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Smile Sender  

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[I understand that some of my readers think I get a little preach-y with my poems and lyrics. But to you I say, "Hey, I'm a preacher. What did you expect?" Even so, here's a lyric I wrote around 1982. Maybe it will lift your spirits like it did mine when it came to me.]
 
I’ve got the Smile Sender and He’s down in my heart
Yeah, He’s the Frown Bender and He’s set me apart,
          ‘Cause the world’s goin’ ‘round and they’re wearin’ a frown
But Jesus took my frown and turned it upside down.

Well, He’s done that inner surgery
          He’s placed Himself inside of me
I’m happy now. Oh can’t you see?
          ‘Cause Jesus love has set me free!

I wear a smile in the daytime and I smile at night.
I smile to the left and I smile to the right.
          I smile all the time, I’ll tell you why that I do,
“I’m hopin’ that my smilin’ will rub off on you.”

So get the Smile Sender. Let Him down in your heart.
‘Cause He’s the Frown Bender and He’ll set you apart.
          If your world’s goin’ ‘round and you’re wearin’ a frown
Let Jesus take your frown and turn it upside down.

I said that Jesus took my frown and turned it upside down!

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Creature Praise  

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Here are the lyrics to a song that was popular in my youth. In honor of National Poetry Month and in hopes to get this tune out of my head (and into yours) I give you a song made popular by Evie:

Large creatures, small creatures
Short and tall creatures
Come now and praise the Lord
Young creatures, old creatures
Hot and cold creatures
Come now and praise the Lord

Sing praise to the Father
Sing praise to the Son
Sing praise to the Spirit who makes all creatures one
Sing praise to the goodness of what the Lord has done
Let all creatures praise the Lord

Long creatures, high creatures
Flying in the sky creatures
Come now and praise the Lord
White creatures, brown creatures
All around the world creatures
Come now and praise the Lord

Sing praise to the Father
Sing praise to the Son
Sing praise to the Spirit who makes all creatures one
Sing praise to the goodness of what the Lord has done
Let all creatures praise the Lord

Day creatures, night creatures
Left and right creatures
Come now and praise the Lord
Near creatures, far creatures
Anywhere you are creatures
Come now and praise the Lord

Sing praise to the Father
Sing praise to the Son
Sing praise to the Spirit who makes all creatures one
Sing praise to the goodness of what the Lord has done
Let all creatures praise
Let all creatures praise
Let all creatures praise the Lord

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Best "12 Days" Yet  

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"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is possibly the most irritating of all the Christmas songs for the shear numbers of it. But it can also be fun. Watch this video:




[Thanks to Dawn at Because I Said So]

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