I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Thank you for joining us today.
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We are gonna have a lot of fun.
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I'm gonna introduce some
of the folks that I got here.
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Some you may
know, some you may not
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but today we are all brothers
and sisters in the Lord.
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And I can't wait to
introduce our special guest
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Mr. Lanny Wolfe. Thank you.
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And Lanny, I'm sure
this folk have a chance here.
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Lanny is my all
time favorite songwriter.
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I don't say that
with any apologies.
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He has been for
many, many years.
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I paid him to say that.
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Yes.
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Yeah, and we will talk about--
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the prices are
going up all the time,
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the longer we do that
but now ever since 70s
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when I first
heard some of the songs
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and deserving in lot of those
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and surly the presence
of the Lord is in his place.
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It's impacted my
life, my family's life.
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And so we are
glad that you are here
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but we want to introduce
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the rest of the
folk to you today.
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We have Sister Yvonne
Lewis, back here Brother C.A.,
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Pastor C.A. Murray,
Lisa Yeager, E.T. Everett,
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I don't know if we
can see you way back there
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and Tammy Chance
and John Lomacang,
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Pastor Lomacang, Melody Dan
Firestone Shelton, all right.
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No, Shelton Firestone. Oh, yeah.
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Well, she is my daughter,
why did they get to give
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somebody else get
her name in there.
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So I changed it.
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All right, her
last name is Firestone.
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But Reggie and Ladye Love Smith.
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You all glad to see
Reggie and Ladye Love too.
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All right, I know
our folks are at home
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because this Lanny,
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these, this couple is
a favorite from viewers
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literally around the world.
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Right, probably so.
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And incredible people.
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So we are glad that
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you all are
here joining us today
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and so it's gonna impromptu do.
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I'm sure you will
know a lot of these songs.
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All we are gonna
do today is sing songs
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that Lanny Wolfe wrote.
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And one reason
for him being here
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we are actually
doing a brand new project,
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all songs are gonna
be on the sanctuary.
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And you know, we recently
did one on the second coming
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but this one is all
gonna be on the sanctuary
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and you already have
several beautiful songs.
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He's gonna
probably need to write
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a few more beautiful
songs but all of this to me
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is the times in
which we are living
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and we need to know there
is Jesus' sanctuary, right.
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And so He-- without
Jesus there is no hope,
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there is nothing, no future.
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It wouldn't really Him
be a past without Jesus
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but thank God for giving His Son
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on the cross of Calvary
that each and every one of us,
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each and every one of
you can have eternal life.
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It's all the choice
whom I gonna serve today?
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Well, sinners saved by grace.
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And when I get around and
certain among God's people
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and sometimes it
can be in church,
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may just be riding in a
car or van or even on airplane
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sometimes I just feel like
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surely the presence of
the Lord is in this place.
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One of the first songs
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that I ever heard
written by Lanny Wolfe,
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we are gonna try to do it today
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and you have to
tell us the stories now
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behind each of these songs.
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I will.
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Surely the presence of the Lord
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Is in this place
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I can feel God's mighty power
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And His grace
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I can hear
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The brush of angel's wings
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I see glory on each face
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Surely the presence of the Lord
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Is in this place
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The place was
Columbia, Mississippi,
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the event was a
new church dedication.
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New paint small,
the mayor was there,
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all the
important people were there
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and the Lanny Wolfe
Trio was special guest.
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And so while I'm waiting
for themto call and to sing
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the Lord dropped
this into my mind
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and I scratched it
on a piece of paper
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and it was really strange
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because there was a progression
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I was hearing that I
was not used to play.
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And so I didn't
have a chance to run
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to some other
room to work it out.
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So when then called on the Trio
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I got up and
taught it to the Trio
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and to the congregation
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and actually found
the right progression
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which was a miracle.
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The progression I had
news, it was a major for.
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And so no verses
then but verses now.
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In the midst of His children
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The Lord said He would be
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Doesn't take very many
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It can be just two or three
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And I feel that
Same sweet spirit
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That I felt often times before
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Surely I can say
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I've been with the Lord
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For surely
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The presence of the Lord
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Is in this place
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I can feel His mighty power
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And His grace
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I can hear The
brush of angel's wings
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I see glory on each face
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Surely the presence of the Lord
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Is in this place
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There's a holy hush around us
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As God's glory fills this place
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I've touched the
hem Of His garment
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I can almost see His face
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And my heart is over flowing
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With the fullness of His joy
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I know, without a doubt
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That I've been with my Lord
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Surely the presence of the Lord
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Is in this place
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I can feel His mighty power
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And His grace
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I can hear
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The brush of angel's wings
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I see glory on each face
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Surely the presence of the Lord
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Is in this place
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We are sitting at the
piano on a Sunday morning,
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Jackson, Mississippi and
before the service started
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the Lord just dropped
this phrase in my mind.
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I knew it was God
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because Lanny Wolfe
doesn't think phraseology.
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Jesus, be the Lord of
all the kingdoms of my heart.
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When we write a song
certain percentage is God's,
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certain
percentage is Lanny Wolfe.
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Some songs are 95 percent
God, five percent Lanny Wolfe.
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Some are 95 percent Lanny
Wolfe and five percent God.
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This was a 95
percent God's song.
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And so its "Jesus
Be The Lord Of All."
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I like those better.
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Yeah.
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There is something
somebody is dosen't like
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and I blame it on God.
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Jesus be the lord of all
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Jesus be the lord of all
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Jesus be the lord of all
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The kingdoms of my heart
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Melody.
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I guess I only fooled myself
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For I said I had yielded all
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But in a secret
corner Of my heart
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Was a kingdom that did not fall
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But I surrender now
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Make my heart Your throne
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Lord rule its
kingdoms Great and small
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For if You're not Lord
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Of everything
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Then You're not
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Lord at all
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Jesus I surrender all
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Jesus I surrender all
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Jesus I surrender all
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The kingdoms of my heart
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For if You're not Lord
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Of everything
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Then You're not
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Lord At all
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Amen.
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Beautiful. Beautiful.
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Well, to be an
instrument of God.
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How many songs have
you written in your life?
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Seven hundred songs 40 musicals.
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Seven hundred songs 40
musicals, that's a lot.
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Do you do anything
else beside write songs?
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I eat.
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So do we. Now,
now, he loves eating.
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We went down to--
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I grew up in a church
and I eat after service.
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We went down to
O'Charley's with him last night
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and from the very first
every time he took a bite
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he would go, and he would say--
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They were so good.
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Whether it was a
salad, his grilled salmon
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or whatever it was he had
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it was-- that was so good.
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It was so good.
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Now the pie you took
home, you didn't eat it yet?
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Did you? I did.
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It was--
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That was great pie
Wednesday and so...
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It was so good. It was so good.
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But you were gonna
wait. You were too full.
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You said you are gonna
wait. I waited a little while.
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Oh, till you got home.
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That was about 10--
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I went to O'Charley's before.
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Yvonne, that was about,
that was about 10, wasn't it?
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He is reliving
it now. Yeah. Yeah.
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Yeah. That
taste was so fabulous.
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Now O'Charley's
ought to pay for this too
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because that's a--
he loved this down here.
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I know, she eats
there, she said its free pie,
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free pie Wednesday and it was.
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So Trinity and Deroy was there
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and he said no just
pie for the entrA(C)es
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and he said no
its pie for everybody.
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So we came back and I
was going by the sound center
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and guess who was there,
but our friends, your friends,
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Jim and Melissa
Brady and Tim Parton
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and they were just--
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they had a long
day in the studio.
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They were just
getting ready to, to leave.
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They had to leave and
I said, just a second,
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I got something.
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So I went to the
trunk we put it in the back
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and I came with
sack and I said, some.
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They, are you kidding?
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O'Charley's pie
well, we want this.
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I said take this with you
because we have some extra.
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So they were eating pie
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about this time
it's about 11 at night.
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So they are eating pie in
the bus driving down the road.
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Lanny, one of the
greatest songs to me that,
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that touches me is much
as any song I've ever sang
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and known in my life
is "Whatever It Takes"
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and I get all chocked up,
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teary eyed about it.
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Tell us about it.
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This is one of the songs
that was born out of pain.
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It was a midweek chapel
service at a Bible college
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and I was preaching that night
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and the chapel, it
was a Catholic institution
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that had been
converted to our Bible College.
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Below the chapel was
the kitchen, a cafeteria.
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So the routine was
after Wednesday night service
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you would go
downstairs and eat hamburgers
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and french-fries
all that kind of thing.
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All the good
stuff. All the good stuff.
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Not good for you but good stuff.
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Absolutely.
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So I had finished preaching
and I had given my guts.
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Any preacher
understands what you feel
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when you want them to get
what you are trying to say.
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And so I preached
and I gave my guts
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and they came to the altar
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and did-- and now lay me
down to sleep token prayer
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and I knew it.
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And so they did
their token prayer
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and dashed out of the
chapel down to the cafeteria
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to where the
hamburgers we were waiting.
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And I was crushed
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because they didn't get
what I wanted them to get
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from a spiritual plane.
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And so I remember so vividly
we had a nine foot grand piano
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and I went over and
under the grand piano
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I was just so crushed
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because they just didn't
get what I wanted them to get
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from the sermon.
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So the Lord gave me this
chorus under the grand piano.
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And the story we learned is,
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if they had gotten
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what I thought I
wanted them to get
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the song would
never had been born.
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Oh, wow. I'm glad
they didn't get it.
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I'm glad they didn't get it.
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I'm glad it
went over their head.
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And I learned a
very important principle
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and that is you
can't always blame
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something that we want to
call negative in our life.
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You can't always blame it on God
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and neither can you
blame it on the devil.
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Because God maybe at work.
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So God was at work, He
said I want this song born
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because I know
hundreds and thousands of people
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that are going to need this song
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as they walk
through valleys and--
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And maybe some of them
actually got it and you did--
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the Lord just
didn't let you see it.
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Exactly right.
00:16:04.76\00:16:06.09
You know, His word
does not return void.
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So maybe that's
it. Exactly right.
00:16:08.10\00:16:09.70
Whatever we are glad,
give us a little bit of it.
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There's a voice calling me
00:16:12.23\00:16:15.24
From an old rugged tree
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And He whispers
00:16:19.21\00:16:21.14
Draw closer to me
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Leave this world far behind
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There are new heights to climb
00:16:31.02\00:16:34.32
And a new place in
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Me you will find
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Let's sing it with him.
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And whatever it takes
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To draw closer to You Lord
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That's what I'd be wiling to do
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And whatever it takes
00:17:03.92\00:17:08.69
To be more like you
00:17:08.72\00:17:13.86
That's what I'd be willing to do
00:17:13.90\00:17:19.30
I'll trade sunshine for rain
00:17:21.34\00:17:26.57
Comfort for pain
00:17:26.61\00:17:30.65
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:17:30.68\00:17:35.62
For whatever it takes
00:17:37.85\00:17:42.52
For my will to break
00:17:42.56\00:17:48.10
That's what I'll be
00:17:48.13\00:17:51.03
Willing to do
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You may remember the
three eight-year-old boys
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from West Memphis, Arkansas
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that had been murdered by
00:18:01.51\00:18:03.01
supposedly,
allegedly some teenagers
00:18:03.04\00:18:06.55
and they made a documentary
about that entire scenario.
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In the documentary
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the father of one of
the eight-year-old boys
00:18:14.86\00:18:17.46
is singing, take the
dearest things to me.
00:18:17.49\00:18:21.80
Ladye Love.
00:18:21.83\00:18:23.16
Can I say something
about that? Sure. Sure.
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I just-- I grew up
singing this song too
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and I had a-- we
have a little trio
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of three girls in our church
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and we would sing this song.
00:18:31.01\00:18:32.87
And now Danny and
Melody and Reggie I sing this
00:18:32.91\00:18:36.61
and every time we get
to take the dearest things
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I say Danny, you
have to sing that verse
00:18:38.71\00:18:41.02
because that verse is hard,
00:18:41.05\00:18:42.68
take the dearest things to me
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that's how it must be.
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And in that time-- go ahead.
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Shall I say the writer today
pointed to you on this one.
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It's your time today to
sing, take the dearest things.
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Take the dearest things to me
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If that's how it must be
00:19:02.97\00:19:07.84
To draw me
00:19:07.88\00:19:10.35
Closer to Thee
00:19:10.38\00:19:16.28
Let the disappointments come
00:19:17.39\00:19:21.99
Lonely days without the sun
00:19:22.02\00:19:26.43
If in sorrow more like You
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I'll become
00:19:32.67\00:19:34.97
Amen.
00:19:35.00\00:19:36.40
That's good singing.
00:19:36.44\00:19:37.77
I was at Brooklyn Tabernacle
visiting my friends Jim Cymbala
00:19:37.81\00:19:42.24
and there was a
68-year-odl black lady
00:19:42.28\00:19:46.21
singing, take my
houses and lands.
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And she relate the
story that when she was 51
00:19:50.42\00:19:54.39
God called her up and said
sell your toys and go to Haiti
00:19:54.42\00:19:59.59
and start on orphanage.
00:19:59.63\00:20:01.80
She said, God, you
got the wrong color
00:20:01.83\00:20:04.63
and you got the
wrong phone number.
00:20:04.67\00:20:07.14
And God just right away say,
excuse Me, I know your number
00:20:07.17\00:20:11.81
and I've got the right number
and I've got the right color.
00:20:11.84\00:20:14.78
Sell your toys and go to
Haiti and start an orphanage.
00:20:14.81\00:20:18.88
And so she did.
00:20:18.91\00:20:21.02
She sold her toys
00:20:21.05\00:20:22.85
and got on a plane
that went to Haiti.
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She got there.
00:20:24.52\00:20:25.85
She went to a hospital
00:20:25.89\00:20:27.62
and she went to
the administrator
00:20:27.66\00:20:29.29
and said, I need babies.
00:20:29.32\00:20:31.93
God sent me here
to start an orphanage,
00:20:31.96\00:20:33.86
I need babies
from your hospital.
00:20:33.90\00:20:35.63
The administrator
said, ma'am, I'm sorry.
00:20:35.66\00:20:39.03
All we have are children
who are going to be dying.
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They will be dying,
00:20:42.87\00:20:44.87
they will be
dead before 4 o'clock
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then the windowsill.
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Puss in their eyes,
these are the rejects.
00:20:48.08\00:20:52.05
She said, I need the babies.
00:20:52.08\00:20:54.12
They said, you can't have them.
00:20:54.15\00:20:55.88
They said, come back Monday.
00:20:55.92\00:20:57.69
She went on the
streets and gathered people
00:20:57.72\00:20:59.62
to get cribs and
clothing together.
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She came back
Monday, she said, I'm back.
00:21:02.32\00:21:05.59
And they pointed her
00:21:05.63\00:21:06.96
to windowsills
with little children
00:21:07.00\00:21:08.93
who are going to be thrown away.
00:21:08.96\00:21:11.93
Puss in their eyes, she
gathered up the children
00:21:11.97\00:21:14.74
and she started an orphanage
00:21:14.77\00:21:17.11
and today when I heard
her when she was 68 years
00:21:17.14\00:21:20.34
she had 250
children in her orphanage
00:21:20.38\00:21:24.11
and over 100
ministers in that country
00:21:24.15\00:21:27.22
looking up to
her for leadership.
00:21:27.25\00:21:30.15
And that was a
68-year-old black woman
00:21:30.19\00:21:34.09
who had corn in the crib
00:21:34.12\00:21:36.36
because she said, okay,
00:21:36.39\00:21:38.59
you said take
my houses and lands
00:21:38.63\00:21:41.03
I did.
00:21:41.06\00:21:43.63
Take my houses and land
00:21:43.67\00:21:48.20
Change my dreams And my plans
00:21:48.24\00:21:54.38
For I'm placing My
whole life in Your hands
00:21:54.41\00:22:01.38
And if You call me today
00:22:03.15\00:22:07.06
To a land far away
00:22:07.09\00:22:12.13
Lord, I will go
00:22:12.16\00:22:15.70
And Your will obey
00:22:15.73\00:22:20.44
They had a letter
from a lady in Illinois.
00:22:20.47\00:22:23.54
She said my husband
works to electric company.
00:22:23.57\00:22:26.68
She said he was
on a telephone pole
00:22:26.71\00:22:28.44
and got electrocuted.
00:22:28.48\00:22:30.55
The doctor said, if he lives
00:22:30.58\00:22:32.61
he will be
nothing but a vegetable.
00:22:32.65\00:22:35.52
That's how in
the letter she says,
00:22:35.55\00:22:39.69
he is going to
church this Sunday
00:22:39.72\00:22:41.96
and he is going to sing,
00:22:41.99\00:22:44.26
whatever it takes To draw closer
00:22:44.29\00:22:50.90
To you, Lord
00:22:50.93\00:22:52.83
Let's sing it.
00:22:52.87\00:22:54.20
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:22:54.24\00:23:01.11
And whatever it takes
00:23:03.04\00:23:08.12
To be more like You
00:23:08.15\00:23:13.59
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:23:13.62\00:23:20.60
I'll trade sunshine for rain
00:23:22.10\00:23:27.24
Comfort for pain
00:23:27.27\00:23:31.27
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:23:31.31\00:23:38.28
For whatever it takes
00:23:38.55\00:23:43.65
For my will to break
00:23:43.69\00:23:49.92
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:23:49.96\00:23:56.90
That's what I'll be
00:24:00.87\00:24:04.81
Willing to do
00:24:04.84\00:24:11.71
Lanny.
00:24:11.75\00:24:13.21
That's what
00:24:13.25\00:24:15.75
I'll be willing to do
00:24:15.78\00:24:20.99
Ladye Love.
00:24:21.02\00:24:24.06
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:24:24.09\00:24:31.07
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:24:34.00\00:24:39.67
Reggie.
00:24:41.14\00:24:42.74
Oh, Lord, that's What
00:24:42.78\00:24:46.01
I'll be willing
00:24:46.05\00:24:49.62
To do
00:24:49.65\00:24:54.22
Everybody.
00:24:58.99\00:25:01.16
That's what
I'll be willing to do
00:25:01.20\00:25:07.04
That's what I'll be
00:25:10.71\00:25:14.14
willing to do
00:25:14.18\00:25:20.25
Hallelujah. Praise the Lord.
00:25:32.93\00:25:34.56
Lanny Wolfe, thank you so much
00:25:34.60\00:25:37.17
for allowing God to use
you to write incredible songs
00:25:37.20\00:25:40.80
that have changed all our lives.
00:25:42.57\00:25:45.01
I started out in
architecture engineering.
00:25:45.04\00:25:48.71
I got a scholarship
twice in the university
00:25:48.74\00:25:50.85
and switched
after the first semester
00:25:50.88\00:25:54.28
because I thought I can do this.
00:25:54.32\00:25:56.58
I stayed up till 3
o'clock in the morning
00:25:56.62\00:25:58.19
doing little models.
00:25:58.22\00:25:59.55
I can do this
00:25:59.59\00:26:01.39
but do I want to
give my life for that?
00:26:01.42\00:26:03.39
For me personally I thought like
00:26:03.43\00:26:05.19
God had something different.
00:26:05.23\00:26:06.96
I went on I got a masters degree
00:26:07.00\00:26:08.50
in business administration,
00:26:08.53\00:26:10.27
a major in personal
manager, minor in finance
00:26:10.30\00:26:12.53
which I absolutely hated.
00:26:12.57\00:26:15.50
Hated so much,
00:26:15.54\00:26:16.87
I had a class in
stocks and bonds.
00:26:16.91\00:26:18.61
Some of you don't get this.
00:26:18.64\00:26:20.18
I had a class
in stocks and bonds
00:26:20.21\00:26:22.11
that I took five
weeks and hated so much.
00:26:22.14\00:26:25.81
I dropped it knowing, I
have to pick it up again,
00:26:25.85\00:26:28.75
that's so much I hated.
00:26:28.78\00:26:31.02
And so after my first masters
in business administration
00:26:31.05\00:26:35.89
God called me up and said,
excuse Me, I have something
00:26:35.92\00:26:38.43
I really would
like for you to do.
00:26:38.46\00:26:40.63
And so He said, I
want you to write music
00:26:40.66\00:26:43.20
and I want you to teach music.
00:26:43.23\00:26:44.63
I went back to school
first degree in music,
00:26:44.67\00:26:48.60
Southern Illinois University.
00:26:48.64\00:26:50.24
All right, Southern
Illinois there you go.
00:26:50.27\00:26:52.27
And I'm started,
00:26:52.31\00:26:53.68
my first degree was
San Jose State University.
00:26:53.71\00:26:55.84
That's right. We like
the second one better.
00:26:55.88\00:26:57.41
The second one--
00:26:57.45\00:26:59.01
the masters from
Southern Illinois University.
00:26:59.05\00:27:01.55
Then a honorary
doctor from California.
00:27:01.58\00:27:03.39
So five degrees,
14 years of college
00:27:03.42\00:27:07.92
and 700 songs
and 40 musicals later
00:27:07.96\00:27:11.13
I can say that I've
never worked a day in my life
00:27:11.16\00:27:14.16
because if you are doing
00:27:14.20\00:27:16.06
what God has given you
passion for then it's with joy.
00:27:16.10\00:27:18.03
Yes.
00:27:18.07\00:27:19.63
Okay.
00:27:19.67\00:27:21.00
You never look at a
clock, it's with joy.
00:27:21.04\00:27:22.37
And so every new song
that God has ever given me
00:27:22.40\00:27:26.41
I have been so
thrilled to thank that God
00:27:26.44\00:27:28.38
would have allow
me to build songs
00:27:28.41\00:27:30.51
and not buildings.
00:27:30.55\00:27:31.91
Absolutely. The
God be the glory.
00:27:31.95\00:27:33.45
All right, thank you so much.
00:27:33.48\00:27:34.82
That's a different
song, different songwriter.
00:27:34.85\00:27:36.75
I didn't write it
00:27:36.79\00:27:39.15
and we are not
singing it, aren't we?
00:27:39.19\00:27:41.02
Not today. Not today.
00:27:43.09\00:27:44.43
Not today. Not today.
00:27:44.46\00:27:47.00
Okay, but we are gonna
do a song that you wrote.
00:27:47.03\00:27:50.07
In fact, this song
has literally been sang
00:27:50.10\00:27:53.00
around the world
maybe by more people than
00:27:53.03\00:27:56.84
will ever imagine
until we get to heaven
00:27:56.87\00:27:59.37
and then we will know
00:27:59.41\00:28:00.88
what an impact this song
has had on so many people
00:28:00.91\00:28:03.98
more than wonderful.
00:28:04.01\00:28:05.41
It has to have a story.
00:28:05.45\00:28:07.22
It does.
00:28:07.25\00:28:08.58
Well, let's hear a
little bit about it
00:28:08.62\00:28:09.95
and then we got
Reggie and Ladye Love Smith
00:28:09.98\00:28:12.25
whose gonna sing it.
00:28:12.29\00:28:14.06
And who doesn't love
Reggie and Ladye singing
00:28:14.09\00:28:16.99
more than wonderful?
00:28:17.03\00:28:18.36
Absolutely.
00:28:18.39\00:28:19.76
I work to the publishing company
00:28:19.79\00:28:21.46
with enough songs for
two Second Coming Musicals.
00:28:21.50\00:28:24.73
They quickly decided
that churches weren't ready
00:28:24.77\00:28:27.50
to do Second Coming Musicals
00:28:27.54\00:28:29.34
but they were ready
to do Christmas Musical.
00:28:29.37\00:28:32.37
So one of the CEO's
have signed me, Isaiah 9:6.
00:28:32.41\00:28:37.58
Lanny, why don't you
write a song about Isaiah 9:6?
00:28:37.61\00:28:40.38
Went home, wrote it,
our Trio start singing,
00:28:40.42\00:28:44.35
we liked what we felt by people
who respond to we sang it.
00:28:44.39\00:28:48.86
Came back, I
played it for the CEO
00:28:48.89\00:28:52.39
and said, no, no Lanny,
00:28:52.43\00:28:55.30
you can really write
a better song than that
00:28:55.33\00:28:57.87
and no we shouldn't put
in the Christmas Musical.
00:28:57.90\00:29:00.44
I beg, borrowed,
pleaded everything please,
00:29:00.47\00:29:04.17
so I talked him
into it and then I said,
00:29:04.21\00:29:07.84
why don't we have Sandi
Patty, Larnelle Harris do it.
00:29:07.88\00:29:11.08
And so we did.
00:29:11.11\00:29:12.45
They were not even in the studio
00:29:12.48\00:29:13.82
at the same time.
00:29:13.85\00:29:15.18
They put a dummy soprano vocal
that didn't sound right but--
00:29:15.22\00:29:19.25
We understand.
00:29:19.29\00:29:20.62
We understand.
You know, what I mean.
00:29:20.66\00:29:21.99
Yeah, we
understand. Start with soprano.
00:29:22.02\00:29:23.63
Yeah, like a stunt.
00:29:23.66\00:29:24.99
Stunt there you go, stunt boys.
00:29:25.03\00:29:26.93
Yes, and so Larnelle
came in and worked around that
00:29:26.96\00:29:30.47
then Sandy came in and
worked around Larnelle's
00:29:30.50\00:29:33.57
and when they
went to mix it down
00:29:33.60\00:29:35.67
somebody just figured out
it, what's happening here.
00:29:35.70\00:29:39.54
Well, I know what is word is
called, its called anointing.
00:29:39.57\00:29:41.91
All right.
00:29:41.94\00:29:43.28
So they put it in 45,
sent out to radio stations,
00:29:43.31\00:29:45.98
Sandy and Larnelle went to
Gaither function thanks giving,
00:29:46.01\00:29:51.49
got a standing ovation.
00:29:51.52\00:29:53.12
Praise God. Praise God.
00:29:53.15\00:29:54.92
And so it was
December of that year
00:29:54.96\00:29:58.96
and it wasn't
even in sheet music
00:29:58.99\00:30:01.06
it was only in
the Christmas musical
00:30:01.10\00:30:03.30
the usher called his name Jesus.
00:30:03.33\00:30:05.03
So I called and I said
00:30:05.07\00:30:06.40
we really needed in sheet music.
00:30:06.43\00:30:08.20
And they said, well, it's
been a hard year, you know.
00:30:08.24\00:30:11.37
They ended up taking
money out of office supplies
00:30:11.41\00:30:14.98
to put more of them in
wonderful in sheet music
00:30:15.01\00:30:16.88
in December of 83.
00:30:16.91\00:30:19.41
I got a call when we
were doing choir rehearsal
00:30:19.45\00:30:22.78
in February.
00:30:22.82\00:30:24.15
Somebody said, did you
know that Sandi and Larnelle
00:30:24.19\00:30:26.29
just got a Grammy
for their performance of
00:30:26.32\00:30:28.49
"More Than Wonderful."
00:30:28.52\00:30:29.86
I didn't even know
they were up for it.
00:30:29.89\00:30:31.46
So that was February in
April it got song of the year.
00:30:31.49\00:30:36.46
I got songwriter of the year.
00:30:36.50\00:30:38.10
I believe Sandi
got female vocalist,
00:30:38.13\00:30:40.30
Larnelle male vocalist.
00:30:40.34\00:30:41.87
Just and-- so I went
back to the CEO after that,
00:30:41.90\00:30:47.74
you know, when
Sandi and Larnrelle
00:30:47.78\00:30:49.11
were singing it at a church in
00:30:49.14\00:30:51.28
I believe Fort Worth, Texas,
they brought us up on the stage
00:30:51.31\00:30:54.48
and saw him
standing beside the CEO
00:30:54.52\00:30:56.79
and he leans over to me
00:30:56.82\00:30:58.15
and he says, who
said it couldn't fly?
00:30:58.19\00:31:02.06
Yeah, who said it couldn't fly.
00:31:02.09\00:31:03.43
Yeah, I'll tell you who
said it couldn't fly, God.
00:31:03.46\00:31:07.13
That's more than wonderful.
00:31:07.16\00:31:08.50
Yeah. That's the song.
00:31:08.53\00:31:09.86
CEO thought it couldn't fly
00:31:09.90\00:31:11.23
but then he blamed it on
you later or somebody right,
00:31:11.27\00:31:13.30
who said it
couldn't fly but it did.
00:31:13.34\00:31:14.67
It did fly.
00:31:14.70\00:31:16.04
And it's still
flying and its about two now
00:31:16.07\00:31:17.67
Reggie and Ladye Love,
00:31:17.71\00:31:19.21
we are looking forward to
you singing more than wonderful.
00:31:19.24\00:31:21.61
He promised us
00:31:38.93\00:31:41.13
That He would be a counselor
00:31:41.16\00:31:46.60
A Mighty God
00:31:46.63\00:31:48.94
And the Prince of Peace
00:31:48.97\00:31:53.94
He promised us That
He would be a Father
00:31:53.98\00:32:00.25
And that He would love us
00:32:00.28\00:32:03.05
With a love That would not cease
00:32:03.08\00:32:07.39
Well, I tried Him
00:32:07.42\00:32:11.09
And I found His
promises are true
00:32:11.13\00:32:15.43
He's everything He said
00:32:15.46\00:32:19.03
That He would be
00:32:19.07\00:32:22.84
The finest words I know
00:32:22.87\00:32:26.07
Could not begin to tell
00:32:26.11\00:32:29.41
Just what Jesus really
00:32:29.44\00:32:32.45
Means to me
00:32:32.48\00:32:37.59
For He's more wonderful
00:32:37.62\00:32:44.59
Than my mind can conceive
00:32:44.63\00:32:48.36
He's more wonderful
00:32:48.40\00:32:51.57
Than my heart can believe
00:32:51.60\00:32:54.70
He goes beyond My highest hopes
00:32:54.74\00:33:00.14
And fondest dreams
00:33:00.18\00:33:07.12
He's everything
00:33:07.15\00:33:11.05
That my soul ever longed for
00:33:11.09\00:33:15.12
Everything He's promised
00:33:15.16\00:33:17.96
And so much more
00:33:17.99\00:33:20.46
He is more about amazing
00:33:20.50\00:33:24.07
More than marvelous
00:33:24.10\00:33:27.34
More than miraculous
00:33:27.37\00:33:30.61
Could ever be
00:33:30.64\00:33:33.07
He's more than wonderful
00:33:33.11\00:33:36.98
That's what Jesus is to me
00:33:37.01\00:33:43.99
I stand amazed when I think
00:33:57.30\00:34:00.40
That the King of glory
00:34:00.44\00:34:03.17
Should come to live
00:34:03.20\00:34:06.07
Within the heart of man
00:34:06.11\00:34:10.31
Oh, I marvel just to know
00:34:10.35\00:34:14.38
He really loves me
00:34:14.42\00:34:17.99
When I think of who He is
00:34:18.02\00:34:21.52
And who I am
00:34:21.56\00:34:25.53
For He's more wonderful
00:34:25.56\00:34:32.37
Than my mind can conceive
00:34:33.10\00:34:36.71
He's more wonderful
00:34:36.74\00:34:39.87
Than my heart can believe
00:34:39.91\00:34:43.04
He goes beyond my highest hopes
00:34:43.08\00:34:48.52
And fondest dreams
00:34:48.55\00:34:53.56
He's everything
00:34:55.59\00:34:59.69
That my soul ever longed for
00:34:59.73\00:35:03.90
Everything He's
promised And so much more
00:35:03.93\00:35:09.20
He is more than
amazing More than marvelous
00:35:09.24\00:35:16.14
More than
miraculous Could ever be
00:35:16.18\00:35:21.98
He's more than wonderful
00:35:22.02\00:35:25.92
That's what Jesus is to me
00:35:25.95\00:35:32.29
He is to me
00:35:32.33\00:35:38.10
He is everything that my soul
00:35:38.13\00:35:44.21
Everything He
promised And so much more
00:35:44.24\00:35:50.05
More than
amazing More than amazing
00:35:50.08\00:35:53.62
More than
marvelous More than marvelous
00:35:53.65\00:35:56.58
More than miraculous
00:35:56.62\00:36:00.06
Could ever be
00:36:00.09\00:36:02.72
He's more than wonderful
00:36:02.76\00:36:06.53
More than wonderful
00:36:06.56\00:36:09.56
That's what Jesus
00:36:09.60\00:36:14.44
That's what Jesus is
00:36:14.47\00:36:17.81
To me
00:36:17.84\00:36:23.35
He is wonderful that's what
00:36:23.38\00:36:27.85
That's what Jesus is
00:36:27.88\00:36:31.29
To me
00:36:31.32\00:36:35.82
He is to me
00:36:35.86\00:36:42.70
Glory.
00:36:46.07\00:36:47.40
Hallelujah. That's so wonderful.
00:36:47.44\00:36:48.77
Isn't that amazing?
00:36:48.80\00:36:50.17
Absolutely.
00:36:50.21\00:36:51.97
Holy Spirit's is
all over here folks,
00:36:52.01\00:36:53.78
I don't know about at home.
00:36:53.81\00:36:55.34
Absolutely incredible.
00:36:55.38\00:36:58.81
Lanny playing
and you guys singing
00:36:58.85\00:37:01.12
and all of us back
here praising the Lord.
00:37:01.15\00:37:03.65
This little taste to
heaven I want to tell you what,
00:37:03.69\00:37:06.35
more than wonderful.
00:37:06.39\00:37:07.72
At this, you guys incredible.
00:37:07.76\00:37:10.66
These folks are incredible.
00:37:10.69\00:37:12.03
I mean, they are-- I
don't really, I look around
00:37:12.06\00:37:14.53
anywhere I don't see anybody
in secular music anywhere
00:37:14.56\00:37:17.50
more gifted than the
folks that you see here
00:37:17.53\00:37:20.30
and absolutely songwriters
Reggie and Ladye Love,
00:37:20.34\00:37:23.71
I mean incredible talents
00:37:23.74\00:37:25.41
but they love Jesus
and using their talents.
00:37:25.44\00:37:27.91
Aren't you all glad
they are on God side, right?
00:37:27.94\00:37:31.08
We got lot of folk back here
00:37:31.11\00:37:32.45
all these folks from
singing and being gifted.
00:37:32.48\00:37:34.62
What a privilege it is for
us to be here today with your
00:37:34.65\00:37:38.19
Brother Lanny
and to come up here
00:37:38.22\00:37:40.12
and just sit down and
let us do some of your songs
00:37:40.16\00:37:43.02
that minister to us personally.
00:37:43.06\00:37:46.66
What are we gonna do next?
00:37:46.70\00:37:48.20
The amazing thing
about that song is
00:37:48.23\00:37:49.70
every time I hear its
00:37:49.73\00:37:51.30
as if I'm hearing
it for the first time.
00:37:51.33\00:37:53.03
Okay. Amen.
00:37:53.07\00:37:54.40
It has that magic. Yeah.
00:37:54.44\00:37:56.27
You know, the magic that maybe
00:37:56.30\00:37:58.17
a child feels the first
time he goes to Disney Land.
00:37:58.21\00:38:02.28
I would certainly say that.
00:38:02.31\00:38:04.05
I feel that just
magic every time I hear.
00:38:04.08\00:38:07.12
I was-- We call
that Holy Spirit--
00:38:07.15\00:38:08.75
Yes.
00:38:08.78\00:38:10.12
But you call it
magic if you want.
00:38:10.15\00:38:11.49
Yeah.
00:38:11.52\00:38:13.25
Thirty thousand
miles over Cincinnati
00:38:13.29\00:38:15.59
and the Lord gave me this song.
00:38:15.62\00:38:17.76
Cherish that beautiful name
00:38:17.79\00:38:23.77
Cherish that wonderful name
00:38:23.80\00:38:29.17
Let's sing it.
00:38:29.20\00:38:30.84
Cherish that matchless name
00:38:30.87\00:38:37.41
That name is Jesus
00:38:38.25\00:38:45.22
Cherish that beautiful name
00:38:45.85\00:38:52.36
Cherish
00:38:52.99\00:38:55.16
That wonderful name
00:38:55.20\00:39:00.77
Cherish that matchless name
00:39:00.80\00:39:07.41
That name is Jesus
00:39:08.58\00:39:15.58
And I love the
thrill That I feel
00:39:17.25\00:39:20.29
When I get together with
00:39:20.32\00:39:23.12
God's wonderful people
00:39:23.16\00:39:25.26
I love the thrill that I feel
00:39:25.29\00:39:27.73
When I get together with
00:39:27.76\00:39:30.50
God's wonderful people
00:39:30.53\00:39:32.90
What a sight just to
see All the happy faces
00:39:32.93\00:39:37.24
Praising God in heavenly places
00:39:37.27\00:39:40.41
I love the thrill that I feel
00:39:40.44\00:39:42.11
When I get together with
00:39:42.14\00:39:44.88
God's wonderful people
00:39:44.91\00:39:49.18
Trio was out on the
road, got on the bus to refuel
00:39:50.32\00:39:54.06
and we went to Stuckey's.
00:39:54.09\00:39:56.16
Remember Stuckey's?
00:39:56.19\00:39:57.53
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
00:39:57.56\00:39:58.89
So we would get gas
and pecans at Stuckey's.
00:39:58.93\00:40:02.00
So went in and I saw these
wooden plaques, remember those,
00:40:02.03\00:40:06.37
in the wireframe and
this one caught my attention.
00:40:06.40\00:40:09.27
I looked at it.
00:40:09.30\00:40:10.64
Said, "funny how I keep falling
00:40:10.67\00:40:12.21
in love with you
over and over again."
00:40:12.24\00:40:14.58
That's intriguing.
00:40:14.61\00:40:15.94
So I took the wood
plaque out of the rack,
00:40:15.98\00:40:18.41
went up paid for
the gas, the pecans
00:40:18.45\00:40:21.92
and a dollar for
the wooden plaque
00:40:21.95\00:40:25.29
and went back out to
the bus and wrote a song
00:40:25.32\00:40:27.62
and got my dollars
worth back many, many times.
00:40:27.66\00:40:31.59
I keep falling in love with Him
00:40:31.63\00:40:34.70
Over and over and
over and over again
00:40:34.73\00:40:39.63
I keep falling in love with Him
00:40:39.67\00:40:42.60
Over and over and
over and over again
00:40:42.64\00:40:47.38
He gets sweeter and
sweeter as the days go by
00:40:47.41\00:40:51.95
Oh what a love
between my Lord and I
00:40:51.98\00:40:55.28
Just keep
falling in love with Him
00:40:55.32\00:40:57.82
Over and over and over
00:40:57.85\00:41:00.29
and over again
00:41:00.32\00:41:03.32
I loved you then
00:41:08.63\00:41:11.63
I love you now
00:41:11.67\00:41:14.27
But much we are now in name
00:41:14.30\00:41:19.61
For in the end between I found
00:41:19.64\00:41:24.75
You became my dearest friend
00:41:24.78\00:41:30.19
And with each
day you bring my way
00:41:30.22\00:41:34.46
Joy I've had never known before
00:41:34.49\00:41:39.33
And only one way
I would have to say
00:41:39.36\00:41:44.80
I lean upon you more and more
00:41:44.83\00:41:50.84
More than ever before,
00:41:50.87\00:41:56.44
Lord I love you
00:41:56.48\00:42:01.68
More than ever before,
00:42:01.72\00:42:07.26
Lord I need you
00:42:07.29\00:42:12.29
More than ever before,
00:42:12.33\00:42:17.30
I've got to tell you
00:42:17.33\00:42:22.70
I love you now
00:42:22.74\00:42:26.34
more than ever
00:42:26.37\00:42:30.15
before
00:42:30.18\00:42:35.95
I love Him too much
00:42:35.98\00:42:41.29
to fail Him now
00:42:41.32\00:42:46.29
Too much to break
00:42:46.33\00:42:51.53
my vow
00:42:51.57\00:42:54.64
For I promised the Lord
00:42:54.67\00:42:56.91
that I would make it somehow
00:42:56.94\00:43:01.91
And now I love Him
00:43:01.94\00:43:05.21
too much to fail
00:43:05.25\00:43:10.55
Would you try
to sing it with me?
00:43:10.59\00:43:12.22
I love Him too much
00:43:12.25\00:43:17.69
to fail Him now
00:43:17.73\00:43:22.60
Too much to break
00:43:22.63\00:43:28.37
my vow
00:43:28.40\00:43:30.94
For I promised the Lord
00:43:30.97\00:43:34.61
that I would make it somehow
00:43:34.64\00:43:39.68
And now I love Him too much
00:43:39.71\00:43:45.29
to fail Him now
00:43:45.32\00:43:50.03
Because?
00:43:50.06\00:43:51.56
Greater is He that is in me
00:43:51.59\00:43:54.93
Greater is He that is in me
00:43:54.96\00:43:58.10
Greater is He that is in me
00:43:58.13\00:44:00.94
Then he that is in the world
00:44:00.97\00:44:04.61
Satan's like a roaring lion
00:44:04.64\00:44:08.01
Roaming to and fro
00:44:08.04\00:44:11.45
Seeking whom he may devour
00:44:11.48\00:44:14.58
The Bible tells me so
00:44:14.62\00:44:17.82
And many souls
have been his prey
00:44:17.85\00:44:21.36
To fall in some week hour
00:44:21.39\00:44:24.63
But God has warmed us today
00:44:24.66\00:44:28.06
His overcoming power
00:44:28.10\00:44:31.33
Greater is He that is in me
00:44:31.37\00:44:34.50
Greater is He that is in me
00:44:34.54\00:44:37.84
Greater is He that is in me
00:44:37.87\00:44:40.68
Then he that is in the world
00:44:40.71\00:44:45.01
I feel good I feel good
00:44:45.05\00:44:49.28
Just to know I've been redeemed
00:44:49.32\00:44:51.42
Makes me feel good!
00:44:51.45\00:44:52.85
Hallelujah I feel good
00:44:52.89\00:44:56.26
I feel good
00:44:56.29\00:44:58.49
Just to know I've been redeemed
00:44:58.53\00:45:00.53
Makes me feel good!
00:45:00.56\00:45:03.06
I feel good I feel good
00:45:03.10\00:45:07.44
Just to know I've been redeemed
00:45:07.47\00:45:09.54
Makes me feel good!
00:45:09.57\00:45:11.01
Hallelujah
00:45:11.04\00:45:12.37
I feel good I feel good
00:45:12.41\00:45:16.41
Just to know I've been redeemed
00:45:16.44\00:45:18.58
Makes me feel good!
00:45:18.61\00:45:20.58
One more time.
00:45:20.62\00:45:21.95
I feel good I feel good
00:45:21.98\00:45:26.22
Just to know I've been redeemed
00:45:26.25\00:45:28.29
Makes me feel good!
00:45:28.32\00:45:30.83
I feel good I feel good
00:45:30.86\00:45:35.30
Just to know I've been redeemed
00:45:35.33\00:45:37.33
Makes me feel good!
00:45:37.37\00:45:40.34
Someday a company
called the Benson Company
00:45:40.37\00:45:45.64
and asked for
permission to use this song.
00:45:45.67\00:45:49.68
Thank God the
Benson Company said
00:45:49.71\00:45:51.38
this is for a
spiritual renal platform
00:45:51.41\00:45:55.05
and a spiritual awaking
when God comes into your life
00:45:55.08\00:45:57.62
then you can say I feel good,
00:45:57.65\00:45:59.42
not just because
you lost 50 pounds.
00:45:59.45\00:46:04.26
I love it.
00:46:04.29\00:46:05.63
Now, I don't know I
might have missed something
00:46:05.66\00:46:07.56
but we talked about a
few songs that we might do
00:46:07.60\00:46:09.90
and I don't know
if any of those last--
00:46:09.93\00:46:13.03
we are gonna do any of those
00:46:13.07\00:46:14.40
but you all seem to know.
00:46:14.44\00:46:15.90
I just snuck that in.
00:46:15.94\00:46:17.27
Yeah, its great
00:46:17.31\00:46:18.64
because I'm
surprised how many of us
00:46:18.67\00:46:20.64
and I'm sure the folks
at home said, I didn't know
00:46:20.68\00:46:23.08
Now I knew those words.
00:46:23.11\00:46:24.88
All of a sudden you
made a tremendous impact
00:46:24.91\00:46:27.58
on the Christian world
and the world in general
00:46:27.62\00:46:30.05
because I know
there has to be tremendous
00:46:30.09\00:46:32.75
amount of people
who never intended
00:46:32.79\00:46:34.76
to tune in to that radio station
or that television station
00:46:34.79\00:46:38.89
and here is more than wonderful
00:46:38.93\00:46:41.33
to hear so many
sure good friends.
00:46:41.36\00:46:44.63
The Lord is in this
place, they didn't intend it,
00:46:44.67\00:46:48.94
came away knowing
the Lord Jesus Christ
00:46:48.97\00:46:52.11
is Lord and Savior of life.
00:46:52.14\00:46:53.61
It's no doubt about it.
00:46:53.64\00:46:55.04
I want to go back right now
00:46:55.08\00:46:56.41
and just do that
surely your chorus again.
00:46:56.44\00:46:58.35
Surely the presence of
the Lord is in this place.
00:46:58.38\00:47:00.92
Everybody just
sing, those at home.
00:47:00.95\00:47:03.35
Surely the presence
00:47:03.39\00:47:08.06
of the Lord is in this place
00:47:08.09\00:47:14.00
I can feel His mighty power
00:47:14.03\00:47:18.73
and His grace
00:47:18.77\00:47:23.71
I can hear the
brush of angel's wings
00:47:23.74\00:47:29.08
I see glory on each face
00:47:29.11\00:47:35.18
Surely the presence
00:47:35.22\00:47:39.75
of the Lord
00:47:39.79\00:47:42.29
is in this place
00:47:42.32\00:47:48.46
I'm happy in the Lord today.
00:47:48.50\00:47:49.83
How about you?
00:47:49.86\00:47:51.20
Yvonne, give us
a little testimony.
00:47:51.23\00:47:52.97
You know, I didn't grow up--
00:47:53.00\00:47:54.47
Stand up here. Come up here.
00:47:54.50\00:47:55.84
I didn't grow up
with Lanny's songs
00:47:55.87\00:47:59.21
and as I listened to them
00:47:59.24\00:48:01.38
these songs are
really transforming.
00:48:01.41\00:48:04.31
And I'm not just saying
00:48:04.35\00:48:05.68
that because
you are sitting here
00:48:05.71\00:48:07.05
but they are truly beautiful.
00:48:07.08\00:48:08.52
And when we sing about
00:48:08.55\00:48:09.88
"Surely the presence of
the Lord is in this place"
00:48:09.92\00:48:12.25
we can feel His presence.
00:48:12.29\00:48:15.19
And so I too thank
you for being obedient
00:48:15.22\00:48:18.76
and for being that can't do it
00:48:18.79\00:48:20.33
through which the
Holy Spirit has blessed us
00:48:20.36\00:48:24.20
and has brought
us closer to Jesus.
00:48:24.23\00:48:26.03
So thank you. Now, C.A.
00:48:26.07\00:48:28.00
The Bible says
that holy men of God
00:48:28.04\00:48:30.07
wrote as I'm
moved by the Holy Spirit
00:48:30.11\00:48:33.11
and I believe that holy
men of God also wrote music,
00:48:33.14\00:48:37.11
has moved by the Holy Spirit
00:48:37.15\00:48:39.55
because as Yvonne said music
is so John, transformational.
00:48:39.58\00:48:44.12
It can transport you
from where you are right
00:48:44.15\00:48:47.52
through the very
gates of heavens.
00:48:47.56\00:48:48.99
In fact, right through
the very throne of God.
00:48:49.02\00:48:51.49
And I think God
has pleased sometimes
00:48:51.53\00:48:53.60
to just touch a
person for whatever reason
00:48:53.63\00:48:56.20
He says, I'm
gonna give you this gift
00:48:56.23\00:48:58.53
and then when you
return that gift to Me,
00:48:58.57\00:49:01.24
your talent becomes ministry
00:49:01.27\00:49:04.21
and your talent
will save people,
00:49:04.24\00:49:06.74
will turn people to Me.
00:49:06.78\00:49:08.24
That's what we
experienced today.
00:49:08.28\00:49:09.61
That's what we
are experiencing now.
00:49:09.64\00:49:10.98
Hallelujah. Everett.
00:49:11.01\00:49:14.58
I'm-- I grew up
playing Lanny songs
00:49:14.62\00:49:19.05
because everybody I
had played for church
00:49:19.09\00:49:20.89
wanted to sing Lanny Wolfe song.
00:49:20.92\00:49:23.36
So I ask him how many
books that he had published
00:49:23.39\00:49:26.29
and I had all three volumes
which I lost in the house fire
00:49:26.33\00:49:29.10
when we had the house fire.
00:49:29.13\00:49:30.87
But I didn't
always know the words
00:49:30.90\00:49:33.03
but I know the
moves, I know the chords,
00:49:33.07\00:49:35.20
I know the originals
that are only Lanny's.
00:49:35.24\00:49:38.04
And so they have
touched me musically.
00:49:38.07\00:49:40.11
I thank you for using
your gift for God, Lanny.
00:49:40.14\00:49:43.48
Amen. Lisa.
00:49:43.51\00:49:46.98
Well, someone on telling
my age or all of our ages
00:49:47.02\00:49:49.88
I guess but Yvonne
said do you know these songs
00:49:49.92\00:49:52.32
and I said the
Shelton's have been singing
00:49:52.35\00:49:53.79
these songs for 40 years
00:49:53.82\00:49:56.69
it seems like
00:49:56.73\00:49:58.13
and they have been
tremendous and as E.T. said,
00:49:58.16\00:50:01.50
everybody always wanted
the new Lanny Wolfe song
00:50:01.53\00:50:04.53
what it was because we
knew that it was gonna be great.
00:50:04.57\00:50:07.60
We knew that it
was gonna touch people.
00:50:07.64\00:50:10.27
We knew that everyone was gonna
get a blessing from the words.
00:50:10.31\00:50:13.64
So I appreciate so much
00:50:13.68\00:50:15.28
what Lanny has
contributed to this music world.
00:50:15.31\00:50:20.92
Me too.
00:50:20.95\00:50:22.28
I learned to play by
the, we called them records
00:50:22.32\00:50:25.95
I don't know, you know,
00:50:25.99\00:50:27.32
why but we put them on
and learned to slow them down
00:50:27.36\00:50:31.09
and work out those
pieces or sometimes
00:50:31.13\00:50:33.03
my younger sister
would work them out
00:50:33.06\00:50:34.76
and I would look
over kind of like
00:50:34.80\00:50:37.10
I'm doing now and learning
a little move here and there.
00:50:37.13\00:50:39.87
But I praise God
00:50:39.90\00:50:41.24
for your talent and your ability
00:50:41.27\00:50:42.60
and thank Him for sending
you where I could hear it
00:50:42.64\00:50:45.14
and where I could
learn to be influence by it.
00:50:45.17\00:50:47.48
Takes us back
to old academy days
00:50:47.51\00:50:49.91
and singing with a girls Trio
00:50:49.94\00:50:53.35
and we recorded your songs
00:50:53.38\00:50:55.18
and we learned to
praise the Lord through them
00:50:55.22\00:50:57.85
because that's what
that brings out of you
00:50:57.89\00:50:59.82
is praise and
worship for the Lord.
00:50:59.85\00:51:01.72
Hallelujah.
00:51:01.76\00:51:03.96
John, you sing he's
worth of the heritage singers.
00:51:03.99\00:51:07.46
You know, just meeting Lanny
and hearing the songs today
00:51:07.50\00:51:12.20
I said to him as we
sat at lunch I said,
00:51:12.23\00:51:13.90
I sing these in
heritage years ago.
00:51:13.94\00:51:15.97
Starting from 84 and
even part time up to 2009
00:51:16.00\00:51:20.01
but someone is praying for
you that was the song Lanny,
00:51:20.04\00:51:23.41
that we always would do
just before our last song.
00:51:23.45\00:51:26.28
And the group would sing
00:51:26.31\00:51:27.65
that I would step
forward and do the altar call.
00:51:27.68\00:51:29.45
Never knew who wrote it.
00:51:29.48\00:51:30.89
And we would begin
our concerts with it.
00:51:30.92\00:51:32.69
"I just keep for" and
never knew who wrote it.
00:51:32.72\00:51:36.76
And the other songs and
even some of the earlier
00:51:36.79\00:51:39.56
ones today as we were rehearsing
00:51:39.59\00:51:40.93
and some of the
ones we did here.
00:51:40.96\00:51:42.90
I said to Lanny
earlier, one I heard that song,
00:51:42.93\00:51:46.00
I saw the vinyl all over again.
00:51:46.03\00:51:47.84
I saw their album cover
00:51:47.87\00:51:50.11
and I saw you standing
there in your white suit
00:51:50.14\00:51:52.14
with your red
shirt back in the 70s--
00:51:52.17\00:51:55.64
Let's sing a song about Jesus.
00:51:55.68\00:51:58.41
And I thought
to myself, amazing.
00:51:58.45\00:52:01.18
But you know,
I'm thinking Danny,
00:52:01.22\00:52:02.55
as I was
listening to the testimonies
00:52:02.58\00:52:03.92
the power of one
00:52:03.95\00:52:05.35
and you thing of what difference
00:52:05.39\00:52:07.72
the world would have
been if Lanny wasn't born.
00:52:07.76\00:52:11.56
How many songs
would have been missing
00:52:11.59\00:52:13.13
from the lives of
millions around this planet?
00:52:13.16\00:52:16.46
I sing the song
More Than Wonderful"
00:52:16.50\00:52:18.07
back in my earlier days
when my voice was much higher
00:52:18.10\00:52:21.14
and I'd think I never
knew who this man was.
00:52:21.17\00:52:23.97
Back in 1983 when
it just first came out
00:52:24.01\00:52:27.31
but I'm privileged to know
00:52:27.34\00:52:28.68
that the Lord has lined
up his spiritual people today
00:52:28.71\00:52:33.08
to be able to look back to
find courage to go forward.
00:52:33.11\00:52:36.28
And everything that
God has done in your life
00:52:36.32\00:52:40.76
you have had the
blessing to be able to plant
00:52:40.79\00:52:42.72
that in the lives of millions
00:52:42.76\00:52:44.49
and Lanny, you will never know
00:52:44.53\00:52:46.19
until you make it to the kingdom
00:52:46.23\00:52:48.16
how much these songs
00:52:48.20\00:52:49.60
have helped people
through dark nights,
00:52:49.63\00:52:51.47
through difficult days.
00:52:51.50\00:52:53.34
And as you said that earlier
00:52:53.37\00:52:54.87
when you were
speaking of "Whatever It Takes"
00:52:54.90\00:52:57.37
I remember singing that
song and it was always that song
00:52:57.41\00:53:00.51
that brought tears to
the eyes of the groups,
00:53:00.54\00:53:02.91
members when we were singing
that "Whatever It Takes."
00:53:02.94\00:53:04.85
Praise the Lord
00:53:04.88\00:53:06.21
that God has made the
difference in our lives.
00:53:06.25\00:53:07.58
It used to do with
"Someone Is Praying?
00:53:07.62\00:53:09.28
"Someone Is Praying For You"
00:53:09.32\00:53:10.65
we always did that
during the concert.
00:53:10.69\00:53:12.02
Did that fit you,
John, right there?
00:53:12.05\00:53:13.86
Let's try it. Okay.
00:53:13.89\00:53:16.69
Someone is praying
00:53:16.73\00:53:21.56
for you
00:53:21.60\00:53:26.97
Someone is praying
00:53:27.00\00:53:31.71
for you
00:53:31.74\00:53:35.48
So when it
seems you're all alone
00:53:35.51\00:53:40.85
And your heart
would break in two
00:53:40.88\00:53:45.72
Remember someone is praying
00:53:45.75\00:53:51.93
for you
00:53:51.96\00:53:56.67
Someone is praying
00:53:56.70\00:54:01.87
for you
00:54:01.90\00:54:06.51
Someone is praying
00:54:06.54\00:54:11.15
for you
00:54:11.18\00:54:14.85
So when it
seems you're all alone
00:54:14.88\00:54:20.22
And your heart
would break in two
00:54:20.26\00:54:24.99
Remember someone is praying
00:54:25.03\00:54:31.30
for you
00:54:31.33\00:54:36.40
Someone is praying
00:54:36.44\00:54:40.54
for you
00:54:40.58\00:54:45.61
Someone is praying
00:54:45.65\00:54:49.02
for you
00:54:49.05\00:54:52.79
Missionary to
Korea with some sick
00:54:52.82\00:54:55.62
she couldn't pray for herself.
00:54:55.66\00:54:58.83
Wish she came back to
the States for furlough,
00:54:58.86\00:55:01.20
a lady in Michigan
said, sister of so and so,
00:55:01.23\00:55:04.77
what were you doing
on such and such a date?
00:55:04.80\00:55:07.34
And the missionary
said that was the very day
00:55:07.37\00:55:10.77
that I was so sick that
I couldn't pray for myself.
00:55:10.81\00:55:14.28
This sister in Michigan
said, that was the very night
00:55:14.31\00:55:18.85
that God woke me up in
the middle of the night
00:55:18.88\00:55:21.98
and said get out of bed
00:55:22.02\00:55:23.89
and pray for
Sister Loretto Bernard.
00:55:23.92\00:55:27.82
God halfway around the
world, that's God's network.
00:55:27.86\00:55:31.09
That's right.
00:55:31.13\00:55:32.46
It's bigger than
AT&T and spreading all up.
00:55:32.49\00:55:35.30
And so when you are
going through the hard time,
00:55:35.33\00:55:37.83
when you are
going through a trial
00:55:37.87\00:55:39.20
and you think you are all alone,
00:55:39.23\00:55:40.57
you are not all alone.
00:55:40.60\00:55:41.94
That's right.
00:55:41.97\00:55:43.30
The God you serve knows
00:55:43.34\00:55:44.67
where you are
and what's going on.
00:55:44.71\00:55:47.31
And when you feel like
you maybe at your weakest
00:55:47.34\00:55:50.18
remember God
who is the strongest
00:55:50.21\00:55:53.82
can put your name
on somebody's heart
00:55:53.85\00:55:56.89
halfway around the world.
00:55:56.92\00:55:59.49
Remember someone is praying
00:55:59.52\00:56:04.56
for you
00:56:04.59\00:56:06.19
Right now.
00:56:06.23\00:56:09.33
Someone is praying
00:56:09.36\00:56:13.64
for you
00:56:13.67\00:56:17.24
So when it
seems you're all alone
00:56:17.27\00:56:22.34
And your heart
would break in two
00:56:22.38\00:56:27.18
Remember someone
00:56:27.22\00:56:30.69
is praying for you
00:56:30.72\00:56:35.82
We only have a few seconds left
00:56:35.86\00:56:37.33
and I'm sure some of you
want to know how to contact
00:56:37.36\00:56:40.10
Lanny Wolfe for his music, CDs,
00:56:40.13\00:56:42.56
not only what he
has done song books,
00:56:42.60\00:56:44.70
materials that have
changed all of our lives.
00:56:44.73\00:56:47.30
If you want to do that you may
do so at the following address.
00:56:47.34\00:56:53.44
If you would like
to contact Lanny Wolfe
00:56:53.48\00:56:55.21
for more
information on the products
00:56:55.24\00:56:56.95
he has available you
can do so by writing to,
00:56:56.98\00:57:00.05
Paradigm Music Productions, Inc.
00:57:00.08\00:57:02.88
PO Box 1957, Sugar Land,
00:57:02.92\00:57:06.22
Texas, 77478-1957.
00:57:06.25\00:57:10.66
That's Paradigm
Music Productions, Inc.
00:57:10.69\00:57:13.66
PO Box 1957, Sugar Land,
00:57:13.70\00:57:17.07
Texas, 77478-1957.
00:57:17.10\00:57:21.54
For bookings you
can call 281-772-2762,
00:57:21.57\00:57:26.47
that's 281-772-2762.
00:57:26.51\00:57:31.05
You can visit them
online at lannywolfe.com
00:57:31.08\00:57:35.08
or you can email them at
paradigmmusic@concast.net.
00:57:35.12\00:57:39.95
You can also
find them on Facebook
00:57:39.99\00:57:42.02
at Paradigm
Music Productions, Inc.
00:57:42.06\00:57:45.69
The Lanny Wolfe Trio.
00:57:45.73\00:57:47.63
Well, I hate to
say it but our time
00:57:51.20\00:57:52.87
has just about
all gone for today.
00:57:52.90\00:57:54.90
You all been blessed. Amen.
00:57:54.94\00:57:56.44
I've been blessed so much.
00:57:56.47\00:57:58.64
Lanny, well, thank you so much
00:57:58.67\00:58:00.01
for coming and sharing
your talents and your music
00:58:00.04\00:58:01.64
that have
literally blessed a nation.
00:58:01.68\00:58:04.25
For those of you at
home, our time is all gone.
00:58:04.28\00:58:06.68
Until we see you next time,
may the Lord richly bless you
00:58:06.72\00:58:09.15
abundantly more than
you could ever ask or think.
00:58:09.18\00:58:12.85