Superman was killed in Dallas
There’s no love left in the palace
Someone took the Beatles’ lead guitar
Have another Chivas Regal
You’re 12 years old and sex is legal
Your parents don’t know where or who you are
Used to be the hero of the ballgame
Took the time to shake the loser’s hand
Used to be that failure only meant you didn’t try
In a world where people gave a damn
Great big wars in little places
Look at all those frightened faces
But don’t come here, we just don’t have the room
Love thy neighbours wife and daughter
Cleanse your life with Holy water
We don’t need to bathe, we’ve got perfume
Used to be a knight in shining armour
Didn’t have to own a shiny car
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar
Can your teacher read, does your preacher pray
Does your president have soul
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
Mama took to speed and daddy ran away
But you mustn’t lose control
Let’s cut the class, I got some grass
The kids are wild we just can’t tame ’em
Do we have the right to blame them
We fed them all our indecisions
We wrecked their minds with television
But what the hell, they’re too young to feel pain
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
Believe the truth can make us free
Someone tried to say it, then we nailed Him to a cross
I guess it’s still the way it used to be
I come before You today
And there’s just one thing that I want to say
Thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
For all You’ve given to me
For all the blessings I can not see
Thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
With a greatful heart
With a song of praise
With an outstreched arm
I will bless Your name
Thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
For all You’ve done in my life
You took my darkness and gave me Your light
Thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
You took my sin and my shame
You took my sickness and healed all my pain
Thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
With a greatful heart
With a song of praise
With an outstreched arm
I will bless Your name
Thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
Oh, thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Oh, thank You Lord
I just want to thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
Oh we thank You, oh we thank You Lord
Lift Your voice, thank You Lord
All You’ve done in our live we just wanna say thank You Lord
Oh thank You Lord, thank You Lord
Yes we do, oh we wanna say thank You Lord
Yes thank You Lord
Thank You Lord, thank You Lord, thank You Lord
Thank You Lord, thank You Lord, thank You Lord
The greatful heart
With a greatful heart
With a song of praise
With an outstreched arm
I will bless Your name
Oh, thank You Lord, yes
I just wanna thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You, thank You, thank You
Thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
I just wanna thank You Lord
Thank You Lord
Yes we thank You Lord, thank You Lord, thank You Lord
Yes we thank You, oh we thank You
The Lord bless you and keep you,
The Lord lift His countenance upon you,
And give you peace, and give you peace,
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
And be gracious unto you, be gracious,
The Lord be gracious, gracious unto you.
Amen.
This is an Irish folk song, I specially love the Piano (blues) cover.
The lyrics goes like this, it’s quite a sad story as it is.
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summer’s gone, and all the flow’rs are dying
‘Tis you, ’tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow
‘Tis I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, I love you so.
And if you come, and all the flowers are dying
If I am dead, as dead I well may be
I pray you’ll find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an “Ave” there for me.
And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me
And all my grave will warm and sweeter be
If you’ll not fail to tell me that you love me
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.
I stumbled on an email that was shared to me last Dec 19, 2011. I feel I need to share it again.
Jesus is Better than Santa
Santa lives at the North Pole.
JESUS is everywhere.
Santa rides in a sleigh
JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.
Santa comes but once a year
JESUS is an ever present help.
Santa fills your stockings with goodies
JESUS supplies all your needs.
Santa comes down your chimney uninvited
JESUS stands at your door and knocks.. and then enters your heart.
You have to stand in line to see Santa
JESUS is as close as the mention of His name.
Santa lets you sit on his lap
JESUS lets you rest in His arms.
Santa doesn’t know your name, all he can say is “Hi little boy or girl,
What’s your name?”
JESUS knew our name before we did. Not only does He know our name,
He knows our address too. He knows our history and future
and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads.
Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly
JESUS has a heart full of love.
All Santa can offer is HO HO HO
JESUS offers health, help and hope.
Santa says “You better not cry”
JESUS says “Cast all your cares on me for I care for you.
Santa’s little helpers make toys
JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes
and builds mansions.
Santa may make you chuckle but
JESUS gives you joy that is your strength.
While Santa puts gifts under your tree
JESUS became our gift and died on the tree.
It’s obvious there is really no comparison.
We need to remember WHO Christmas is all about.
We need to put Christ back in Christmas.
Jesus is still the reason for the season.
May the Lord Bless and Watch over you and your
loved ones this Christmas 2013
And may He prosper and bless the work of
your hands in the New Year 2014.
I can still remember this song way back during the World Youth Day that was held in Manila in 1995. I took a few days off from work to participate.
The Way of the Cross
Refrain
We carry the saving cross through
The roads of the world.
Through the alleys of poverty and misery.
Marching to a dawning day to freedom and victory,
To God’s life and endless glory.
I
Christ, bread of life, the self-giving Lord of all
He leads the way of the cross.
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Ii
Christ, sent by God, obedient to the father’s will
He leads the way of the cross.
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Iii
Christ truth and life, condemned by false hood
He leads the way of the cross.
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Iv
Christ, of the poor, condemned through innocent
He leads the way of the cross.
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V
Christ, redeemer, crowned with piercing thorns
He leads the way of the cross.
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Vi
Christ, victor through the saving cross
He leads the way of the cross.
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Hello readers! I want you to meet my wonderful family! Here's my very loving and caring wonder wife Sha with my bouncing baby boy Wyatt Maktrav. They're my inspiration and they are the priceless gifts of God to me.
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