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Wavin’ Flag: Remix

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  1. Gioia Morris

    June 6, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    LOVE it 🙂

  2. Alan Bradley

    June 6, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    Wonderful lyric. It’s already a song half-written. You would like to have music written to it, I would be glad to give it a go. 🙂
    Alan in Nashville

  3. Steve Martin

    May 14, 2012 at 1:21 AM

    We can’t have enough Christ centered hymns!

    Great job!

  4. Richard Lariosa

    May 12, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    I like the song: lyrics and melody. Hey frank can you spare me some of your thoughts on eternal salvation-once save you are saved and there is no possibility of falling away. I don’t know if my memory is correct but I thought I read one of your article about this but I don’t know where to find it. I just need to
    confirm if what I think about this issue is right. Or can you mention some good books on this matter even from the two sides of the fence. Thank you very much and God bless you more.

    • Frank Viola

      May 13, 2012 at 12:54 PM

      Glad you like the song. I plan to write a blog post on the subject someday. No time for more.

      • Richard Lariosa

        May 14, 2012 at 12:10 PM

        What books can you recommend regarding the subjects? Thank you very much.

        • Frank Viola

          May 14, 2012 at 12:19 PM

          “From Eternity to Here” goes to the root behind the very question itself: http://https://www.frankviola.org/frometernitytohere/

          • Richard Lariosa

            May 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM

            Thank you very much

  5. gregory

    May 12, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    I like the idea…..reminds me of the show Sing Off with the group Pentatonix

  6. Bill

    May 11, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Awesome song and great tune!! I want to hear someone record this too.

  7. Greg Gordon

    May 11, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    The Church needs more of a clear biblical anthem then just amazing grace, though a powerful message is given in that classic timeless hymn. Yet on further inspection you do not find the word of Christ, God or other vital aspects to Christian experience. I am not arguing to take away amazing grace but we need more modern supplements for the church universal in our day. Just a thought.

    • Eric L

      May 11, 2012 at 5:41 PM

      Brother,

      Have you read the full song?

      “The Lord” is in the fourth stanza, and “God” in the sixth stanza (although the sixth was not written by the original author).

      I personally prefer the Portuguese version (Maravilhosa Graça),

      “Marvellous Grace that found me [being] lost,
      Being blind I could see, Christ rescued me,
      When His grace touched me, [it] freed from fear,
      How precious [is] the Lord’s grace to me

      From a prison I left free,
      My Saviour rescued me!
      Mercy and forgiveness
      Eternal love and redemption

      God has promised the best for me
      And in Him I shall hope
      Shield and Strength He will be
      As long as I live

      From a prison I left free,
      My Saviour rescued me!
      Mercy and forgiveness
      Eternal love and redemption

      And if my world ends,
      And the sun no longer shines,
      The God who one day called me,
      Will be forever mine.”

      • Greg Gordon

        May 11, 2012 at 7:57 PM

        To clarify I was referring to “amazing grace” when I stated it did not have “God” or “Christ” in the verbiage. I trust that clears up my statement for you Brother.

        Franks’ lyrics have many mentions as you referred of titles of the Godhead.

        • Eric L

          May 12, 2012 at 11:03 AM

          Brother,

          Do you mean we sing “amazing grace” when we should really be singing “amazing God”? Or do you mean that the classic stanza opening stanza doesn’t mention Him?

          Either way, those are good points.

        • Joe

          May 12, 2012 at 5:32 PM

          Greg – I think Eric was aware you meant Amazing Grace that is what he is referring to. No song holds all truth. I guess you could find great lack in the inspired songs held in the Psalms! I find that Amazing Grace is filled with Christ. Each line can only pertain to Him alone. There is certainly a wonderful fullness of truth in it that points to Christ and draws out the heart in thankfullness to Christ. Sadly I find a great lack of Christ and truth concerning Him in most contemporary songs.

  8. Brenda

    May 11, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    This is a beautiful song to sing together among brothers and sisters! But, what really makes it stand out is when we sing not from our minds, but from our hearts. When the words “We are His body serving His lost world, they will see Jesus, He has anointed us. For He’s the true King!” are sung from experience. From loving the lost world. From serving those around us. Not out of duty. But out of love. Christ’s love in us being expressed.

    Two days ago I had this experience…

    I work in the medical field at an urgent care center. A young man came into our center seeking help for anxiety over a situation that was overwhelming for him. I brought him into the exam room and he broke down into tears. A 24 year old sobbing uncontrollably in front of a starnger.

    What I could have done was get his vitals, tell him the doctor will be in to see him in a few minutes and left the room having done my job. What I DID, I sat for 30 minutes letting him share his fears and struggles. His response…I can not believe a perfect stranger would offer me this. What he saw was Christ’s love being expressed as I sat and shared his hurt and cried with him.

    We are His body
    Serving His lost world
    They will see Jesus
    He has annointed us

  9. Nancy

    May 11, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    Excellent. Love it! I’m not sure though I get “God’s future now … we’re on the throne”. Does that thought come from Matthew 19:28. Is that not during the Millennium and is that not an amillenialist view? Which leads me to asking, would you ever consider doing a blog post on the four milennial views? That’s another subject never talked about in churches unless you are of pentecostal persuasion. Just askin’.

    • Frank Viola

      May 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM

      Nancy: Listen to the message and you’ll have your answer. The song goes with the talk. The link is on the post. Not interested in writing on that other subject. It’s been written on to death.

  10. Tim Nixon

    May 11, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    That’s a great song! Can’t wait to hear it finally recorded!

  11. Greg

    May 11, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Awesome! I’m going to talk to a couple of my friends about this. One of them works at a recording studio. I can also lay down the drum track. 🙂

    • Frank Viola

      May 11, 2012 at 10:03 AM

      Greg: I’d SO love someone to learn and record this. The Young Artists who did it were only around 15 or so people. So it doesn’t take much. Just some time and effort.

      • Greg

        May 11, 2012 at 10:39 AM

        I will definitely look into this, talk to some friends, and see what we can do. Don’t want to promise anything, because I will be relying on other people 🙂 hee, hee. But I will do the best I can.

  12. Shannon

    May 11, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    Awesome lyrics! Perfect tune to put them to. I heard the message (great) and the song is icing on the cake. Thanks!

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