Date:  May 29 2000 22:52:15 EDT  
From:  "Songs of Praise" <elton@songsofpraise.org>  
Subject:  Songs of Praise - God Gave The World  


Dear friends,

I hope everyone had a safe holiday (at least it was a holiday here in the
USA).  We are getting closer to releasing the new play.  I think it's safe
to say at this point that we are going to call our play "The Perfect
Gift".  This title comes from the new song I put on "Songs of Praise" this
evening called "God Gave The World".  I discovered this song on Ed
Dowdall's "Granite Springs Music Company" web site a while back and was
immediately taken with it.  The song is a very reverent Christmas song and
I was searching for Christmas songs.  Rhesa Siregar helped out on the midi
file and it sounds really good.  Here is a link for the song page.  There
is a link from here to Ed's page where you can find lots of original
music...

    http://songsofpraise.org/godgave.htm

Hopefully everything will fall in place as we continue working on the last
few scenes of the play.  Please pray for our effort.  Here are the lyrics
for Ed's song "God Gave The World"...

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"God Gave The World (The Perfect Gift)"

(Verse 1)
God gave the world the Word made flesh
The tiny babe the silent creche.
God gave the world on this darkest night
His only Son, His glorious light.

(Chorus)
God gave the world
God gave the world
God gave the world
The perfect gift.

(Verse 2)
God gave the world what none could give
His child to die, that we might live
God gave the world when hope was gone
A second chance, a bright new dawn.

(Repeat Chorus)
God gave the world
God gave the world
God gave the world
The perfect gift.

(Verse 3)
God gave the world the perfect gift
This Holy child our souls to lift
It matters not though we may stray
The gift He gives still gives today.

(Repeat Chorus)
God gave the world
God gave the world
God gave the world
The perfect gift.
God gave the world
The perfect gift.

Copyright © 1994 Ed Dowdall (used by permission)

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There are several more new songs that will be part of the play.  I'll tell
you about them as they are completed.

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