Date:  Jun 02 1999 15:32:34 EDT  
From:  Songs of Praise <elton@songsofpraise.org>  
Subject:  Songs of Praise  


Dear friends,

Does it seem like we are adding lots of new songs lately?  I guess we are.
There are 3 new items available at "Songs of Praise":

(1) Rhesa in Indonesia sent me a new midi for "As I Gaze At The
    Stars".  This was already one of our most popular songs and the
    new midi makes it even better.

(2) Larry Holder and I have written an article about "Songwriting
    Collaboration on the Internet".  The article is linked down near
    the bottom of the left frame.  Here is the exact url:

    http://songsofpraise.org/article.htm

(3) Jan McIntosh sent me several poems recently and I have set one 
    of them to music.  The lyrics for "A Beautiful Symphony" are
    listed below.  I am currently working on the music score and it 
    should be ready in a day or two.

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A Beautiful Symphony

A musician needs all the keys
To play a symphony;
If he only used the white ones,
What beauty would there be?

The black keys make the music
Melodic to the ear;
If the pianist never used them,
What a different song we'd hear.

And just like that piano,
So it is with life;
It takes both light and dark to make
The music flow just right.

God uses trials and sorrows
Like the pianist uses keys;
He combines the light and dark to make
Life's music sound so sweet.

The song of life sounds better
When He uses all the keys;
For then He can turn a simple tune
Into a beautiful symphony.

Copyright © 1999 by Jan McIntosh and Elton Smith
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Stay in touch, my friends.

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