Let it shine

People often ask me
Why do I sing
And I tell them
The same old thing
'Cause I know where I'm going
And where God brought me from
I sing because of Jesus
God's Holy Son

God has given me
Such a gift of song
Told me to sing
I'm singing from now on
I'm singing for my friends
And in the face of my enemies
Gotta let my little light shine
For the whole world to see

Let it shine for the world to see
Give God the glory
Shine
You gotta let it shine
(I gotta tell everybody everywhere)
Let it shine for the world to see
(Oh yes I will)
Give God the glory
Shine
You gotta let it shine

People often ask me
Girl, why do you sing
I look at them and I tell them
The same old simple thing
'Cause I know where God brought me
Where God brought me from
And one day soon
The Savior is gonna come
Oh yes He will
Don't let this moment
Pass you by
You gotta tell the world
That Jesus is alive
And please don't let it, don't let it no
Don't let it slip away
You gotta tell everybody everywhere
That Jesus lives today
He lives today!

Let it shine for the world to see
(Let it shine for the world to see)
Give God the glory
(You've got to give Him the glory)
Shine
You gotta let it shine
(You gotta let it, you gotta let it, you gotta let it)
Let it shine for the world to see
(I give Him the glory, give Him the honor, give Him the praise)
Shine
(Tell everybody how He's been so good)
You gotta let it shine
(How He's been so kind, oh come on and..)
Let it shine for the world to see
(Shine shine shine)
Give God the glory
(Give Him the glory)
Shine
(Give Him the glory, give Him the honor)
You gotta let it shine
(Honor, give Him the praise)
Let it shine for the world to see
(Shine shine shine)
Give God the glory
Shine
(Shine, shine, shine)
You gotta let it shine
Let it shine for the world to see
(Tell your boss, tell your family)
Give God the glory
(Tell your wife, tell your husband)
Shine
(Tell everybody everywhere)
You gotta let it shine
(Oh yeah)
Let it shine for the world to see
(I'll tell it everywhere I go)
Give God the glory
(I'll tell everybody)
Shine
...
I promise you I will let it shine..



Two years ago I fell in love with this song.
I couldn't find anything to download here for you to hear it.
I couldn't even find the lyrics, so I typed them while I listened.
But, just reading or writing it is not the same for me.
I fell in love with the whole song, music and words.
I am not doing it any justice, by writing it here, but I felt the need to do so tonight.
At least the words.

Just for myself.

Let it shine.

n

PS~ The song is by Tara Darnell.

Sculpture Scripture

A copy of this sculpture (or maybe even this very sculpture), by the artist Botero, was donated to the city of Florence, Italy, and placed by the city airport.
I've driven by it often over the years.

And every time it makes me think of this Bible verse:

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Mt. 6:25-26

The Father sure fed this one!

:-)