we stopped.
00:37:32.51\00:37:35.35
We got out and part
of the car was missing.
00:37:35.38\00:37:37.59
I don't know, it fell off.
00:37:37.62\00:37:39.55
There was this huge
tire on the interstate.
00:37:39.59\00:37:42.49
So Melody, I've
noticed you've never ridden...
00:37:43.12\00:37:44.86
She's never
ridden with us again.
00:37:44.89\00:37:46.80
She's like, "I will not
get in the car with you."
00:37:46.83\00:37:48.43
Well, we were
going really slow too.
00:37:48.46\00:37:50.00
The tire, you know, came
loose and the tread came off
00:37:50.03\00:37:52.63
and got in the
middle of their...
00:37:52.67\00:37:54.90
I think it was how we were
driving that was scaring her,
00:37:56.14\00:38:00.11
not just what was in the road.
00:38:00.14\00:38:01.74
~ She texted me that night and
said, "Dad, you won't believe
00:38:01.78\00:38:03.68
what just happened."
00:38:03.71\00:38:05.05
I said, "What happened?"
00:38:06.21\00:38:07.55
She said, "I'm riding
with Reggie and Ladye."
00:38:07.58\00:38:08.98
I said, "Say no more."
00:38:09.02\00:38:10.35
We got home that night. We did.
00:38:12.25\00:38:15.06
~ They did, as always.
00:38:15.09\00:38:16.62
- In spite of us we
did. - God has blessed them.
00:38:16.66\00:38:17.99
Tim, you've got to do, before
they get up, you've got to
00:38:18.03\00:38:20.20
do that chorus
again, God's Been Good.
00:38:20.23\00:38:21.93
Okay, well let's
do that before Reggie
00:38:21.96\00:38:23.57
comes and sings to us.
00:38:23.60\00:38:25.03
For God's been good in my life.
00:38:27.87\00:38:35.08
And I feel so blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
00:38:35.58\00:38:40.48
when I go to sleep each night.
00:38:40.52\00:38:43.99
And though I've had
my share of hard times,
00:38:44.29\00:38:48.82
I wouldn't
change them if I could.
00:38:48.86\00:38:52.79
For through it all,
00:38:53.29\00:38:59.30
God's been so good.
00:38:59.33\00:39:08.28
Reggie, why don't
you come and sing to us
00:39:12.78\00:39:14.38
about Mary's boy Child.
00:39:14.42\00:39:16.38
I would love it,
but you know what?
00:39:16.42\00:39:17.75
I would love for
everybody to come
00:39:17.79\00:39:19.12
and let's just sing together.
00:39:19.15\00:39:20.49
Wouldn't that be great?
00:39:20.52\00:39:21.86
If you feel that way about it.
00:39:21.89\00:39:23.22
Whether you know it or not,
just come on and sing along.
00:39:23.26\00:39:24.59
Yeah, come on, Melody.
00:39:24.63\00:39:25.96
Yvonne, do you know this song?
00:39:25.99\00:39:27.33
I don't, but
we're going to learn it.
00:39:27.36\00:39:28.70
You going to learn it, Melody?
00:39:28.90\00:39:30.30
Long time ago in Bethlehem,
so the Holy Bible say,
00:39:34.34\00:39:41.81
Mary's boy Child, Jesus Christ,
was born on Christmas day.
00:39:42.61\00:39:50.12
While Shepherds
watched their flocks by night
00:39:50.79\00:39:54.82
they see a
bright new shining star.
00:39:54.86\00:39:58.79
They hear a choir singing now,
00:39:59.49\00:40:03.37
the music seemed
to come from afar.
00:40:03.40\00:40:07.17
Hark, now hear the angels
sing, "A newborn King today.
00:40:08.30\00:40:15.98
And man will live forever
more because of Christmas day."
00:40:16.51\00:40:24.09
Trumpets sound and angels
sing. Listen to what they say.
00:40:25.32\00:40:33.13
And man will live forever
more because of Christmas day.
00:40:33.56\00:40:41.07
By and by they find a
nook in a stable all forlorn.
00:40:44.37\00:40:52.21
And in a manger cold and
dark Mary's little Boy was born.
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Long time ago in Bethlehem,
so the Holy Bible say,
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Mary's boy Child, Jesus Christ,
was born on Christmas day.
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Hark, now hear the angels
sing, "A newborn King today.
00:41:18.31\00:41:25.91
And man will live forever
more because of Christmas day."
00:41:26.55\00:41:33.89
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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La, la, la, la, la.
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
00:41:42.26\00:41:45.63
La, la, la, la, la.
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Hark, now hear the angels
sing, "A newborn King today.
00:41:50.31\00:41:57.98
And man will live forever
more because of Christmas day."
00:41:58.48\00:42:05.85
Because of Christmas day.
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It was because of Christmas day.
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
00:42:16.23\00:42:19.87
La, la, la, la, la.
00:42:20.57\00:42:23.04
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
00:42:24.71\00:42:28.11
La, la, la, la, la.
00:42:28.61\00:42:31.35
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
00:42:33.31\00:42:36.72
La, la, la, la, la.
00:42:37.59\00:42:39.72
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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La, la, la, la, la.
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Alright, I didn't have a clue,
but I was acting like I did.
00:42:51.43\00:42:54.64
Alright. I saw a
few words over there.
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A very fun, very happy song.
00:42:58.44\00:43:00.41
Alright.
00:43:00.84\00:43:02.18
You know, you were talking about
Mary's baby Child being born.
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And I was thinking about that.
00:43:05.71\00:43:07.08
So many times when Christmas
comes up, I think about Mary
00:43:07.12\00:43:10.75
and how she must have felt.
00:43:11.02\00:43:12.35
When you think
about our Lord being born,
00:43:12.39\00:43:15.22
the way He was born, the
angel came to her and said,
00:43:15.26\00:43:19.13
"Fear not.
00:43:19.16\00:43:20.50
And this is going to happen,
00:43:20.53\00:43:21.86
you're going to
bring forth this Child."
00:43:21.90\00:43:23.23
Can you imagine being, I
don't know, they say maybe a
00:43:23.26\00:43:26.23
13, 14, 15, 16-year-old girl?
00:43:26.27\00:43:28.70
You don't have a
husband, you're not married,
00:43:29.67\00:43:32.87
you've had no relations,
00:43:33.54\00:43:34.88
and you're told you're
going to have the Savior
00:43:34.91\00:43:38.25
of the world, that
you're going to carry the Child.
00:43:38.28\00:43:40.02
I can't imagine
how she must have felt.
00:43:40.98\00:43:42.95
I can't imagine
how she must have felt,
00:43:42.98\00:43:44.72
but yet she heard God's
voice and she was obedient.
00:43:44.75\00:43:48.52
And she said, "You know what?
00:43:48.56\00:43:50.53
I'm not much, I
don't have a lot to offer,
00:43:50.56\00:43:52.79
but I'll give You what I have.
00:43:52.83\00:43:54.23
And I'll do
whatever You call me to do.
00:43:54.53\00:43:56.63
And then He was born.
00:43:57.33\00:44:00.04
And He just seemed like
an ordinary baby, didn't He?
00:44:00.64\00:44:03.04
He came just like another child.
00:44:03.07\00:44:04.97
The same way they all came.
00:44:05.34\00:44:07.18
And nothing had ever
happened like this before.
00:44:07.51\00:44:09.94
And so, as He was
growing and He was a baby,
00:44:10.61\00:44:13.21
He just seemed like
everything was normal.
00:44:13.25\00:44:15.02
Was He just an ordinary baby?
00:44:15.05\00:44:16.62
Maybe, just maybe,
God decided to bring Him
00:44:17.49\00:44:21.19
into the world this way
so that we could comprehend
00:44:21.52\00:44:24.66
that He could
understand our hurts, our needs,
00:44:25.39\00:44:28.86
and He could
understand and love us
00:44:29.66\00:44:31.13
and we could comprehend
His love in another way.
00:44:31.17\00:44:33.60
He was just an ordinary baby;
00:44:37.14\00:44:46.35
that's the way He
planned it, maybe.
00:44:47.25\00:44:54.46
Anything less than
common would have kept Him apart
00:44:54.49\00:45:04.43
from the children
that He came to rescue,
00:45:05.93\00:45:14.91
limited to some elite few,
00:45:15.78\00:45:22.92
when He was the only
child who asked to be born.
00:45:22.95\00:45:32.56
And He came to us
with eyes wide open,
00:45:35.66\00:45:43.20
knowing how
we're hurt and broken,
00:45:44.54\00:45:49.71
choosing to partake
of all our joy and pain.
00:45:51.05\00:46:01.02
He was just an ordinary baby;
00:46:03.43\00:46:12.03
that's the way He
planned it, maybe.
00:46:12.33\00:46:19.57
So that we could come to Him
00:46:19.77\00:46:23.48
and not be afraid.
00:46:23.51\00:46:30.89
He was ordinary with exception
00:46:34.96\00:46:42.16
of miraculous conception.
00:46:43.16\00:46:49.50
Both His birth and death
He planned from the start.
00:46:49.54\00:46:58.88
But between His
entrance and His exit
00:46:58.91\00:47:06.39
was a life that has affected
00:47:07.19\00:47:13.33
everyone who's walked
the earth to this very day.
00:47:13.36\00:47:23.27
And with no
airs of condescension
00:47:24.41\00:47:31.25
He became God's pure extension,
00:47:31.58\00:47:37.55
giving you and me
the chance to be remade.
00:47:37.85\00:47:47.26
He was just an ordinary baby;
00:47:47.36\00:47:55.97
that's the way He
planned it, maybe.
00:47:56.40\00:48:03.71
So that we could come to Him
00:48:04.11\00:48:07.68
and not be afraid.
00:48:07.72\00:48:15.49
So that we could come to Him
00:48:17.66\00:48:21.56
and not be afraid.
00:48:22.53\00:48:31.27
He was just an ordinary baby.
00:48:35.21\00:48:45.15
That was beautiful. Amen.
00:48:54.86\00:48:57.63
That was so beautiful.
00:48:57.70\00:48:59.03
Isn't that song up for an
award with you singing it?
00:48:59.07\00:49:02.77
Isn't it up for an award?
00:49:03.57\00:49:06.17
- Nominated. -
Nominated, yes, yes.
00:49:06.21\00:49:09.88
Well, I can see why.
00:49:09.91\00:49:11.51
What an anointing.
00:49:11.55\00:49:12.91
It's so beautiful the way you...
00:49:12.95\00:49:14.78
The message is beautiful, and
the way, you know the Lord has
00:49:14.88\00:49:17.82
given you to deliver it.
00:49:17.85\00:49:19.52
It's such a blessing.
00:49:19.62\00:49:21.26
Gloria Gaither. Beautiful.
00:49:21.29\00:49:23.56
I love the chords in it too.
00:49:23.76\00:49:25.56
What are you thinking, Yvonne?
00:49:27.23\00:49:28.63
We've got folks at home
right now this time of year that
00:49:28.83\00:49:31.37
maybe they're by themselves
and are going through,
00:49:31.80\00:49:34.27
a lot of folks through physical
problems, spiritual, emotional.
00:49:34.70\00:49:38.74
- Yes. - What can we say?
00:49:38.77\00:49:40.34
Psalm 125:1-2, I'm
going to paraphrase it.
00:49:40.38\00:49:44.21
But it says, "Those
who trust in the Lord
00:49:44.25\00:49:46.72
will be like Mount
Zion that cannot be moved
00:49:47.42\00:49:50.02
but will stand forever."
00:49:50.05\00:49:52.05
I'm trying to
remember the rest of the verse.
00:49:54.29\00:49:57.59
But it has to do with,
"As the mountains stand,
00:49:57.63\00:50:03.33
so the Lord will
surround His people."
00:50:03.67\00:50:07.07
And I love that.
00:50:07.44\00:50:08.77
In verse 2 it says, "The
Lord will surround His people."
00:50:08.80\00:50:12.17
That means He goes
before us, He goes behind us,
00:50:12.21\00:50:16.18
He goes beside us.
00:50:16.21\00:50:18.05
And we will not be moved
as long as we trust in Him.
00:50:18.48\00:50:22.65
If we don't trust in
Him, we will be moved,
00:50:23.28\00:50:25.62
we can be shaken.
00:50:25.65\00:50:27.09
But if we trust in
God and we hold onto Him,
00:50:27.26\00:50:31.06
we cannot be moved.
00:50:31.29\00:50:32.76
And so, for those of you
who are going through something,
00:50:32.79\00:50:35.76
and really in
pain, this holiday season
00:50:35.80\00:50:39.30
can be really
painful for some people,
00:50:39.33\00:50:41.50
know that you're not alone.
00:50:41.70\00:50:43.04
Know that you're
surrounded by the Lord
00:50:43.07\00:50:46.04
as long as you trust in Him.
00:50:46.07\00:50:47.84
And you don't have to be afraid.
00:50:48.14\00:50:50.11
You don't have to be concerned
about what's going to happen.
00:50:50.48\00:50:54.62
Because nothing can
separate you from Him, love.
00:50:54.85\00:50:58.62
You are never alone.
00:50:59.52\00:51:01.22
He's always there.
00:51:01.46\00:51:03.16
And though it might seem
as though things are dark
00:51:03.43\00:51:07.66
and dreary, and there
seems to be no way out,
00:51:07.70\00:51:12.13
know that there is,
that Jesus is your way out.
00:51:12.53\00:51:15.50
That He's going to hold you up.
00:51:15.70\00:51:17.27
He says, "Fear
not, for I am with you.
00:51:17.31\00:51:20.41
Be not dismayed,
for I'm your God.
00:51:20.44\00:51:22.44
I will strengthen you.
00:51:22.48\00:51:23.85
Yea, I will help you.
00:51:23.88\00:51:25.51
Yea, I will uphold you with the
right hand of my righteousness."
00:51:25.55\00:51:30.19
He's there. He's got you.
00:51:30.22\00:51:33.22
And you'll never be
alone, as long as you trust
00:51:33.52\00:51:36.79
and abide in Him.
00:51:36.99\00:51:38.56
~ Tim, God's been so good.
00:51:39.06\00:51:41.26
Sing it for us.
00:51:42.76\00:51:44.10
I just want to say this.
00:51:45.07\00:51:46.84
He's all I need,
00:51:47.30\00:51:51.87
He's all I need;
00:51:52.87\00:51:58.65
Jesus is all I need.
00:51:58.68\00:52:07.32
And it's just as
simple as that, so sing along.
00:52:07.36\00:52:09.69
He's all I need,
00:52:09.72\00:52:14.40
He's all I need;
00:52:14.80\00:52:21.10
Jesus is all I need.
00:52:21.77\00:52:31.51
Lately, I've been looking
back along this winding road
00:52:36.28\00:52:42.26
to the old familiar markers
of the mercies I have known.
00:52:43.32\00:52:51.37
And I know it may sound simple,
but it's more than a cliché;
00:52:52.67\00:52:59.47
for there's no better
way to tell you than to say,
00:52:59.67\00:53:07.65
God's been so good in my life,
00:53:07.68\00:53:14.96
And I feel blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
00:53:16.19\00:53:20.70
when I go to sleep each night.
00:53:20.73\00:53:23.43
And though I've had
my share of hard times,
00:53:23.93\00:53:28.20
I wouldn't
change them if I could.
00:53:28.70\00:53:32.64
For through it
all, God's been good.
00:53:32.84\00:53:41.55
Times replay and I can see that
I've cried some bitter tears,
00:53:44.19\00:53:51.19
but I felt His arms around
me as I faced my greatest fears.
00:53:51.49\00:53:58.73
You see, I've had
more gains than losses,
00:53:59.70\00:54:02.84
and I've known
more joy than hurt,
00:54:03.20\00:54:06.27
as His grace rolled
down upon me so undeserved.
00:54:06.47\00:54:15.65
For God's been good in my life.
00:54:15.85\00:54:21.32
And I feel blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
00:54:22.09\00:54:26.39
when I go to sleep each night.
00:54:26.43\00:54:29.16
And though I've had
my share of hard times,
00:54:29.26\00:54:33.54
I wouldn't
change them if I could.
00:54:33.64\00:54:37.41
For through it
all, God's been good.
00:54:37.44\00:54:45.71
For God has been my Father,
my Savior, and my friend.
00:54:46.01\00:54:51.95
His love was my beginning,
and His love will be my end.
00:54:52.42\00:54:59.33
I could spend forever trying
to tell you everything He is,
00:54:59.83\00:55:09.74
but the best way I
can say it is simply this:
00:55:11.61\00:55:20.52
God's been good in my life.
00:55:20.55\00:55:27.72
And I feel so blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
00:55:28.32\00:55:33.09
when I go to sleep each night.
00:55:33.13\00:55:35.90
And though I've had
my share of hard times,
00:55:36.26\00:55:40.47
I wouldn't
change them if I could.
00:55:40.50\00:55:44.14
For through it all,
00:55:44.67\00:55:52.55
God's been good.
00:55:52.98\00:56:00.89
~ Lord, we want to thank You for
Your many wonderful blessings
00:56:00.92\00:56:03.76
of life, and
health, and strength.
00:56:03.79\00:56:05.49
Thank You for this
opportunity to be here together
00:56:05.83\00:56:08.43
and be able to speak and to
sing to people around the world.
00:56:08.46\00:56:12.33
We know there's so
many hurting people,
00:56:12.57\00:56:14.40
there's so many things the
devil has out to discourage us,
00:56:14.44\00:56:18.34
but God, I'm just
praying that right now
00:56:18.37\00:56:20.64
we can feel and sense the
anointing of Your Holy Spirit.
00:56:20.84\00:56:23.78
And the folks
from around the world,
00:56:24.08\00:56:25.85
knowing that
there's no problem so big
00:56:26.15\00:56:28.55
that You can't solve it.
00:56:28.75\00:56:30.09
And there's none so small
that You don't care about it.
00:56:30.12\00:56:32.69
That You are there
for us every moment.
00:56:32.95\00:56:35.02
You are good.
00:56:35.06\00:56:36.39
You're not only
good, You're great.
00:56:36.42\00:56:37.99
And You're great all the time.
00:56:38.19\00:56:40.00
Thank You, Father, for
giving us peace and joy.
00:56:40.03\00:56:43.50
And one day we can look
very forward to looking up
00:56:43.53\00:56:47.10
into the clouds of glory,
and say, "Lo, this is our God,
00:56:47.14\00:56:49.87
whom we've waited for.
00:56:49.90\00:56:51.41
He has come to save us."
00:56:51.67\00:56:53.94
I want to thank you,
but our time is all gone.
00:56:54.34\00:56:56.48
So until we see you next time,
may the Lord richly bless you
00:56:56.51\00:56:59.21
abundantly more than
you could ever ask or think.
00:56:59.31\00:57:02.38