Participants: Tim Parton (Host)
Series Code: YFBR
Program Code: YFBR000001B
00:01 Hi, and welcome back to Your Favorites by Request.
00:03 This is one of my favorite portions of the program. 00:06 When we invite a friend to call in 00:09 and he is going to tell us his favorite song. 00:12 This is Pastor John Lomacang 00:14 from Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church. 00:18 John, are you there? 00:20 I'm here, Tim. How are you doing today? 00:21 I'm doing great. 00:23 It's great to see you a friendly face. 00:24 Good, good. 00:26 We're singing some wonderful songs today. 00:27 And I know how important music is to you. 00:30 So tell me a little bit about that? 00:32 Well, you know, music is 00:33 more than just an opportunity 00:34 for me to minister to other people. 00:36 Sometimes music is my own personal outlet, 00:39 you know, sometimes, 00:41 like life sometimes life is like a journey 00:43 on a two lane road. 00:44 And sometimes you get behind a driver 00:46 that's going so slow and you just wish 00:49 is there any outlet, is there any hope for me. 00:51 And all of a sudden you see a sign that says, 00:54 "A lane, second lane one mile ahead." 00:56 When you get to that lane, 00:57 it opens up and you're able to get away 00:59 from the slow moving traffic of life. 01:01 You are able to breathe. 01:03 And music allows me to breathe personally, 01:06 sometimes at home 01:07 I'll sit down at the keyboard and play not like you, 01:10 just to sing and minister to my own soul. 01:13 And one of the songs that's really good to me, 01:15 a favorite of mine is the song "He Lives". 01:18 Oh, yeah. 01:19 And you asked me the question, "How I know He lives?" 01:21 He lives within my heart. 01:22 Nice. That's one of my favorites. 01:23 Oh, great. 01:25 Well, let's sing that, 01:26 and do you mind singing that in the key of A-flat? 01:28 Sure. 01:29 I don't mind. Great. Okay. 01:38 I serve a risen Savior 01:40 He's in the world today 01:43 I know that He is living 01:45 Whatever men may say 01:48 I see His hand of mercy 01:50 I hear His voice of cheer 01:53 And just the time I need Him 01:55 He's always near 01:58 He lives, He lives Christ Jesus lives today 02:03 He walks with me and talks with me 02:06 Along life's narrow way 02:09 He lives, He lives, salvation to impart 02:16 You ask me how I know He lives? 02:23 He lives within 02:29 My heart 02:37 Thank you, John. That's a great song. 02:38 You're welcome. You're welcome. 02:39 And here's another great song 02:41 that I remember learning as a child. 02:42 You will love this song 02:44 if you don't know it already. 02:48 Every day with Jesus 02:51 Is sweeter than the day before 02:56 Every day with Jesus 03:00 I love Him more and more 03:04 Jesus saves and keeps me 03:08 And He's the one I'm waiting for 03:13 Every day with Jesus 03:16 Is sweeter than the day before 03:50 Sing it with me now. 03:52 Every day with Jesus 03:55 Is sweeter than the day before 04:00 Every day with Jesus 04:03 I love Him more and more 04:08 Jesus saves and keeps me 04:11 And He's the one I'm waiting for 04:16 Every day with Jesus 04:19 Is sweeter than the day before 04:29 There are so many songs, 04:31 over the years have been written 04:33 hundreds of thousands of songs, 04:34 and still people are writing songs today. 04:37 And I thought it would be fun just to pick a random song. 04:40 You know, I have a list of requests 04:41 that have come in, 04:42 but if I go over here 04:44 and just open the hymnal to a random song, 04:46 I don't claim to know every song in this book, 04:48 but maybe if I just open it 04:50 and we'll do one that will surprise both of us, 04:53 all right so. 04:55 Oh, this is a great song "At Calvary". 04:58 This is beautiful. 04:59 If you know it too, sing along, all right. 05:48 I'll sing that chorus again. 05:49 O mercy there was great, 05:52 And grace was free 05:55 Pardon there was multiplied to me 06:01 There my burdened soul found liberty 06:06 At Calvary 06:12 At Calvary 06:25 A song that I learned, 06:26 another one just when I was very young 06:28 is a song I used to play as a piano solo. 06:32 And I thought that it would be nice to end the song 06:34 in the program, 06:36 into this program with this song every week. 06:40 So I hope you don't get tired of it, 06:42 we'll just sing the chorus in others programs, 06:46 but on this one, let's sing all the verses. 06:49 There is some good stuff in this, all right. 06:53 "He Keeps Me Singing". 07:00 There's within my heart a melody 07:04 Jesus whispers sweet and low 07:08 Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still 07:12 In all of life's ebb and flow 07:16 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 07:20 Sweetest name I know 07:25 Fills my every longing 07:29 Keeps me singing as I go 07:35 All my life was wrecked by sin and strife 07:39 Discord filled my heart with pain 07:43 Jesus swept across the broken strings 07:47 Stirred the slumbering chords again 07:50 I'm singing Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 07:55 Sweetest name I know 07:59 Fills my every longing 08:03 Keeps me singing as I go 08:09 Though sometimes He leads through waters deep 08:13 Trials fall across the way 08:17 Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep 08:22 See His footprints all the way 08:25 I'm singing Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 08:30 Sweetest name I know 08:34 Fills my every longing keeps me singing as I go 08:40 Sing that chorus again. 08:59 Feasting on the riches of His grace 09:03 Resting 'neath His sheltering wing 09:07 Always looking on His smiling face 09:11 That is why I shout and sing 09:16 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 09:19 Sweetest name I know 09:23 Fills my every longing keeps me singing as I go 09:30 And we've got one more verse. 09:32 I like it the best. 09:33 O soon He's coming back to welcome me 09:38 Far beyond the starry sky 09:42 I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown 09:46 I shall reign with Him on high 09:50 O Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 09:55 Sweetest name I know 09:59 Fills my every longing 10:04 Keeps me singing as I go 10:08 He keeps me singing 10:11 As I go 10:36 That's my prayer for you 10:38 that Christ stirs up a song within you 10:40 that you can't keep from singing. 10:42 I want to thank you so much 10:43 for spending the time with me today. 10:45 I hope that I've played a song that has maybe struck a chord 10:47 in your memory 10:49 or struck a chord in your heart. 10:50 Songs, we can't live without songs, 10:52 music is such a vital part of our lives, 10:54 and I hope that you will be singing 10:57 these songs and others. 10:58 In fact, when you sing a song you think of it, 11:01 please email me at tim.parton@3abn.org. 11:05 That's 3abn.org. 11:07 And send it to me, I'll try to get in it, 11:09 I'll learn it and we'll sing it together. 11:13 And also if you don't mind, 11:14 maybe recording you singing that song, 11:17 your favorite song on a phone 11:19 and send me the video, I'd love to hear it. 11:22 I get some of the most precious emails from you, our visitors. 11:26 Thank you so much for watching Your Favorites by Request 11:29 and come back next time, all right. 11:39 Send me your song 11:40 Then you sing along with me 11:49 Your Favorites by Request 11:52 La-la-la, la-la-la |
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