Open Up My Heart

Years ago, I heard this song, Open Up My Heart, for the first time. Some of my Norwegian relatives gave me 2 cassette tracks of the Oslo Gospel Choir. All their music is moving and beautiful. But this song... this song was amazing.

Quickly, I learned all the words and the inflections and crescendos. I shared it with a group I was singing with at the time called "Sister Act." We had the head pieces as costumes, and everything! We sang this song, along with a whole repertoire of other songs. We sang in church, and at parties, etc, it was so much fun! I really miss singing in groups and choirs, but unfortunately, we don't have a choir at our church right now.

I am thinking of getting a vocal group together for this song. Turn up your speakers and sing along!!!

OPEN UP MY HEART

Baby Grace

My dear friends said goodbye to their precious baby Grace early this morning. She had been very sick since birth, and just turned one on Valentine's Day. What can console a mother when she knows she cannot kiss her sweet baby's face again until she gets to Heaven? How can a husband comfort his wife over the loss of their child when he is grieving so deeply he is in actual physical pain? We need our heavenly Father. We need him in times like this - everyday, actually, but in the "everyday" we don't always remember to reach out to His waiting arms.

A song that is so beautiful and lovely, and that expresses our eternal hope is "Come to Jesus" by Chris Rice. My friend sang this very song at her Grandmother's funeral only a few months ago. Now she is believing it for her little baby girl.

Watch: Come to JESUS...

Chris Rice - Untitled Hymn (Come To Jesus) Lyrics

Weak and wounded sinner
Lost and left to die
O, raise your head, for love is passing by
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus and live!

Now your burden's lifted
And carried far away
And precious blood has washed away the stain, so
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus and live!

And like a newborn baby
Don't be afraid to crawl
And remember when you walk
Sometimes we fall...so
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus and live!

Sometimes the way is lonely
And steep and filled with pain
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus and live!

O, and when the love spills over
And music fills the night
And when you can't contain your joy inside, then
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus and live!

And with your final heartbeat
Kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live!

Song for Sunday

This Sunday, I am singing at my church.... the song is Each One Reach One by Babbie Mason. We have a former overseas missionary speaking on Sunday, so I think this song is perfect. But we don't have to go to Africa or India to tell someone that Jesus loves them. Tell them right now... Jesus loves you!!

Today a man is somewhere proclaiming the good news
winning families to Jesus all around his neighbourhood
He tells them that God is able to make their house a home
He wants to win his world for Christ, but he can't do it alone

But each one can reach one
As we follow after Christ
we all can lead one
We can lead one to the Saviour
And together we can tell the world
that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one

The message is unchanging, "go ye into all the world and share the love of Jesus
far away and door to door."
You see just like somebody told you that Jesus loves you so,
you must tell someone who will tell someone
until the whole world knows

So will you go and labour will you hold high your light
One by one and 2 by 2 we can win our world for Jesus Christ

But each one can reach one
As we follow after Christ
we all can lead one
And we can all lead somebody to the Saviour
And together we can tell the world that Jesus is the way
If we each one reach one