All From You

I wrote a song.

It's not a great song. I'm not even sure I'd call it a good song... but it's a heartfelt song. It's a song of praise to God Our Father.

I listen to this and I hear where I'm flat, or where I sliiiiide up to meet a note, or where the words I wrote seem trite, and I shudder. But I think God doesn't want our perfect offerings. He simply wants what we can offer.

It amazes me that three years ago I wouldn't dream of expressing my thoughts of God and grace in this fashion. God works in mysterious and wonderful ways.
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11/16/2008

I presented this song at the Christian Musician Summit and got some good feedback. Here's the chord chart and lyrics with the changes they recommended... note that the chorus you hear in the recording would now be a bit different.

VERSE 1
--------A---------------------------------------------D
We’d swing so high our feet would scrape the sky

-------A----------------------------------------- D
Make angels in fresh snow as our breath rose

E2----------------------------------------- D5
Every heartbeat filled with awe and wonder

E2 -------------------------------------- ---D5
Childhood seemed a spell we’d fallen under

F# - G# - A – B E
Now we know that…

CHORUS (driving)
---------------A --------------------D
It’s all from you, it’s all from you

--------------A -------------------D
It’s all from you, it’s all from you

--------A ------------E------------------------ D
All the joy that we know, it comes from you

-------A -------------------D
Every seed of love we sow,

-----A ------------------D
Every mercy we are shown

----------A-------------------- E--------------------- D
All the hope that’s in our souls, it comes from you.

VERSE 2
A ------------------------------------------------D
The trembling teenage bliss of love’s first kiss

-----A----------------------------------------- D
A shy and lovely smile floats down the aisle

----- E-------------------------------------------- D5
The laughter of our children falls like warm rain

-------E ----------------------------------------D5
Your blessings greet us each and every new day

F# - G# - A – B E
And now we know that…

CHORUS

BRIDGE (soaring, light)
-----A----------------------------------------- D
We thank you for the gifts you’ve given us

-----A --------------------------------------D
And send our heartfelt praises rising up

(Repeat)

CHORUS