Date:  Nov 20 1999 23:07:22 EST  
From:  "Songs of Praise" <elton@songsofpraise.org>  
Subject:  Songs of Praise - Jesus Calls Us  


Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the wonderful responses to my previous newsletters. This
week we have a beautiful new praise song called "Jesus Calls Us".  I
composed the music on my guitar and created the midi file.  My friends
Larry Holder and Steve Israel helped to complete it with lyrics, music and
arrangement.

I have a question... I believe that God inspires us to write these songs.
The question is, "Why do some of the songs seem to be better than
others?".  Why doesn't God make them all perfect?  I have an idea what the
answer is, but I would like to hear from you.  This song in particular
caused me to ask this question.

In addition to the midi file, I have created a Realaudio file.  It is
located at:

   http://songsofpraise.org/realaudio/calls.ram

To help conserve bandwidth, I will also list the song page url:

   http://songsofpraise.org/calls.htm

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Here are the lyrics to "Jesus Calls Us"

(Verse 1)
Jesus calls us all to be
Shining for the world to see.
Reflections of His holy light
Come to drive away the night.

(Chorus)
Jesus, Wonderful Savior
Give me a heart that is faithful and true.
All I have I will give till
All that I have I have given to You.

(Verse 2)
Jesus calls us to a life
Free of anger, free of strife
Live in peace with everyone,
Point them to God's holy Son.

(Repeat Chorus)

(Verse 3)
Jesus calls us to His side
Where we hear His humble cry:
"Father give to me their sin,
Let Your children enter in."

(Repeat Chorus)

(Bridge and Modulation)
O, how can I ever thank Him
For all that He's done for me
And how much more can I praise Him
For setting me free?

(Verse 4)
Jesus, help us all to be
Light for all the world to see.
Ever faithful to the call,
Sharing how You died for all.

(Repeat Chorus Twice)

(Ending)
All I have I will give till
All that I have I have given to You.

Copyright ©1999 by by Elton Smith, Larry Holder and Steve Israel

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Have a great Thanksgiving!

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