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Series Code: YFBR
Program Code: YFBR180022B
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00:01 Welcome back to your Favorites by Request.
00:03 Thanks again for sending in your requests. 00:06 I have a dear friend with me today, John Lomacang, 00:09 he is a wonderful singer, wonderful pastor, 00:12 and a wonderful friend, he really is, 00:14 because as long as we've got music in common, 00:16 you're automatically in with me, all right? 00:18 Praise the Lord. 00:20 So it didn't take much, did it? 00:21 Good to be here with you, Tim. 00:22 I am proud to have you here. 00:24 And, you know, 00:26 music to me is such a consolation, 00:32 and it's a privilege 00:34 to be able to sing about the Lord. 00:35 That's right. 00:36 And there's something else that is a sweet consolation 00:39 that I kind of want to sing about and that is prayer. 00:42 That's right. 00:43 And that's... 00:45 This is a great little song 00:47 that I think, you know, what I'm thinking, 00:50 I'll just let you sing it, okay? 00:51 Okay. 01:05 How long has it been 01:10 Since you talked with the Lord 01:15 And told him your heart's 01:20 Hidden secrets 01:24 How long since you prayed 01:29 How long since you stayed 01:33 On your knees 01:36 Till the light shone through 01:42 How long has it been 01:47 Since your mind felt at ease 01:52 How long since your heart 01:57 Knew no burden 02:01 Can you call him your friend 02:06 How long has it been 02:11 Since you knew 02:13 That he cared 02:16 For you 02:21 How long has it been 02:26 Since you knelt by your bed 02:31 And prayed to the Lord 02:35 Up in heaven 02:39 How long since you knew 02:44 That he'd answer you 02:48 And would keep you 02:51 The long night through 02:58 How long has it been 03:03 Since you woke with the dawn 03:08 And felt that this day 03:13 Is worth living 03:18 Can you call him your friend 03:23 How long has it been 03:28 Since you knew 03:31 That he cared for you 03:42 And here's a beautiful Ralph Carmichael song, 03:46 A Quiet Place. 03:48 I'll play and then you can sing, all right? 04:24 There is a quiet place 04:31 Far from the rapid pace 04:37 Where God can soothe 04:41 My troubled 04:46 Mind 04:49 Sheltered by tree and flow'r 04:55 There in my quiet hour 05:01 With Him my cares 05:06 Are left 05:09 Behind 05:14 Whether a garden small 05:20 Or on a mountain tall 05:25 New strength and courage 05:31 There I find 05:38 Then from this quiet place 05:44 I go prepared to face 05:50 A new day with love 05:56 For all mankind 06:09 That is such a gorgeous song. 06:12 I love that. What a picture it paint. 06:13 I mean, you talk about a lyric going so well with the melody, 06:18 that's masterpiece. 06:20 You know, when I hear it, I think of a guy standing, 06:22 I'm from New York. 06:23 Okay, I think of a guy standing at the window 06:25 on a busy fall day where he can just hear 06:29 the rumble of the underground train, 06:31 the horns of the cabs, 06:33 the clicking of people's heels 06:35 as they're rushing off to work, and he's saying to himself, 06:37 I really don't want to go out there. 06:40 And he turns around 06:41 and there he just sees his Bible. 06:44 And he slides over to it and sits down, 06:47 and as he opens the Word, 06:49 it's like the street sounds fade away... 06:51 Everything fades away. 06:52 In that quiet place. That is beautiful. 06:53 And then after that he says, 06:55 now I can go prepare to face 06:57 a new day with love for all mankind. 06:59 Yeah, you're exactly right. 07:01 Maybe I should produce that video. 07:02 Maybe you should. 07:03 That is interesting wherever you're from 07:05 that's kind of the picture you would, 07:07 you know, you would put yourself in 07:09 whatever scenario that you're... 07:11 The busy city of New York. 07:13 Yeah, you could do a busy city, or you could even do a farm, 07:16 you know, where all the animals are groaning, you know, 07:18 loud and you just want to get somewhere away from it all. 07:22 You know, there are times when I... 07:26 I think, I'm sure in everybody's life, 07:28 where we do things we wish we wouldn't have done, 07:30 said things we wish we wouldn't have said. 07:33 And again there's an opportunity 07:35 that we have to get away 07:38 and say "God, forgive me." 07:43 And regroup and start over. 07:46 He loves to allow us the privilege 07:48 of pushing the reset button. 07:50 And this song talks about that, 07:51 it's an old Albert Brumley song, he says... 07:54 Ev'ry time I do a deed 07:58 I shouldn't do 08:01 Every time I say a word 08:05 I shouldn't say 08:09 Let me tell you what I do 08:14 And it brings a blessing too 08:18 I just steal away somewhere 08:23 And pray 08:28 I just steal away 08:33 I just steal away 08:39 And I ask the blessed Lord 08:44 To lead the way 08:49 I just steal away 08:54 I just steal away 09:00 I just steal away somewhere 09:06 And pray 09:12 Christ, the Savior, always hears 09:16 And answers prayer 09:20 And He gives me 09:22 Many blessings ev'ry day 09:28 So when I have tried and failed 09:33 I've failed to pass the test 09:37 I just steal away somewhere 09:42 And pray 09:48 I just steal away 09:55 I just steal away 10:01 And I ask my blessed Lord 10:06 To lead the way 10:12 I just steal away 10:19 I just steal away 10:25 I just steal away 10:30 Somewhere 10:32 And pray 10:42 It's good. 10:43 That's a new one to me too, but the message is perfect. 10:47 Because sometimes you got to get away, 10:49 I've seen people in the workplace 10:52 because I was, as I said, raised in New York City, 10:54 but I lived in, you know, California too, 10:57 seems like most of the places I lived were hustle and bustle. 10:59 And even though we live here in this little Thompsonville, 11:02 West Frankfort like at the border, 11:04 there is still hustle and bustle. 11:06 You think, wow, the trees, little cattle here and there, 11:09 a lot of green grass and just broad land, 11:13 but sometimes you just have to steal away. 11:15 Absolutely. 11:16 You've to shut the world down because you know 11:17 we live in a constant, 11:19 it's like a blender or sometimes a vortex. 11:22 It's like I could see that little raspberry, 11:24 my wife bought one of those blenders 11:26 where she makes me these nice smoothies now 11:28 and I really appreciate it. 11:30 And getting a lot more natural, 11:32 but I could see that little berry 11:34 just falling in there before you know 11:35 it's mixed up with everything, 11:36 you can't tell where the berry begins 11:38 and where it ends. 11:39 That's how life is sometimes. 11:40 Yeah, you're exactly right. 11:42 You can't tell where your day begins 11:43 and somebody else's day and I need this right away, 11:45 and I get a text and I get a phone call, 11:46 I got an email and it's all merging together. 11:48 Right. 11:49 And sometimes you have to say, what happened to Tim? 11:52 He just had to steal away and pray. 11:53 Right. 11:55 And then God puts it all... 11:56 God puts it all back into perspective. 11:58 And it's vital that we do that. 11:59 I mean, we must realize the importance of doing that. 12:02 That's right. 12:03 One of these days, 12:04 it won't be necessary for us to do that. 12:06 That's true. 12:09 Struggle and strive will be through, 12:11 and busyness will be through, and will have real purpose, 12:15 but until then we're just going to keep on 12:19 finding opportunities to steal away and pray. 12:22 There's a song called Until Then, 12:24 we might as well sing it, all right? 12:25 Let's sing. 12:41 My heart can sing 12:45 When I pause to remember 12:50 A heartache here 12:54 Is but a stepping stone 12:59 Along a trail that's winding 13:05 Always upward 13:09 This troubled world 13:12 Is not my final home 13:19 But until then my heart 13:25 Will go on singing 13:30 Until then with joy 13:35 I'll carry on 13:39 Until the day my eyes 13:45 Behold the city 13:49 Until the day 13:53 God calls me home 13:59 I'm gonna let the people at home sing that. 14:31 Now sing along. 14:33 But until then my heart 14:38 Will go on singing 14:44 Until then with joy 14:48 I'll carry on 14:53 Until the day my eyes 14:58 Behold King Jesus 15:03 Until the day 15:05 Until the day 15:07 God calls me home 15:14 And one more verse. 15:15 This weary world 15:18 With all its toil and struggle 15:22 May take its toll 15:25 Of misery and strife 15:29 The soul of man 15:32 Is like a waiting falcon 15:37 When it's released 15:39 It's destined for the skies 15:45 But until then my heart 15:50 Will go on singing 15:53 We gonna keep on singing 15:56 Until then with joy 16:01 I'll carry on 16:05 Until the day my eyes 16:11 Behold the city 16:16 Until the day 16:20 God calls me 16:24 Home 16:27 Calls me home 16:32 Amen. Amen. 16:34 You know that day is coming, that day is coming, 16:36 that's the beautiful thing about this song, 16:38 that day is coming and it's until 16:40 and you look at all the challenges of life, 16:42 until, and so that until is not prerequisite. 16:46 Is that the right word? 16:47 That until is not a word to sidetracked us, 16:50 but that until is a word to keep our hope going. 16:53 Right, absolutely. 16:54 Like that wax candle. 16:55 Preparation word, anxiety word, 16:57 it's indicating that there's something coming up. 16:59 That's right. 17:00 My good friend who's now resting in Jesus, 17:02 Pastor CD Brooks said, 17:03 "Our message is an evacuation message." 17:05 Right. 17:07 And this is an evacuation song, keep on going until. 17:09 Praise God with that too. 17:11 Exactly. Right, yeah. 17:12 I think we have time for another song 17:14 and so let's do this. 17:16 I think this is old Thomas Dorsey tune, 17:19 Precious Lord Take My Hand, 17:21 and talking about leading us on until that day, so. 17:43 Precious Lord, take my hand 17:47 Lead me on, let me stand 17:52 I am tired, I am weak 17:56 I am worn 18:00 Through the storm 18:03 Through the night 18:05 Lead me on to the light 18:10 Take my hand, precious Lord 18:14 Lead me home 18:17 Tim, hit it. 18:19 When my way grows drear 18:23 Precious Lord linger near 18:28 When my light 18:30 Is almost gone 18:37 Hold my hand lest I fall 18:41 Precious Lord, hear my call 18:46 Take my hand, precious Lord 18:50 Lead me home 18:55 When the darkness appears 19:00 And the night draws near 19:05 And the day 19:07 Is past and gone 19:14 At the river I stand 19:18 Guide my feet, hold my hand 19:23 Take my hand, precious Lord 19:28 Lead me home 19:32 Just take my hand 19:35 Precious Lord and lead me home 19:46 John, thank you for being my friend. 19:48 Thank you for singing along. 19:49 Be sure and email me at tim.parton@3abn.org. 19:54 Send me your request. 19:55 Music is a wonderful thing. 19:57 Having friends to share with is even more wonderful. 19:59 Be sure and come back next time. 20:08 Send me your song 20:09 Then you sing along with me 20:18 Your Favorites by Request 20:21 La la la, la la la |
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