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YOU'VE GOT THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD

7/27/2013

(Listen to the song; #9 on CHRISTIAN FOLKS)

They say that beauty is only skin deep. But there is a beauty beyond this possessed by someone who truly loves the Lord and is sold out for Him. Such is the love of my life; my wife Connie. Before I knew her I observed how she was such a humble servant; always volunteering at the church and giving of herself. As I got to know her better I could see the fine sculpting the Lord was doing in her life. So I've been working on this song for quite some time now and finally have the lyrics down and chord progressions worked out. Now it's time for the arrangement to evolve as I begin to put the recording together. Wish me luck; I mean... blessings in this endeavor. Here are the lyrics:

YOU'VE GOT THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD
Words and music by Reggie Michaud © 2013

I've seen the beauty that’s only skin deep
Coming from the love of the world
Pleasant to look at but never to keep
Gleaming like cheap plastic pearls

But you've got the beauty of the Lord, living in you
You've got the beauty of the Lord, shining through you
You've got the beauty of the Lord, brighter and brighter
Shining a light on the world

First time I saw you your beauty caught my eye
Turning my head to take in more
I chose to watch you; admiring from afar
Till one day when God opened the door
He told me…

You've got the beauty of the Lord, speaking softly
You've got the beauty of the Lord, shining brightly
You've got the beauty of the Lord, brighter and brighter
Shining a light on the world

What a precious day you became mine
And we plugged our lives up into the vine
Sharing all our love for the world to see
Living life as one making His story

Now we've got the beauty of the Lord, living in us
We've got the beauty of the Lord, shining through us
We've got the beauty of the Lord, brighter and brighter
Shining a light on the world

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JOSIAH

7/7/2013

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(Listen to the song; #6 on CHRISTIAN FOLKS)

2nd Kings Chapter 22 is the account of one of the Kings of Israel in biblical times. It was in the days when Isaiah was the prophet in Israel. Josiah's father was one who did evil in the sight of the Lord, and Josiah's son who succeeded to the throne also did evil. So as one who was a man after God's own heart, he seemed very out of place in his lineage. Another intriguing thing about the reign of Josiah is that he took the throne when he was only eight years old!

So as I read this one day back in 1987, I felt that this was a very significant story of repentance and renewal that no only had significance for me personally, but also to the USA as a nation. This is an account of a dramatic revival centering on one young boy. And as we pray for revival in this nation, his story is encouraging and also tragic. And what better time than now to release a song about this account and make a statement about the direction Christians fear this country is heading and to encourage Christians everywhere to pray for revival.

At this point, I am almost done with the recording, but I want to add an instrumental part. Not sure what that's going to be since I sprained my wrist and am having trouble playing the guitar. But stay tuned and the song will be posted before you know it! Here are the lyrics:

JOSIAH
Words and music by Reggie Michaud © 1987
Ref: 2 Kings 22

He was born of a man, who did evil in the sight of The Lord
In the days when Isaiah was the prophet who was speaking out God’s Word
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,
And he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
And he followed in the footsteps of David his grandfather from of old.

Ooooh Josiah- how did you turn?
Ooooh Josiah- what did you learn?
Was it truth that warned you idols must be burned
And The Lord will keep you on the path; for this you have been born

Just a lad of eight years old was Josiah when he took his father’s throne
He possessed a heart of gold but in goodness in those days he was alone
And he fixed the house of God found the Word that had been lost
When he read the words within, he could see what it would cost
For to turn them all from sin and to serve the One who they were called to serve

Ooooh Josiah- now what can you say?
Ooooh Josiah- can God’s wrath be turned away?
Can you till the hearts of stone and make them pray?
And the light will slowly brighten like the rising of the sun in the new day.

Ooooh America- when will you turn?
Ooooh America- there’s a chance before you burn?
Just abandon all the greed and change your ways.
Before your enemies take you over and you give it all away.

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