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The Greatest Rock Story ever told

From Mary Magdalene to a pop star.

Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary

Christian/Christian Rock band and its songs

Cord rates the top 5 songs of one of the greatest bands of all time, U2.

Hallelujah it‘s the Queen of Christian Pop

American Idol Winner takes the Country Road

Patron Saint of Ireland


From the Editor:

In the 60s to the 70s, a phenomenon of sorts occurred caused by the Vietnam War.

With artists like Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix, concerts like

Woodstock, musicals like “Hair” and slogans like “Make Love, Not War”, the

hippie movement that promoted liberal ideas and loosened morality caused

youthful angst and anti-establishment protests and riots. The religious and other

conservative institutions had never seen such a challenge to the bond among

family members, to the norms of society, and even to the stability of nations.

The rock musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar” was one product of that generation.

Depicting Christ like a leader of a bunch of hippies, glamorizing Judas Escariot and

highlighting the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, commentators

called it “blasphemous”, “offensive”, “Anti-Semitic” and “irreligious”. Based on

the concept album released one year earlier, JC Superstar opened in Broadway on

October 12, 1971. Not only did it gain Tony Awards; it produced popular songs

such as “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” and “Superstar”; was turned into a

movie; introduced outstanding musicians like composer Andrew Lloyd Webber,

lyricist Tim Rice and pop star Yvonne Elliman; and became a staple play through

the years.

CORD, therefore, celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jesus Christ Superstar. It was

a musical far ahead of its time, having incorporated rock music, creating purely

songs throughout the presentation, and bringing the Gospel to a contemporary

atmosphere.

While the criticisms against JC Superstar seemed right in the 70s, in hindsight, we

should be thankful for the Webber-Rice collaboration (also responsible for “Evita”)

for bringing to popular culture the story of our salvation through Jesus Christ.

Love Peace and Harmony,

Bro Mel B Libre


Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year:

Beautiful, Beautiful Artist: Francesca Battistelli http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCfyZHSQbE

Tuning: Standard (Key of Em)

Intro: (4 bars) Em-C-Dsus4-D (x2)

[Verse 1:]

Em C Dsus4 D

Don‘t know how it is You looked at me

Em C Dsus4 D

And saw the person that I could be

Em C

Awakening my heart, breaking through the

dark

Dsus4 D C (Let decay)

Suddenly Your grace...

[Chorus:]

Em C

Like sunlight burning at midnight

D

Making my life something so

G D/F#

Beautiful, beautiful

Em C

Mercy reaching to save me

D

All that I need

G D/F#

You are so beautiful, beautiful

(2 bars, Em-C-Dsus4-D)

[Verse 2:]

Em C Dsus4 D

Now there‘s a joy inside I can‘t contain

Em C Dsus4 D

But even perfect days can end in rain

Em C

And though it‘s pouring down, I see You

through the clouds

Dsus4 D C

Shining on my face...

(Chorus)

[Bridge:]

C

I have come undone

D

But I have just begun

C Dsus4 D

Changing by Your grace

(4 bars: Em C Dsus4 G-D-Em C Dsus4-D)

(Chorus x2)

[Outtro:]

Em C Dsus4-D Em C Dsus4-D

Em C Dsus4 G-D-Em C D

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


Worship Song of the Year:

Our God (Is Greater) Performed By Chris Tomlin & The Passion

Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlA5IDnpGhc

CAPO 4

INTRO 2x: Em C G D

VERSE 1:

Em C G

Water you turned into wine

Em C G

opened the eyes of the blind

Am

there‘s no one like you

D

none like you

VERSE 2:

Em C G

Into the darkness you shine

Em C G

out of the ashes we rise

Am

there is no one like you

D

none like you

CHORUS:

Em

Our God is greater

C

Our God is stronger

G D

God you are higher than any other

Em

Our God is Healer

C

Awesome in power

G D

Our God, Our God

INTRO:

VERSE 2:

CHORUS x2:

INTRO x2:

Bridge x2:

Em

and if our God is for us

C

then who could ever stop us

G

and if our God is with us

D

then what could stand against

BUILD x2: Em C Bm D

CHORUS x2:

BRIDGE x2:

BUILD x2:

OUTRO CHORUS x2:

Em

Our God is greater

C

Our God is stronger

G D

God you are higher than any other

Em

Our God is Healer

C

Awesome in power

G D

Our God, Our God

Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year

Something Beautiful NEEDTOBREATHE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueP05bkWVvQ

CAPO 1

Intro:

C F C (2x)

Verse 1:

C F C

In your ocean, I‘m ankle deep

C F C

I feel the waves crashin‘ on my feet

C F Am

It‘s like I know where I need to be

G F

But I can‘t figure out, yeah I can‘t figure out

C F C

Just how much air I will need to breathe

C F C

When your tide rushes over me

C F Am

There‘s only one way to figure out

G F

Will you let me drown, will you let me drown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlA5IDnpGhc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueP05bkWVvQ


Chorus 1:

C F

Hey now, this is my desire

Am G

Consume me like a fire, ‘cause I just want

something beautiful

C F

To touch me, I know that I‘m in reach

Am G

‗Cause I am down on my knees, I‘m waiting

for something beautiful

C F Am G

C

Oh oh, Oh oh, oh-oh-oh something beautiful

Verse 2:

And the water is risin‘ quick

And for years I was scared of it

We can‘t be sure when it will subside

So I won‘t leave your side, no I can‘t

leave your side

Chorus 2:

C F

Hey now, this is my desire

Am G

Consume me like a fire, ‘cause I just

want something beautiful

C F

To touch me, I know that I‘m in reach

Am G

‗Cause I am down on my knees, I‘m waiting

for something beautiful

C F Am G

C

Oh oh, Oh oh, oh-oh-oh something beautiful

(Repeat last line)

Bridge:

C F C C F C

In a daydream, I couldn‘t live like this

C G

I wouldn‘t stop until I found something

beautiful

C F C C F C

When I wake up, And all I want, I have

C G

You know it‘s still all I need something

beautiful

Chorus 2

Rock Recorded Song of the Year

Start Again Red http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrcCmJosjFE

Intro:

Bb Dm F C (x2)

Verse:

Dm

And I remember everything,

F

Everything I loved,

I gave it away like it wasn‘t enough

Dm F

All the words I said and all you forgive

How could I hurt you again?

Dm

What if I let you in?

F

What if I make it right?

What if I give it up?

Dm

What if I want to try?

What if you take a chance?

F

What if I learn to love?

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


What if, what if we start again?

(Chorus)

Bb Dm

All this time

F

I can make it right

C

With one more try

Bb

Can we start again?

Dm

In my eyes,

F

You can see it now,

C Dm

Can we start again, can we start again?

Verse:

Dm F

Emptiness inside me, wonder if you see

It‘s my mistake and it‘s hurting me

Dm

I know where we‘ve been

F

How did we get so far?

What if, what if we start again?

(Chorus)

Bb Dm

All this time

F

I can make it right

C

With one more try

Bb

Can we start again?

Dm

In my eyes,

F

You can see it now,

C Dm

Can we start again, can we start again?

Bridge:

C Am Bb Dm

I‘m lost inside the pain I feel without you,

C Am Bb Dm

I can‘t stop holding on, I need you with

me!

Dm F C

I‘m trapped inside the pain

F C Am Dm Am Bb

Can we never love again?

Dm

I‘m lost without you!!!

F C

One more try,

Bb

Can we start again?

Dm F C

In my eyes, can you forgive me now?

Bb

Can we start again?

Dm F C

Can we start again (one more try?)

Bb

Can we start again?

Dm F C

Can we start again (can you forgive me

now?)

Dm...

Can we start again?


JESUS CHRIST

SUPERSTAR: The Greatest Rock Story Ever Told

In June 1971, students at the Southold High School in Southold,

New York put out a stage version of a concept album released the

previous year called “Jesus Christ Superstar”. The album

contained songs composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics

by Tim Rice. The rock flavoured album featured Ian Gillan,

lead singer of Deep Purple, as Jesus Christ, Murray Head as

Judas and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene.

Word spread like wildfire about the brilliant album that numerous

commercial, community and schools adopted this for their own stage

productions; only to be shut down as the authors filed lawsuits to protect their copyright. On October

12, 1971, the official production opened in Broadway and it closed on June 30, 1973 after 711

performances.

Jesus Christ Superstar covers the week leading towards Christ‘s Crucifixion; and gives prominence to

the relationships of Christ and Judas, as well as that with Mary Magdalene. Tim Rice caused

controversy when he said, ―It happens that we don‘t see Christ as God but simply the right man at the

right time at the right place.‖ Even if that was his intention, the story of Jesus Christ as God and

Saviour becomes obvious as it reaches the finale. Through the years, JC Superstar has been

performed in nearly every nook and corner of the world, and in a number of instances, by religious-

administered schools.

Webber and Rice actually became instruments in evangelisation by the retelling of the suffering of

Christ through popular music and a contemporary setting. It may be interesting to note that prior to

JC Superstar, they collaborated in an earlier work, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

Dreamcoat” taken from the Old Testament. Webber wrote in 1982, a Requiem Mass dedicated to his

father William that premiered at St Thomas Church in New York in 1985.

The success of the rock opera spawned a critically acclaimed movie version, and a fresh new take by

Webber‘s Really Useful Production released in 2000. Ian Gillan never made it to any of the stage

presentations of JC Superstar nor did Murray Head (who made a hit song, “One Day in Bangkok”

taken from the musical Chess). Yvonne Elliman produced hit songs herself, “Love Me”, “Moment by

Moment” and the Billboard No. 1 hit “If I Don’t Have You” from the album Saturday Night Fever.

(See separate feature)


From the album to the stage and finally the movie version in 1973, Elliman effectively played the role

of Mary Magdalene. Ted Neeley who auditioned for the part of Judas, but given the role of Jesus in

the film version, is the most consistent actor in JC Superstar. Neeley released a solo album, 1974

A.D., that failed to make it to charts. He had previously played the lead role in the Broadway musical

―Hair” and the Who‘s “Tommy”; and after his success in JC Superstar, he took the role of Billy

Shears in ―Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road” in New York. He acted in television

and films, but the road led him back to JC Superstar in its long-running tours that ended in 2010.

Currently he is set to do “Rasputin” and “Murder in the Firstare”, and working to get his own

musical “Pandemonium” in Broadway.

Quite a number of alumni

of JC Superstar made

names for themselves in

popular music. Paul

Jabara (in the original

Broadway production)

became a successful

record producer (Donna

Summer‘s ―Last Dance‖

and Barbra Streisand‘s

"No More Tears (Enough

Is Enough)". Paul

Nicholas (who played

Jesus in the London

production) recorded the

hit song, ―Heaven in the

7th

Floor‖ and played in

most of the UK production of such popular musicals as Grease, Camelot, Tommy, and The Pirates of

Penzance. Agnetha Faltskog (who played the role of Mary Magdalene in the Swedish production)

would later become a member of ABBA.

Other popular artists played roles in later productions. As Jesus: John Farnham (lead singer of Little

River Band), Sebastian Bach (lead singer of Skid Row) and Gary Cherone (lead singer of Extreme

(‗More than Words) and Van Halen). As Judas, Corey Glover (lead singer of Living Colour). As

Pilate, Dennis de Young (of the Styx). As Mary Magdalene, Syreeta (who co-wrote songs with Stevie

Wonder) and Irene Cara (who sang the theme song of ‗Fame‘).

JC Superstar has taken most of the lifetime of Ted Neeley in playing the role of Jesus, as the demand

for the staging of the greatest story ever told never ends. As we celebrate the 4oth anniversary of the

Broadway production of JC Superstar, we are certain that this musical will outlive its authors, its

actors and all those responsible in its staging for it has in the starring role the one and only true

Superstar of past, of the present, of the future – for all of time: Jesus Christ. (CORD)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Tears_(Enough_Is_Enough)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Tears_(Enough_Is_Enough)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance


EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkje4FiH9Qc

Mary

E B7 B7 E A B E

Try not

to get

worried

,

try not

to turn

on to

[CDon'

t you

know

everything

's al right

yes,

everything

's fine

A Bsus E A B E

An d we want you to sleep well to night

A Bsus E A B E

Le t the world turn without you to night

A Bsus E Am Em Am Bm E

If we t ry we'll

get

by so

for

get about

all us ton ight

A B E A B

Everything's al right, yes, everything's fin e

Judas

Em D C D

Woman your fine

oint

ment --

brand new and

expens ive

Em C D Em

could have been saved for the poor

Em D C D

Why has it been

was

ted --

we could have raised

m aybe

Em C D Em

Three hundred silver piece s or more

Am D G C

People who are hungry, people who are st arving

Em B B7sus B

Matter more than your feet and hair

Mary

E B7

Sleep and I shall soothe

you,

calm you and annoint

you

C Don‘t you

B7 E A B E

know everything's

al right yes

everything's

fine

A Bsus E A B E

An d it's cool and the oint ment's sweet

A Bsus E A B E

Fo r the fire in your head and feet

A Bsus E Am Em Am Bm

Cl ose

your

eyes, close

your

eyes

and re

lax, think

of noth ing t

E

oni ght

A B E A B

Everything's al right, yes, everything's fin e

Jesus

Em D C D

Surely you're not say ing we have the resour ces

Em C D Em

to save the poor from their lot?

Em D C D

There will be poor al ways, pathetically strugg ling

Em C D Em

Look at the good things you've got!

Am D

Think! while you still have me

G C

Move! while you still see me

B

You'll be lost

Bsus B

You'll be so so sorry

Bsus B Bsus

When I'm gone

Mary

E B7

Sleep and I shall soothe

you,

calm you and annoint

you

CDont you

B7 E A B E

know everything's

al right yes

everything's

fine

A Bsus E A B E

An d it's cool and the oint ment's sweet

A Bsus E A B E

Fo r the fire in your head and feet

A Bsus E Am Em Am Bm

Cl ose

your

eyes, close

your

eyes

and re

lax, think

of noth ing t

onight

E A B Em

Close

your

eyes, close

your eyes and

relax (repeat, repeat,

et al)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkje4FiH9Qc


I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18GTVeXNWfg

D G D G D

I don't know how to love him

G G6 D/A A

What to do, how to move him

D/F# A D

I've been changed, yes really changed

A F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm

In these past few days when I've seen my self

G D/F# Em D A9

I seem like some one else

D G D G D

I don't know how to take this

G G6 D/A A

I don't see why he moves me

D/F# A D

He's a man, he's just a man

A F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm

And I've had so many men be fore

G D/F# Em D A9 A

In ve - ry ma - ny way s

G D/F# Em7 D

He's just one more

G F#7

Should I bring him down

Bm

Should I scream and shout

Bm/A G

Should I speak of love

D/A

Let my feelings out?

C G D

I never thought I'd come to this

G D/F# Em A9

What's it all a bout?

D G D G D

Don't you think it's rather fun ny

G G6 D/A A

I should be in this posit ion?

D/F# A D

I'm the one who's always been

A F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7

So calm, so cool, no lover's fool

G D/F# Em D A9

Run ning eve ry show

G D/F# Em7 D

He scares me so

D G D G D

Yet if he said he loved me

G G6 D A

I'd be lost, I'd be frigh tened

D/F# A D

I couldn't cope, just couldn't cope

F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7

I'd turn my head, I'd back away

G D/F# Em D A9

I woul dn't want to know

G D/F# Em7 D

He scares me so

G D/F# Em7 D

I want him so

G D/F# Em7 D

I love him so

COULD WE START AGAIN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE7pgUvirgM

Intro

bass- G B A F# D A D A D A D A

piano- D G/A D G/A D G/A D G/A

[*strings over D(sus9)- E D C# B A]

D G/A *D(sus9) G/A D D/F# G

A

Mary: I've been living to see you, dying to

see you, but it shouldn't be like this.

----

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18GTVeXNWfg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE7pgUvirgM


[*strings over G - F# E D E]

Em G6 *G A A/C#

D D/F# A11(Em7/A) D

This was unexpected, what do I do now?

Could we start again please?

D G/A D D/F# G A

I've been very hopeful so far, now for the first

time I think we're going wrong.

Em G6 G A

A/C# D D/F# A11(Em7/A) D

Hurry up and tell me this is just a dream or

Could we start again please?

D G/D D

Peter: I think you've made your point now!

----- D G A

You've even gone a bit too far to get the

message home.

Em G A

A/C# D D/F# A11(Em7/A)

Before it gets too frightening we ought to call a

halt. So! Could we start again please?

D G/D D D/F# G A

All: I've been living to see you, dying to see you,

but it shouldn't be like this.

--- Em G A A/C# D

D/F# A

This was unexpected, what do I do now? Could

we start again please?

A

Women: Could we start again please?

----- D G/D D

All: I think you've made your point now!

--- D G A

You've even gone a bit too far to get the

message home.

Em G6 G A

A/C# D D/F# A

Before it gets too frightening we ought to call a

halt. So! Could we start again please?

Gsus9/A

Men: Could we start again please?

--- Gsus9/A


--- Gsus9/A

Men: Could we start again please?

--- Gsus9/A


--- Gsus9/A G/A

Men: Could we start again...?

--- G/A A7 D

Mary: Could we start a___gain...?

IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

(I ONLY WANT TO SAY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2cCuadivpE

intro: |Bbm / / / | Bbm / / / |

Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F

Jesus: I only want to say

------ Ebm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb

If there is a way

Ab Ab7/Gb Db/F F

Bbm

Take this cup away from me for I don't

want to taste - It's poison

Gb Bbm/F

Feel it burn me, I have changed

C7 F F7 F

I'm not as sure as when we started.

Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F

Then I was inspired

Ebm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb

Now I'm sad and tired

Ab Ab7/Gb Db/F F

Listen surely I've exceeded expectations

Bbm Gb

Tried for three years seems like thirty

Bbm/F F Bbm

Could you ask as much from any other man?

Bbm Ab Gb F7

But if I die

Bbm Ab Gb F7

See the Saga through and do the things you

ask of me

Bbm Ab Gb F

Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me, nail me

to their tree

Bb7aug9 (Eb

I'd wanna know I'd wanna know my God

(2x)

Bb7aug9 Eb

I'd wanna see I'd wanna see my God (2x)

Why I should die? Why I should die?;

Why I should die? Why I should die?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2cCuadivpE


Would I be more noticed than I ever was

before?

Would the things I've said and done matter

any more?

I'd have to know I'd have to know my lord

(2x)

I'd have to see I'd have to see my lord (2x)

C7aug9 (Hendrix chord) F

(But) if I die what will be my reward? (2x)

(I'd) have to know I'd have to know my

lord (2x)

Cm Bb Ab G7

Why____________ should I die?

Ah oh, Why should I die?

Can you show me now that I would not be

killed in vain?

Show me just a little of your omnipresent

brain

Show me there's a reason for your wanting

me to die

You're far to keen on where and how and

not so hot on why Al________right I'll_______

die!

Ah! Just, just watch me die!nbsp; Ah!

Just, just watch me die!

See-he-he how, see how I die!bsp;

See-he-he how, see how I die!

Oh, yea, See how I die!

[Instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 -- Cm Bbsus

Ab G (almost 6x thru)]

(Instr. Chords) Cm | Bb | Ab | G

(horns) Eb D C | Eb C | Eb D C | B

B

(strings) C Eb F G F Eb | D Eb F D | Ab C D Eb

D C | B D Eb D

[Break last round at Ab - Tacet - return to initial

tempo in Cm]

Cm (softly)

Cm Cm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G

Then I was inspired

Fm Fm/Eb Fm/D Fm/C

Now I'm sad and tired

Bb Bb7/Ab Eb/G Eb G

Cm

After all I've tried for three years seems like

ninety why then am I

Ab Cm D G

Scared to finish what I started, what you

started - I didn't start it

God thy will is hard

But you hold every card (Gdim9= 3-2-0-0-

0-4)

Bb Bb7/Ab Eb/G Gdim9 G Gdim9

G Cm7sus Cm Csus9 Cm

I will drink your cup of poison nail me to

your cross and break me,

Ab Cm/G D/G

Ab

Bleed me, beat me, kill me, take me now -

before I change my mind

SUPERSTAR

| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvVr2uks0C8

E | A/E | D/E | A/E | E |

(melody) | B G# E | C# A E | D B D | C# B A | B

G# E | ("Superstar theme")

2x thru

Judas:

E G7

Everytime I look at you I don't understand

A7 E7

Why you let the things you did get so out of hand

You'd have managed better if you'd had it planned

Why'd you choose such a backward time and such

a strange land?

If you'd come today you would have reached a

whole nation

Israel in 4 B.C. had no mass communication

Girls: Don't you get me wrong

Judas: Don't you get me wrong

Girls: Don't you get me wrong now


Girls: Don't you get me wrong


Girls: Don't you get me wrong now


Girls: Only want to know

Judas: Only want to know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvVr2uks0C8


Girls: Only want to know now


Girls: Only want to know


Girls: Only want to know now


E A/E

Choir: Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (with only

piano)

------ D/E A/E E

Who are you? What have you sacrificed?

Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (bass

enters)


Jesus Christ Superstar

Do you think you're what they say you are?

Jesus Christ Superstar


Judas:

E G7

Tell me what you think about your friends at

the top

A7 E7

Who d'you think besides your self's the pick of

the crop?

Buddha was he where it's at? Is he where you

are?

Could Mohammed move a mountain or was

that just PR?

Did you mean to die like that? Was that a

mistake or

Did you know your messy death would be a

record-breaker?

Girls: Don't you get me wrong, Don't you get me

wrong now {2 times}

Judas: Don't you get me wrong {4 times}

Girls: Only want to know, Only want to know now

{2 times}

Judas: Only want to know {4 times}

Choir: Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (with only

piano)

------ Who are you? What have you sacrificed?

Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (bass enters)


Jesus Christ Superstar (band enters)


Jesus Christ Superstar (strings enter)


(Judas sings over Choir and Girls - lyrics below)

(Choir continues 2½ more times -- Girls sing over

Choir)

Choir: Jesus Christ, Girls: Only want to

know,

------ Jesus Christ ------ Only want to know,

Who are you? Only want to know,

What have you sacrificed? Only want to

know now

Jesus Christ, Tell me, tell me.

Jesus Christ Don't get me wrong!

Who are you? Only want to know,

What have you sacrificed? Only want to

know now

Choir: Jesus Christ, Girls: Only want to

know,

------ Superstar ------ Only want to know,

Do you think you're what Only want to

know,

they say you are? Only want to know

now

Jesus Christ, Tell me, tell me.

Superstar Don't get me wrong!

Do you think you're what Only want to

know,

they say you are? Only want to know

now

Judas: Jesus! I only want to know!

------ Well, tell me, don't get me wrong! I only

want to know!

Jesus! Jesus! I only want to know!

Oh, tell me. Don't get me wrong! I only want

to know! Ahhh oh! Jesus! I only want to know!

Hey! Jesus! Ahg ! I only want to know! I want

to know!

Oh, Jesus! I only, I want to know now!

Oh, oh, oh, Jesus! Oh, oh, oh, I only want to

know!

Hey! Jesus! I only want to know!

YEAH________!


Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Yvonne Elliman started her career in 1969 singing at bars

and clubs in London, waiting for the big break. That break came earlier than later when Tim

Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber were searching for a fresh talent to sing the part of Mary

Magdalene in a concept album called “Jesus Christ Superstar:.

From the album, she went on to play the role in Broadway production and put her indelible imprint on

the screen in the 1973 film version of JC Superstar. While Helen Reddy brought “I Don’t Know How

to Love Him” to the top of pop chart, but it is Elliman‘s original version that contains the genuine

emotion of the most recognizable song from JC Superstar.

Under the wings of impresario Robert Stigwood who had the acumen of an entrepreneur and the gift

of discovering talent, Elliman established her credentials by doing backup vocals for Eric Clapton in

the now-classic version of ―I Shot the Sheriff‖. She attained pop star status in 1976 with "Love Me"

(written by Barry and Robin Gibb), and a Barbara Lewis cover, "Hello Stranger”. The major break

came in 1977 with generation-defining album, Saturday Night Fever that contained her number 1

song, “If I Can’t Have You”, and if not for Robert Stigwood insisting that the Bee Gees record it, she

would have recorded “How Deep Is Your Love” written for her by the Barry and Robin Gibb.

The backlash on disco that followed in the 80s affected every artist who had connections to the

commercialised electronic music – from the Van McCoy to Giorgio Moroder, from Donna Summer to

Yvonne Elliman – even the Bee Gees became a despised breed, though no fault of their own.

Knowing the futility of pursuing further hit songs, Elliman disappeared from the pop scene, attending

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Gibb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Gibb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Stranger


instead what was most dear - her family. In a few instances, she took on her role as Mary Magdalene

in productions of Jesus Christ Superstar. Her rebirth came in 2004, when she released the album

Simple Needs that contains songs she had written through the years. On June 12, 2007 the album was

released globally, as she became active once more in music festivals, concerts and benefit

appearances. A treasure of a talent, Yvonne Elliman cannot, simply be hidden. (CORD)

If I Can’t Have You (From the movie, Saturday Night Fever)

Yvonne Elliman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Do14z5ycic

Intro: Cm Dm Gm Dm C Dm Eb

Bb

F

Don't know why

Bbm/F F

I'm surviving every lonely day,

C/F

when it's got to be

Bb/F

no chance for me.

F

My life would end,

Bbm/F F

and it just don't matter how I cry

C/F

my tears of love,

Bb/F

a waste of time.

C/F

If I turn away,

Bb

am I strong enough to see it through?

Gm7 Bb C11

Go crazy is what I will do.

Dm

If I can't have you,

C

I don't want nobody, baby.

Am

If I can't have you.

Dm

Ah Ah.


C


Am


Dm

Ah ah.

F

Can't let go,

Bbm/F F

and it doesn't matter how I try.

C/F

I gave it all

Bb/F

so easily

C/F

to you, my love,

Bb Gm7

to dreams that never will come true.

Bb Gm7

Am I strong enough to see it through?

Bb C11

Go crazy is what I will do.

Dm


C


Am


Dm

Ah Ah.


C


Am


Dm

Ah ah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Do14z5ycic


Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary

Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth

pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida

as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist. Later they moved to

Stockbridge, Georgia and more members joined creating the band now known

as Casting Crowns. Some members of the band currently work as ministers for

Eagles Landing First Baptist Church in Stockbridge, Georgia. (Source: Wikipedia)

Who Am I? (Casting Crowns) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7x3VnrqbA

V1:

F C Dm

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth

C Bb

Would care to know my name

Bb

Would care to feel my hurt

V2:

F C Dm

Who am I, that the bright and morning stars

C Bb

Would choose to light the way

Bb

For my ever wandering heart

Bb C

Not because of who I am

Dm C

But because of what You've done

Dm C

Not because of what I've done

Bb C

But because of who You are

Chorus:

F C Dm

I am a flower quickly fading

C Bb

Here today and gone tomorrow

C Bb

A wave tossed in the ocean

C F

A vapor in the wind

C Dm

Still You hear me when I'm calling

C Bb

Lord, You catch me when I'm falling

C Bb

And you've told me who I am

F

I am Yours

Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) (Casting Crowns) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXp6xcY5IqU

B, E, B,

E B

One day when heaven is filled with His praises

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7x3VnrqbA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXp6xcY5IqU


One day when sin was as black as could be

Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin

E C#m

Dwelt among men my example is He

E Abm E

Word became flesh and the light shined among

us His glory revealed

Chorus:

B F#

Living He loved me, Dying he saved

me

Abm E

Buried He carried my sins far away

B F#

Rising He justified freely forever

Abm E B

One day He‘s coming, oh glorious

day, oh glorious day

E B

One day they led him up Calvary‘s mountain

One day they nailed Him to die on a tree

Suffering anguish despised and rejected

E C#m

Bearing our sins my Redeemer is He

E Abm

Hands that healed nations, stretched out on a

tree,

F#

and took the nails for me

Chorus:

E B

One day the grave could conceal him no

longer

One day the stone rolled away from the door

Then he arose over death he had concurred

E C#m

Now has ascended my Lord ever more

E Abm

F#

Death could not hold Him the grave could not

keep Him from rising again (rising again)

Chorus:

B E B F#

Oh glorious da-ay, oh glorious da-ay

E B F#

One day the trumpet will sound for His

coming (for your coming)

One day the skies with his glory will shine

(glories will shine)

Wonderful day my beloved one bringing (my

savior)

E

My savior Jesus is mine

Chorus:

Living he loved me, Dying he saved me

And buried he carried, my sins far away

Rising he justified, freely forever

Abm E B E

One day He‘s coming, oh glorious day, oh

glorious da-ay,

B E B

oh glorious da-ay, oh glorious day

Stained Glass Masquerade (Casting Crowns) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKOrlPuWzo

V1

C

Is there anyone that fails

G

Is there anyone that falls

D Am7

Am I the only one in church today feelin' so

small

V2

C

Cause when I take a look around

G

Everybody seems so strong

D

I know they'll soon discover

Am7

That I don't belong

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


Bridge

C G

So I tuck it all away, like everything's okay

D Am7

If I make them all believe it, maybe I'll believe

it too

C G

So with a painted grin, I play the part again

D Am7

So everyone will see me the way that I see

them

Chorus

C

Are we happy plastic people

G

Under shiny plastic steeples

D

With walls around our weakness

Am7

And smiles to hide our pain

C

But if the invitation's open

G

To every heart that has been broken

D

Maybe then we close the curtain

Am7

On our stained glass masquerade

V3

C

Is there anyone who's been there

G

Are there any hands to raise

D

Am I the only one who's traded

Am7

In the altar for a stage

V4

C

The performance is convincing

G

And we know every line by heart

D

Only when no one is watching

Am7

Can we really fall apart

V5

C

But would it set me free

G

If I dared to let you see

D

The truth behind the person

Am7

That you imagine me to be

V6

C

Would your arms be open

G

Or would you walk away

D

Would the love of Jesus

Am7

Be enough to make you stay

Repeat Chorus then intro.


CORD BEST 5: U2 is one of the durable rock bands on earth. It attracts hordes of fans in its

concerts wherever it takes its music. The band has taken their music to the screen

through one of the Batman films, and in Broadway, with Spiderman: Turn Off the

Dark, the most expensive musical ever.

CORD lists its

choice of the best

U2 songs in this

issue. The CORD

team had a hard

time trimming down

to five the brilliant

anthems from Bono

& Company through

more than three

decades.

We could have

included ―One‖,

―Where the Streets

Have No Name‖,

―Vertigo‖ and

―Pride (In the Name

of Love)‖. But there were 5 others that stood out.

The list would be incomplete without ―New Year‘s Day‖ (# 5). The reflective message

of ―I Still Haven‘t Found What I‘m Looking For‖ (#4) penetrates both heart and mind.

Who cannot burst with life when the chorus part of ―Beautiful Day‖ (#3) blares on the

radio? The feet-stomping ―Sunday Bloody Sunday‖ (#2) can easily raise our fists and

lead us to march in protest.

―With or Without You‖ (#1) shines from the rest, from the slow drawl at the beginning

to the infectious refrain – it is hypnotic. Each individual can have a different take on its

meaning, from romantic to spiritual. It is a song both personal and universal, truly a

gem above the rest of U2‘s music treasures. (CORD)

The CORD Best 5 U2 songs:

1. With or Without You

2. Sunday Bloody Sunday

3. Beautiful Day

4. I Still Haven‘t Found What I‘m Looking For

5. New Year‘s Day


U2 No 1 With or Without You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQ

Intro: D Asus4 Bm G x2

D Asus4

See the stone set in your eyes

Bm G

See the thorn twist in your side

D Asus4 Bm G

I wait for you

D Asus4

Sleight of hand and twist of fate

Bm G

On a bed of nails she makes me wait

D Asus4 Bm G

And I wait without you

G D Asus4

With or without you

Bm G

With or without you

D Asus4

Through the storm we reach the shore

Bm G

You give it all but I want more

D Asus4 Bm G

And I‘m waiting for you

G D

With or without you

Asus4 Bm G

With or without you

D

I can‘t live

Asus4 Bm G

With or without you

D Asus4 Bm G

D Asus4

And you give yourself away

Bm G


D

And you give

Asus4

And you give

Bm G


D Asus4

My hands are tied

Bm G

My body bruised, shes got me with

D Asus4

Nothing to win and

Bm G

Nothing left to lose

D Asus4


Bm G


D

And you give

Asus4

And you give

Bm G


D Asus4

With or without you

Bm G

With or without you

D

I can‘t live

Asus4 Bm G

With or without you

D Asus4 Bm G x2

D

With or without you

Asus4 Bm G

With or without you

D

I can‘t live

Asus4 Bm G

With or without you

D

With or without you

Outro: D (For a bit then...)

D Asus4 D Dsus4 xrepeat until fade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQ


No 2 Sunday Bloody Sunday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4vblG6BV

Bm D G6

I can't believe the news today

Bm D

Oh, I can't close my eyes

G6

And make it go away

D

How long...

Em

How long must we sing this song?

D Em

How long? How long...

Bm D G6

'cause tonight....we can be as one

Bm D G6

Tonight...

Bm D G6

Broken bottles under children's feet

Bm D G6

Bodies strewn across the dead end street

Bm D G6

But I won't heed the battle call

Bm D

It puts my back up

G6

Puts my back up against the wall

Bm D G6

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Bm D G6


F Em D


F Em D

..uh let's go..

Bm D G6 (x2 veces)

Bm D G6

And the battle's just begun

Bm D G6

There's many lost, but tell me who has won

Bm D G6

The trench is dug within our hearts

Bm D G6

And mothers, children, brothers, sisters

Torn apart

Bm D G6


Bm D G6


D

How long...

Em

How long must we sing this song?

D Em

How long? How long...

Bm D G6

'cause tonight....we can be as one

Bm D G6

Tonight... ....tonight

Bm D G6


Bm D G6

(tonight)Sunday, Bloody Sunday

..oh yes oh

Bm D G6 (x5 veces)

Bm D G6

Wipe the tears from your eyes

Bm D G6

Wipe your tears away

Bm D G6

Oh, wipe your tears away

Bm D G6

Oh, wipe your tears away

(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

Bm D G6

Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes


F Em D F Em D

Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody

Sunday)

F Em D F Em D

Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody

Sunday)

..uh let's go..

Bm D G6 (x2)

Bm D G6

And it's true we are immune

Bm D G6

When fact is fiction and TV reality

Bm D G6

And today the millions cry

Bm D G6

We eat and drink while tomorrow they die


Bm D G6

The real battle just begun

Bm D G6

To claim the victory Jesus won

On...

Bm D G6


Bm D G6



U2 No 3 Beautiful Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V8nu6e8eFY

A Bm D G D

A Bm D G

The heart is a bl oom,

D A

shoots up throught the stony ground

A Bm D G

But there's no ro om,

D A

no space to rent in this town

A Bm D G

You're out of lu ck

D A

and the reason that you had to care,

A Bm D G

the traffic is stuck

D A

and you're not moving anywhere.

A Bm D G

You thought you'd found a friend

D A

to take you out of this place

A Bm D G

Someone you could lend a hand

D A

in return for grace

A Bm D G

It's a beautiful day

D A

the sky falls and you feel like

D Bm D G

It's a beautiful day \

D A

Don't let it get away

A Bm D G

You're on the road

D A

but you've got no destination

A Bm D G

You're in the mud,

D A

in the maze of her imagin ation

A Bm D G

You love this town

D A

e ven if it d oesn't ring true

A Bm D G D

A

You've been all ove r and it's

been all over you

A Bm D G


D A


A Bm D G


D A


F#m G D A

Touch me, take me to the other place

F#m G G A

Teach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case

Em

See the world in green and blue

D

See China right in front of you

Em G

See the canyons broken my cloud

D

See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out

Em G

See the bedouin fires at night

D

See the oil fields at first light

Em G

See the bird with a leaf in her mouth

D

After the flood all the colours came

out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V8nu6e8eFY


A Bm D G D

A

It was a beautiful day

A Bm D G

Beautiful day

D A


F#m G D A

Touch me, take me to that other place

F#m G D A

Reach me, I know I'm not a hopeless

case

A Bm D G

What you don't have you don't need it now

D A

What you don't know you can feel it someone

A Bm D G

What you don't have you don't need it now

D A

You don't need it now, you don' t need it now

A Bm D G D

A

Was a beautiful day

A Bm D G D

beautiful day

U2 No 4 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking

For http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1XXs7e7ac

C

VERSE 1: i have climbed highest

mountains

i have run through the fields

Fsus2 C

only to be with you, only to be with you

C

I have run, I have crawled

Fsus2

I have scaled these city walls, these city walls

C

only to be with you

CHORUS 1:

G Fsus2 C

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

G Fsus2 C


Verse 2:

C

I have kissed honey lips felt the feeling in her

fingertips

Fsus2 C

It burned like fire, this burning desire

C

I have spoken with the tounge off angels

I have held the hand of the devil

Fsus2 C

It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone

CHORUS 2:

G Fsus2 C


G Fsus2 C


SOLO: C (6 bars) Fsus2 (2 bars) C

Verse 3:

C

I believe in the kingdom come

Then all the colours they will

Fsus2

Bleed into one, bleed into one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1XXs7e7ac


C

But yes I'm still running

C

You broke the bonds and you loosed the

chains

Fsus2

Carried the cross of, of my shame, of my

shame

C

You know I believe it

CHORUS 3:

G Fsus2 C


G Fsus2 C


G Fsus2 C


G Fsus2 C


OUTRO: C (4 bars) Fsus2

(2bars) C (repeat to fade)

U2 No 5

New Year's Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0IRY_eWuIw

Am C Em

All is quite on New Year's Day

Am C Em

A world in white, gets underway

Am C Em

I want to be with you, be with you night and

day

Am C Em Am

Nothing changes on New Year's Day

Em

On New Year's Day

Chorus:

G Am

I will be with you again

G F Am C Em

I will be with you again

Am C Em

Under a blood read sky

Am C Em

A crowd has gathered black and white

Am C Em

Arms entwined, the chosen few

Am C Em G

Newspaper say, says, say it's true, it's true

Am

And we can break through

G F

Though torn in two, we can be one

G Am

I, I will begin again

G F Am C Em Am

I, I will begin again, yeah

Repeat Chorus and fade out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0IRY_eWuIw


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I Believe

Speech delivered by Bro Andrew Quirke during the Teachers in Sandals Fellowship

Teaching Night on 16 May 2011in Newman Hall, Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland, New Zealand

What do I believe? Have I just grown up as a Catholic and been told these truths or do I truly believe in what I have been told and come to know? It is a question that I have asked myself from time to time

growing up as a Catholic. However I know today that the Catholic Faith is the one true faith the one true church and that it is the Church Jesus our Lord and Saviour instituted and gave Peter the keys to before He

joined his Father in Heaven and where He now sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. I also believe that He did not leave us orphaned for He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us and guide us and the Church itself until the day He comes again.

I will explain to you what I believe, starting off on who I believe in and finishing off by what I believe in. Along the way I will also share with you times in my life where my beliefs were confirmed. I believe there

is one God, existing eternally in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

As Matthew 19:26 says ―I believe that with God, all things are possible.‖ I believe God is Love and that he loves all people. I believe that he reaches out to all of us through the sacraments of the church. Through each sacrament we are given the grace of God and drawn closer to him. Each sacrament is a visible sign of

God‘s unconditional love for us. A visible sign where God comes to us, enters into our life, and brings us closer to him through his grace.

I believe that God is our Heavenly Father this portrays to me that our God has an intimate relationship with as, as our Father and we are his children. I believe that God is the first origin of everything and transcendent authority; and at the same time, he offers us love and care and tenderness as only a Father

could. We see an example of the love our Father offers through our own parents, who show us the same love and kindness.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord. I believe that Christ was the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us. I believe that He came to reveal the Father and to confirm the promises made. I

believe in the Atonement: that He Who knew no sin became sin for us and that by His sacrifice. He not only offered salvation to all mankind, He has reconciled the world unto Himself and has redeemed His people. I also believe that he is our Lord this means to me that I am but a humble servant of Christ and that

he is undisputed master over my life and that he is worthy of all praise and worship. He is also the ―only Son of God‖ which means that Jesus‘ relationship to God is different than ours. Jesus is truly both Man

and God. He is as the Bible informs us: ―Son of Man‖ and ―Son of God‖. I believe in the Holy Spirit the last person of the trinity although the Holy Spirit has always been and will

always be. Once Jesus left this earth the Holy Spirit took over the role of being the witness to the glory of Christ to God and at Pentecost the spirit came down and upon the disciples so that they could be the new witnesses and leaders of the faith.

The final person I believe in is Mary although not part of the trinity she holds an important role as our

heavenly queen and mediatrix of all graces. I believe that Mary is our Heavenly Mother as the Bible tells us in the Gospel of John 19:2627 When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your

mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. It is at that moment that Mary becomes Mother of all disciples of Jesus, including those in our own time who follow Jesus.


In my life over the last 10 years that has been times where I have needed the comfort and love that only a mother can provide, being in the Army and living overseas. I have not had the luxury of being near my

own Mum but through the love of Mary and her intercession I have been comforted and well looked after. I have to say after having almost left the church at one stage in my life it was Mary through her love that she has shown me that has made me the strong Catholic I am

today.

What do I believe in? I believe in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church It is

through these 4 marks of the Church that I believe that the Catholic Church is indeed the one True Church instituted by our Lord himself. Jesus established only one Church, not a collection

of differing churches (Lutheran, Baptist, Anglican, and so on). The Bible says the Church is the bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:23-

32). Jesus can have but one spouse, and his spouse is the Catholic Church. Being one is not a loose collection of parts, it‘s an organic whole. It has a head, voice, heart, hands and feet. The

head is the Holy Father, who guides the Church with the mind of Christ. The voice is the Magisterium, the teaching authority of the Church. At the heart of the Church are the Sacraments, which

nourish the body of the Church. The hands and feet are each of us, who reach out to the world and take with us the love of God.

By His Grace, Jesus makes the Church holy, just as He is holy. The Church itself is holy because it is the source of holiness and

is the guardian of the special means of grace Jesus established, the sacraments. The term ―catholic‖ means ―universal.‖ The Church is ―catholic‖ because the same full Gospel is preached

everywhere. The Church Jesus founded is apostolic because He appointed the apostles to be the first leaders of the Church, and their successors were to be its future leaders. The apostles were the first bishops, and, since the first century, there has been an unbroken line of

Catholic bishops faithfully handing on what the apostles taught the first Christians in Scripture and Sacred Tradition.

I also believe that the most important parts of our Faith are the Sacraments. They point to what is sacred, significant and important for us. They are special occasions for experiencing God's saving presence and his

love. Important is Baptism, as it is the first step in a lifelong journey of commitment and discipleship. Eucharist, through Christ's Body and Blood, we are nourished spiritually and brought closer to God. Reconciliation as no matter what we have done through it, we find God's unconditional forgiveness. And

lastly the Holy Orders where priests are ordained to lead other Catholics by bringing them the sacraments by proclaiming the Gospel, and by providing other means to holiness. I remember the first time I saw an

ordination. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I witnessed: when a priest prostrates himself in front of the altar of the cross and offers his life completely to Christ.

Although I could keep going, about what I believe, I will finish off with this final thought: Jesus lets us know about an important aspect of our Faith for blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed. I believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, I believe in Mary our Mother and that Christ instituted

the Catholic Church. At the end of the day however there are many things that confuse me, or areas in my life where I don‘t

know what I believe. I leave everything to faith and believe that God will guide me in the right direction. I leave my life in his hands.

Amen.


Oprah is the Queen of Talk, Madonna the Queen of Pop. Amy Grant is the

Queen of Christian Pop.

What does it take to be elevated to music royalty? It definitely is not by inheritance. It is more to do

with talent, popularity and durability.

Five weeks shy of sweet 16, Grant notched a recording contract, when a producer heard one of her

compositions, “Mountain Man”. In 1977, she released her first album ―Amy Grant” followed in

1979 “My Father’s Eyes”. Several albums later, in 1982, she finally got full attention through the

album “Age to Age” that contained the anthem, “El Shaddai”. The gauge of talent is recognition

by peers and this she had countless, to mention some: six Grammys; 25 GMA Dove

Awards, culminating in Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003; and inducted in the Hollywood walk

of fame in 2005.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_Music_Hall_of_Fame


While her songs became staples on Christian radio stations, some of these crossed over the

mainstream. She reached mass appeal with“Baby, Baby” that took no 1 in the Billboard Hot

100 Singles chart. Other pop hits followed: "Every Heartbeat" (#2), "That's What Love Is

For"(#7), "Good For Me" (#8), and "I Will Remember You" (#20).

But the longevity of Grant‘s career is reflected in the non-stop releases of new albums and sold out

concerts and gigs, including the 2010 Christmas tour with husband country music star, Vince Gill.

Also in 2010, she came out with the album Somewhere Down the Road, that produced the hit

single "Better Than a Hallelujah", No. 8 on Billboard's Top Christian Songs chart.

On her latest work, she said, ―(M)y hope is just

for those songs to provide companionship, remind

myself and whoever else is listening what‘s

important. I feel like songs have the ability to

connect us to ourselves and to each other, and to

our faith, to the love of Jesus, in a way that

conversation doesn‘t do. Songs kind of slip in and

move you before you realize it."

Her profound thoughts come from a career

spanning more than 30 years. She recalls how

as a young Christian artist she‘d be asked

about her faith: ―But now it's kind of a given

that a 15-year-old would have a record deal

and sell a quarter of a million records. No

one's expecting her to answer any deep

theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was

asked some deep theological questions from

the git-go.‖

Having accomplished so much, what does she

look forward to? She responds, ―I can look at

the future with anticipation. And it's

comforting to know that someday, as

Christians, we'll be able to look back and have

a little more clarity on why certain things in

life happened.‖ (CORD)

El Shaddai Performed by Amy Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkhS-IKmwm8

Chorus: Dm G El Sh addai, El Sha ddai,

C F El-El yon na Ado nia, Bb E/D

Age to age You're still the same, Am A By the power of the n ame.

Dm G El Sh addai , El Shaddai,

C F Erkam ka na Ado nai, Bb E/D

We will p raise and l ift You high, C El Sh addai.

First verse: Dm G

Throug h your love a nd through the ram, C F

You saved the s on of Abra ham; Bb E/D Throu gh the power of your hand,

Am A Tur ned th e sea into dry land.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Heartbeat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_What_Love_Is_For

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_What_Love_Is_For

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_For_Me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Will_Remember_You_(Amy_Grant_song)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somewhere_Down_the_Road_(Amy_Grant_album)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Than_a_Hallelujah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkhS-IKmwm8


Dm G

To the o utcast on her knees, C F You we re the God who really sees,

Bb And by Your m ight,

E/D C You set Your ch ildren free.

Repeat Chorus Second Verse:

Dm G Through the y ears You've made it clear,

C F

Th at the time of Christ was near, Bb E/D

Thoug h the people couldn't see Am A What Me ssiah ought to be.

Dm G Though Your W ord contained the plan,

C F They just co uld n ot understand Bb E/D

Your most a wesome work was done Am A Throug h the f railty of Your Son.

Repeat Chorus twice

Better than a Hallelujah Performed by Amy Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_pCr_Xrnc&feature=related

G

God loves a lullaby Em In a mothers tears in the dead of night

C C2 D Better than a Hallelujah sometimes. G

God loves the drunkards cry, Em The soldiers plea not to let him die

C C2 D Better than a Hallelujah sometimes.

Em C2 We pour out our miseries

G D God just hears a melody Em C2

Beautiful the mess we are G D A

The honest cries of breaking hearts C2 D G Are better than a Hallelujah.

The woman holding on for life, The dying man giving up the fight

Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes The tears of shame for what's been done, Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com

The silence when the words won't come Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes.

We pour out our miseries God just hears a melody

Beautiful the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts

Are better than a Hallelujah C2

Better than a church bell ringing, G C2 D

Better than a choir singing out,singing out. We pour out our miseries

God just hears a melody Beautiful the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts

Are better than a Hallelujah Repeat Chorus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_pCr_Xrnc&feature=related


WWee NNeeeedd YYoouu TawagAwit invites you to help in

spreading God’s Word through music and other acts of love.

You can be a: (1) member; (2) supporter or (3) organizer A member is one who can attend to the regular activities of the Ministry. The minimum participation are: attendance during practice sessions of songs, usually once a week or once every two weeks AND singing with the group during the assigned mass usually once a month or once every two months. A supporter is one who can donate services or resources to the Ministry. There are special events that TawagAwit organizes and the events need finances or helping hands. An organizer is one who initiates the formation of a chapter in a parish. The Ministry will provide all the assistance within its means to help in the vital task.


With over 122 million votes for the finalists the Season 10 American Idol

may be geared towards another decade. The New York Daily News just

declared AI as American TV’s most-watched show. And the rest of the

world watched as well, as Scotty McCreery was crowned as this year’s

winner.This year had a mix of talented young people and gifted musicians

that made the competition more interesting.

While there was much talk about the elimination of

dusky beauty Pia Tuscano, it was clear that the real

frontrunners were metal rocker James Durbin, eclectic

performer Casey Adams and soul brother Jacob Lusk.

But these latter three reached their peak weeks prior to

the finals.

James was at his finest

delivering Muse‘s

―Uprising‖, while

Casey upped the ante

each week with his

multi-instrumental talent and patented growl. Jacob‘s shine

dimmed when he decided to take the high notes of the divas,

and shake his booty.

http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/American+Idol


After the dust settled, we saw only three vying for the title, Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina

and Scotty McCreery. Haley‘s voice had some resemblance to Bonnie Tyler; but there was

just no certainly on what music genre she could fit. Lauren was the least likely to make it to

the finals, as she was always overshadowed by her co-contestants each week. One blot for her

was when she failed to take the high notes of ―Unchained Melody‖. But she did pretty well

on finals night.

It was Scotty who had the most compelling story this season. No one took him in the group

performances, except for the Guaps, that had Cebuana Monique de los Santos and Fil-Am

Clint Gamboa, the 26-year-old karaoke host with the oversized white designer glasses. That

allowed Scotty to show-off his unique deep baritone voice; but it was his charm and fun

personality that contributed towards his eventual coronation.

We look forward to next season for more music, thrill and fun, hopefully with the three

uncontroversial, repetitive and supportive judges – Steven, J. Lo and Randy. (CORD)


I Love You This Big (Scotty McCreery)

D Bm G A

D

I know I'm still young

Bm

But, I know how I feel

G

I might not have too much experience

A

But, I know when love is real.

D

By the way my heart starts pounding

Bm

When I look into your eyes

G

I might look a little silly

A

Standing with my arms stretched open wide.

D

I love you this big

Bm

Eyes have never seen... this big

G

No-one's ever dreamed... this big

Em

And I'll spend the rest of my life

A

A7

Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll

try

D

I love you this big

D

I'll love you to the moon and back

Bm

I'll love you all the time

G

Deeper than the ocean

A

And higher than the pines.

D

Cause girl, you do something to me


Bm

Deep down in my heart

G

I know I look a little crazy

A

Standing with my arms stretched all apart.

D

I love you this big

Bm

Eyes have never seen... this big

G


Em


A

A7


try

G

I love you this big

Bm

D

So much bigger than I ever dreamed my heart

ever would

G

I love you this big

Bm

Em

And I'd write your name in stars across the sky

A A7

If I could, I would

E

I love you this big

C#m

Oh, eyes have never seen... this big

A


F#m


Kim & El

B B7


try

E

I love you this big

C#m

Oh, eyes have never seen... this big

A


F#m


B

B7


try

E

I love you this big


W it h o u t G o d Y o u r L if e is Like an Empty Page


Guitar Heaven Tour March 20, 2011, Auckland, New Zealand

By Alvin Soniega

I grew up to see my older friends jamming the “Black Magic Woman”, not fully

understanding the lyrics and the artist whom I only knew as one of those hippies who

graced the Woodstock. The Latin beat and the frenzy of the percussion players always

amazed me. I used to tap the bums of empty plastic containers in my younger days just

to fancy the swagger of a Latin percussionist.

It is probably the Spanish influence of the Filipinos that draws us to this particular music

genre. Anyway, I got my proper congas, bongos, cowbells, guiros, which made me

experience the art of the Latin percussion and followed the great artists who are legends in

this genre, and foremost in my list is the great Carlos Santana.

On March 20, I managed to book a ticket to see the Guitar Heaven Tour of the legendary

Carlos Santana at the Vector Arena. Although I already bought the Guitar Heaven album last

January, it was amazing to be inside the arena and experience the album in 3D. It was the

typical rock concert that I expect – no frills, just crisp clear sound with matching lights. But

the genius of Santana is prominent from start to the encore.

Aside from the pieces from the Guitar Heaven album, his other hits e.g. Smooth, Maria

Maria, Corazon Espinado, and the classic Black Magic Woman were played with the Santana

virtuosity. Incidentally, he introduced a slender, black woman with afro, who did a wild

magical drum solo, as his wife by the name of Cindy Blackman.

A live concert is one of those frills that I indulge, although quite expensive sometimes, but

the experience of being part of the music just wipes out the cost of the gig. You feast on the

sound of the different instruments live, are amazed at the precision of the instrument changes,

bask in the colours of the lights, and just tune in to the beat, and you can forget that you still

have to drive home safe.


Miss Saigon

June 9, 2011, Civic Theatre, Auckland

Filipinos, like me, are strongly attached to this musical as some of the Philippines‘ finest stage

actors were in the original performance. When one mentions Miss Saigon, the name ―Lea

Salonga‖ comes to mind, who took an Emmy for her performance as Kim, the main character in

an epic love story set at the tail end of the Vietnam War.

But there is more to Miss Saigon than Lea‘s Kim, there are a lot of characters in the musical who

suffered through the brutality of war: the bar girls selling their flesh and dignity; the American

GIs confused in waging a war for Uncle Sam, the Vietcong lover of Kim whose undying affection

brought him to his death and the Engineer pimp with his American Dream.

The Auckland production was not

as grand as those in New York and

London (my wife Debbie saw one

production in New York), but it

did justice to the spectacle that it

was meant to deliver. Amateur

actress Christiana Zhu showed

promise, acting and emoting at the

right moments, though her

articulation proved to be a minus,

as she often ate some of the words.

But yes, she does have a beautiful

singing voice. All the rest of the

actors engaged the audience

through the naughty parts, the

romance, the conflicts and the

tragedy. But it was actor John

Hellyer (playing the role of the

Engineer) who stole the show with

his versatile voice, his flawless delivery and strong stage presence. Bravo!

Since 1989, Miss Saigon is among the longest

running Broadway musicals and has won 30

major awards. It has been seen by over 31 million

people nearly 20 countries. The Auckland

production ascertained that the pivotal sets of the

musical transitioned smoothly from one part to

the next. The movement of props that led towards

the helicopter scene was genius; yet it didn‘t

distract the flow of the story as the well-

orchestrated music reached its crescendo.

Kudos to the North Shore Music Theatre

Company for an outstanding effort! I guess the

next step for this Broadway musical is the

movies. That I can‘t wait to see. (CORD)


MUSIC + Current. Five songs will be played

during World Youth Day Madrid 2011. The competition "Tuned into Madrid" received 138 entries. The public voted for their favorite songs

and now a selection jury will choose the five winners from among 25 finalists. The winners will receive free registration for WYD and an

invitation to the vigil's guest area on August 20th. In addition, the winning song will be heard during the meeting's main events. The competition's

official website has the most popular songs. In the lead, is the Colombian group 'Lado A,' with the

song "No estás solo,‖ which translates to ―You're not alone." It got 133,902 votes. Coming in close second is the group, La Orden y Mandato of San

Miguel Arcangel in Spain. Their song "Follow him," or ―Síguele‖ is played by a charismatic nun who attracted 123,637 votes. In third place is the group ―Juan Pablo II‖ of Cuenca, Spain. Their song called "Strong in Faith" which is sung in several languages received 64,029 votes. The fourth song is ―Lléname

Señor‖ or "Fill me Lord.‖ It has a relaxing melody that's well suited for meditation. This song is also from the Colombian group ―Lado A.‖ It has

51, 422 votes. British singer Cherrie Anderson is not too far off. Her song "Faith in You" has 50,286 votes. It has a modern pop like rhythm that could make its mark in this year's World Youth Day…Guitars for

Guatemala is a project coordinated by Franciscan & Friends Music Mission, based in Calgary Alberta Canada sends a team of guitar teachers from North America volunteer annually to teach students in Guatemala

the fundamentals of guitar playing. Classes run one week and are organized by local churches & schools and the delegates of Franciscan & Friends. This year‘s program is

scheduled for Nov.24-Dec. 12 Fundraising efforts provide each student with their own guitar and a DVD video for on-going study. .. The City Harmonic‘s hit radio single ―Manifesto,‖ from the band‘s critically acclaimed Introducing The City Harmonic EP, continues to win fans at radio, retail and video outlets as the

band powerfully delivers the hit single on main stages across the U.S. Inspiring and unifying thousands of festival goers to loudly respond to the pulse and message of the music, The City Harmonic is the only new artist featured in the top 10 (at No. 9) of Billboard's Top Current Digital Singles Chart for Christian music.

Having served as the theme music for a National Day of Prayer promotional campaign, been heard at Major League Baseball stadiums, and spending months on the Billboard National Audience chart

―Manifesto‖ has become a breakout hit for The City Harmonic. Over 60,000

digital copies of the song have been sold so far, and more than 686,000 people have viewed the ―Manifesto‖ video at

www.youtube.com/thecityharmonic… Mark Hall, frontman of the award-winning mega group Casting Crowns, will publish The

Well: Why Are So Many Still Thirsty? with Zondervan. The newest book from the platinum selling lead singer will hit retailers

this September. In addition to his music, Hall has been the student minister at Eagle‘s Landing Baptist Church

outside of Atlanta for the past 18 years. With co-writer and fellow pastor Tim Luke (author of books such as Your Own Jesus), Hall uses the powerful story of the Woman at the Well and her encounter with

Jesus to help readers understand why life often seems so unsatisfying. What many believers consider wells that sustain them—like success, talent, control, and favor—are really just holes that keep them from

relying upon Jesus and the abundant, refreshing life He offers.


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By Rey Parado

Food & Music FEAST

May 15, 2011, St Mary‘s Northcote, Auckland

Clockwise: TaYo: TawagAwit Youth, Ann de Guzman, TawagAwit-Good Shepherd Balmoral (East

Auckland), Junz, Mash O‘ Rhythm with Jam Parado (center)


The Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred Lord Tennyson

1.

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

"Forward, the Light Brigade!

"Charge for the guns!" he said:

Into the valley of Death


2.

"Forward, the Light Brigade!"

Was there a man dismay'd?

Not tho' the soldier knew

Someone had blunder'd:

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die:

Into the valley of Death


3.

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon in front of them

Volley'd and thunder'd;

Storm'd at with shot and shell,

Boldly they rode and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of Hell


4.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,

Flash'd as they turn'd in air,

Sabring the gunners there,

Charging an army, while

All the world wonder'd:

Plunged in the battery-smoke

Right thro' the line they broke;

Cossack and Russian

Reel'd from the sabre stroke

Shatter'd and sunder'd.

Then they rode back, but not

Not the six hundred.

5.

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon behind them

Volley'd and thunder'd;

Storm'd at with shot and shell,

While horse and hero fell,

They that had fought so well

Came thro' the jaws of Death

Back from the mouth of Hell,

All that was left of them,

Left of six hundred.

6.

When can their glory fade?

O the wild charge they made!

All the world wondered.

Honor the charge they made,

Honor the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred.


LOOKING FOR YOU LORD (TawagAwit)

We live in a material world

Where greed and selfishness reign

It’s not meant to be

For God calls on us

To love, to serve, to share

We’re looking for you Lord

Where are you now

You came down for us

And You’re still here

You remain with us

Come let us spread the Word

Let’s be humble and caring

Lead others the way

Follow His commands

Let’s be His true disciple


By Miguel Maria Macairan

Lord, take away my blindness,

Heal my vision so i may see

With your guiding light

***

Heaven is just a door away

Lift up your hearts and don't go astray

God is love all the way

***

How I long to sing you a song

About love to express the happiness

Deep in my heart

***

Running on empty

As I manoeuvre my destiny

Grateful for the bounty

***

From the shadow of Lent

To the glory of Easter

Salvation is at hand


There is an angel From within each one of us Believe, it’s real.

-The M Batulan Haiku Collection


St. Patrick

Feast day: March 17

Patron of Ireland

b. 387 d.461

St. Patrick was born at Kilpatrick, near

Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387;

His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa,

who were Romans living in Britain in charge

of the colonies.

As a boy of fourteen, he was captured during

a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a

slave to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at this

time was a land of Druids and pagans. He

learned the language and practices of the

people who held him.

During his captivity, he turned to God in

prayer. He wrote:

"The love of God and his fear grew in me

more and more, as did the faith, and my soul

was rosed, so that, in a single day, I have

said as many as a hundred prayers and in

the night, nearly the same." "I prayed in the

woods and on the mountain, even before

dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or

rain."

Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty,

when he escaped after having a dream from

God in which he was told to leave Ireland by

going to the coast. There he found some

sailors who took him back to Britain, where

he reunited with his family.

He had another dream in which the people of

Ireland were calling out to him "We beg

you, holy youth, to come and walk among us

once more."

He began his studies for the priesthood. He

was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop

of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for

years.

Later, Patrick was ordained a bishop, and

was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. He

arrived in Ireland March 25, 433, at Slane.

Patrick began preaching the Gospel

throughout Ireland, converting many. He and

his disciples preached and converted

thousands and began building churches all

over the country. Kings, their families, and

entire kingdoms converted to Christianity

when hearing Patrick's message.

Patrick preached and converted all of Ireland

for 40 years. He worked many miracles and

wrote of his love for God in Confessions. He

used the shamrock to explain the Trinity,

and has been associated with him and the

Irish since that time.

After years of living in poverty, traveling

and enduring much suffering he died at Saul,

Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 461.

(Taken from http://stpatty.info)


Green Pasture (Published on April 11, 2011)

I was deeply troubled. You see, I learned that four of my friends, who have strong faith in

God and commitment to their respective ministries, lost their jobs. These individuals have

great people skills, possess good leadership qualities and are professionally competent, yet

their companies let go of them at the tail-end of the economic downturn.

But what was amazing was how they coped up with their unemployment status. Two of

those, who are a couple, took their misfortune in stride, and channelled their talents to happily

serve in their parish. The other one remained positive in life, keeping a happy disposition at

home and with friends. The fourth attended to brethren in the ministry he heads, confident

that God will take care of him and his family.

Joblessness and adversity can lead to personal crisis

and depression. But there are those who weather

through the storm.

They know that there is a God who directs the

universe. “And there arose a great storm of wind,

and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship,

asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say

unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto

the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and

there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why

are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?”

(Mark 4:28-40)

They recognize that there is a God who knows each

individual to whom He breathes life. “But even the

very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not

therefore: ye are of more value than many

sparrows.” (Luke 12:7)

I prayed for my friends. I found peace within me,

confident that they have taken refuge in God who

leads them to green pasture. “I am the door: by me

if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go

in and out, and find pasture.” (John 10:9)


The Greedy Frog* There once lived a greedy frog in a pond in

Lasang. He thought only of himself that he

ate most of the food in the pond leaving

others only with crumbs.

Since there was little food left in the pond, he went to the nearby lagoon where food was

abundant. The creatures of the lagoon welcomed frog to their territory, not knowing that he was

greedy. In no time, frog did what he used to do in the pond. He thought only of himself that he ate

most of the food in the lagoon leaving the others only with crumbs.

But still he was hungry. He looked up and noticed the mountain above. Frog announced to the

other creatures in the lagoon that he would go to the peak of the mountain. He would be the first

frog to do so and that would make him the greatest frog in Lasang. Being the only frog to go up

the mountain, he knew that there would be plenty of food for him to eat as he travelled. And so

up he went.

It was a long journey. But frog did not mind, for he was too busy eating new kinds of food that he

had never seen in the pond or in the lagoon. Yet, he found the trek exhausting. He failed to realize

that his body had ballooned and that he was carrying such a heavy weight. Still, he continued to

travel slowly, wanting to prove that he was the greatest frog in Lasang.

Many days, many nights, frog ate and hopped towards the peak of the mountain. And finally, he

was there. He looked down below and he could see the pond, the lagoon and the trail that he took.

In his loudest croak, he shouted, ―I am the greatest frog of all!‖ Nobody in the pond or in the

lagoon heard him. Yet his loud croak startled many creatures near the mountain.

One of the creatures noticed frog. The creature flew above the mountain peak. Frog looked up

and saw the creature moving high above him. It looked like one of the many strange insects that

he had devoured during his journey. Frog, greedy as he was, prepared his tongue to catch the

prey. The prey moved closer and closer. And frog noticed that the prey was growing bigger and

bigger. To his surprise, Frog realized that the prey was a huge eagle looking for food. Frog leaped

forward to hide, but then his thin legs

could not carry his huge body. Eagle

swooped down and caught the greedy

frog with his sharp and strong claws.

That day, eagle ate the biggest frog in

Lasang.

*taken from the book, “The Rooster whose

Crow was a Bleat and Other Short Stories” by

Mel B Libre


No Parking

A priest parked his car in a no-parking zone in Auckland because he was short of time and could not

find a space with a meter.

Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't

park here, I'll miss my doctor‘s appointment. FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES."

When he returned, he found a citation from a parking warden along with the note: "I've circled this

block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job. AMEN.‖

***

Out Fishing

The priest was concerned: ―I didn't see you in church last Sunday, Mr O‘neal. I hear you were out

playing basketball instead.‖

―'That's not true, Father,‖ responded the Shaq, ―And I've got the fish to prove it.‖

***

Teacher’s Talk

Teacher: Peter, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

Peter: You told me to do it without using tables.

Teacher: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

Simon: No sir, I don't have to. My Mom is a good cook.

***

Misbehaviour

John had finished his summer vacation and gone back to primary school. Two days later his teacher

phoned his mother to tell her that he was misbehaving.

"Wait a minute," she said. "I had Johnny with me for three months and I never called you once when

he misbehaved."

KKIIMM && EELL



Jam Parado, award winning choreographer based in Auckland, New Zealand

Q: You’ve developed a new concept in dance instruction?

A: Yes, it‘s called ―Mash O‘ Rhythm‖.

Q: Can you tell us what it is?

A: It is about mixing of different dance styles between groups of dancers. One group is

assigned one dance style, while another ―challenges‖ the first group on the dance floor.

Oftentimes, it is only through competition that the best performances shine.

Q: Have you done an actual Mash O’ Rhythm?

A: Actually, we did one recently. A group of families who meet periodically in a gathering

called ―Kita Kits‖ asked me to put it together, so I assigned each one dance with music I

provided – and boy was I surprised how they competed with tenacity and teamwork. One

team did ‗Thriller‖complete with masks and costumes, while another assembled an authentic

hip hop group. It was just amazing, how these families took time to get their acts together.

Q: So it is about groups competing against each other?

A: That is just the first part. The second portion allows at least three of the finest dancers

from each group to have a dance-off, with just less than a minute to showcase their best

moves. What a blast!

Q: Did you give inputs to them? A: Ideally, it is best that I teach them the basic steps, and from then on, they can develop their

own styles and show off their originality. However for this first Mash O‘ Rhythm, I was

confident that each of the groups knew the basic steps for their assigned dances.

Q: What makes Mash O’ Rhythm different from others?

A: Mash O‘ Rhythm is a new approach to make dancing not just for physical fitness, but also

social interaction and developing originality. But most importantly, I have made sure that the

competition will conclude in harmony, as it‘ll always end up with a Dance-of-Unity where all

the competitors dance to one beat, one music.

Q: Is this the next big thing, after Zumba?

A: Zumba is a world phenomenon. I‘m just starting, but who knows? I believe this approach

will not just get individuals together in the dance floor, it‘ll bring the whole family, and

that‘s more fun!


It follows the NOTES songwriting process conceptualised by Bro Mel B Libre, songwriter-performer & Lead Servant of TawagAwit, with participants, with or without music background, making original materials inspired by Biblical passages and performing these at the end of the session. Most of the outputs in the Songwriting Wor(k)ship have been sang during masses in parishes where the composers are members of the choir or music group. Be part of this wonderful experience – and sing a new song to the Lord!

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