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CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 1
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CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 2
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CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 3
The Greatest Rock Story ever told
From Mary Magdalene to a pop star.
Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary
Christian/Christian Rock band and its songs
Cord rates the top 5 songs of one of the greatest bands of all time, U2.
Hallelujah it‘s the Queen of Christian Pop
American Idol Winner takes the Country Road
Patron Saint of Ireland
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 4
From the Editor:
In the 60s to the 70s, a phenomenon of sorts occurred caused by the Vietnam War.
With artists like Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix, concerts like
Woodstock, musicals like “Hair” and slogans like “Make Love, Not War”, the
hippie movement that promoted liberal ideas and loosened morality caused
youthful angst and anti-establishment protests and riots. The religious and other
conservative institutions had never seen such a challenge to the bond among
family members, to the norms of society, and even to the stability of nations.
The rock musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar” was one product of that generation.
Depicting Christ like a leader of a bunch of hippies, glamorizing Judas Escariot and
highlighting the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, commentators
called it “blasphemous”, “offensive”, “Anti-Semitic” and “irreligious”. Based on
the concept album released one year earlier, JC Superstar opened in Broadway on
October 12, 1971. Not only did it gain Tony Awards; it produced popular songs
such as “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” and “Superstar”; was turned into a
movie; introduced outstanding musicians like composer Andrew Lloyd Webber,
lyricist Tim Rice and pop star Yvonne Elliman; and became a staple play through
the years.
CORD, therefore, celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jesus Christ Superstar. It was
a musical far ahead of its time, having incorporated rock music, creating purely
songs throughout the presentation, and bringing the Gospel to a contemporary
atmosphere.
While the criticisms against JC Superstar seemed right in the 70s, in hindsight, we
should be thankful for the Webber-Rice collaboration (also responsible for “Evita”)
for bringing to popular culture the story of our salvation through Jesus Christ.
Love Peace and Harmony,
Bro Mel B Libre
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 5
Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year:
Beautiful, Beautiful Artist: Francesca Battistelli http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCfyZHSQbE
Tuning: Standard (Key of Em)
Intro: (4 bars) Em-C-Dsus4-D (x2)
[Verse 1:]
Em C Dsus4 D
Don‘t know how it is You looked at me
Em C Dsus4 D
And saw the person that I could be
Em C
Awakening my heart, breaking through the
dark
Dsus4 D C (Let decay)
Suddenly Your grace...
[Chorus:]
Em C
Like sunlight burning at midnight
D
Making my life something so
G D/F#
Beautiful, beautiful
Em C
Mercy reaching to save me
D
All that I need
G D/F#
You are so beautiful, beautiful
(2 bars, Em-C-Dsus4-D)
[Verse 2:]
Em C Dsus4 D
Now there‘s a joy inside I can‘t contain
Em C Dsus4 D
But even perfect days can end in rain
Em C
And though it‘s pouring down, I see You
through the clouds
Dsus4 D C
Shining on my face...
(Chorus)
[Bridge:]
C
I have come undone
D
But I have just begun
C Dsus4 D
Changing by Your grace
(4 bars: Em C Dsus4 G-D-Em C Dsus4-D)
(Chorus x2)
[Outtro:]
Em C Dsus4-D Em C Dsus4-D
Em C Dsus4 G-D-Em C D
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 6
Worship Song of the Year:
Our God (Is Greater) Performed By Chris Tomlin & The Passion
Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlA5IDnpGhc
CAPO 4
INTRO 2x: Em C G D
VERSE 1:
Em C G
Water you turned into wine
Em C G
opened the eyes of the blind
Am
there‘s no one like you
D
none like you
VERSE 2:
Em C G
Into the darkness you shine
Em C G
out of the ashes we rise
Am
there is no one like you
D
none like you
CHORUS:
Em
Our God is greater
C
Our God is stronger
G D
God you are higher than any other
Em
Our God is Healer
C
Awesome in power
G D
Our God, Our God
INTRO:
VERSE 2:
CHORUS x2:
INTRO x2:
Bridge x2:
Em
and if our God is for us
C
then who could ever stop us
G
and if our God is with us
D
then what could stand against
BUILD x2: Em C Bm D
CHORUS x2:
BRIDGE x2:
BUILD x2:
OUTRO CHORUS x2:
Em
Our God is greater
C
Our God is stronger
G D
God you are higher than any other
Em
Our God is Healer
C
Awesome in power
G D
Our God, Our God
Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year
Something Beautiful NEEDTOBREATHE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueP05bkWVvQ
CAPO 1
Intro:
C F C (2x)
Verse 1:
C F C
In your ocean, I‘m ankle deep
C F C
I feel the waves crashin‘ on my feet
C F Am
It‘s like I know where I need to be
G F
But I can‘t figure out, yeah I can‘t figure out
C F C
Just how much air I will need to breathe
C F C
When your tide rushes over me
C F Am
There‘s only one way to figure out
G F
Will you let me drown, will you let me drown
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 7
Chorus 1:
C F
Hey now, this is my desire
Am G
Consume me like a fire, ‘cause I just want
something beautiful
C F
To touch me, I know that I‘m in reach
Am G
‗Cause I am down on my knees, I‘m waiting
for something beautiful
C F Am G
C
Oh oh, Oh oh, oh-oh-oh something beautiful
Verse 2:
And the water is risin‘ quick
And for years I was scared of it
We can‘t be sure when it will subside
So I won‘t leave your side, no I can‘t
leave your side
Chorus 2:
C F
Hey now, this is my desire
Am G
Consume me like a fire, ‘cause I just
want something beautiful
C F
To touch me, I know that I‘m in reach
Am G
‗Cause I am down on my knees, I‘m waiting
for something beautiful
C F Am G
C
Oh oh, Oh oh, oh-oh-oh something beautiful
(Repeat last line)
Bridge:
C F C C F C
In a daydream, I couldn‘t live like this
C G
I wouldn‘t stop until I found something
beautiful
C F C C F C
When I wake up, And all I want, I have
C G
You know it‘s still all I need something
beautiful
Chorus 2
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
Start Again Red http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrcCmJosjFE
Intro:
Bb Dm F C (x2)
Verse:
Dm
And I remember everything,
F
Everything I loved,
I gave it away like it wasn‘t enough
Dm F
All the words I said and all you forgive
How could I hurt you again?
Dm
What if I let you in?
F
What if I make it right?
What if I give it up?
Dm
What if I want to try?
What if you take a chance?
F
What if I learn to love?
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 8
What if, what if we start again?
(Chorus)
Bb Dm
All this time
F
I can make it right
C
With one more try
Bb
Can we start again?
Dm
In my eyes,
F
You can see it now,
C Dm
Can we start again, can we start again?
Verse:
Dm F
Emptiness inside me, wonder if you see
It‘s my mistake and it‘s hurting me
Dm
I know where we‘ve been
F
How did we get so far?
What if, what if we start again?
(Chorus)
Bb Dm
All this time
F
I can make it right
C
With one more try
Bb
Can we start again?
Dm
In my eyes,
F
You can see it now,
C Dm
Can we start again, can we start again?
Bridge:
C Am Bb Dm
I‘m lost inside the pain I feel without you,
C Am Bb Dm
I can‘t stop holding on, I need you with
me!
Dm F C
I‘m trapped inside the pain
F C Am Dm Am Bb
Can we never love again?
Dm
I‘m lost without you!!!
F C
One more try,
Bb
Can we start again?
Dm F C
In my eyes, can you forgive me now?
Bb
Can we start again?
Dm F C
Can we start again (one more try?)
Bb
Can we start again?
Dm F C
Can we start again (can you forgive me
now?)
Dm...
Can we start again?
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 9
JESUS CHRIST
SUPERSTAR: The Greatest Rock Story Ever Told
In June 1971, students at the Southold High School in Southold,
New York put out a stage version of a concept album released the
previous year called “Jesus Christ Superstar”. The album
contained songs composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics
by Tim Rice. The rock flavoured album featured Ian Gillan,
lead singer of Deep Purple, as Jesus Christ, Murray Head as
Judas and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene.
Word spread like wildfire about the brilliant album that numerous
commercial, community and schools adopted this for their own stage
productions; only to be shut down as the authors filed lawsuits to protect their copyright. On October
12, 1971, the official production opened in Broadway and it closed on June 30, 1973 after 711
performances.
Jesus Christ Superstar covers the week leading towards Christ‘s Crucifixion; and gives prominence to
the relationships of Christ and Judas, as well as that with Mary Magdalene. Tim Rice caused
controversy when he said, ―It happens that we don‘t see Christ as God but simply the right man at the
right time at the right place.‖ Even if that was his intention, the story of Jesus Christ as God and
Saviour becomes obvious as it reaches the finale. Through the years, JC Superstar has been
performed in nearly every nook and corner of the world, and in a number of instances, by religious-
administered schools.
Webber and Rice actually became instruments in evangelisation by the retelling of the suffering of
Christ through popular music and a contemporary setting. It may be interesting to note that prior to
JC Superstar, they collaborated in an earlier work, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat” taken from the Old Testament. Webber wrote in 1982, a Requiem Mass dedicated to his
father William that premiered at St Thomas Church in New York in 1985.
The success of the rock opera spawned a critically acclaimed movie version, and a fresh new take by
Webber‘s Really Useful Production released in 2000. Ian Gillan never made it to any of the stage
presentations of JC Superstar nor did Murray Head (who made a hit song, “One Day in Bangkok”
taken from the musical Chess). Yvonne Elliman produced hit songs herself, “Love Me”, “Moment by
Moment” and the Billboard No. 1 hit “If I Don’t Have You” from the album Saturday Night Fever.
(See separate feature)
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 10
From the album to the stage and finally the movie version in 1973, Elliman effectively played the role
of Mary Magdalene. Ted Neeley who auditioned for the part of Judas, but given the role of Jesus in
the film version, is the most consistent actor in JC Superstar. Neeley released a solo album, 1974
A.D., that failed to make it to charts. He had previously played the lead role in the Broadway musical
―Hair” and the Who‘s “Tommy”; and after his success in JC Superstar, he took the role of Billy
Shears in ―Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road” in New York. He acted in television
and films, but the road led him back to JC Superstar in its long-running tours that ended in 2010.
Currently he is set to do “Rasputin” and “Murder in the Firstare”, and working to get his own
musical “Pandemonium” in Broadway.
Quite a number of alumni
of JC Superstar made
names for themselves in
popular music. Paul
Jabara (in the original
Broadway production)
became a successful
record producer (Donna
Summer‘s ―Last Dance‖
and Barbra Streisand‘s
"No More Tears (Enough
Is Enough)". Paul
Nicholas (who played
Jesus in the London
production) recorded the
hit song, ―Heaven in the
7th
Floor‖ and played in
most of the UK production of such popular musicals as Grease, Camelot, Tommy, and The Pirates of
Penzance. Agnetha Faltskog (who played the role of Mary Magdalene in the Swedish production)
would later become a member of ABBA.
Other popular artists played roles in later productions. As Jesus: John Farnham (lead singer of Little
River Band), Sebastian Bach (lead singer of Skid Row) and Gary Cherone (lead singer of Extreme
(‗More than Words) and Van Halen). As Judas, Corey Glover (lead singer of Living Colour). As
Pilate, Dennis de Young (of the Styx). As Mary Magdalene, Syreeta (who co-wrote songs with Stevie
Wonder) and Irene Cara (who sang the theme song of ‗Fame‘).
JC Superstar has taken most of the lifetime of Ted Neeley in playing the role of Jesus, as the demand
for the staging of the greatest story ever told never ends. As we celebrate the 4oth anniversary of the
Broadway production of JC Superstar, we are certain that this musical will outlive its authors, its
actors and all those responsible in its staging for it has in the starring role the one and only true
Superstar of past, of the present, of the future – for all of time: Jesus Christ. (CORD)
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 11
EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkje4FiH9Qc
Mary
E B7 B7 E A B E
Try not
to get
worried
,
try not
to turn
on to
[CDon'
t you
know
everything
's al right
yes,
everything
's fine
A Bsus E A B E
An d we want you to sleep well to night
A Bsus E A B E
Le t the world turn without you to night
A Bsus E Am Em Am Bm E
If we t ry we'll
get
by so
for
get about
all us ton ight
A B E A B
Everything's al right, yes, everything's fin e
Judas
Em D C D
Woman your fine
oint
ment --
brand new and
expens ive
Em C D Em
could have been saved for the poor
Em D C D
Why has it been
was
ted --
we could have raised
m aybe
Em C D Em
Three hundred silver piece s or more
Am D G C
People who are hungry, people who are st arving
Em B B7sus B
Matter more than your feet and hair
Mary
E B7
Sleep and I shall soothe
you,
calm you and annoint
you
C Don‘t you
B7 E A B E
know everything's
al right yes
everything's
fine
A Bsus E A B E
An d it's cool and the oint ment's sweet
A Bsus E A B E
Fo r the fire in your head and feet
A Bsus E Am Em Am Bm
Cl ose
your
eyes, close
your
eyes
and re
lax, think
of noth ing t
E
oni ght
A B E A B
Everything's al right, yes, everything's fin e
Jesus
Em D C D
Surely you're not say ing we have the resour ces
Em C D Em
to save the poor from their lot?
Em D C D
There will be poor al ways, pathetically strugg ling
Em C D Em
Look at the good things you've got!
Am D
Think! while you still have me
G C
Move! while you still see me
B
You'll be lost
Bsus B
You'll be so so sorry
Bsus B Bsus
When I'm gone
Mary
E B7
Sleep and I shall soothe
you,
calm you and annoint
you
CDont you
B7 E A B E
know everything's
al right yes
everything's
fine
A Bsus E A B E
An d it's cool and the oint ment's sweet
A Bsus E A B E
Fo r the fire in your head and feet
A Bsus E Am Em Am Bm
Cl ose
your
eyes, close
your
eyes
and re
lax, think
of noth ing t
onight
E A B Em
Close
your
eyes, close
your eyes and
relax (repeat, repeat,
et al)
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 12
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18GTVeXNWfg
D G D G D
I don't know how to love him
G G6 D/A A
What to do, how to move him
D/F# A D
I've been changed, yes really changed
A F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm
In these past few days when I've seen my self
G D/F# Em D A9
I seem like some one else
D G D G D
I don't know how to take this
G G6 D/A A
I don't see why he moves me
D/F# A D
He's a man, he's just a man
A F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm
And I've had so many men be fore
G D/F# Em D A9 A
In ve - ry ma - ny way s
G D/F# Em7 D
He's just one more
G F#7
Should I bring him down
Bm
Should I scream and shout
Bm/A G
Should I speak of love
D/A
Let my feelings out?
C G D
I never thought I'd come to this
G D/F# Em A9
What's it all a bout?
D G D G D
Don't you think it's rather fun ny
G G6 D/A A
I should be in this posit ion?
D/F# A D
I'm the one who's always been
A F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7
So calm, so cool, no lover's fool
G D/F# Em D A9
Run ning eve ry show
G D/F# Em7 D
He scares me so
D G D G D
Yet if he said he loved me
G G6 D A
I'd be lost, I'd be frigh tened
D/F# A D
I couldn't cope, just couldn't cope
F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7
I'd turn my head, I'd back away
G D/F# Em D A9
I woul dn't want to know
G D/F# Em7 D
He scares me so
G D/F# Em7 D
I want him so
G D/F# Em7 D
I love him so
COULD WE START AGAIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE7pgUvirgM
Intro
bass- G B A F# D A D A D A D A
piano- D G/A D G/A D G/A D G/A
[*strings over D(sus9)- E D C# B A]
D G/A *D(sus9) G/A D D/F# G
A
Mary: I've been living to see you, dying to
see you, but it shouldn't be like this.
----
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[*strings over G - F# E D E]
Em G6 *G A A/C#
D D/F# A11(Em7/A) D
This was unexpected, what do I do now?
Could we start again please?
D G/A D D/F# G A
I've been very hopeful so far, now for the first
time I think we're going wrong.
Em G6 G A
A/C# D D/F# A11(Em7/A) D
Hurry up and tell me this is just a dream or
Could we start again please?
D G/D D
Peter: I think you've made your point now!
----- D G A
You've even gone a bit too far to get the
message home.
Em G A
A/C# D D/F# A11(Em7/A)
Before it gets too frightening we ought to call a
halt. So! Could we start again please?
D G/D D D/F# G A
All: I've been living to see you, dying to see you,
but it shouldn't be like this.
--- Em G A A/C# D
D/F# A
This was unexpected, what do I do now? Could
we start again please?
A
Women: Could we start again please?
----- D G/D D
All: I think you've made your point now!
--- D G A
You've even gone a bit too far to get the
message home.
Em G6 G A
A/C# D D/F# A
Before it gets too frightening we ought to call a
halt. So! Could we start again please?
Gsus9/A
Men: Could we start again please?
--- Gsus9/A
Women: Could we start again please?
--- Gsus9/A
Men: Could we start again please?
--- Gsus9/A
Women: Could we start again please?
--- Gsus9/A G/A
Men: Could we start again...?
--- G/A A7 D
Mary: Could we start a___gain...?
IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
(I ONLY WANT TO SAY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2cCuadivpE
intro: |Bbm / / / | Bbm / / / |
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
Jesus: I only want to say
------ Ebm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb
If there is a way
Ab Ab7/Gb Db/F F
Bbm
Take this cup away from me for I don't
want to taste - It's poison
Gb Bbm/F
Feel it burn me, I have changed
C7 F F7 F
I'm not as sure as when we started.
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
Then I was inspired
Ebm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb
Now I'm sad and tired
Ab Ab7/Gb Db/F F
Listen surely I've exceeded expectations
Bbm Gb
Tried for three years seems like thirty
Bbm/F F Bbm
Could you ask as much from any other man?
Bbm Ab Gb F7
But if I die
Bbm Ab Gb F7
See the Saga through and do the things you
ask of me
Bbm Ab Gb F
Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me, nail me
to their tree
Bb7aug9 (Eb
I'd wanna know I'd wanna know my God
(2x)
Bb7aug9 Eb
I'd wanna see I'd wanna see my God (2x)
Why I should die? Why I should die?;
Why I should die? Why I should die?
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 14
Would I be more noticed than I ever was
before?
Would the things I've said and done matter
any more?
I'd have to know I'd have to know my lord
(2x)
I'd have to see I'd have to see my lord (2x)
C7aug9 (Hendrix chord) F
(But) if I die what will be my reward? (2x)
(I'd) have to know I'd have to know my
lord (2x)
Cm Bb Ab G7
Why____________ should I die?
Ah oh, Why should I die?
Can you show me now that I would not be
killed in vain?
Show me just a little of your omnipresent
brain
Show me there's a reason for your wanting
me to die
You're far to keen on where and how and
not so hot on why Al________right I'll_______
die!
Ah! Just, just watch me die!nbsp; Ah!
Just, just watch me die!
See-he-he how, see how I die!bsp;
See-he-he how, see how I die!
Oh, yea, See how I die!
[Instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 -- Cm Bbsus
Ab G (almost 6x thru)]
(Instr. Chords) Cm | Bb | Ab | G
(horns) Eb D C | Eb C | Eb D C | B
B
(strings) C Eb F G F Eb | D Eb F D | Ab C D Eb
D C | B D Eb D
[Break last round at Ab - Tacet - return to initial
tempo in Cm]
Cm (softly)
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G
Then I was inspired
Fm Fm/Eb Fm/D Fm/C
Now I'm sad and tired
Bb Bb7/Ab Eb/G Eb G
Cm
After all I've tried for three years seems like
ninety why then am I
Ab Cm D G
Scared to finish what I started, what you
started - I didn't start it
God thy will is hard
But you hold every card (Gdim9= 3-2-0-0-
0-4)
Bb Bb7/Ab Eb/G Gdim9 G Gdim9
G Cm7sus Cm Csus9 Cm
I will drink your cup of poison nail me to
your cross and break me,
Ab Cm/G D/G
Ab
Bleed me, beat me, kill me, take me now -
before I change my mind
SUPERSTAR
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvVr2uks0C8
E | A/E | D/E | A/E | E |
(melody) | B G# E | C# A E | D B D | C# B A | B
G# E | ("Superstar theme")
2x thru
Judas:
E G7
Everytime I look at you I don't understand
A7 E7
Why you let the things you did get so out of hand
You'd have managed better if you'd had it planned
Why'd you choose such a backward time and such
a strange land?
If you'd come today you would have reached a
whole nation
Israel in 4 B.C. had no mass communication
Girls: Don't you get me wrong
Judas: Don't you get me wrong
Girls: Don't you get me wrong now
Judas: Don't you get me wrong
Girls: Don't you get me wrong
Judas: Don't you get me wrong
Girls: Don't you get me wrong now
Judas: Don't you get me wrong
Girls: Only want to know
Judas: Only want to know
CORD Vol 2 No. 1 July 2011 Page 15
Girls: Only want to know now
Judas: Only want to know
Girls: Only want to know
Judas: Only want to know
Girls: Only want to know now
Judas: Only want to know
E A/E
Choir: Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (with only
piano)
------ D/E A/E E
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (bass
enters)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Judas:
E G7
Tell me what you think about your friends at
the top
A7 E7
Who d'you think besides your self's the pick of
the crop?
Buddha was he where it's at? Is he where you
are?
Could Mohammed move a mountain or was
that just PR?
Did you mean to die like that? Was that a
mistake or
Did you know your messy death would be a
record-breaker?
Girls: Don't you get me wrong, Don't you get me
wrong now {2 times}
Judas: Don't you get me wrong {4 times}
Girls: Only want to know, Only want to know now
{2 times}
Judas: Only want to know {4 times}
Choir: Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (with only
piano)
------ Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (bass enters)
Who are you? What have you sacrificed?
Jesus Christ Superstar (band enters)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
Jesus Christ Superstar (strings enter)
Do you think you're what they say you are?
(Judas sings over Choir and Girls - lyrics below)
(Choir continues 2½ more times -- Girls sing over
Choir)
Choir: Jesus Christ, Girls: Only want to
know,
------ Jesus Christ ------ Only want to know,
Who are you? Only want to know,
What have you sacrificed? Only want to
know now
Jesus Christ, Tell me, tell me.
Jesus Christ Don't get me wrong!
Who are you? Only want to know,
What have you sacrificed? Only want to
know now
Choir: Jesus Christ, Girls: Only want to
know,
------ Superstar ------ Only want to know,
Do you think you're what Only want to
know,
they say you are? Only want to know
now
Jesus Christ, Tell me, tell me.
Superstar Don't get me wrong!
Do you think you're what Only want to
know,
they say you are? Only want to know
now
Judas: Jesus! I only want to know!
------ Well, tell me, don't get me wrong! I only
want to know!
Jesus! Jesus! I only want to know!
Oh, tell me. Don't get me wrong! I only want
to know! Ahhh oh! Jesus! I only want to know!
Hey! Jesus! Ahg ! I only want to know! I want
to know!
Oh, Jesus! I only, I want to know now!
Oh, oh, oh, Jesus! Oh, oh, oh, I only want to
know!
Hey! Jesus! I only want to know!
YEAH________!
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Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Yvonne Elliman started her career in 1969 singing at bars
and clubs in London, waiting for the big break. That break came earlier than later when Tim
Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber were searching for a fresh talent to sing the part of Mary
Magdalene in a concept album called “Jesus Christ Superstar:.
From the album, she went on to play the role in Broadway production and put her indelible imprint on
the screen in the 1973 film version of JC Superstar. While Helen Reddy brought “I Don’t Know How
to Love Him” to the top of pop chart, but it is Elliman‘s original version that contains the genuine
emotion of the most recognizable song from JC Superstar.
Under the wings of impresario Robert Stigwood who had the acumen of an entrepreneur and the gift
of discovering talent, Elliman established her credentials by doing backup vocals for Eric Clapton in
the now-classic version of ―I Shot the Sheriff‖. She attained pop star status in 1976 with "Love Me"
(written by Barry and Robin Gibb), and a Barbara Lewis cover, "Hello Stranger”. The major break
came in 1977 with generation-defining album, Saturday Night Fever that contained her number 1
song, “If I Can’t Have You”, and if not for Robert Stigwood insisting that the Bee Gees record it, she
would have recorded “How Deep Is Your Love” written for her by the Barry and Robin Gibb.
The backlash on disco that followed in the 80s affected every artist who had connections to the
commercialised electronic music – from the Van McCoy to Giorgio Moroder, from Donna Summer to
Yvonne Elliman – even the Bee Gees became a despised breed, though no fault of their own.
Knowing the futility of pursuing further hit songs, Elliman disappeared from the pop scene, attending
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instead what was most dear - her family. In a few instances, she took on her role as Mary Magdalene
in productions of Jesus Christ Superstar. Her rebirth came in 2004, when she released the album
Simple Needs that contains songs she had written through the years. On June 12, 2007 the album was
released globally, as she became active once more in music festivals, concerts and benefit
appearances. A treasure of a talent, Yvonne Elliman cannot, simply be hidden. (CORD)
If I Can’t Have You (From the movie, Saturday Night Fever)
Yvonne Elliman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Do14z5ycic
Intro: Cm Dm Gm Dm C Dm Eb
Bb
F
Don't know why
Bbm/F F
I'm surviving every lonely day,
C/F
when it's got to be
Bb/F
no chance for me.
F
My life would end,
Bbm/F F
and it just don't matter how I cry
C/F
my tears of love,
Bb/F
a waste of time.
C/F
If I turn away,
Bb
am I strong enough to see it through?
Gm7 Bb C11
Go crazy is what I will do.
Dm
If I can't have you,
C
I don't want nobody, baby.
Am
If I can't have you.
Dm
Ah Ah.
If I can't have you,
C
I don't want nobody, baby.
Am
If I can't have you.
Dm
Ah ah.
F
Can't let go,
Bbm/F F
and it doesn't matter how I try.
C/F
I gave it all
Bb/F
so easily
C/F
to you, my love,
Bb Gm7
to dreams that never will come true.
Bb Gm7
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Bb C11
Go crazy is what I will do.
Dm
If I can't have you,
C
I don't want nobody, baby.
Am
If I can't have you.
Dm
Ah Ah.
If I can't have you,
C
I don't want nobody, baby.
Am
If I can't have you.
Dm
Ah ah.
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Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary
Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth
pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida
as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist. Later they moved to
Stockbridge, Georgia and more members joined creating the band now known
as Casting Crowns. Some members of the band currently work as ministers for
Eagles Landing First Baptist Church in Stockbridge, Georgia. (Source: Wikipedia)
Who Am I? (Casting Crowns) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7x3VnrqbA
V1:
F C Dm
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
C Bb
Would care to know my name
Bb
Would care to feel my hurt
V2:
F C Dm
Who am I, that the bright and morning stars
C Bb
Would choose to light the way
Bb
For my ever wandering heart
Bb C
Not because of who I am
Dm C
But because of what You've done
Dm C
Not because of what I've done
Bb C
But because of who You are
Chorus:
F C Dm
I am a flower quickly fading
C Bb
Here today and gone tomorrow
C Bb
A wave tossed in the ocean
C F
A vapor in the wind
C Dm
Still You hear me when I'm calling
C Bb
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
C Bb
And you've told me who I am
F
I am Yours
Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) (Casting Crowns) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXp6xcY5IqU
B, E, B,
E B
One day when heaven is filled with His praises
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One day when sin was as black as could be
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin
E C#m
Dwelt among men my example is He
E Abm E
Word became flesh and the light shined among
us His glory revealed
Chorus:
B F#
Living He loved me, Dying he saved
me
Abm E
Buried He carried my sins far away
B F#
Rising He justified freely forever
Abm E B
One day He‘s coming, oh glorious
day, oh glorious day
E B
One day they led him up Calvary‘s mountain
One day they nailed Him to die on a tree
Suffering anguish despised and rejected
E C#m
Bearing our sins my Redeemer is He
E Abm
Hands that healed nations, stretched out on a
tree,
F#
and took the nails for me
Chorus:
E B
One day the grave could conceal him no
longer
One day the stone rolled away from the door
Then he arose over death he had concurred
E C#m
Now has ascended my Lord ever more
E Abm
F#
Death could not hold Him the grave could not
keep Him from rising again (rising again)
Chorus:
B E B F#
Oh glorious da-ay, oh glorious da-ay
E B F#
One day the trumpet will sound for His
coming (for your coming)
One day the skies with his glory will shine
(glories will shine)
Wonderful day my beloved one bringing (my
savior)
E
My savior Jesus is mine
Chorus:
Living he loved me, Dying he saved me
And buried he carried, my sins far away
Rising he justified, freely forever
Abm E B E
One day He‘s coming, oh glorious day, oh
glorious da-ay,
B E B
oh glorious da-ay, oh glorious day
Stained Glass Masquerade (Casting Crowns) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKOrlPuWzo
V1
C
Is there anyone that fails
G
Is there anyone that falls
D Am7
Am I the only one in church today feelin' so
small
V2
C
Cause when I take a look around
G
Everybody seems so strong
D
I know they'll soon discover
Am7
That I don't belong
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Bridge
C G
So I tuck it all away, like everything's okay
D Am7
If I make them all believe it, maybe I'll believe
it too
C G
So with a painted grin, I play the part again
D Am7
So everyone will see me the way that I see
them
Chorus
C
Are we happy plastic people
G
Under shiny plastic steeples
D
With walls around our weakness
Am7
And smiles to hide our pain
C
But if the invitation's open
G
To every heart that has been broken
D
Maybe then we close the curtain
Am7
On our stained glass masquerade
V3
C
Is there anyone who's been there
G
Are there any hands to raise
D
Am I the only one who's traded
Am7
In the altar for a stage
V4
C
The performance is convincing
G
And we know every line by heart
D
Only when no one is watching
Am7
Can we really fall apart
V5
C
But would it set me free
G
If I dared to let you see
D
The truth behind the person
Am7
That you imagine me to be
V6
C
Would your arms be open
G
Or would you walk away
D
Would the love of Jesus
Am7
Be enough to make you stay
Repeat Chorus then intro.
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CORD BEST 5: U2 is one of the durable rock bands on earth. It attracts hordes of fans in its
concerts wherever it takes its music. The band has taken their music to the screen
through one of the Batman films, and in Broadway, with Spiderman: Turn Off the
Dark, the most expensive musical ever.
CORD lists its
choice of the best
U2 songs in this
issue. The CORD
team had a hard
time trimming down
to five the brilliant
anthems from Bono
& Company through
more than three
decades.
We could have
included ―One‖,
―Where the Streets
Have No Name‖,
―Vertigo‖ and
―Pride (In the Name
of Love)‖. But there were 5 others that stood out.
The list would be incomplete without ―New Year‘s Day‖ (# 5). The reflective message
of ―I Still Haven‘t Found What I‘m Looking For‖ (#4) penetrates both heart and mind.
Who cannot burst with life when the chorus part of ―Beautiful Day‖ (#3) blares on the
radio? The feet-stomping ―Sunday Bloody Sunday‖ (#2) can easily raise our fists and
lead us to march in protest.
―With or Without You‖ (#1) shines from the rest, from the slow drawl at the beginning
to the infectious refrain – it is hypnotic. Each individual can have a different take on its
meaning, from romantic to spiritual. It is a song both personal and universal, truly a
gem above the rest of U2‘s music treasures. (CORD)
The CORD Best 5 U2 songs:
1. With or Without You
2. Sunday Bloody Sunday
3. Beautiful Day
4. I Still Haven‘t Found What I‘m Looking For
5. New Year‘s Day
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U2 No 1 With or Without You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQ
Intro: D Asus4 Bm G x2
D Asus4
See the stone set in your eyes
Bm G
See the thorn twist in your side
D Asus4 Bm G
I wait for you
D Asus4
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
Bm G
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
D Asus4 Bm G
And I wait without you
G D Asus4
With or without you
Bm G
With or without you
D Asus4
Through the storm we reach the shore
Bm G
You give it all but I want more
D Asus4 Bm G
And I‘m waiting for you
G D
With or without you
Asus4 Bm G
With or without you
D
I can‘t live
Asus4 Bm G
With or without you
D Asus4 Bm G
D Asus4
And you give yourself away
Bm G
And you give yourself away
D
And you give
Asus4
And you give
Bm G
And you give yourself away
D Asus4
My hands are tied
Bm G
My body bruised, shes got me with
D Asus4
Nothing to win and
Bm G
Nothing left to lose
D Asus4
And you give yourself away
Bm G
And you give yourself away
D
And you give
Asus4
And you give
Bm G
And you give yourself away
D Asus4
With or without you
Bm G
With or without you
D
I can‘t live
Asus4 Bm G
With or without you
D Asus4 Bm G x2
D
With or without you
Asus4 Bm G
With or without you
D
I can‘t live
Asus4 Bm G
With or without you
D
With or without you
Outro: D (For a bit then...)
D Asus4 D Dsus4 xrepeat until fade
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No 2 Sunday Bloody Sunday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4vblG6BV
Bm D G6
I can't believe the news today
Bm D
Oh, I can't close my eyes
G6
And make it go away
D
How long...
Em
How long must we sing this song?
D Em
How long? How long...
Bm D G6
'cause tonight....we can be as one
Bm D G6
Tonight...
Bm D G6
Broken bottles under children's feet
Bm D G6
Bodies strewn across the dead end street
Bm D G6
But I won't heed the battle call
Bm D
It puts my back up
G6
Puts my back up against the wall
Bm D G6
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Bm D G6
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
F Em D
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
F Em D
..uh let's go..
Bm D G6 (x2 veces)
Bm D G6
And the battle's just begun
Bm D G6
There's many lost, but tell me who has won
Bm D G6
The trench is dug within our hearts
Bm D G6
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters
Torn apart
Bm D G6
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Bm D G6
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
D
How long...
Em
How long must we sing this song?
D Em
How long? How long...
Bm D G6
'cause tonight....we can be as one
Bm D G6
Tonight... ....tonight
Bm D G6
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Bm D G6
(tonight)Sunday, Bloody Sunday
..oh yes oh
Bm D G6 (x5 veces)
Bm D G6
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Bm D G6
Wipe your tears away
Bm D G6
Oh, wipe your tears away
Bm D G6
Oh, wipe your tears away
(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Bm D G6
Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes
(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
F Em D F Em D
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody
Sunday)
F Em D F Em D
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody
Sunday)
..uh let's go..
Bm D G6 (x2)
Bm D G6
And it's true we are immune
Bm D G6
When fact is fiction and TV reality
Bm D G6
And today the millions cry
Bm D G6
We eat and drink while tomorrow they die
(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Bm D G6
The real battle just begun
Bm D G6
To claim the victory Jesus won
On...
Bm D G6
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Bm D G6
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
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U2 No 3 Beautiful Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V8nu6e8eFY
A Bm D G D
A Bm D G
The heart is a bl oom,
D A
shoots up throught the stony ground
A Bm D G
But there's no ro om,
D A
no space to rent in this town
A Bm D G
You're out of lu ck
D A
and the reason that you had to care,
A Bm D G
the traffic is stuck
D A
and you're not moving anywhere.
A Bm D G
You thought you'd found a friend
D A
to take you out of this place
A Bm D G
Someone you could lend a hand
D A
in return for grace
A Bm D G
It's a beautiful day
D A
the sky falls and you feel like
D Bm D G
It's a beautiful day \
D A
Don't let it get away
A Bm D G
You're on the road
D A
but you've got no destination
A Bm D G
You're in the mud,
D A
in the maze of her imagin ation
A Bm D G
You love this town
D A
e ven if it d oesn't ring true
A Bm D G D
A
You've been all ove r and it's
been all over you
A Bm D G
It's a beautiful day
D A
Don't let it get away
A Bm D G
It's a beautiful day
D A
Don't let it get away
F#m G D A
Touch me, take me to the other place
F#m G G A
Teach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case
Em
See the world in green and blue
D
See China right in front of you
Em G
See the canyons broken my cloud
D
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
Em G
See the bedouin fires at night
D
See the oil fields at first light
Em G
See the bird with a leaf in her mouth
D
After the flood all the colours came
out
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A Bm D G D
A
It was a beautiful day
A Bm D G
Beautiful day
D A
Don't let it get away
F#m G D A
Touch me, take me to that other place
F#m G D A
Reach me, I know I'm not a hopeless
case
A Bm D G
What you don't have you don't need it now
D A
What you don't know you can feel it someone
A Bm D G
What you don't have you don't need it now
D A
You don't need it now, you don' t need it now
A Bm D G D
A
Was a beautiful day
A Bm D G D
beautiful day
U2 No 4 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking
For http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1XXs7e7ac
C
VERSE 1: i have climbed highest
mountains
i have run through the fields
Fsus2 C
only to be with you, only to be with you
C
I have run, I have crawled
Fsus2
I have scaled these city walls, these city walls
C
only to be with you
CHORUS 1:
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Verse 2:
C
I have kissed honey lips felt the feeling in her
fingertips
Fsus2 C
It burned like fire, this burning desire
C
I have spoken with the tounge off angels
I have held the hand of the devil
Fsus2 C
It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone
CHORUS 2:
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
SOLO: C (6 bars) Fsus2 (2 bars) C
Verse 3:
C
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colours they will
Fsus2
Bleed into one, bleed into one
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C
But yes I'm still running
C
You broke the bonds and you loosed the
chains
Fsus2
Carried the cross of, of my shame, of my
shame
C
You know I believe it
CHORUS 3:
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
G Fsus2 C
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
OUTRO: C (4 bars) Fsus2
(2bars) C (repeat to fade)
U2 No 5
New Year's Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0IRY_eWuIw
Am C Em
All is quite on New Year's Day
Am C Em
A world in white, gets underway
Am C Em
I want to be with you, be with you night and
day
Am C Em Am
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
Em
On New Year's Day
Chorus:
G Am
I will be with you again
G F Am C Em
I will be with you again
Am C Em
Under a blood read sky
Am C Em
A crowd has gathered black and white
Am C Em
Arms entwined, the chosen few
Am C Em G
Newspaper say, says, say it's true, it's true
Am
And we can break through
G F
Though torn in two, we can be one
G Am
I, I will begin again
G F Am C Em Am
I, I will begin again, yeah
Repeat Chorus and fade out
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I Believe
Speech delivered by Bro Andrew Quirke during the Teachers in Sandals Fellowship
Teaching Night on 16 May 2011in Newman Hall, Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland, New Zealand
What do I believe? Have I just grown up as a Catholic and been told these truths or do I truly believe in what I have been told and come to know? It is a question that I have asked myself from time to time
growing up as a Catholic. However I know today that the Catholic Faith is the one true faith the one true church and that it is the Church Jesus our Lord and Saviour instituted and gave Peter the keys to before He
joined his Father in Heaven and where He now sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. I also believe that He did not leave us orphaned for He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us and guide us and the Church itself until the day He comes again.
I will explain to you what I believe, starting off on who I believe in and finishing off by what I believe in. Along the way I will also share with you times in my life where my beliefs were confirmed. I believe there
is one God, existing eternally in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
As Matthew 19:26 says ―I believe that with God, all things are possible.‖ I believe God is Love and that he loves all people. I believe that he reaches out to all of us through the sacraments of the church. Through each sacrament we are given the grace of God and drawn closer to him. Each sacrament is a visible sign of
God‘s unconditional love for us. A visible sign where God comes to us, enters into our life, and brings us closer to him through his grace.
I believe that God is our Heavenly Father this portrays to me that our God has an intimate relationship with as, as our Father and we are his children. I believe that God is the first origin of everything and transcendent authority; and at the same time, he offers us love and care and tenderness as only a Father
could. We see an example of the love our Father offers through our own parents, who show us the same love and kindness.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord. I believe that Christ was the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us. I believe that He came to reveal the Father and to confirm the promises made. I
believe in the Atonement: that He Who knew no sin became sin for us and that by His sacrifice. He not only offered salvation to all mankind, He has reconciled the world unto Himself and has redeemed His people. I also believe that he is our Lord this means to me that I am but a humble servant of Christ and that
he is undisputed master over my life and that he is worthy of all praise and worship. He is also the ―only Son of God‖ which means that Jesus‘ relationship to God is different than ours. Jesus is truly both Man
and God. He is as the Bible informs us: ―Son of Man‖ and ―Son of God‖. I believe in the Holy Spirit the last person of the trinity although the Holy Spirit has always been and will
always be. Once Jesus left this earth the Holy Spirit took over the role of being the witness to the glory of Christ to God and at Pentecost the spirit came down and upon the disciples so that they could be the new witnesses and leaders of the faith.
The final person I believe in is Mary although not part of the trinity she holds an important role as our
heavenly queen and mediatrix of all graces. I believe that Mary is our Heavenly Mother as the Bible tells us in the Gospel of John 19:2627 When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your
mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. It is at that moment that Mary becomes Mother of all disciples of Jesus, including those in our own time who follow Jesus.
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In my life over the last 10 years that has been times where I have needed the comfort and love that only a mother can provide, being in the Army and living overseas. I have not had the luxury of being near my
own Mum but through the love of Mary and her intercession I have been comforted and well looked after. I have to say after having almost left the church at one stage in my life it was Mary through her love that she has shown me that has made me the strong Catholic I am
today.
What do I believe in? I believe in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church It is
through these 4 marks of the Church that I believe that the Catholic Church is indeed the one True Church instituted by our Lord himself. Jesus established only one Church, not a collection
of differing churches (Lutheran, Baptist, Anglican, and so on). The Bible says the Church is the bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:23-
32). Jesus can have but one spouse, and his spouse is the Catholic Church. Being one is not a loose collection of parts, it‘s an organic whole. It has a head, voice, heart, hands and feet. The
head is the Holy Father, who guides the Church with the mind of Christ. The voice is the Magisterium, the teaching authority of the Church. At the heart of the Church are the Sacraments, which
nourish the body of the Church. The hands and feet are each of us, who reach out to the world and take with us the love of God.
By His Grace, Jesus makes the Church holy, just as He is holy. The Church itself is holy because it is the source of holiness and
is the guardian of the special means of grace Jesus established, the sacraments. The term ―catholic‖ means ―universal.‖ The Church is ―catholic‖ because the same full Gospel is preached
everywhere. The Church Jesus founded is apostolic because He appointed the apostles to be the first leaders of the Church, and their successors were to be its future leaders. The apostles were the first bishops, and, since the first century, there has been an unbroken line of
Catholic bishops faithfully handing on what the apostles taught the first Christians in Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
I also believe that the most important parts of our Faith are the Sacraments. They point to what is sacred, significant and important for us. They are special occasions for experiencing God's saving presence and his
love. Important is Baptism, as it is the first step in a lifelong journey of commitment and discipleship. Eucharist, through Christ's Body and Blood, we are nourished spiritually and brought closer to God. Reconciliation as no matter what we have done through it, we find God's unconditional forgiveness. And
lastly the Holy Orders where priests are ordained to lead other Catholics by bringing them the sacraments by proclaiming the Gospel, and by providing other means to holiness. I remember the first time I saw an
ordination. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I witnessed: when a priest prostrates himself in front of the altar of the cross and offers his life completely to Christ.
Although I could keep going, about what I believe, I will finish off with this final thought: Jesus lets us know about an important aspect of our Faith for blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed. I believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, I believe in Mary our Mother and that Christ instituted
the Catholic Church. At the end of the day however there are many things that confuse me, or areas in my life where I don‘t
know what I believe. I leave everything to faith and believe that God will guide me in the right direction. I leave my life in his hands.
Amen.
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Oprah is the Queen of Talk, Madonna the Queen of Pop. Amy Grant is the
Queen of Christian Pop.
What does it take to be elevated to music royalty? It definitely is not by inheritance. It is more to do
with talent, popularity and durability.
Five weeks shy of sweet 16, Grant notched a recording contract, when a producer heard one of her
compositions, “Mountain Man”. In 1977, she released her first album ―Amy Grant” followed in
1979 “My Father’s Eyes”. Several albums later, in 1982, she finally got full attention through the
album “Age to Age” that contained the anthem, “El Shaddai”. The gauge of talent is recognition
by peers and this she had countless, to mention some: six Grammys; 25 GMA Dove
Awards, culminating in Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003; and inducted in the Hollywood walk
of fame in 2005.
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While her songs became staples on Christian radio stations, some of these crossed over the
mainstream. She reached mass appeal with“Baby, Baby” that took no 1 in the Billboard Hot
100 Singles chart. Other pop hits followed: "Every Heartbeat" (#2), "That's What Love Is
For"(#7), "Good For Me" (#8), and "I Will Remember You" (#20).
But the longevity of Grant‘s career is reflected in the non-stop releases of new albums and sold out
concerts and gigs, including the 2010 Christmas tour with husband country music star, Vince Gill.
Also in 2010, she came out with the album Somewhere Down the Road, that produced the hit
single "Better Than a Hallelujah", No. 8 on Billboard's Top Christian Songs chart.
On her latest work, she said, ―(M)y hope is just
for those songs to provide companionship, remind
myself and whoever else is listening what‘s
important. I feel like songs have the ability to
connect us to ourselves and to each other, and to
our faith, to the love of Jesus, in a way that
conversation doesn‘t do. Songs kind of slip in and
move you before you realize it."
Her profound thoughts come from a career
spanning more than 30 years. She recalls how
as a young Christian artist she‘d be asked
about her faith: ―But now it's kind of a given
that a 15-year-old would have a record deal
and sell a quarter of a million records. No
one's expecting her to answer any deep
theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was
asked some deep theological questions from
the git-go.‖
Having accomplished so much, what does she
look forward to? She responds, ―I can look at
the future with anticipation. And it's
comforting to know that someday, as
Christians, we'll be able to look back and have
a little more clarity on why certain things in
life happened.‖ (CORD)
El Shaddai Performed by Amy Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkhS-IKmwm8
Chorus: Dm G El Sh addai, El Sha ddai,
C F El-El yon na Ado nia, Bb E/D
Age to age You're still the same, Am A By the power of the n ame.
Dm G El Sh addai , El Shaddai,
C F Erkam ka na Ado nai, Bb E/D
We will p raise and l ift You high, C El Sh addai.
First verse: Dm G
Throug h your love a nd through the ram, C F
You saved the s on of Abra ham; Bb E/D Throu gh the power of your hand,
Am A Tur ned th e sea into dry land.
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Dm G
To the o utcast on her knees, C F You we re the God who really sees,
Bb And by Your m ight,
E/D C You set Your ch ildren free.
Repeat Chorus Second Verse:
Dm G Through the y ears You've made it clear,
C F
Th at the time of Christ was near, Bb E/D
Thoug h the people couldn't see Am A What Me ssiah ought to be.
Dm G Though Your W ord contained the plan,
C F They just co uld n ot understand Bb E/D
Your most a wesome work was done Am A Throug h the f railty of Your Son.
Repeat Chorus twice
Better than a Hallelujah Performed by Amy Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_pCr_Xrnc&feature=related
G
God loves a lullaby Em In a mothers tears in the dead of night
C C2 D Better than a Hallelujah sometimes. G
God loves the drunkards cry, Em The soldiers plea not to let him die
C C2 D Better than a Hallelujah sometimes.
Em C2 We pour out our miseries
G D God just hears a melody Em C2
Beautiful the mess we are G D A
The honest cries of breaking hearts C2 D G Are better than a Hallelujah.
The woman holding on for life, The dying man giving up the fight
Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes The tears of shame for what's been done, Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
The silence when the words won't come Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes.
We pour out our miseries God just hears a melody
Beautiful the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah C2
Better than a church bell ringing, G C2 D
Better than a choir singing out,singing out. We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody Beautiful the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah Repeat Chorus
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WWee NNeeeedd YYoouu TawagAwit invites you to help in
spreading God’s Word through music and other acts of love.
You can be a: (1) member; (2) supporter or (3) organizer A member is one who can attend to the regular activities of the Ministry. The minimum participation are: attendance during practice sessions of songs, usually once a week or once every two weeks AND singing with the group during the assigned mass usually once a month or once every two months. A supporter is one who can donate services or resources to the Ministry. There are special events that TawagAwit organizes and the events need finances or helping hands. An organizer is one who initiates the formation of a chapter in a parish. The Ministry will provide all the assistance within its means to help in the vital task.
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With over 122 million votes for the finalists the Season 10 American Idol
may be geared towards another decade. The New York Daily News just
declared AI as American TV’s most-watched show. And the rest of the
world watched as well, as Scotty McCreery was crowned as this year’s
winner.This year had a mix of talented young people and gifted musicians
that made the competition more interesting.
While there was much talk about the elimination of
dusky beauty Pia Tuscano, it was clear that the real
frontrunners were metal rocker James Durbin, eclectic
performer Casey Adams and soul brother Jacob Lusk.
But these latter three reached their peak weeks prior to
the finals.
James was at his finest
delivering Muse‘s
―Uprising‖, while
Casey upped the ante
each week with his
multi-instrumental talent and patented growl. Jacob‘s shine
dimmed when he decided to take the high notes of the divas,
and shake his booty.
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After the dust settled, we saw only three vying for the title, Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina
and Scotty McCreery. Haley‘s voice had some resemblance to Bonnie Tyler; but there was
just no certainly on what music genre she could fit. Lauren was the least likely to make it to
the finals, as she was always overshadowed by her co-contestants each week. One blot for her
was when she failed to take the high notes of ―Unchained Melody‖. But she did pretty well
on finals night.
It was Scotty who had the most compelling story this season. No one took him in the group
performances, except for the Guaps, that had Cebuana Monique de los Santos and Fil-Am
Clint Gamboa, the 26-year-old karaoke host with the oversized white designer glasses. That
allowed Scotty to show-off his unique deep baritone voice; but it was his charm and fun
personality that contributed towards his eventual coronation.
We look forward to next season for more music, thrill and fun, hopefully with the three
uncontroversial, repetitive and supportive judges – Steven, J. Lo and Randy. (CORD)
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I Love You This Big (Scotty McCreery)
D Bm G A
D
I know I'm still young
Bm
But, I know how I feel
G
I might not have too much experience
A
But, I know when love is real.
D
By the way my heart starts pounding
Bm
When I look into your eyes
G
I might look a little silly
A
Standing with my arms stretched open wide.
D
I love you this big
Bm
Eyes have never seen... this big
G
No-one's ever dreamed... this big
Em
And I'll spend the rest of my life
A
A7
Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll
try
D
I love you this big
D
I'll love you to the moon and back
Bm
I'll love you all the time
G
Deeper than the ocean
A
And higher than the pines.
D
Cause girl, you do something to me
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Bm
Deep down in my heart
G
I know I look a little crazy
A
Standing with my arms stretched all apart.
D
I love you this big
Bm
Eyes have never seen... this big
G
No-one's ever dreamed... this big
Em
And I'll spend the rest of my life
A
A7
Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll
try
G
I love you this big
Bm
D
So much bigger than I ever dreamed my heart
ever would
G
I love you this big
Bm
Em
And I'd write your name in stars across the sky
A A7
If I could, I would
E
I love you this big
C#m
Oh, eyes have never seen... this big
A
No-one's ever dreamed... this big
F#m
And I'll spend the rest of my life
Kim & El
B B7
Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll
try
E
I love you this big
C#m
Oh, eyes have never seen... this big
A
No-one's ever dreamed... this big
F#m
And I'll spend the rest of my life
B
B7
Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll
try
E
I love you this big
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W it h o u t G o d Y o u r L if e is Like an Empty Page
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Guitar Heaven Tour March 20, 2011, Auckland, New Zealand
By Alvin Soniega
I grew up to see my older friends jamming the “Black Magic Woman”, not fully
understanding the lyrics and the artist whom I only knew as one of those hippies who
graced the Woodstock. The Latin beat and the frenzy of the percussion players always
amazed me. I used to tap the bums of empty plastic containers in my younger days just
to fancy the swagger of a Latin percussionist.
It is probably the Spanish influence of the Filipinos that draws us to this particular music
genre. Anyway, I got my proper congas, bongos, cowbells, guiros, which made me
experience the art of the Latin percussion and followed the great artists who are legends in
this genre, and foremost in my list is the great Carlos Santana.
On March 20, I managed to book a ticket to see the Guitar Heaven Tour of the legendary
Carlos Santana at the Vector Arena. Although I already bought the Guitar Heaven album last
January, it was amazing to be inside the arena and experience the album in 3D. It was the
typical rock concert that I expect – no frills, just crisp clear sound with matching lights. But
the genius of Santana is prominent from start to the encore.
Aside from the pieces from the Guitar Heaven album, his other hits e.g. Smooth, Maria
Maria, Corazon Espinado, and the classic Black Magic Woman were played with the Santana
virtuosity. Incidentally, he introduced a slender, black woman with afro, who did a wild
magical drum solo, as his wife by the name of Cindy Blackman.
A live concert is one of those frills that I indulge, although quite expensive sometimes, but
the experience of being part of the music just wipes out the cost of the gig. You feast on the
sound of the different instruments live, are amazed at the precision of the instrument changes,
bask in the colours of the lights, and just tune in to the beat, and you can forget that you still
have to drive home safe.
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Miss Saigon
June 9, 2011, Civic Theatre, Auckland
Filipinos, like me, are strongly attached to this musical as some of the Philippines‘ finest stage
actors were in the original performance. When one mentions Miss Saigon, the name ―Lea
Salonga‖ comes to mind, who took an Emmy for her performance as Kim, the main character in
an epic love story set at the tail end of the Vietnam War.
But there is more to Miss Saigon than Lea‘s Kim, there are a lot of characters in the musical who
suffered through the brutality of war: the bar girls selling their flesh and dignity; the American
GIs confused in waging a war for Uncle Sam, the Vietcong lover of Kim whose undying affection
brought him to his death and the Engineer pimp with his American Dream.
The Auckland production was not
as grand as those in New York and
London (my wife Debbie saw one
production in New York), but it
did justice to the spectacle that it
was meant to deliver. Amateur
actress Christiana Zhu showed
promise, acting and emoting at the
right moments, though her
articulation proved to be a minus,
as she often ate some of the words.
But yes, she does have a beautiful
singing voice. All the rest of the
actors engaged the audience
through the naughty parts, the
romance, the conflicts and the
tragedy. But it was actor John
Hellyer (playing the role of the
Engineer) who stole the show with
his versatile voice, his flawless delivery and strong stage presence. Bravo!
Since 1989, Miss Saigon is among the longest
running Broadway musicals and has won 30
major awards. It has been seen by over 31 million
people nearly 20 countries. The Auckland
production ascertained that the pivotal sets of the
musical transitioned smoothly from one part to
the next. The movement of props that led towards
the helicopter scene was genius; yet it didn‘t
distract the flow of the story as the well-
orchestrated music reached its crescendo.
Kudos to the North Shore Music Theatre
Company for an outstanding effort! I guess the
next step for this Broadway musical is the
movies. That I can‘t wait to see. (CORD)
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MUSIC + Current. Five songs will be played
during World Youth Day Madrid 2011. The competition "Tuned into Madrid" received 138 entries. The public voted for their favorite songs
and now a selection jury will choose the five winners from among 25 finalists. The winners will receive free registration for WYD and an
invitation to the vigil's guest area on August 20th. In addition, the winning song will be heard during the meeting's main events. The competition's
official website has the most popular songs. In the lead, is the Colombian group 'Lado A,' with the
song "No estás solo,‖ which translates to ―You're not alone." It got 133,902 votes. Coming in close second is the group, La Orden y Mandato of San
Miguel Arcangel in Spain. Their song "Follow him," or ―Síguele‖ is played by a charismatic nun who attracted 123,637 votes. In third place is the group ―Juan Pablo II‖ of Cuenca, Spain. Their song called "Strong in Faith" which is sung in several languages received 64,029 votes. The fourth song is ―Lléname
Señor‖ or "Fill me Lord.‖ It has a relaxing melody that's well suited for meditation. This song is also from the Colombian group ―Lado A.‖ It has
51, 422 votes. British singer Cherrie Anderson is not too far off. Her song "Faith in You" has 50,286 votes. It has a modern pop like rhythm that could make its mark in this year's World Youth Day…Guitars for
Guatemala is a project coordinated by Franciscan & Friends Music Mission, based in Calgary Alberta Canada sends a team of guitar teachers from North America volunteer annually to teach students in Guatemala
the fundamentals of guitar playing. Classes run one week and are organized by local churches & schools and the delegates of Franciscan & Friends. This year‘s program is
scheduled for Nov.24-Dec. 12 Fundraising efforts provide each student with their own guitar and a DVD video for on-going study. .. The City Harmonic‘s hit radio single ―Manifesto,‖ from the band‘s critically acclaimed Introducing The City Harmonic EP, continues to win fans at radio, retail and video outlets as the
band powerfully delivers the hit single on main stages across the U.S. Inspiring and unifying thousands of festival goers to loudly respond to the pulse and message of the music, The City Harmonic is the only new artist featured in the top 10 (at No. 9) of Billboard's Top Current Digital Singles Chart for Christian music.
Having served as the theme music for a National Day of Prayer promotional campaign, been heard at Major League Baseball stadiums, and spending months on the Billboard National Audience chart
―Manifesto‖ has become a breakout hit for The City Harmonic. Over 60,000
digital copies of the song have been sold so far, and more than 686,000 people have viewed the ―Manifesto‖ video at
www.youtube.com/thecityharmonic… Mark Hall, frontman of the award-winning mega group Casting Crowns, will publish The
Well: Why Are So Many Still Thirsty? with Zondervan. The newest book from the platinum selling lead singer will hit retailers
this September. In addition to his music, Hall has been the student minister at Eagle‘s Landing Baptist Church
outside of Atlanta for the past 18 years. With co-writer and fellow pastor Tim Luke (author of books such as Your Own Jesus), Hall uses the powerful story of the Woman at the Well and her encounter with
Jesus to help readers understand why life often seems so unsatisfying. What many believers consider wells that sustain them—like success, talent, control, and favor—are really just holes that keep them from
relying upon Jesus and the abundant, refreshing life He offers.
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By Rey Parado
Food & Music FEAST
May 15, 2011, St Mary‘s Northcote, Auckland
Clockwise: TaYo: TawagAwit Youth, Ann de Guzman, TawagAwit-Good Shepherd Balmoral (East
Auckland), Junz, Mash O‘ Rhythm with Jam Parado (center)
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The Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred Lord Tennyson
1.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
2.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
4.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
5.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
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LOOKING FOR YOU LORD (TawagAwit)
We live in a material world
Where greed and selfishness reign
It’s not meant to be
For God calls on us
To love, to serve, to share
We’re looking for you Lord
Where are you now
You came down for us
And You’re still here
You remain with us
Come let us spread the Word
Let’s be humble and caring
Lead others the way
Follow His commands
Let’s be His true disciple
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By Miguel Maria Macairan
Lord, take away my blindness,
Heal my vision so i may see
With your guiding light
***
Heaven is just a door away
Lift up your hearts and don't go astray
God is love all the way
***
How I long to sing you a song
About love to express the happiness
Deep in my heart
***
Running on empty
As I manoeuvre my destiny
Grateful for the bounty
***
From the shadow of Lent
To the glory of Easter
Salvation is at hand
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There is an angel From within each one of us Believe, it’s real.
-The M Batulan Haiku Collection
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St. Patrick
Feast day: March 17
Patron of Ireland
b. 387 d.461
St. Patrick was born at Kilpatrick, near
Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387;
His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa,
who were Romans living in Britain in charge
of the colonies.
As a boy of fourteen, he was captured during
a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a
slave to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at this
time was a land of Druids and pagans. He
learned the language and practices of the
people who held him.
During his captivity, he turned to God in
prayer. He wrote:
"The love of God and his fear grew in me
more and more, as did the faith, and my soul
was rosed, so that, in a single day, I have
said as many as a hundred prayers and in
the night, nearly the same." "I prayed in the
woods and on the mountain, even before
dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or
rain."
Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty,
when he escaped after having a dream from
God in which he was told to leave Ireland by
going to the coast. There he found some
sailors who took him back to Britain, where
he reunited with his family.
He had another dream in which the people of
Ireland were calling out to him "We beg
you, holy youth, to come and walk among us
once more."
He began his studies for the priesthood. He
was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop
of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for
years.
Later, Patrick was ordained a bishop, and
was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. He
arrived in Ireland March 25, 433, at Slane.
Patrick began preaching the Gospel
throughout Ireland, converting many. He and
his disciples preached and converted
thousands and began building churches all
over the country. Kings, their families, and
entire kingdoms converted to Christianity
when hearing Patrick's message.
Patrick preached and converted all of Ireland
for 40 years. He worked many miracles and
wrote of his love for God in Confessions. He
used the shamrock to explain the Trinity,
and has been associated with him and the
Irish since that time.
After years of living in poverty, traveling
and enduring much suffering he died at Saul,
Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 461.
(Taken from http://stpatty.info)
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Green Pasture (Published on April 11, 2011)
I was deeply troubled. You see, I learned that four of my friends, who have strong faith in
God and commitment to their respective ministries, lost their jobs. These individuals have
great people skills, possess good leadership qualities and are professionally competent, yet
their companies let go of them at the tail-end of the economic downturn.
But what was amazing was how they coped up with their unemployment status. Two of
those, who are a couple, took their misfortune in stride, and channelled their talents to happily
serve in their parish. The other one remained positive in life, keeping a happy disposition at
home and with friends. The fourth attended to brethren in the ministry he heads, confident
that God will take care of him and his family.
Joblessness and adversity can lead to personal crisis
and depression. But there are those who weather
through the storm.
They know that there is a God who directs the
universe. “And there arose a great storm of wind,
and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship,
asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say
unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and
there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why
are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?”
(Mark 4:28-40)
They recognize that there is a God who knows each
individual to whom He breathes life. “But even the
very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not
therefore: ye are of more value than many
sparrows.” (Luke 12:7)
I prayed for my friends. I found peace within me,
confident that they have taken refuge in God who
leads them to green pasture. “I am the door: by me
if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go
in and out, and find pasture.” (John 10:9)
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The Greedy Frog* There once lived a greedy frog in a pond in
Lasang. He thought only of himself that he
ate most of the food in the pond leaving
others only with crumbs.
Since there was little food left in the pond, he went to the nearby lagoon where food was
abundant. The creatures of the lagoon welcomed frog to their territory, not knowing that he was
greedy. In no time, frog did what he used to do in the pond. He thought only of himself that he ate
most of the food in the lagoon leaving the others only with crumbs.
But still he was hungry. He looked up and noticed the mountain above. Frog announced to the
other creatures in the lagoon that he would go to the peak of the mountain. He would be the first
frog to do so and that would make him the greatest frog in Lasang. Being the only frog to go up
the mountain, he knew that there would be plenty of food for him to eat as he travelled. And so
up he went.
It was a long journey. But frog did not mind, for he was too busy eating new kinds of food that he
had never seen in the pond or in the lagoon. Yet, he found the trek exhausting. He failed to realize
that his body had ballooned and that he was carrying such a heavy weight. Still, he continued to
travel slowly, wanting to prove that he was the greatest frog in Lasang.
Many days, many nights, frog ate and hopped towards the peak of the mountain. And finally, he
was there. He looked down below and he could see the pond, the lagoon and the trail that he took.
In his loudest croak, he shouted, ―I am the greatest frog of all!‖ Nobody in the pond or in the
lagoon heard him. Yet his loud croak startled many creatures near the mountain.
One of the creatures noticed frog. The creature flew above the mountain peak. Frog looked up
and saw the creature moving high above him. It looked like one of the many strange insects that
he had devoured during his journey. Frog, greedy as he was, prepared his tongue to catch the
prey. The prey moved closer and closer. And frog noticed that the prey was growing bigger and
bigger. To his surprise, Frog realized that the prey was a huge eagle looking for food. Frog leaped
forward to hide, but then his thin legs
could not carry his huge body. Eagle
swooped down and caught the greedy
frog with his sharp and strong claws.
That day, eagle ate the biggest frog in
Lasang.
*taken from the book, “The Rooster whose
Crow was a Bleat and Other Short Stories” by
Mel B Libre
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No Parking
A priest parked his car in a no-parking zone in Auckland because he was short of time and could not
find a space with a meter.
Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't
park here, I'll miss my doctor‘s appointment. FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES."
When he returned, he found a citation from a parking warden along with the note: "I've circled this
block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job. AMEN.‖
***
Out Fishing
The priest was concerned: ―I didn't see you in church last Sunday, Mr O‘neal. I hear you were out
playing basketball instead.‖
―'That's not true, Father,‖ responded the Shaq, ―And I've got the fish to prove it.‖
***
Teacher’s Talk
Teacher: Peter, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
Peter: You told me to do it without using tables.
Teacher: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
Simon: No sir, I don't have to. My Mom is a good cook.
***
Misbehaviour
John had finished his summer vacation and gone back to primary school. Two days later his teacher
phoned his mother to tell her that he was misbehaving.
"Wait a minute," she said. "I had Johnny with me for three months and I never called you once when
he misbehaved."
KKIIMM && EELL
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Jam Parado, award winning choreographer based in Auckland, New Zealand
Q: You’ve developed a new concept in dance instruction?
A: Yes, it‘s called ―Mash O‘ Rhythm‖.
Q: Can you tell us what it is?
A: It is about mixing of different dance styles between groups of dancers. One group is
assigned one dance style, while another ―challenges‖ the first group on the dance floor.
Oftentimes, it is only through competition that the best performances shine.
Q: Have you done an actual Mash O’ Rhythm?
A: Actually, we did one recently. A group of families who meet periodically in a gathering
called ―Kita Kits‖ asked me to put it together, so I assigned each one dance with music I
provided – and boy was I surprised how they competed with tenacity and teamwork. One
team did ‗Thriller‖complete with masks and costumes, while another assembled an authentic
hip hop group. It was just amazing, how these families took time to get their acts together.
Q: So it is about groups competing against each other?
A: That is just the first part. The second portion allows at least three of the finest dancers
from each group to have a dance-off, with just less than a minute to showcase their best
moves. What a blast!
Q: Did you give inputs to them? A: Ideally, it is best that I teach them the basic steps, and from then on, they can develop their
own styles and show off their originality. However for this first Mash O‘ Rhythm, I was
confident that each of the groups knew the basic steps for their assigned dances.
Q: What makes Mash O’ Rhythm different from others?
A: Mash O‘ Rhythm is a new approach to make dancing not just for physical fitness, but also
social interaction and developing originality. But most importantly, I have made sure that the
competition will conclude in harmony, as it‘ll always end up with a Dance-of-Unity where all
the competitors dance to one beat, one music.
Q: Is this the next big thing, after Zumba?
A: Zumba is a world phenomenon. I‘m just starting, but who knows? I believe this approach
will not just get individuals together in the dance floor, it‘ll bring the whole family, and
that‘s more fun!
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It follows the NOTES songwriting process conceptualised by Bro Mel B Libre, songwriter-performer & Lead Servant of TawagAwit, with participants, with or without music background, making original materials inspired by Biblical passages and performing these at the end of the session. Most of the outputs in the Songwriting Wor(k)ship have been sang during masses in parishes where the composers are members of the choir or music group. Be part of this wonderful experience – and sing a new song to the Lord!
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