DOOM AND GLOOM - Jesus Loves Me, by DianaDee Osborne

DOOM  AND  GLOOM  (Jesus Loves me)

Yes -- I   DID  deliberately pick this title for Halloween!
ALBUM:      Amazing LORD 'n'  LIFE
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:  THE  MUSIC:
        I had been working with Johnny Kyle at J&T Studio as my Initial-Recordings studio for only a a year and we hadn't yet done so many “weird” songs like “Yellow Brick Road” and “Who Taught Butterflies”   when I brought this project in.  Laughter still bursts out to remember his reaction to the conjunction of these two song titles... but, hey, GOD has a sense of humor and the ridiculous pair of songs shows like a
parable, the ridiculous pairing of our complaints and fears with the fact that Jesus Loves Me.  MUSIC story:  This song begin a year before its final recording ----  as a simple piano challenge to myself.. 
       I had played “Jesus Loves Me” like the usual church hymn.  Then I decided to 'bring it up a notch'  with a ragtime beat.  Then I decided to write a song with three versions of the old hymn within the same song:  Regular,  Ragtime,  and Hip Hop.  But my efforts at hip hop were, shall we say?,  “ho hum....”  So I set aside the song in my Drafts file.... but did not forget it.  I really don't remember how I suddenly came up with the idea of using mysterious background music instead of hip hop... it just seemed like  IRONIC FUN  to show how often we fervently say “Jesus loves me”  and then start worrying about all the doom and gloom we hear,  especially on the news about earthquakes and crazy weather and complete countries going into a financial meltdown.  (Come to think of it, maybe it was the local earthquake that inspired....)
      The cool thing to me:  Somehow when I started plugging in drum loops to see what would sound interesting with the gloomy mysterious music, I ended up with sorta hip hop beats after all.  The “some  how”   is,   obvious to me and to so many Christ-followers,   “God  How.”
With my deep thanks to Him.  And, I confess, much laughter.  My recording producers just slowly shake their heads and laugh when I bring in songs like this ready to produce! 
Dedicated to our Loving Jesus, 13 Sept 2010 (initial recordings), renewed 11 Oct 2011.

LYRICS

1 and 2
Doom and gloom canNOT scare me ‘cause
I’m with Jesus and Jesus is with me...    Matthew 28, verse 20
          Doom and gloom canNOT scare me ‘cause             
 I’m with Jesus and Jesus is with me... Hebrews 13,  verse 5.
3
Doom and gloom canNOT scare me ‘cause
God is with me even when I cannot see.. Matthew Chapter 1:  23.
 
INTERLUDE
Jesus loves me, this I know ............   For the Bible tells me so..............
 
4      (Begins "playful" music)
Jesus loves me, this I know.   For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong.     We're all weak, but He is strong.  (repeat)
REPEAT    1-
Doom and gloom canNOT scare me ‘cause
I’m with Jesus and Jesus is with me....   Matthew 28, verse 20
REPEAT   2-
Doom and gloom canNOT scare me ‘cause
I’m with Jesus and Jesus is with me.              [no scripture]

5      (Begins ragtime music)
Jesus loves me, this I know.      John 3: 16 tells me so.
Jesus came to save the world.    Each and ev'ry boy and girl.
YES JESUS LOVES ME,    YES JESUS LOVES ME, 
YES JESUS LOVES ME,   His BIBLE TELLS ME SO.
6
Jesus saves me, this I know.    Romans 10, verse 9 says so.
We to Jesus all belong        when we choose Him Lord of all!
YES JESUS LOVES US,        YES JESUS LOVES US, 
YES JESUS LOVES US,       His BIBLE TELLS US SO.

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

MATTHEW 28: 20, NEW KJV (JESUS speaking):  “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

HEBREWS 13:5:   “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.”         

ISAIAH 7:14  and  8:8  PROPHECIES OF JESUS:  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Matt. 1:23: "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name 
"Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

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Boldly Come to God's Throne, by DianaDee Osborne

BOLDLY COME TO GOD's THRONE
ALBUM:      Amazing Faith 'n' Freedom
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story: 
      On March 27th, I wrote three songs (all of them with music as well as lyrics) into my journal.  This one was written at the sanctuary piano in minutes and recorded at the studio 2 days later.   Along with “Church Gardening Tools,” written on the 26th.   With thanks.... as ALWAYS.... to The Holy Spirit for inspiration.  These song gifts from Him to His world through DianaDee are not just some human talent.  Dedicated to our Mercy-Full God,  27 March 2011.

LYRICS
1
God, I BOLDLY come to Your Throne of Grace, though I
don't deserve anything from you at
all, but   You   said I could come.
God, I BOLDLY come to Your Throne of Grace based on
Your promise You invited me to come to Your Throne;  Hebrews 4, verse 16.
    Just as I am, without one plea, oh Lamb of God, I come.
2
God, I BOLDLY  say  “There is NO need to fear, for
Jesus My Lord died on that Cross loving me,”   First John, Chapter One.
God, I BOLDLY come to Your Throne of Grace based on
Your promise You give help and mercy to
all who come:  Hebrews 4, verse 16.
    Just as I am, without one plea, oh Lamb of God, I come.
3
God, I BOLDLY come to Your Throne of Grace, through Jesus in Whom
I have confidence, Ephesians 3: verse 12.
God I  HUMBLY bow my knees to You, Father
of Lord Jesus You sent to my Heart to dwell in me:  Hebrews 3 
    Just as I am, without one plea, oh Lamb of God, I come.

 God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain MERCY
and find GRACE TO HELP in time of need.”    -- Hebrews 4: 16 NKJV
“...Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence
through faith in Him.”
-- Hebrews 3: 11 NKJV  (see entire chapter)
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In Sympathy Prayer, by DianaDee Osborne

IN  SYMPATHY  PRAYER 
ALBUM:      Amazing LORD  'n'  Life
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:  THE  MUSIC:
        I drove through the night after my church musician job ended one evening... 7 hours driving to my husband's parents' house.  Got to their town around 3 AM -- rather early for knocking on the door!  So I pulled into a church cemetery that was hidden from the road, and slept in the van for a few hours  When I awoke, it was STILL too early to go a-knockin',  so I pulled out my guitar and journal and wrote this entire song.
Song Story:  THE  LYRICS:
        Guided by God  literally, in moments literally.  When I came home a few days later, I learned that my dear friend Joan Slater had unexpectedly died.  So instead of a sympathy card, I gave her family a copy of this song.  Written in loving memory of not just her but of SO  many men and women of God who have worshiped and served God all their lives -- who have “graduated” to eternal life and now rejoicingly  worship Him in person in the place Jesus prepared for them..... and for us.
Dedicated to our COMFORTING God 19 May 2010

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  And since I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself;  that where I am, there you may be also.  And where I go you know, and   The Way    you know.”  
-- Jesus,   thorugh  John 14: 1  -4  New KJV

[ *For this song prayer,  modify pronouns as needed to  her,  them,  and so on.
You can also substitute the person's name.] 
LYRICS
1
As more time passes,  we'll miss her*  the more...  This
song prayer is to say that
YOU  [optional name]  are much prayed over.   Yes, we
know  she's with God.  And we'll
SEE her again.  Still I
pray you'll feel God's deep comfort
and the love of your friends...   We are
HERE.    I  am  HERE.    I will
COME to you....   and I     PRAY.
2
Do NOT let your heart be troubled,  for
we   know that she  loved Jesus as her Lord of all, so
Jesus went before.  John 14 -- she's in her mansion
worshiping her dear Lord.  And she
prays you'll feel God's deep comfort
and the love of your friends... GOD IS
HERE.   God is  HERE.   God Who
COMES to you.... is  God  Who  STAYS.
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Just As I WAS, by DianaDee Osborne

JUST  AS  I  WAS
ALBUM:      Amazing LORD 'n' Live
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:  THE  LYRICS:
        As I left the parking lot to enter the church sanctuary,  I had the idea for changing the present tense “Just as I am” to a past tense for people to share with others “the hope that is within them”.  I wrote the song in minutes at the altar.... obviously inspired by God's Holy Spirit!  My journal notes that I deliberately tried to use many of the original old hymns chords to provide a continuity, a blend with God's Romans 5:8 wording.  Dedicated to our Forgiving Lord,   15 May 2011

LYRICS

            Lyrics built around Charlotte Eliiott's and William Bradbury's
            “Just As I Am Without One Plea” (Public Domain, CCLI #23206)         
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.”  --  Romans 5:8  NKJV
Dedicated to our Forgiving Lord,   15 May 2011
1
Just as I WAS,
    God called to me.
Just as I WAS,       Jesus died for me.
Just as I WAS,       the Holy Spirit gifted me with
            love, joy and peace, and AMAZING  GRACE!
Just as I am, without one plea,
but that Thy blood was shed for me,
and that Thou bidst me come to Thee:
O Lamb of God, I come!  I come!
    John 14: 6......  John 14:3.....John 14:1......   I COME,   I COME!

2
Just as I WAS,
    Divine Trinity knew me... yet loved me... called to me.
    Just as I AM,  I can come back to Him...
    This prayer [is]  my prayer,  in AWE of God's grace!
Just as I am, without one plea,
but that Thy blood was shed for me,
and that Thou bidst me come to Thee:
O Lamb of God, I come!  I come!
    John 14: 6......  John 14:3.....John 14:1......  
          I COME!   I COME!   I COME!

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me"  Jesus,   John 14:1

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, [there] you may be also.  -- JESUS in  John 14:3

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. "   --John 14: 6

"For it pleased the Father that in Him [JESUS] all the fullness should dwell,  and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.  And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight -- if   indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard...."
-- Colossians 1: 19 and on   New KJV

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Psalm 27 Rock Resting, by DianaDee Osborne

PSALM  27  ROCK  RESTING 
ALBUM:      Amazing Psalms 'n' Promises
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:  THE  MUSIC:
        I have absolutely no idea how I came up with this music, one of my very favorite of God's Psalm Songs through me.  For lyrics, I just sat with my Bible and wrote the New King James Version words into 4 counts per measure.  The usual answer:
        The inspiration of the Holy Spirit's empowering.  
        What a FUN song this was to record!  And then watching Claxton Wilson pound out those drums....  I thought he was going to dent the skins and cymbals!     In my vocal track for the final scripture, you can hear my voice quiver as I fought back  tears of joy  at such a wonderful song gift -- even my guitar playing was unusually good.   A gift from God, assuredly.  Dedicated to God,  16 October  2011
God's SUPPORTING WORDS:    “For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.”  - Psalm 27: 5 New KJV.
Dedicated to God,  16 October  2011
LYRICS
1
God's gonna set me on a rock too high for me to climb.
God is Power. Protects me.  I’ll trust Him all the time.

CHORUS
Nothing can happen unless God Almighty says  it is O.K.
I’ll  rest up there on the ROCK where God placed me,  when I prayed to be SAFE.   
And  since it’s O.K., the I shall praise God
through the day…. through the night…. all the time….. all my Life!
Psalm 27,   LORD God,     You’re my Light.
Psalm 27,  LORD God,     You’re my Strength -- I  REST  on Your Rock!

2
God’s my  Lord, Light, salvation, so whom shall I fear?
No person can rise against me.  
The LORD, my Strength, is here.      REPEAT  CHORUS
3
One thing only do I want.  One thing shall I seek:  To
dwell in God’s house, learn of Him.  
He hides me in His pavilion.                  REPEAT  CHORUS
4
God calls us, “Come seek My face.”  I call back, “LORD, I do!  Teach
me Your Way.  I’ve seen Your help.  
I’d lose heart without YOU, LORD GOD!”                                                   

CHORUS
Nothing can happen unless God Almighty says it is O.K.   
I’ll   REST up there on the ROCK where God placed me  
when I prayed to be SAFE.       
And  since it’s O.K., the I shall praise God                         
through the day…. through the night….                             
                                all the time….. all my Life!                    
Psalm 27,   LORD God,     You’re my Light.     
Psalm 27,  LORD God,     You’re my Strength -- 
                   I  REST  on Your Rock!                                    
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Song Note.   We   IN OUR OWN POWER
are truly UNABLE to  climb high enough above troubles...

God SETS us on our safe Rock... on Him.  
There's no need for self-pride.  

Nor is there need to get angry at ourselves that WE do not climb God's rock to safety.  God knows we're weak.... God knows we cannot climb above troubles... 

God  SETS  us on our safe Rock... on Him.   

Psalm 27 of David   (New International Version)
 1    The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear?
       The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
 2    When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will     stumble and fall.  3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident…..5 For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe in His dwelling; He will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock….

8     My heart says of You, “Seek His face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek….
13     I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD  in the land of the living.
14     Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart    and wait for the LORD.

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Awakening Friends by DianaDee Osborne

AWAKENING  FRIENDS 
ALBUM:      Amazing Power 'n' Prayers
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php

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Song Story:  
These lyrics were written in six... 6... minutes, as an actual prayer closet prayer.  Remember:  I mention that not to brag on 'me' but as an EXCITING  example of Jesus's words in Matthew 6:6, of the ADVENTURE and joy of spending time with our God.     
    The original inspiration for the song concept was a Calvin & Hobbes cartoon strip I had read the day before.  Hobbes awakens Calvin early in the morning.  At first Calvin is grumpy until he realizes Hobbes is excitedly speaking of all that they can do together now that Calvin is getting up.  Calvin jumps up with excitement, and he comments,  “It's hard to be mad  at someone who misses you while you're asleep.”    Dedicated to our Friend, our Trinity God, 16 June 2011.
    May our Lord Jesus find JOY in our Awakening each morning! 
Dedicated to our Friend, our Trinity God, 16 June 2011.

LYRICS
VERSE  1
JESUS, I yearn to be such a good friend to
     You        that    when    You watch me sleep,
            You look forward to  when I'll awaken   and
look forward to when I first speak to you,
        Jesus,  for You're my dear Friend.
        Jesus,  HELP me be Your friend.
SPOKEN:   Jesus said, “Greater love has NO one than this, than to
      lay down one's life for His friends.”   John 15, verse 13

VERSE  2
Awaken my love for You more and more
so I won't cause You more hurt, my dear Friend.
I look forward to when I'll  awaken and
once again praise and worship Your name.
        Jesus,  for You're my dear Friend.  
        Jesus,  HELP me be Your friend.     
SPOKEN:   Jesus said, “You ARE My friends, if you do whatever
      I command you.”  John 15, verse 14.

VERSE  3
Help me to NOT love You   JUST  for Your blessings,
though they all amaze me, as does Your Love!
Help me be YOUR friend, that when I awake,
my first thought is of You,
eager to be with You, Jesus....
        Jesus,  for You're my dear Friend.  
        Jesus,  HELP me be Your friend.          
SPOKEN:  Jesus said, “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant
     does not know what his master is doing;   but I have called you
     FRIENDS, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made
     known to you.”  ---Jesus in John 15, verse 15.  [all in New King James Version]

Idea source:  Bill Watterson,  IT'S A MAGICAL WORLD, Andrews and McNeel, ©1996, pg 37

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

James 2: 23   "And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God."
James 4:4    "Whoever wants to be a friend of the World makes himself an enemy of God" 
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Fear Free Prayer, by DianaDee Osborne

FEAR  FREE  PRAYER
ALBUM:      Amazing Power 'n' Prayers
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php

Song Story:  THE  LYRICS:  After awakening very early, I found myself instantly continuing a prayer for dear friends -- ages 7 and 9 -- that I'd fallen asleep praying for.  Not being very 'full of wisdom', I'd been especially praying for God's wisdom on how to share my thoughts with them.  It came to mind that, hey, God gives me songs of His Word to develop for His people.   So I prayed for a song, immediately thought of the scriptures in this song, and wrote the lyrics in about 15 minutes.  (It took half that time to look up verses, since I didn't have my computer resource www.blueletterbible.org beside me!)    I, DianaDee, am NOT  “special.”   As someone has said, God our Heavenly Father does play favorites with His children---- We are EACH ONE  His "favorite child"!  When you ask God for wisdom, God SHALL answer.  “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for
He who promised is faithful.”   -- Hebrews 10:23.

Song Story:  THE  MUSIC:  At the keyboard, the melody took about 6 minutes at the most.  Written music was online three hours later (both lyrics and music files), and the audio was recorded at the studio that night.
       The keyboard's pedal wasn't working right, so the result is a very interesting "weak" sound that reflects a person's feelings when fearful.  Claxton Wilson added some drumwork to emphasize God's emphases in His Word.  There in the studio, I added a quick "flute" line using the controller --
       and we kept the final version.  It just seems "right" for God's Words of comfort in our fears.  Two years later, a pastor kindly reminded me:  We cannot control our feelings.  But we CAN choose to ignore feelings and Trust our LORD God through them.
Dedicated to our Protector God, 4 June 2010

LYRICS

1
When fears try to fill my heart, I'll
race to God!    I won't depart from
God's Word like Second Timothy,
Chapter One,  Verse 7  God promises me:
GOD'S PROMISE:     [spoken,  2 Timothy 1:7] 
“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
2
No evil spirit can fill my mind.  I'll
trust God's Word that God's Spirit dwells with mine.
God's Word like Second Timothy,
Chapter One,  Verse 14  God guarantees me:
GOD'S PROMISE:      [spoken]
Second Timothy 1, Verse 13 begins saying to hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard in God's Word.  Verse 14 quote:  “That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. ”  That Good Thing is God's revelation of His Word given to you.  Don't DOUBT it.  Don't doubt GOD.
3
When I feel Satan attack me, I'll
resist Satan and he MUST flee.  When
I call God,  God comes to me:  James
Four, verses 7 and 8,   God guarantees me:
GOD'S PROMISE:      [spoken]
 “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.   Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.....”     (James 4: 7-8)
4  
God -- This is not just a song.  I
ASK You, humbly, praying day and all night long.
Fill me with Your Holy Spirit.  And
Thank You for freeing me from all evil spirits.  
GOD'S PROMISE:     [spoken]
From Ephesians 6  (verses 10 to 18)
“... be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.   Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,    Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.   
        Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,  and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;   above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;   
        praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints..."      THESE ARE  ALL
ALL ACTION VERBS --  OUR   RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT... 
 then God does exactly what HE PROMISED to do after we obey.

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Cold Hunger Cure, by DianaDee Osborne

COLD  HUNGER  CURE 
ALBUM:      Amazing Joy 'n' Choices
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:   This entire song just “came into my head..."  I couldn't write fast enough to keep up and was praying all along to not forget as both lyrics and music poured through my hands.
       My studio recorded the full vocal and piano tracks the same day.
       It was on the World Wide Web by the next afternoon in October 2010.
       Another song literally from God, just "through”  me.  I keep thinking of the soft drink commercial:  If only we global neighbors would join to sing for real support of  people who are starving or cold, instead of for sugary water. The chorus reflects how, instead, we humans tend to be so "me-centered" with our real, yes real, physical and emotional pains... but not seeing others' pains.  Somehow when we shift our focus to helping others, our own pains seem diminished...
Dedicated to God whose hands we can choose to be, 19 October 2010

LYRICS

1
Many   are the mornings when a child just wants... bread.
Many   are the mornings when she  has water instead.
Many   are the mornings when she looks to her day ahead
        and wonders:  “Will my hunger pains.... ever end?” 
2
Many   are the afternoons when a child shivers with cold.
Many   are the afternoons when he shakes under a thin coat.
Many   are the afternoons when he looks to his day ahead
        and wonders:   “Will my coldness.... ever end?”

CHORUS 1   (optional:  change to "us" and "we've")
Lord, help me see    Your world in need.
I've been so blind to others' needs!
Yes, I've had pain,  AND Your healings....
God, help me be YOUR hands to
    heal Your children.... of hunger pains.... and other pains.....
3
Many   are the evenings when I get in my warm bed,
    wondering, “What did I do with my Life throughout this day?”
    “Does God have a purpose for me?”  
    “Life feels meaningless sometimes”..... “Will my sadness........ ever end?”   

CHORUS 2
Lord, help me see    Your world in need.
I've been so blind to others' needs!
Yes, I've had pain,  AND Your healings....
God, help me be YOUR hands to
    heal Your children.... of hunger pains.... and other pains.....
CHORUS 3 -- ALL
Lord, help US see    Your world in need.
We've been so blind to others' needs!
Yes, we've had pain,  AND Your healings....
God, help US  be YOUR hands to
    heal Your children.... of hunger pains.... and other pains.....

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you
what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ“     -- Hebrews 13:20 and 21 NKJV

THEN THEY ALSO WILL ANSWER HIM [Jesus] saying
'lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'  And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."  -- Jesus, in Matthew 25: 44-46
Notice that Jesus repeatedly through the Gospels says that hell is a real  place for those who sadden Him by refusing to accept His offer of a joy-filled life here,  plus   ETERNAL LIFE  as their One way to God,  as their LORD. 
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Through IT ALL by DianaDee Osborne

THROUGH IT ALL  (children's song) 
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:  THE  MUSIC 
       I'd been praying for children's songs as well as jazz.  This 'funk' sound was inspired by enjoying listening to a church band's guitarist and bassist "jamming" after the New Year's Eve service ended at  12:30 A.M.!  Several hundred people were rushing out, but I just sat and enjoyed the informal band practice, enjoyed watching the band laugh and worship God with this different sound in His creation......
      On January 1st,  this song began with the funk bass as I just "played around." "Accidentally" found some "bottle pop" sounds that still make me laugh.  I started some “jamming” of my own in my home studio using the funk beat that the church band had.... but original music, of course!  I stored my music project under the title of  “4-4 funk” without any idea what to do with it!  Expected not to come back to file until a few months later....
      But the next day, Jan. 2nd,  I played the music tracks again to think about what I'd completed the day before.... and I just loved the music.  I prayed a couple of words for guidance, then began cleaning my work  area.  I found an old sketch  of future lyrics --- started singing the first lines of the lyrics with this music.... and it all fit perfectly. Really different from my human plan, but SO much fun! 

Dedicated to God, who empowers and protects: Ephesians 3:20 (not my skills) and Ephesians 6:10-18,    written on 2 January 2012
LYRICS
1 and 2
      Through it all, I'll praise God --     Whatever “all” is.
      God won't lie.  Titus 1: 2 --        God keeps all His promises.
           Through it all,  I'll TRUST God --     Whatever  “all”  is.
           God won't lie.  Titus 1: 2 --        God keeps all His promises.
3 and 4
       I can do anything  through Jesus,      Who helps me.
       God won't lie.  God said this in     Chapter 4, Philippians.
             I don't need anything.  God provides all my needs.
God won't lie.  Titus 1: 2 --God keeps all His promises.

REFERENCES:

"I can do all things through Him [Christ] who strengthens me.  -- Philippians 4:13,
        a promise for us all.  (New King James Version]
"I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone."  - Titus 1:2 and surrounding verses
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Yellow Brick Road, by DianaDee Osborne

YELLOW  BRICK  ROAD 
ALBUM:      Amazing Joy 'n' Choices
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:  THE  MUSIC:
        It's not hard to tell that this was a “playing around with instruments and let's see what happens”  song.  You're not likely to find a mix of bird calls and rain falls and bongos and plucky basses and crazy voices calling “Follow the Yellow Brick Road”  in another song!  Not my talent..... I was just experimenting and I'm confident it was God who guided me to some fun sounds for this parable about Him.  I enjoy being different but Fun Crazy is our Creator's gift!
Song Story:  THE  LYRICS:
        The song concept came after mild annoyance with the GPS that someone gave me.... And suddenly laughing at the idea question of any need for a GPS that would sing out

     FOLLOW   THE   YELLOW   BRICK   ROAD, 

        FOLLOW  THE YELLOW  BRICK  ROAD, 

           FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD....

 Dedicated to our Guiding, calling God, 25 August 2010. 


LYRICS

INTRO -- crazy voices calling out "FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD"

1a   (happy)
Oh, the Yellow  Brick Road is wide and very  pretty.
No hard stones.  Not  overgrown with weeds or painful,  sharp thorns.
The Yellow Brick  Road is very popular and  well-known.
1b   (minor key)
    Jesus said  "You must take the narrow path and follow Me.
    Yellow Brick Roads  are popular, and easy, but they lead
    you to your death.   I, Jesus, am The Only Way to Life.
    The  other ways look easy.
They  DEAD-END.  CHOOSE LIFE!"
2a   (happy)
Yes,     the Narrow Path looks easy with a lot of  people.  BUT
John 14:6  is where Jesus said He's the One Way  to God.
No Yellow Brick Road leads to God:  Matthew 7: 14.
2b   (minor key)
    Jesus said  "If you seek Me, you will find Me --- WON'T  be lost.
    I will help you.  Don't take easy wide brick roads.
    Let Me lead.  I  WILL help you.
    I, Jesus, am God  AND  your Way to Life.
    The  other ways look easy.
They  DEAD-END.  CHOOSE LIFE!"

TAG   [spoken,  New King James Version]
Deuteronomy 30:  verses 19 and 20, God tells EACH of us:
    "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose LIFE!....”

    In Romans 11, God explains why every promise to His people of Israel is also a promise to those us in the 21st Century and beyond and before.  Romans 11:11 - AN EASY PATTERN:
       "Did God's people [Jews, Israel]  stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves.  Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God's offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it."

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

Second Peter 3, verse 9:  God yearns for us ALL to be saved.  YOU TOO.
Jeremiah 29:11-14.  When we SEEK, we WILL find the wonderful path that God has planned for us.  And wherever we are, wherever we fall in the ditch and get stuck, God will rescue us as soon as we call to Him  and ask, "God, please help."
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Worship Loud and Bold, by DianaDee Osborne

WORSHIP  LOUD  AND  BOLD
Psalm 95:  1-8
ALBUM:      Amazing Holy Spirit 'n' Church
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:
        This song was inspired as I fussed at myself. While waiting for a church worship service to start, I  realized that the usual pastor was on vacation. And I suddenly realized that I was annoyedly muttering to myself that if the substitute pastor was a Mr. (put name here), then I’d consider leaving the church early -- as soon as the music part of the service ended -- to  miss that person’s  sermon.
         God brought to my mind  that I was supposed to be there to worship God… NOT  for my personal entertainment.  So I humbly thank God still for forgiving that self-centered attitude, and I thank Him for this song that was inspired by my sin.        
Dedicated to our STEADFAST God, 9 June 2010 (lyrics);  renewed 26 March 2012

LYRICS

1
No matter who the preacher be, I’m here for You, God,     not for me. 
No matter if the choir is good, I’m here to worship You, my LORD.
No matter if the music's loud, I’ll worship You, my  Mighty God!
No matter if I’m hot or cold, I’ll
         sing praises to You, LORD--- LOUD  AND   BOLD!
2
No matter who the preacher be,  
we're here for You, God,   You ONLY. 
No matter if the choir is good, we're here to worship You, our  LORD.
No matter if we like this style, we'll worship You, our  Mighty God!
No matter if we're hot or cold, we'll          
         sing praises to You, LORD--- LOUD  AND   BOLD!
3
No matter who the preacher be, we’ll hear Your Holy Spirit teach,
No matter if the people smile,   
we’re here to give YOU   joy,  dear God.
No matter if the seats be hard, we’ll  STAND for You,   our Mighty Lord! 
No matter what our feelings are, we'll
         SET OURSELVES ASIDE.... 
               WORSHIP  YOU,   GOD!

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:

“I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise [shall] continually [be] in my mouth.  My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear [of it] and be glad.   Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.  I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.”  --Psalm 34: 1b - 4 New KJV
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Psalm 46 Robin Breathing, by DianaDee Osborne

PSALM 46  ROBIN BREATHING

ALBUM:      Amazing Psalms 'n' Promises
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story: 
        This song was a long time in development stages.  Two years, off and on (mostly off :)   The first verse and initial guitar chords and melody were written in a church garden while I awaited band practice  one evening, and noticed a very plump robin hopping.... stopping.... cocking its head..... waiting.... and more waiting -- until suddenly it dashed its beak under the dirt and grabbed a worm.
        Instead of flying off somewhere with its newest food blessing, the robin hopped over to a nearby bush and gave the worm to an adult female cardinal.  I'd seen adult birds feed their babies, but this was new knowledge for me.
        The second verse came along 130 pages later in that journal.  Back in 2010, I didn't really expect God to be honoring me with enough songs for more than the three or four albums I'd already set up (in amazement even at those honorings).  So the delay in Parts 2 and 3 has been a blessing: 
        The song now fits into the later Amazing Psalms 'n' Promises  album, which gives a musical setting for God's FULL Word  of  each psalm -- not just a short paraphrase.
        It's been my joy to see God answering my prayers that He'll use me to provide new musical settings for His written Word in the psalms and the prophetic writings especially.  I deeply thank Him for this beautiful new parable idea that describes and fits with  His Psalm 46 Word.
Dedicated to our Forgiving Lord,   15 May 2010 (lyrics);  renewed 25 March 2012

LYRICS    (peace-filled  waltz time)

1
Have.........    you ever sat and watched a robin gently breathe?  His
reddish breast gently move in and out,
silently cocking his head toward dirt,
listening silently to hear a worm.  He's
    WAITING.  WAITING.  JUST BREATHING,
    waiting for his food.  Waiting for blessing.
2
If ...............    you sit and wait some more, you'll see the robin's mate,
sitting nearby in a tree just watching. 
And when she sees her mate stop and just breathe, she
knows she will safely receive food she needs.  She's
    WAITING.  WAITING.  JUST BREATHING,
    waiting for her food.  TRUSTING  for blessing.

PART 2  -    FULL  PSALM  46      
3   (Rock style-- HAPPY!)
God  alone is our Refuge and Strength!
God helps in trouble!  God is present!
So I won't fear in earthquakes or floods.
Whatever happens, I CAN trust God.  Whatever happens, I  SHALL  trust God.
4
God has a city.... a Holy place. 
God's in the midst of her, though nations rage.
So I won't fear, for God helps His Own. 
The LORD of Hosts is here. He's our refuge.
Whatever happens, I CAN trust God.  Whatever happens, I  SHALL  trust God.
5
Come, behold God's Works!  He's in control! 
Kingdom's can't stop Him. God can end wars.
“Be still and Just know that      I    AM,”   God  says.
“I'll be exalted,”   says our LORD GOD.
“I  AM  your refuge. Be still and trust....”

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Never Alone, by DianaDee Osborne

NEVER ALONE 
ALBUM:      Amazing Love 'n' Lullabies
Song location:   http://DianaDeeOsborneSongs.com/Songs-2008-2012.php
Song Story:   
I am deliberately putting this song after "God Won't Be Back"  in my blog....
The titles seem to conflict!  But the Truth revealed in God's Bible and reflected in these two songs is EXACTLY the same:
    YOU ARE NEVER  ALL   ALONE..... 
               NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL..
dedicated to   Ever-With-Us  God, 2 December 2009

        The concept of this song was inspired in a restaurant... one of God's very earliest song giftings through me.   As usual, the greeter asked “Just one today?”  On this day when I'd been feeling much misery and pounding intense feelings, I quietly responded, “No, God is with me -- but He doesn't need a seat.”  (We both laughed!)
        But, from there, this entire song developed within hours, including research to decide which of God's many promises to use as the basis. Titus 1: 2 is always good -- “God does not lie.”   His words in John Chapters 14 through 16, especially 14: verses 16 and 17: 

LYRICS

1                                                      HARMONY ECHO
I am never alone.                                  I am never alone
I am never “just one.”                           I am never just one
God is always with me:         God is always with me
Father, Spirit, Son.
Sometimes I do tiredly wonder if God's even there.              [harmony = hmmm]
        I  SEE no god,  I  HEAR no voice,  I  FEEL no presence there.  
        I cry out, “Help me.  I'm so lonely, do I pray to  just air?
2
Jesus promised firmly, “Lo I'm with you always.                  [same style harmony]
To the end of the earth.”  Matthew 28, last verse.                 [Matthew 28:20]
Even when I  let  me wonder   if God's really there.  
        I believe God who promises,  “Lo, I am always there.”  
        I trust God when He says He loves me and that He really cares.
3
Sometimes I feel lonely.  But my feelings can lie.
Titus One in Verse 2:  God can never lie.                        [Titus 1:2]
Even when my feelings lie and ask if God is there,
        I   choose   to trust Almighty God   who hears all seekers'  prayers. 
        John 14,   Jesus said He lives in me, so I'm  NEVER  ALONE.

God's SUPPORTING WORDS:
“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have.   For  He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." 
                  -- Hebrews 13: 5 New KJV

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