Date: Feb 27, 2002 05:16 PST From: "Songs of Praise" Subject: Songs of Praise - Jesus Abides Dear friends, Greetings to all of you out there. Here at Songs of Praise we are trying in our feeble way to reach the whole world. As it turns out, each one of you is unique. God made you unique. Even in musical tastes, people are different. We have tried to provide music in all different styles so that everyone will find something they can relate to. Our newest song, "Jesus Abides" is cast in a more traditional style, similar to songs you might find in a hymnal. Larry Holder started this project with a poem he wrote back in 1995. He sent it to Steve Israel and me. I wrote the music and we all worked on refining the lyrics together. Please see this address for the song page... http://songsofpraise.org/abides.htm We are working on a SATB score and a keyboard score. These will be available on the page soon if you would like to share our song with your church. In other news, I received a Flemish translation of "He Brings The Sunshine" from Pastor Dennis Leavell. According to Dennis, Flemish is closely akin to Dutch. The song page for this translation is available at... http://songsofpraise.org/bringsbe.htm Here are the lyrics for "Jesus Abides"... ==================================== "Jesus Abides" Copyright © 2002 by Larry Holder, Elton Smith and Steve Israel (Verse 1) High in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! Though I may wander, He'll never depart Jesus abides! How can it be God is living in me, Ever revealing His great mystery? High in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! (Chorus 1) He abides in me, Jesus is here in my heart. He abides in me, I know He'll never depart. How can it be God is living in me, Ever revealing His great mystery? For high in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! (Verse 2) There with the Father Yet deep in my soul Jesus abides! And to His Spirit I've yielded control, Jesus abides! Through us revealing His mercy and love, Now we sing praise to our Father above. High in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! (Chorus 2) He abides in me, Jesus is here in my heart. He abides in me, I know He'll never depart. Through us revealing His mercy and love, Now we sing praise to our Father above, For high in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! (Verse 3) Till I see heaven He's here in my heart Jesus abides! Then I'll know fully, Not only in part. Jesus abides! Until that day, I am so very sure His grace and mercy shall ever endure. High in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! (Chorus 3) He abides in me, Jesus is here in my heart. He abides in me, I know He'll never depart. Until that day, I am so very sure His grace and mercy shall ever endure, For high in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! (Ending) For high in the heavens Yet here in my heart Jesus abides! ==================================== Peace in Christ, Elton Smith http://songsofpraise.org (Songs of Praise) http://mizmor.com/songsofpraise (Songs of Praise at Mizmor Christian MP3 site) http://mp3.com/songsofpraise (Songs of Praise page at mp3.com) http://mp3.com/songsofpraisetracks (Songs of Praise tracks at mp3.com)