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Yeah, I’ve got a sneaky way of saying things. Not every word or sentence I write. But certainly in some key places. Including places like books and music for kids. There are others who use this tactic for more sinister reasons?

The difference between me and them is I just told you about my sneaky way.

And actually, the sinister crowd is getting bolder these days. They realize there’s no real reason to hide or disguise their despicable deeds. Because even the Christian community has decided that you’re not supposed to judge.

That’s not only non-biblical, it’s a nonsensical destructive message/mantra.

I’ll tell you right now that if you’re a “judge not” person, either from a Christian or secular perspective, you should probably avoid buying any of my books and/or music. Especially the ones for kids. Because I can’t imagine you’d like the way I encourage kids to use their brains the good Lord gave them. And that’s because I encourage them to ask God (and trust Him) to help them make better choices, decisions, and judgments.

I’ll include the lyrics to one of the songs in my Bedtime Buckaroos lullaby songs collection that has a very subtle example of my sneaky way. See if you can figure out what and where it is in these lines:

The Silver Horse

In a night where colors drifted
Through the air on threads of light,
And the sounds of darkness shifted…
Came an incandescent sight.
All the creatures of the prairie
Were as still as they could be,
But it wasn’t something scary
As they all would clearly see…

The Silver Horse with diamond eyes…
It flew across the turquoise skies
And landed with a mighty force
And stars shined on the Silver Horse.

There were whispers in the gold wheat
And some rumors in the rye,
But the creatures all got cold feet
When it came to asking why…
Any horse with such a shimmer
Would be in this humble place.
But their hope began to glimmer
Just by gazing at the face…

Of The Silver Horse with diamond eyes…
That flew across the turquoise skies
And landed with a mighty force
And stars shined on the Silver Horse.

Then a tiny prairie sparrow
Flew up on the horse’s head.
It was nervous to the marrow,
But still here is what it said…
“Why would such a stunning creature
Choose to grace us with its light?
We don’t have one glowing feature.”
And the horse said “Cause it’s right.”  © 2012

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I’m sure, if I asked, you could tell me at least a few of those famous Mandy lyrics. Right? Because that song was pounded into your brain from all those “Top 40” stations.

So, when I share these Mandy lyrics I’m sure they’ll click right away.

(verse)
Make me feel so good, make me feel so alive
(repeat twice more)
Like how coping should
Meant to be, or to die
All I need is to know
I need you to decide
And let everything go

[Outro]
Make me feel so good, make me feel so alive
(repeat twice more)
Like how coping should
Meant to be, or to diе
All I need is to know
I need you to decide
And let еverything go

Sorry, what did you say? Those weren’t the Mandy lyrics you expected? Oh. Hang on. You thought I was talking about that song from WAY back by Barry Manilow. Yeah, I guess I can see how you might assume that. Probably was a bit more famous than the “song” I just shared.

Of course, I’m pullin’ your leg a bit. I found those “lyrics” while I did a little research for another famous Mandy. Well, she was famous in MY family anyway. Her name was actually Amanda Caroline Houck. And she was my Great-Grandmother on my Mom’s side of the family. But we all knew her as Poodle. Although I didn’t get to really know her. Because she was born only a dozen years after the Civil War and died when I was only 5.

But let’s get back to those “lyrics” I shared.

I copied and pasted the Mandy lyrics from a specialize lyrics website, just the way they were presented on that site. And I couldn’t help but notice, as I’m sure you did, how the “verse” is exactly the same thing as the “outro.” I’ve never heard the “song.” But my guess is that it’s FAR too deep for me. And I wouldn’t be surprised to discover that whoever performs the song probably repeats those same words quite a bit. You know, to embed the deep message deep inside your open mind. Just a guess.

When I think about how many times I sat down and wasted so much time. All that precious time writing multiple verses, a chorus, and maybe even a bridge. And all that time I thought I should share a story to connect my listeners. When, in reality, all you need is a hook line, or some hook lines, and the skill of repetition. Yeesh.

I’m sure my Great-Grandmother Mandy would not approve.

Anyway…

The degradation of song lyrics is really just the tip of the iceberg for a broken, crumbling world. Cultures have come and gone for a few thousand years. But I’ve only witnessed that last several decades of the process. But it sure feels like it could be winding down into final brokenness, to the time when God will say “Enough.”

That’s kinda part of why I wrote a worship song, based on what the pastor of the church I led music for, taught. I liked how he shared stories from the Bible. And he talked about how people tend to talk a lot about Bible times as though they’re all ancient history. But actually, when you read it till the end, you see how…

These Are The Bible Days

I’m no prophet, but God can work through me.
Willing servants are all He wants to see.
We can learn from the past, the apostles,
and all of their ways,
But we live in the here and now, and these….are the Bible days.

Lord, our small hearts are full of love from You.
Help us know what You’d rather have us do.
Help the sheep hear Your call in this world that’s so full of strays.
As it was when Your Son arose; still these…are the Bible days.

When darkness falls…These are the Bible days.
Temptation calls…These are the Bible days.
When right is wrong…These are the Bible days.
The weak get strong…These are the Bible days.
Till every mountain sways, till every debtor pays,
Till every helpless, hopeless, sinner prays…
These…are the Bible days.

There’s no difference when going first to last.
Lord we need you like generations passed.
Give us strength for this life and help us always focus our gaze
With our eyes on the Prize because these…
are the Bible days.

Chorus

© 2010

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