Date:  Feb 06 2000 16:51:05 EST  
From:  "Songs of Praise" <elton@songsofpraise.org>  
Subject:  Songs of Praise - Completely Healed  


Greetings everyone,

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There are 3 new items on the site today:

(1) A new song, "Completely Healed".  Eve Ray wrote this beautiful song
after her husband passed away.  She sent me a tape and asked if I would
make a midi file.  From the moment I heard it I knew it was special.  On
the web site you can hear the midi file I created and a Realaudio file of
Eve singing.  I have included the lyrics below.

    http://songsofpraise.org/healed.htm

(2) If you live in the USA, you can now order materials from Songs of
Praise using a credit card (Visa or Mastercard).  I found this new company
called "Paypal" and they will pay both the subscriber (you) and the
referer (me) $10 each for a new Paypal subscriber.  So, in effect, you get
$10 to order CDs and songbooks just by subscribing to Paypal.  This seems
like a pretty good deal for everyone.  To use this, go to the Songs of
Praise ordering page and click on the Paypal icon.  Be sure to send me an
email when you order with your mailing address and the items you would
like to receive.

    http://songsofpraise.org/order.htm

(3) I have completed the playbook and the CD for our Easter play,
"Resurrection Song".  Also, the Songs of Praise songbook was getting too
large for me to bind, so I split it into 2 different songbooks.  The first
one has songs that Gilberto wrote or contributed to (43 songs).  The
second book contains all the rest of the songs (80) songs.

Here are the lyrics to the new song...

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"Completely Healed"

(Verse 1)
We travelled down the road that we call life,
We saw the sunshine through the clouds.
Then winter's darkness settled over us,
Bringing days of fear and doubt.
God gave us both the strength to bear it all,
Although the news we heard was bad.
We smelled the flowers each and every day
In the short time that we had.

(Verse 2)
You were a fighter from the very start,
Our faith was strong that you'd be healed.
We didn't want to think we'd ever part,
And so to Heaven we appealed.
I know that Heaven must have heard our cries,
I know the Father heard our pleas.
He chose to heal the ultimate way,
And His healing was complete.

(Chorus) 
Completely healed,
You're safe in the arms of Jesus,
No more pain, no hurt, no tears, no cares.
Completely healed,
I know you're Home in Heaven.
When life's circle is complete for me,
I'll meet you there.

(Verse 3)
As you struggled for life's final breath,
Angels hovered 'round your bed.
They seemed to whisper, it's by His Blood you live,
Though to earth you may be dead.
Heaven's waiting now, soon you will arrive,
And when your journey is complete,
I know you'll bow down before Jesus up there,
Shouting victory so sweet.

(Repeat Chorus)

(Ending)
When life's circle is complete for me,
I'll meet you there,
I'll meet your there.

Copyright © 1996 by Eve Ray and Jack Toney

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Yours in Christ,
Elton Smith
http://songsofpraise.org