Songs, Lyrics, and musical history to help you to incorporate music into your youth ministry lessons.
Great look at the story of the boy with 5 loaves and 2 fishes.
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Christmas CollectionAn adventurous youth was hiking through the German forest when he saw a dark opening in a cliff indicating a deep cave. With the excitement of adventure, the youth decided to go exploring. He carefully made his way into the opening and not too far from the entrance, he saw a flickering light in the passage far ahead. A typical teenager, ever curious, he had to see what was inside the cave.
As he rounded a corner in the passage the youth was surprised to find a very old man with a large stack of music scores in front of him. The old man was rubbing the musical notes off of the paper and tossing the blank sheets aside.
The youth was astonished when he recognized the old man as Mozart. He’d seen pictures of Mozart in his music class and even a bronze statue of the man. But it couldn’t be. Mozart was dead. After watching for a couple more minutes he pointedly asked, “I know it’s impossible, but are you Mozart?”
The old man slowly looked up and and with lifeless eyes replied, “Yes, I am Mozart”,
The astonished youth had to clarify “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?”
Again the reply was “Yes, I am he.”
“But, you’ve been dead for centuries. What are you doing sitting here rubbing notes off of the sheet music?” the youth asked.
Then old man looked up with an intent gaze and said,
“Decomposing!”
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Take it to the Next Level
ARGH! I know – a very BAD Joke. But as a New Year begins I wonder if it reflects the life of many youth today. Is their life moving toward the creation of a “Masterpiece” in the Master’s Hand, or is life slowly decomposing – falling apart as they are tossed aside. Blank stares staring back from a forest of people around us. Blank Sheets of paper tossed aside and hidden from view. Last year might have been a masterpiece or a failure. But every day is blank piece of paper and it is up to us whether we will compose a masterpiece, or sit decomposing. Instead of trying to erase the past, create a fantastic future.
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
“…Each man’s work will become evident” and the quality of each man’s work will be tested. 1 Corinthians 3:10-15
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Merry Christmas! I really want to thank you for being part of my Creative Youth Ideas family. It really fills my heart with joy to read your emails and how I’ve been a blessing and a part of helping you in your ministry.
Personally, I’ll be spending Christmas with my family and friends from church. Being the musical one in the group, I was asked to put together some Christmas carols to sing during the holidays. Took me a while but I put together a pretty comprehensive list of Christmas Carols and Christmas themed songs. I thought I’d go a step further and put them into song sheets.
I thought since I’ve already spent the time to get that done, and again to thank you for being a part of my extended family in Christ, I figured I’d share these Christmas Carol Song Sheets with you. You can download them here:
They’re in full color and you can download and print them out for your youth groups and family to use as you celebrate this joyous season with the people you love.
Here’s wishing you a joyous Christmas and a blessed New Year!
With YOUth on my Heart,
Ken & Josh
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Verse 1:
Hark! the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful, all ye nations rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic host proclaim
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Hark! the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”
Verse 2:
Christ, by highest heaven adored;
Christ the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of the favored one.
Veiled in fl esh, the Godhead see;
hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”
Verse 3:
Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
risen with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
born that man no more may die;
Born to raise the sons of earth,
born to give them second birth
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”
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Verse 1:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay;
Remember Christ, our Saviour,
Was born on Christmas day,
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray.
Chorus:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Verse 2:
In Bethlehem, in Jewry,
This blessed Babe was born,
And laid within a manger,
Upon this blessed morn;
That which His Mother Mary,
Did nothing take in scorn.
Verse 3:
From God our Heavenly Father,
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
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Verse 1:
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
Do you see what I see
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Do you see what I see
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Verse 2:
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Verse 3:
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
Do you know what I know
In your palace warm, mighty king,
Do you know what I know
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Verse 4:
Said the king to the people everywhere,
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
Listen to what I say
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
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Away in a manger, no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the heavens
Looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
Verse 2:
The cattle are lowing, the Baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus;
Look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.
Verse 3:
Be near me, Lord Jesus;
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever and love me I pray!
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care,
And fi t us for Heaven
To live with Thee there.
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Verse 1:
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing over the plains
And the mountains in reply,
Echoing their joyous strains.
Chorus:
Glo-ori-a In excelsis de-o
Glo-ori-a In excelsis de-o
Verse 2:
Shepherds, why this Jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Verse 3:
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King
Verse 4:
See Him in a manger laid
Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth!
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
With us sing our Savior’s birth.
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Verse 1:
Angels from the realms of glory
Wing your fl ight over all the earth
Ye, who sang creations story
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth
Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
Verse 2:
Shepherds in the fi elds abiding
Watching over your fl ocks by night
God with man is now residing
Yonder shines the Infant light
Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
Verse 3:
Sages leave your contemplations
Brighter visions beam afar
Seek the great Desire of nations
Ye have seen His natal star
Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
Verse 4:
Saints before the alter bending
Watching long in hope and fear
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In His temple shall appear
Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
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