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25 October 2009 - 4:56pm
Someone pointed out Worship Central to me so i thought I would pop up a song I wrote a couple of years ago for a Christmas production. Not a congregational worship song but worked well as an item. The recording was pretty basic so please overlook the lack of production! Would like some feedback
Thanks,
Nicholas Tuohy
O Come Immanuel
© 2007 Nicholas Tuohy
Verse 1
Just a little baby, so tender and mild
But the hopes of this world, rest on this child
The darkness flees, for the light has come
God has sent, His only Son
Pre Chorus
Those walking in darkness have seen a great Light
For the Hope of all Ages, has been born tonight
Chorus
O come O come Immanuel, God with us to stay
O come O come Immanuel, and bring us peace we pray
Verse 2
There's too much suffering, there's too much pain
For we keep on making, the same mistakes
Lift your eyes to His star above
Let your heart be filled with love (to pre chorus)
Bridge
We pray for the children the sad and the broken
For those who are searching for the way
So let the cries of the hopeless
Find hope now in Jesus
As we look to the dawn of a new day, we pray (to chorus)
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Thanks Ian, I can't play any songs- have reinstalled Flash 3 times- any ideas?
Hi Nicholas,
There is a separate thread on the flash issue - I have a Mac so I don't have any trouble with it! I really like your chorus - simple and memorable. I also like the fact that it is a real outreach song. The modulations in the bridge are cool! I am assuming it is a performance number rather than being congregational, although a congregation could easily join in at the chorus. If you want it to be congregational I think that you need to regulate the syllable count in the verses.
God bless,
Ian
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