3ABN Today

Around The Piano with Reggie & Ladye Love

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Program Code: TDY190013S


00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people
00:12 I want to spend my life
00:18 Removing pain
00:23 Lord, let my words
00:29 Heal a heart that hurts
00:34 I want to spend my life
00:40 Mending broken people
00:45 I want to spend my life
00:51 Mending broken people
01:10 - Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today
01:12 program. Thank you for joining us as you do each
01:14 and every day. We have some special guests today,
01:17 Ms. Yvonne. - You know what-I'm so excited.
01:19 I know I always say that, but no; this is a
01:22 special excitement today. - No... I mean, think about
01:24 this: we are sitting here at the piano-
01:27 not that they'll let us sing with them
01:28 necessarily-but we do have microphones and
01:31 we are kind of the hosts, so sometimes, you
01:34 probably could slip right... - So if we want to, just
01:36 kind of slip something in if we can. - ...join a
01:37 little bit. But we're here with Reggie and
01:39 Ladye Love Smith. - Yay! - Some of our best friends
01:41 in the world... Some of the most talented people
01:44 in the world; I would say that. And I'm thankful
01:46 they're on God's side; aren't you? - Absolutely.
01:49 And, you know, they could be singing out in the world
01:51 and making all this money and having... - Absolutely.
01:56 - Not that you're not! Not that you're making
01:57 all this money... [laughter] - Well, wait a minute. They're
02:02 in ministry, and I doubt they're making that much
02:06 money. But you're having a lot of fun, right? - That's
02:09 right. - Hey, it's been a long time since you've
02:11 been up here. - I know! I'm so excited to be back,
02:14 and with my husband. I've been back a couple of times,
02:17 and we're so excited to get to be here today
02:20 with you. - Reggie's been AWOL. You've come a couple
02:23 times. - I know! [laughter] - We're going to have to talk
02:25 about that. Now, Reggie, you used to come with her
02:27 all the time, but she's made a few trips on her
02:30 own. But you've had in the last-what-how long
02:33 has it been? - Two years. - Two years? You've had
02:35 a great schedule change. - Right. - And so, tell us
02:38 a little bit about what you're doing. - Well, so,
02:40 I joined a local band two years ago. - Gaither...
02:43 - Gaither Vocal Band. Yeah. So, we're traveling quite a
02:48 bit. Mr. Gaither is really stepping up the
02:53 events and the concerts. We're having just a blast.
02:56 Great group of guys; good buddies. Danny,
02:58 you'd love 'em all; be on the bus with them.
03:00 You would fit right in there. But I will say this:
03:04 that nothing... Nothing like being with your wife
03:09 and singing with your wife. But I will just say
03:12 it makes me- it's so- its amazing sound that we...
03:16 - I thought he was going to say nothing like being
03:18 with us. [laughter] - No! Absolutely! - That's exactly-
03:21 - That's exactly what I meant! - And that too.
03:24 - I'm a little hurt, but let's go on; it's okay.
03:27 - No, no, no- that too, of course! But I will say,
03:30 Danny. So, we'll come off the roads safe from
03:33 a four- or five-night week, pretty tired, and
03:37 we'll come in, and then Ladye Love and I will
03:39 have an event that we need to- we'll go and
03:41 do a concert. It's a ministry somewhere.
03:44 And when she starts singing, I just go, "Wow."
03:49 - Yes. - Yeah. Me, too. - I just- and I'm like,
03:53 I get this... I honestly- of course, you know, I'm
03:56 her husband; I can say this. But I feel like I get
03:58 to sing with one of the greatest female singers
04:01 on the planet. And then on my little Twitter thing,
04:04 you know- I don't know if you'd tweet thing...
04:06 - I'm sitting between two of them. - Yeah, no! Hey.
04:09 Let me tell you: that girl right there... Oh,
04:11 please. She has sung on everything that we've
04:15 heard in the last 20 years; she's sung on it. Absolutely.
04:19 - Praise the Lord. But one of my favorite
04:20 things is singing with you guys. - Aww... Us, too.
04:22 - Absolutely. That's so much fun. - Glory
04:24 be to the Father... And to the Son, and
04:31 to the Holy Ghost... Maybe we should do
04:37 that again later. [laughter] ...In the right key. - No, no,
04:40 no; that's good. It's a program, we love it;
04:43 we're sitting here, just having fun. - That was
04:45 spontaneous, for sure. - Very. Very, and I'm
04:47 sorry I was in the wrong key. - No, no, no. We've
04:50 had the privilege of traveling, literally, with
04:52 them many places around the world. - Yes... - All
04:55 the way to Russia and Australia and many places,
04:58 and it's always a blessing. And I want to say something
05:01 about them. And not to uplift them, but the Jesus
05:05 in them. The fact that everywhere they go,
05:09 they pay attention to people. - They do. - It doesn't make
05:12 any difference where you are. If you are out in the
05:15 streets, if you work, and if you're the contractor,
05:18 if you're at restaurants or pay attention to waitresses,
05:21 waiters, they love people and they're willing to sit
05:25 and minister to anyone who will listen. - The love
05:28 of Jesus comes... They exude the love of Jesus,
05:32 and that's a beautiful thing. - Yeah. - It's
05:35 not hard when you have Jesus in your heart...
05:37 you know? You have that same thing, and it's just
05:39 amazing to see so many people that God loves,
05:43 and they're especially special to Him. So, how
05:47 could they not be special to us? - Yes... - I love
05:50 people, and I love... I love God! - Yeah.
05:53 All right. What we want to do... I know we could
05:56 talk the whole program, but I think we should at
05:58 least start out with... - Just a little bit. Let's
06:01 keep talking; I like that the best. - With
06:03 a song here... No, no, no. You guys are doing a medley,
06:05 and what songs are in it? - This is "Softly and Tenderly,"
06:10 and then "'Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus," and "Jesus,
06:14 Jesus, There's Just Something About That
06:15 Name." - Hey, can I just say, I love it, because
06:17 I feel like it's God speaking to everyone
06:19 out there today, and He may be speaking to you
06:22 today. He has a special message for all of us.
06:25 - All right. Yvonne, just say a short prayer, and
06:28 then you guys sing for us, okay? - Sure. Father,
06:31 we thank You so very much that we have the
06:33 privilege of being here together to honor You
06:36 with music and the Word. So, we just pray that You
06:40 will be with us, that Your Spirit will be here, and
06:42 that You will be glorified. Thank You, Lord; and in
06:44 Jesus' name, amen. [Amen.] [piano intro]
06:59 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
07:08 Calling for you and for me
07:19 And see on the portals He's waiting and watching
07:29 Watching for you and for me
07:40 Come home
07:44 Come home
07:52 Ye who are weary come home
08:06 Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling
08:18 Calling, "O, sinner, come home"
08:35 And why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading?
08:45 Pleading for you and for me
08:53 And why should we linger and heed not His mercies?
09:02 Mercies for you and for me
09:12 Come home
09:17 Come home
09:22 Ye who are weary, come home
09:35 Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling
09:46 Calling, "O, sinner..."
09:56 Calling, "O, sinner,"
10:04 "Come..."
10:07 "Home."
10:13 Ooh... Calling, "O, sinner,"
10:18 Calling, "O, sinner..."
10:26 "O, come..."
10:30 "Home"
10:51 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus
11:00 Just to take Him at His Word
11:08 Just to rest upon His promise
11:16 Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord"
11:24 Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him
11:33 How I've proved Him o'er and o'er
11:40 Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
11:49 Oh, for grace to trust Him more
12:03 I'm so glad I learned to trust Him
12:11 Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend
12:18 And I know that He is with me
12:26 Will be with me to the end
12:33 Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him
12:41 How I've proved Him o'er and o'er
12:48 Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
12:57 Oh, for grace to trust Him more
13:05 Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him
13:14 How I've proved Him o'er and o'er
13:25 Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
13:35 Oh, for grace to trust Him
13:46 More - Jesus, Jesus-oh, Jesus
13:58 There's just something about that name
14:10 Master, Savior, Jesus
14:20 Like the fragrance after the rain
14:33 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
14:45 Let all heaven and earth proclaim
14:58 And kings and kingdoms will all pass away
15:10 But there's something about that
15:20 Name
15:25 Oh, yes...there is.
15:38 - You know, one of the things that I love about
15:41 them is just their tones- the tones that they have,
15:44 the way you guys blend... I'm talking about you;
15:47 I should be talking to you. The way you blend,
15:49 it's just so beautiful- and the way you minister...
15:52 you know? You actually minister. There's one thing-
15:55 and we've talked about this before. - There's an anointing.
15:57 - There is! There's one thing in performance,
16:00 and then there's another thing with ministry, and
16:03 you guys minister. So, we thank you for your
16:05 ministry. - That's a huge compliment, because... We'll
16:08 take that all day long. - So, you still have time,
16:11 you guys, you're able to travel together some?
16:14 I know you're busy. - I'm busy, but we're busy and
16:17 still traveling. And so, you know, this is a season
16:20 with the Gaither Vocal Band, and it's a wonderful,
16:23 wonderful season. I've been traveling with this
16:26 lady for a long time, and I plan on traveling
16:28 a lot longer. - I promise y'all we're okay. I feel
16:32 like he's trying to make up for something. [laughter]
16:36 - Well, I get questioned a lot at a lot of the
16:38 concerts. At a lot of the concerts, people-
16:40 the vocal band concert's like, "Do you and Ladye
16:43 Love ever travel?" It's like- I said, "Absolutely,
16:46 we travel in?," so... - Last weekend,
16:47 someone said, "Is Ladye here?" and I told him to
16:49 tell him, "Yeah, she's on the bus, cooking."
16:51 [laughter] She's sewing? - No, she's at
16:57 3ABN. - That's exactly right. - There you go!
17:00 [simultaneous chatter] - You guys were doing
17:02 another video taping of something a while
17:05 back, and she was there, and I don't know where
17:08 we were, in Omaha or somewhere on the bus,
17:10 and I called Ladye and I said, "Babe, are you
17:13 guys working?" She says, "We're right in the middle
17:14 of it." And I just, I was like, "No! I
17:17 want to be there so badly!" Because Danny, honestly,
17:19 we've been coming here with you a long time, and
17:23 we met on a Gaither Alaskan...cruise. Long
17:29 time ago- couple of years ago, but... And you know
17:31 what... - It was the sports that brought
17:33 them together, I have to say. - It was the ping
17:35 pong. I know a lot of you have heard this,
17:37 but it was the ping pong, because this guy is the
17:39 ping pong champion, period. - No, no. Don't
17:42 say that, 'cause they've seen me get beat on the
17:44 air by an eight-year-old and a 12-year-old. - That's
17:47 right! - These kids are incredible. - Okay, you
17:51 told me about these guys; I gotta see this. - Oh, no.
17:53 They're unbelievable. These kids are... I love-
17:55 and speaking of ministry. We won't take too much
17:58 time out of that. These kids love Jesus, and they
18:01 minister everywhere they go. - That's right. - Oh,
18:03 that's amazing. - Play ping pong, so...I kind of
18:05 retired after that, 'cause I hadn't played
18:07 in a long time...but it's so much fun. Reggie's a
18:09 great ping pong player, and he's an athlete.
18:11 He played football in college, and Ladye Love
18:13 was the college...what do you call it? - Homecoming
18:15 queen. - Queen, or whatever. - She was Miss University.
18:19 - Miss University! Okay! - Speaking of kids-you
18:23 were talking about kids- I want to say something:
18:24 that our son has literally grown up at 3ABN. I mean,
18:28 he was, from a little baby boy. You know,
18:30 I don't tell this a lot because I forget that
18:32 this happened, but he's a chosen baby. He was
18:35 adopted, and we were right here in the sound
18:38 center when we got the call. - Oh, wow! - And we
18:42 had a baby shower here... I mean, this is truly family
18:45 and special to us. And yesterday, now, that
18:48 baby is 16 years old. - Better take driving.
18:50 - 16 and driving and thinks Danny is the best,
18:54 greatest thing in the world, because...well, you let him
18:57 do a lot more than we would, but... [laughter]
19:00 - I wouldn't have let him jump from the Blue
19:01 Hole, but he did, anyway. - That's right! - He did
19:04 jump from the Blue Hole and let me tell a story.
19:05 So, I jumped from the Blue Hole-and you'll have
19:09 to set that up-and then Danny... - It's a big cliff.
19:11 - And the big cliff! I mean, it's like, 60-70
19:13 feet or whatever. And Danny says, "Now, I
19:15 gotta jump. I don't know..." - Reggie jumped; I have to
19:18 jump. - Oh, my word. - And said 663 feet
19:21 deep water...? - So, Danny, when you
19:25 jumped... So, Brett was saying something up
19:27 there when... - He was probably 12 at the time,
19:29 and he's hollering. He was behind me and misses
19:31 it. I mean, serious jump. No life jackets, nobody
19:35 there; if something goes wrong, you drowned. I
19:38 mean, there's no getting out of it. And Brett's-
19:40 "Hey Daddy, hey Daddy, I wanna jump!" I said,
19:42 "Brett, son, be quiet. You're not going to jump."
19:44 "Daddy- Daddy! Can I jump?" I said, "Brett,
19:47 he's not going to let you jump off there,
19:49 son. It's too dangerous." I said, "Just"- so, I'm
19:52 standing here, working up the nerve... "Hey,
19:55 hey Daddy! Hey Daddy! Can I jump!?" And I hear
19:57 from down below, "Yeah, son! Come on!" [laughter]
20:01 So, I said, "I have to jump now. I cannot have
20:03 him coming in front of me," so I just jumped in. I said,
20:06 "All right, here we go." Course, he went in and...
20:09 Shyook! Right back out, landed perfectly, and
20:12 I was worried about him. - Praise God...he did!
20:15 [laughter] - What the ladies would scream...
20:17 Ladye screamed, "My baby, my ba-!" But I gotta tell
20:19 you, Danny... But you didn't get to the water
20:22 fast enough because you were checking to see where
20:23 you were and you looked down. - It's a long ways.
20:25 I hadn't jumped like that, so I just jumped
20:27 off. They say, "Put your hands beside you, be
20:30 straight," you know, 'cause you don't want to break an
20:32 arm or leg. It occurred to me, "I wonder...I
20:35 better make sure I'm straight." Just as I
20:37 looked down, I hit the water, so I come up and
20:39 Reggie says, "You look like your face has been
20:41 slapped." And I said, "I felt like it." - Yvonne
20:44 and I were standing there, and all we can do is stand
20:46 and watch. We can't help, we can't do anything; it's
20:49 the longest seconds of my life. - Alright. You never
20:52 know- watch this lead-in. You'll never
20:54 know what's going to happen. Speaking of "I Will Never
20:56 Know," we gotta get some more music in here
21:00 or people are going to be upset at us. Tell us
21:02 about a song that y'all wrote. - Danny, this is
21:05 a song that we recorded on 3ABN Project Calvary-
21:08 Says Love To Me-and we wrote this song with
21:11 Marty Funderburk. - That's right. Another Mississippi
21:15 boy. Another Mississippi boy, that's sure? talking.
21:17 And a wonderful writer.
21:19 actually came up and sang in the choir with
21:20 this one. So, this is a beautiful song that we
21:22 recorded on that project. - Okay. You remember the
21:25 song. - I do! Oh, it was beautiful. - Absolutely.
21:29 Very anointed. I just appreciate, again, their
21:32 talents. They're not only singers, but this
21:35 will show they're actually songwriters, and they do that
21:38 because of the relationship they have with Jesus.
21:41 - Absolutely. [soundtrack begins]
21:59 I don't pretend to comprehend
22:05 All the wonders and all the mysteries
22:14 Why You gave Your life to save
22:21 The ones You knew would nail You to a tree
22:29 I've often read the words You said
22:35 About forgiveness and the failures all erased
22:44 I've understood as best I could
22:51 But how could I begin to fathom grace
22:57 I'll never know what made You leave the throne
23:04 I'll never know why You chose Calvary
23:12 And knowing who I am, I know that I will never understand
23:20 Why one like You would die for one like me
23:27 I'll never know, but forever, I'll believe
23:36 What kind of love would leave His home in heaven
23:43 To become like the ones He came to save
23:50 What power, what compassion would hold unto a cross
23:58 Then raise Him up, triumphant from the grave
24:08 I'll never know what made You leave the throne
24:16 I'll never know why You chose Calvary
24:23 And knowing who I am, I know that I will never understand
24:31 Why one like You would die for one like me
24:38 I'll never know, but forever I'll believe
24:59 I'll believe
25:14 - Beautiful song. "I Will Never Know."
25:17 Well, I think what we'd like him to do, if you
25:19 don't mind, if we can put you on the spot
25:21 right here, if we could get them to do something
25:25 they hadn't planned, what would it be? - Oh,
25:30 boy. - That depends on Reggie, and then I usually
25:33 know as he's starting the intro, so... [laughter]
25:35 - That's true! You know what, let's do... We're
25:39 gonna- key of F. - Okay. - Let's see. Oh, Lord,
25:44 You're beautiful
25:53 Your face is all I see
26:02 For when Your eyes
26:07 They're on this child
26:12 Your grace abounds to me
26:20 I want to take Your Word
26:27 And shine it all around
26:30 First, help me, Lord
26:34 To just live in love
26:40 And when I'm doing well
26:47 Help me to never seek a crown
26:50 For my reward is given glory unto You
27:01 Oh, Lord, please light the fire
27:11 That once burned bright and clear
27:21 And replace the Lamb Of my first love
27:30 That burns with holy feat
27:38 Love this... I wanna take Your Word
27:45 And shine it all around
27:49 But first, help me to just live in love
27:58 And when I'm doing well
28:03 Help me to never, never seek a crown
28:08 For my reward is giving glory unto You
28:20 - Praise the Lord. - How beautiful. - Isn't it? Mm, mm,
28:25 mm. Music is- go ahead, Ladye. - I was just going to
28:28 say one thing: I just- I love that song, because
28:31 sometimes, you can get caught up in what you're
28:33 doing; and it says, "And when I'm doing
28:35 well, help me to never seek a crown." And the
28:38 other day, I was just reading that verse about
28:40 I must decrease so He can increase. And then,
28:44 I love that song, because it says, "I want to take
28:46 Your Word and shine it all around," and that is
28:48 what 3ABN does all over the world. I mean, we were
28:52 talking yesterday. Anywhere we can go, we can turn on a
28:54 TV-basically-and there you are! And we're at
28:58 home. - Yeah, we are, 'cause you're on it, too.
29:01 - Okay, there we are! [laughter] But you know, you think- I mean,
29:04 I just hope people out there realize the work
29:08 that is being done here and that could never be
29:10 done any other way-that people can turn a TV on
29:13 and see something that they've never heard or
29:15 seen, and hear about Jesus. - Yesterday,
29:19 we were eating lunch. I won't go into the whole
29:20 story, but they said a woman wanted you
29:23 to call her-somebody that we know from Texas.
29:26 She was telling us that she had moved to an
29:30 area and met some folk and met this gentleman,
29:34 started talking to him... He's Jewish, and he was
29:38 so excited, 'cause he had gotten a book in
29:39 the mail called The Ten Commandments Twice
29:41 Removed, and it had- changing his whole theology.
29:44 So he was taking to his whole family and basically
29:48 saying, "You know, maybe there's more we need to
29:51 be looking into with Jesus." And the
29:54 testimonies, we hear those around the world,
29:56 and it's always encouraging, no matter where we go-
30:00 whether it's Russia, others... When we're
30:02 there singing, that whole church is full, and you ask
30:05 them how many came to the Lord through Elder
30:07 Carter's meetings way back, and 3ABN being
30:10 there...most of the hands raise up. So... - And not
30:13 just in churches. We'll be traveling, and when
30:15 we're in the hotels or we're at airports... We
30:18 were at a hotel recently, about to go to a church,
30:20 and the guy was playing the piano as we walked
30:22 through in the hotel, and was... I don't know;
30:26 we started talking to him, and then he went,
30:27 [gasp] "Danny Shelton?" And he said, "I saw you
30:30 on TV, and I heard you play." I mean, that's how
30:33 you're reaching people- not even just in church,
30:35 but all over the world where you would never
30:37 be able to go with 3ABN. - Aw, praise the Lord.
30:39 You know, the other thing is, even in those countries
30:42 where you can't openly talk about Jesus
30:46 Christ... We know about people in the Middle East
30:49 who are Muslim and they cannot openly talk about
30:52 Jesus...and 3ABN is playing there, as well.
30:55 So, it's a blessing. - Well, all I can say is God gave
30:59 the song. - Oh, I love it. - Tell me a little bit about
31:02 that. It's a great song. Reggie, you introduce
31:05 it, 'cause she's going to sing it, right? - Okay,
31:07 that's right. Ladye's going to sing it. So,
31:08 this is a song that Bill and Gloria Gaither wrote,
31:11 and this is a song that I... We did a CD called
31:16 "The Miracle Record" with Lari Goss-the
31:19 great Lari Goss. You know, our dear friend-
31:21 dear friend of you guys. And he wanted to do kind
31:26 of a... Ladye Love grew up singing kind of that
31:29 old big band kind of sound. Her daddy-
31:32 he did that. He was a guitar player-you know,
31:35 a rhythm guitar player in the big band with the
31:37 horns and things and 18-piece... Anyway, so
31:40 we kind of did it in that flavor of that,
31:43 which was her daddy's- her favorite flavor, so
31:45 this is- but you gotta tell the story. This is
31:48 a song, one of the first songs that you sang from
31:50 the... Did you not? - I don't know. Tell me.
31:53 [laughter] - "God Gave the Song." This is one of
31:56 your first songs that you learned and sang
31:58 in church, is it not? - Yes! Yes, and let's...
32:01 Yes. - Okay! Well, she wants to... If we're
32:03 going to do it, then she's... - I didn't know
32:04 the song was... No, I better not say that.
32:06 I started to say, "that old!" [Oh!] - You WERE
32:11 my good friend. - I meant more than 10 years old.
32:13 - More than 10 years or 15! - Oh, alright.
32:15 Alright. - But you know what- but I love when
32:17 she sings this song, Danny. - Oh, I do, too.
32:19 It's a great song. - All right. - Let's hear Ladye
32:22 Love sing, "God Gave the Song." - And get out of this hole.
32:24 - Yeah, right; right! - Yeah, I'm in trouble,
32:26 but maybe we'll get back to the spiritual side of
32:29 everything. - Yeah, you can fix it. - All right.
32:30 "God Gave the Song."
32:42 You ask me why my heart keeps singing
32:51 How can I sing when things go wrong
33:00 For since I've found the source of music
33:09 I just can't help it, 'cause God gave the song
33:19 Come walk with me through fields and forests
33:28 We'll climb those hills and still hear that song
33:37 For even hills resound with music
33:46 For they just can't help it, 'cause God gave the song
33:57 And I sing because I'm happy
34:05 And I sing because I've found
34:14 The source of music
34:18 And I just can't help it, 'cause God gave the song
34:28 For since I've found the source of music
34:37 I just can't help it, 'cause God gave the song
34:49 God gave the song
35:03 - Amen. - Amen. - Have you ever heard that
35:05 song? It's beautiful. - I have not! I have not.
35:08 - Gave the song... - Oh, my. He knows every
35:11 song with every verse. - I almost jumped in with
35:13 you, but I didn't. - Oh, my goodness. - Maybe
35:15 another time. It's a gorgeous song. - That's
35:17 a perfect key for you, by the way. - And Ladye
35:19 Love, you know you're one of my favorite singers
35:20 in the whole world. And, again, I say that not to
35:22 uplift them, but Jesus in them. - Yes! Yes.
35:25 - I always say you're like my manager or my
35:27 daddy, so... [laughter] - All right. I love it, 'cause
35:30 I loved your dad. He was so sweet; great musician.
35:33 Why don't we...? I know, Yvonne, one of her favorite
35:38 songs... - Oh... - I'll let you ask him, 'cause
35:40 I know what you're going to ask. - About a few years
35:44 ago, Reggie said, "You have to hear this song,"
35:47 and he started playing. I just...oh! It just melted
35:52 my heart. It's such a beautiful song; such a
35:55 great arrangement of a hymn that we all know
35:59 and love! And this twist on it is just so beautiful.
36:03 So would you do "At the Cross?" - Oh, for sure.
36:05 - Yay! [music starts]
36:17 Alas, and did my Savior bleed?
36:27 And did my Sovereign die?
36:37 Would He devote that sacred head
36:48 For such a worm as I?
36:58 At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light
37:08 And the burden of my heart rolled away
37:19 It was there by faith, I received my sight
37:30 And now, I am happy all the day
37:47 Was it for Christ that I have done
37:57 He groaned upon the tree?
38:08 Amazing pity; grace unknown
38:19 And love beyond degree
38:28 At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light
38:39 And the burden of my heart rolled away
38:50 It was there by faith, I received my sight
39:01 And now, I am happy all the day
39:11 Mm...
39:19 [mm's and oh's]
39:27 At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light
39:38 And the burden of my heart rolled away
39:49 It was there by faith, I received my sight
40:03 And now, we are happy all the day
40:14 Mmm
40:30 - Wow. Praise the Lord. That is so beautiful.
40:34 And just think of it, you know? And the
40:35 writer said, "Such a worm as I." Some people say,
40:37 "Well, I don't like that. I'm going to say, 'Such
40:39 a one as I.'" I don't think it makes any difference,
40:41 but it's really saying that we're nothing.
40:43 The Bible says we're as filthy rags in the
40:46 sight of God- and yet, He loved us enough to
40:49 come down, make a plan of salvation... But to come
40:51 down and then live on this earth where He was
40:53 rejected and despised by men. - Yes...yes.
40:57 - You know? I mean, that kind of love,
40:59 we will never know. I'm so glad you wrote
41:00 the song, "I'll Never Know," but... It's
41:03 amazing love that God, the Creator- and
41:07 I don't know why... The reason I'm not
41:09 God is, I'd look down and say, "You know what,
41:10 I'm tire- they're all... I'm going to get rid of
41:13 them all." [laughter] I probably wouldn't
41:14 have saved...you know? - Him and him and...
41:16 - Yeah. I probably wouldn't have saved no...
41:18 in...group, you know? And most of us wouldn't. - Right.
41:20 - But that kind of love- the everlasting agape,
41:24 beautiful love that we'll never know. Now we see
41:27 through a glass darkly but then face to face.
41:30 - And then when you say that, you know... I know
41:32 we just have- Brett's our only child, and...
41:34 But as a father of a 16-year-old, I'm learning
41:38 about God's love, about how He's teaching me
41:43 to love even a teenager. [laughter] - That's right.
41:48 Learning about mercy and grace. - Woohoo!
41:50 Learning about mercy and grace. And you know
41:52 what? You love through the good times and the
41:54 bad times. Sometimes, a teenager... You know!
41:57 Their brain is not completely there,
42:00 and they can maybe make... We all can make a bad
42:02 decision! You know, especially- I remember
42:04 as a 16-year-old... But you know what,
42:06 learning the love of God through my son...
42:09 I'm learning a lot through him. - The depth of His love.
42:11 We can only... We can't even fathom the depth
42:14 of God's love, but it gives us a little bit
42:16 of that insight. - Absolutely. Can you imagine God loves
42:20 the praises of His people. And speaking of that,
42:24 we're getting almost out of time-but I think you
42:26 do a song, "Hymn of Praise." Would you be willing to
42:29 do that for us? - Oh, absolutely. - And this
42:32 is a hymn that was written- the lyric-was Gloria Gaither
42:36 and some old 1800s melody. - Wonderful. - Amen!
43:05 Oh, loving Father, by Your grace
43:12 We gather here to seek Your face
43:19 And thank You for this family
43:26 For hearth and home and loyalty
43:36 Our hearts are full of gratitude
43:42 For work and rest and daily food
43:49 For neighbors kind and faithful friends
43:56 The gifts on which our lives depend
44:12 Mm...
44:17 Ah...
44:32 We even thank You for the pain
44:38 It's through the losses that we gain
44:45 A clear perspective, better view
44:52 Of our dependency of You
44:58 We hold all things with open hand
45:05 Our homes, our lives, and this great land
45:12 Our gifts, possessions, and our days
45:20 We lift to You in grateful praise
45:36 Mm...
45:40 Ah...
45:54 Through good and bad, we've learned to trust
46:01 That You are loving, wise, and just
46:07 So now, with childlike hearts we raise
46:14 Our hymn of deepest, highest praise
46:21 Yes, now with trusting hearts we raise
46:29 Our hymn of deepest, highest praise
46:45 Our hymn of deepest...
46:52 Highest praise
47:10 - Amen. - Amen! - You know, the trouble with
47:13 this program? - What? - It's almost over. - I
47:16 know! - I can't believe that our time is gone.
47:20 - I know. - What I want to do in just a moment-
47:22 we won't yet-but we want you to get your
47:25 computer or pencil, paper, whatever;
47:27 we're going to give an address roll in a little
47:28 bit. - Good. - Tell us a little bit: have you
47:30 guys done any new projects in the last couple years?
47:33 Tell me about that. - Well, we have two kind-of-new
47:36 ones. - Okay. - We actually did a solo project on Reggie
47:40 since he's out traveling with the vocal band that
47:42 he could have on the road, and I love it; it's my favorite.
47:45 [laughter] - Oh, alright. Good. - So, it's amazing,
47:48 and it's got a lot of- some of the songs-
47:49 it actually has "I Have Fixed My Mind" on that
47:52 project, as well. - Oh, wow. Nice.
47:53 [simultaneous chatter]
47:55 - One of the best songs I think he's ever... - General
47:56 Conference. - Yes! - By the way, that was a
47:59 great memory for me, Danny, to sing at the
48:01 General Conference with a live orchestra. - Wow,
48:04 beautiful. - All I was? Atlanta dome. Wasn't it
48:05 there at Atlanta? - The Atlanta dome was amazing.
48:08 - Yeah, it is. - That was a great, great,
48:10 great project, by the way. - Yeah. Yeah, and thank
48:12 you. I mean, absolutely amazing. - Mhm. - And
48:16 then we have one other CD that we just put a
48:18 compilation of some of the songs that we've
48:19 done in the past and a few new ones, also.
48:22 So some that you've heard here, and then
48:24 some new ones, as well. - Oh, we love it. And
48:27 what I want to do in just a minute is we want to
48:30 make sure, though, we have time for one more
48:31 song. - Oh, yeah; for sure! - We've gotta do that, and
48:33 then put up an address for all the people who
48:35 want to contact you- not only for product,
48:38 but for engagements, if you want people?
48:40 Now, you won't travel to places like Europe or
48:44 Australia or anywhere like that, will you? - Oh,
48:46 never, yes, always! [laughter] - Absolutely! - I tell you-
48:49 I was just thinking today that my friends,
48:51 Georgie, will see us in Australia on 3ABN Today,
48:54 and... - "We'll be watching you guys up
48:56 there..." - And just friends from all
49:00 over the world. You know, when we went to Russia
49:01 with you, that was just such an amazing experience
49:04 with Julia and the whole 3ABN crew. I really felt
49:08 a connection. I was just telling Reggie that yesterday,
49:10 driving! I said, "I felt a connection." And
49:12 interestingly enough, my ancestry.com...
49:15 [laughter] - Ah, really!? - Alright, tell us about
49:18 it. - I have a little bit of Russian! And
49:20 a little bit of a lot of other things, too...
49:22 But I said, "Reggie, that's why I felt so
49:24 connected!" [laughter] But I think it was the
49:26 love of Jesus that I felt connected with
49:27 everyone with, and that the same mission... -
49:29 that's why you picked up the language so well,
49:31 right? - Oh, yes. [laughter] - Just hold, hold- don't-
49:34 - No. [continued laughter] - It's placebo! - Leave it
49:37 there. - Thank you! - Okay. All right. So,
49:41 what we'll do- let's just go ahead and do it. We'll
49:43 put the address roll up, but I want to come back
49:45 and make sure we got time to at least do "Above
49:48 All," the song, "Above All," okay? We'll go to
49:51 the roll now.
49:53 - If you would like to invite Reggie and Ladye
49:55 Love Smith to your church, a retreat, or conference
49:59 in your area, they would love to hear from you.
50:01 You may contact them through their website,
50:04 ReggieAndLadyeLove.com, where you'll also find a
50:07 list of their recordings. That website, again, is
50:10 ReggieAndLadyeLove.com. You may also contact them
50:14 by mail at Reggie and Ladye Love Smith,
50:17 Post Office Box 96, Kingston Springs,
50:20 Tennessee 37082. That's PO Box 96,
50:26 Kingston Springs, TN 37082.
50:38 - Okay. And if you didn't get that, all you have
50:40 to do is call us or write us here at 3ABN, and
50:43 we'll make sure you get the address. So, we're
50:46 looking forward to it. I hope they brought a
50:47 couple extras. - That's right! - And we'll have
50:49 our hand out. - That's right! - You have to
50:51 make a donation, though. - Ohh, ok. - On our behalf!
50:54 - I notice how you said, "you"- "YOU have to
50:57 make a donation!" - It was worth a try. -?
51:00 in our lives for many years, so, I think you...
51:03 - Yay! Alright. [Yay!] Well, we've been talking
51:07 about it-this song that we really love. I know
51:09 Yvonne and I both and people have heard you
51:11 sing it before, and I'm always blessed as you
51:14 sing, "Above All."
51:36 Above all powers Above all kings
51:44 Above all nature and all created things
51:52 Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
52:02 You were here before the world began
52:09 Above all kingdoms Above all thrones
52:17 Above all wonders the world has ever known
52:26 Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
52:35 There's no way to measure what you're worth
52:43 Crucified, laid behind a stone
52:51 You lived to die Rejected and alone
52:59 Like a rose trampled on the ground
53:07 You took the fall And thought of me
53:15 Above all
53:27 Above all powers Above all kings
53:36 Above all nature and all created things
53:44 Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
53:54 You were here before the world began
54:02 Crucified, laid behind a stone
54:10 You lived to die Rejected and alone
54:17 Like a rose trampled on the ground
54:25 You took the fall And thought of me
54:34 Above all
54:39 Crucified, laid behind a stone
54:47 You lived to die Rejected and alone
54:55 Like a rose trampled on the ground
55:03 You took the fall And thought of me
55:11 Above all
55:15 Like the rose that'd been trampled on the ground
55:24 Lord, You took the fall And thought of me
55:36 Above all
55:47 Ooh...
56:01 - Wow. I never get tired of hearing them sing that
56:03 song. - I know. Absolutely. - So beautiful. - All right.
56:06 Our time is just about all gone. Are you gonna-
56:07 you guys come back, now; we won't have to beg you
56:10 and all that? - Absolutely. - We are here. You just let
56:13 us know, and we are here. And I'd just want to tell
56:15 everybody that we love being a part-as I've said-
56:19 here, and we love to come to where you are,
56:21 too. We still sing together. I had somebody last week
56:23 say, "Are y'all not together anymore, singing?" And I said,
56:26 "No, we still do stuff!" - 100%. - And we would
56:28 love to come to Australia, as you said a while ago,
56:32 or Russia, or anywhere- Texas... - Well, you're
56:35 going to get a lot of invites from this. I'm
56:37 sure now that you're... We wanted to do this
56:40 program with them, because people do ask, and they ask
56:42 us, too. "We haven't seen Reggie and..."
56:45 And honestly-we go places: "We haven't seen Reggie
56:47 and Ladye Love on lately!" So we said, "Okay, we gotta
56:49 get them back up; let everybody know everything's
56:52 okay," but you've just been busy with the vocal
56:54 band. - We've kind of gotten our groove now.
56:56 We know we have places... We're usually two weekends
57:00 out of the month together. - Okay. Wonderful. All right.
57:03 Well, for our folks at home, the bad news is our time is
57:05 all gone, so until we see you next time, may the
57:08 Lord richly bless you abundantly more than
57:10 you could ever ask or think. [outro music]


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