Songs that Inspire and Encourage us........
 

Music has always been a major source of inspiration and encouragement in my life so here is a thread where we can all share songs that have made an impact on us spiritually..........

I heard "Will Not be Moved" by Natalie Grant on the radio today and was left with a WOW!!!! :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WpFid43xW8

"Anyway" by Martina McBride has also been a real encouragement to me lately when that 'what's the use?!' feeling gets me:o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLtyzRgmyI

What a great idea, Cheri!!!!

This one absolutely knocked me on my butt the first time I heard it, and it still keeps me on my knees. You can hear it free at: http://play.rhapsody.com/album/myutm...layBounce=true

Thanks Chemar! Thanks Cin! I really enjoyed and needed those. I'm in such a good mood today. They told us in church that according to the Almanac, that today is HAPPY DAY!

:) :) :) :)

thanks for this thread everyone :) and thank you Cheri for starting it :hug:

Does it have to be a song that's by a current day artist? If not then I'll choose 2 of my all time favorites.........

Take My Hand Precious Lord

It is No Secret what God can Do





God Bless,

Marilyn

Here you go Corkybird...


Mahalia Jackson - Precious Lord Take My Hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSHvUvlzznc


I can't find a good version of the other song...

Depends on which version you like. What do you say, Corky, is it one of these?


IT IS NO SECRET (WHAT GOD CAN DO)
(Stuart Hamblen)

Stuart Hamblen - 1952
Eddy Arnold - 1955
Elvis Presley - 1957
Pat Boone - 1957
Jim Reeves - 1958
Jo Stafford & Gordon McCrae - 1962
Kate Smith - 1965
Cliff Richard - 1967
Jimmy Dean - 1968
Ferlin Husky - 1968

Here is Stuart Hamblen's (composer) version:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IwGtnb3QIIg

Also recorded by:
The Alexander Brothers
Bass Mountain Boys
Dierks Bentley
The Blackwood Brothers
Roy Clark
Lonnie Donegan
Cahal Dunne
Sister Elizabeth Eustis
Rev. Clay Evans
The Four Pennies
Jane Froman
J. Burton Fuller
Bill Gaither
Owen Gray
Rev. Billy Graham
Andy Griffith
Guy & Ralna
Engelbert Humperdinck
The Ink Spots
Rev. Fleetwood E. Irving
Mahalia Jackson
Vern Jackson
Joni James
George Jones
Larry Kendrick
Cristy Lane
The Lee Boys
The Light Crust Doughboys
Josef Locke
Anne Murray
Jim Nabors
Willie Nelson
Tom Netherton
Daniel O'Donnell
Orion
Tommy Overstreet
Roy Rogers
Harry Secombe
Jean Shepard
Margo Smith
Hank Snow
Sons Of The San Joaquin
Wynn Stewart
B.J. Thomas
Ernest Tubb
Slim Whitman
Chubby Wise
Mac Wiseman
Tammy Wynette
............. and many others.



The chimes of time ring out the news
Another day is through
Someone slipped and fell
Was that someone you?

You may have longed for added strength
Your courage to renew
Do not be disheartened
For I have news for you

It is no secret what God can do
What He's done for others, He'll do for you
With arms wide open, He'll pardon you
It is no secret what God can do

There is no night for in His light
You never walk alone
Always feel at home
Wherever you may go

There is no power can conquer you
While God is on your side
Take Him at His promise
Don't run away and hide

It is no secret what God can do
What He's done for others, He'll do for you
With arms wide open, He'll pardon you
It is no secret what God can do


TRIVIA:
The title for this song is thought to have been taken from a chance
remark that actor John Wayne once made to Staurt Hamblen. The writer
then proceeded to complete the song in under ten minutes.

I am also a huge fan of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and my favorite of theirs is How Great Thou Art, it rocks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcjDoMJBbu4

Brooks & Dunn -- Believe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLA06UmFg0s


Celine Dion and Josh Grobin -- The Prayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK9nt1NF7Nw


These are a couple that touch my heart....
Abbie

I love this thread! You are all so good at finding things...I've been looking for "Then my living shall/will not be in vain".....to no avail. Help???

:Scratch-Head: hmmmmmmmmm
need more clues ms Alffe........do u know who it's by and can you give a few more of the lyrics to aid in the search...........is it the gospel song by the Clark Sisiters "Is my Living in Vain?"




thanks for all the other additions everyone :):grouphug:


here's another one that I love
"The Pieces Fit" by Considering Lily
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pFNFhb_qXw

"If I can help somebody along the way
If I can ????????
If I can ????
than my living shalll not be in vain.

It's an old gospel song Cheri....:hug:

While I have a large collection of all genres of music, the song that both gives me goose-bumps and lifts me up everytime I hear it is:

Wonderful, Merciful Saviour--Selah

The arrangement is so powerful, I can just feel it lifting my spirits. Great thread, Thanks!!

Here you go Bluenurse...


Selah--Wonderful Merciful Savior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQzrqmcwg8o

Here ya' go, Alffe, it's Mahalia again (she's toooo coooool). ><>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPnn6UeBKt8

I dig the groove so Jennifer Holliday's version is also most rightous:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84x2_...eature=related

If I can help somebody
As I travel along
If I can help somebody
With a word or song
If I can help somebody
From doing wrong
My living shall not be in vain.

My living shall not be in vain
My living shall not be in vain
If I can help somebody
While I'm singing this song
My living shall not be in vain.

If I Can Help Somebody ~~ Sung by Glen Payne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73xatTlWmDw


oops... looks like ms AMN found it too... this version was my fave...

I am love love loving this thread! Okay, true confessions: After seeing him live for the first time at the 1994 Gaither Praise Gathering in Indy, my friend, Sharon and I have been major Michael English groupies.:o We have even made long roadtrips to see him, we've met him a bunch of times and well, we happen to think he is one of God's finest works of art.;)

"In Christ Alone" is his signature song and I absolutely love it! This isn't the best recording, but, it will give a sense of his energy for God.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k8vADchMmM

thank you!!! Cindy I am a huge Gathier fan...have all their cd's and would love to see them in person. If you ever hear of them being anywhere in Indiana, please let me know.

And Abbie...thank you also!

another of my favorites...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8GZH...eature=related

and this one....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIcgqemzVWM

Oh, Alffe! They put on the Praise Gathering every Oct. right in Indy! It's HUGE and they bring in just a ton of great musicians & speakers. The year we went, Amy Grant "popped in" and did a short concert, Sandi Patti came by for a bit, Adolph Coors IV gave a heart-wrenching talk about the kidnap and murder of his dad, Steven Curtis Chapman was a new guy, and on and on. The tickets are hard to come by because once you "own" a seat, you never give it up. Some friends couldn't stay the whole time (4-day weekend) and generously gave my friend and me their tickets. It's an amazing time and talk about swinging on a cloud! Definitely try to go!

Mark Lowry is such a cut-up, we couldn't believe it when he and Michael English did a duet of his Mary Did You Know, we had no idea that he could sing, we thought he was just the comic relief!

and to think that I never knew this!! :confused: Thank you Cindy and Abbie thank you for pming me the schedule. Hoping for the Dec concert!

I could post here every day until the end of time, I think, and never name the same song twice...whether I'm deep in the pit and God uses music to lift me out, or I'm on top of the mountain and just want to sing praises.

There is a room in our house where my music lives. My piano is there, Mom's old pump organ, the keyboard, the CD player, the record player (shut up, whippersnappers), all my Gaither videos, a guitar, a handful of harmonicas, even a couple of clarinets.

Sometimes I'll say to Bob, "I need music now", and I'll disappear for a while. Sometimes I scream along, and sometimes I just sit and let the music and the lyrics flow over me.

Today my favorite is "I Bowed on My Knees and Cried 'Holy'", the Michael English version. Tomorrow I'll have a new favorite. I couldn't pick just one to save my life.

Better get started, B2, eternity will be here sooner than you think and these here is mustard seeds.:cool:

And you get double bonus points from me for naming the King of Babes!

I agree that music can seem magical. At times is seems to reach into your soul, and express things that words alone could never express. I recently bought the CD "I Can Only Imagine," and I love it. But right now the sound card in my computer is messed up, and I need to get it fixed. There aren't very many radio stations in my area which fit my musical tastes.

So inspiring and cozy the blanket of musical comfort you have started Cheri . YOUR TOPS :hug: luv ya ,....you wise one.;)

I got serious satlite radio for my d.h. last fathers day from me and the girls .there is a station 35 the chill station I listen to it all the time.It plays relaxing music 24-7 and as they say " only the cool minds prevail" they have a zillion other stations from rock to country to soul ,50s praise, spirit,even an all elvis station ... tooo many to choose and I love it couldnt live happy without my tunes.
LOVING THESE SONGS YOU ARE ALL SUGGESTING!THANKS!!!!!!!!BMW NEEDS EM
:)
Many blessings to everyone :grouphug:
PEACE
BMW

Hoping you will be able to get that sound card working and be blessed to listen to a whole lot more music on your 'puter Idealist :)

I keep the music on www.zradio.com minimized when working here and on in my car (FM 88.3 in Orlando area)



here is "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV9jiqS-74g

LOVE this one!

The Only Thing I Need, 4Him:

http://www.imeem.com/cmeflow/music/K..._thing_i_need/

It would be a mortal sin to neglect Denver & The Mile High Orchestra's "Unwind":
http://www.myspace.com/denvermho

Of course, we need at least one from Carman, this one will send you flying! It's "Faith Enough":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QTk6m-vAYc

Somebody stop me!:o:D:cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKYoqNQs9TI

This is the one, B2! If Michael English goes near it, it's fantabulomajesticiulous!

Wow! That brought me to tears! Why am I not familiar with Michael English? Hmmmmmmm.

Beg for forgiveness, Alffe! He is among the best of Creation! (Honestly, I don't have a ridiculous crush on him.):o

Gee, I can't imagin why? :D

I just heard this song.... first time...

I have the biggest lump in my throat....

it's me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhOJW4Uwy3c

Whoah, definitely a God-smack for me.

Talk to us, "it's you"?

Ya...
pretty much a very good description of my life....


:(

You mean you feel like "her"?

ya... I feel lke her...
this video reminds me of my life...

please know that i'm ok... this video and song was like my life lept out of my head/heart/soul... right onto the screen.

I have found myself standing outside of church afraid to go in....being looked at by others like I am less than...


I shared the video/song with because I know i'm not the only one... and I believe we all need a reminder that there are others like me that feel this way... I know I can try harder to love and accept people for who they are.


**I'm sorry that I seem to have diverted this thread to a different direction... I'll try to get it back on track...

Abby, no need to apologize, if we weren't moved by what God is doing with this thread, no one would be coming back to it over and over and over again. He reached you with that song and me too, I'm going to pray for you to find a church where you'll feel at home and One with The One and the whole Family! ><>

I'll bet you I won't be the only one praying, too!:grouphug:

Wish I weren't on dial-up...so I could know what some of those songs were...

Abbie I have never gone to church ! I must do some talking to you . but not on this thread of music. but I will share with you ..I promise and you know us libras and our promises ;) maybe later in S.O.S. or in here under a new thread. I love that song tho. :)