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Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY190089S
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00:01 Christmas,
00:02 a time when the world pauses for a moment 00:04 and whether or not they believe in Jesus, 00:05 the birth of our Savior's on everyone's mind. 00:08 We sing glory to God in the highest 00:10 and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. 00:13 Celebrate this special season and worship our Savior and King 00:17 as we bring you Christmas with our 3ABN Musical Family. 00:22 Hello and welcome to this special 3ABN Christmas Program. 00:27 We're so happy to be here 00:28 with some of our favorite people 00:30 and singers. 00:31 Thanks for having us. 00:32 And we are glad 00:34 that we're with you at your home. 00:35 Amen. 00:37 I don't know if you're getting ready for Christmas, 00:38 but we want you to sing along with us 00:39 and we want you to know that if you're alone, 00:41 you are not alone. 00:42 That's right. 00:44 You're here with us and God is with you always. 00:45 Yes. 00:46 So we're gonna sing some just familiar carols, 00:48 some familiar hymns, 00:50 and we want you to sing along with us. 00:52 So here's our first one. All right. 01:02 O come, let us adore Him 01:08 O come, let us adore Him 01:13 O come, let us adore Him 01:19 Christ the Lord 01:24 For He alone is worthy 01:30 For He alone is worthy 01:35 For He alone is worthy 01:42 Christ the Lord 01:49 We'll give Him all the glory 01:54 We'll give Him all the glory 02:00 We'll give Him all the glory 02:06 Christ the Lord 02:19 Christ the Lord 02:28 Beautiful. 02:30 Ladye mentioned something earlier about if you're lonely, 02:33 know that God is with us. 02:35 And that's exactly what Emmanuel means. 02:37 That's right. God with us. 02:39 And I can just imagine the night that Christ was born. 02:45 Mary and Joseph are looking into His eyes 02:48 and just looking at each other and saying, 02:51 "Isn't He beautiful? 02:53 Isn't He wonderful?" 02:54 This is the Isaiah the prophet had stated, 02:58 He will be called... His name will be called wonderful. 03:00 Yes. 03:02 Yvonne, you wanna sing? 03:04 Yeah, sure. Come on, girl. 03:06 Beautiful. I have a little lullaby almost. 03:09 One of my favorite singers. 03:16 Isn't He beautiful? 03:23 Beautiful, isn't He? 03:29 Prince of Peace 03:32 Son of God Isn't He? 03:42 Isn't He so Wonderful? 03:49 Wonderful, isn't He? 03:55 Counselor, Almighty God 04:02 Isn't He? Isn't He? 04:09 Isn't He? 04:28 Can you sing Majesty? 04:32 Majesty 04:37 Worship His Majesty 04:43 Unto Jesus 04:46 Be all glory, honor, and praise 04:55 Majesty 04:59 Kingdom authority 05:05 Flow from His throne 05:08 Unto His own His anthem raise 05:16 So exalt, lift up on high 05:21 The name of Jesus 05:27 Magnify, come glorify 05:32 Christ Jesus the King 05:40 Majesty 05:45 Worship His Majesty 05:52 Jesus who died now glorified 05:58 King of all kings 06:03 Jesus who died now glorified 06:10 King of all kings 06:25 Amen. Amen! 06:26 Praise the Lord. 06:28 Wow, isn't Christmas just such an amazing time to reflect, 06:32 and it's a hard time for a lot of people, 06:34 but it's a time to be grateful for everything, 06:39 for all the hard times, 06:40 for the good times, for the struggle. 06:42 I know, you know, 06:44 a lot of times you see us sitting up here and you think, 06:46 "Oh, look, they have all great things to sing about. 06:50 They have wonderful lives." No problems. 06:52 And I wanna tell you, 06:54 no one in life goes without struggle without her. 06:56 I look at all of these great friends. 06:59 And, John, we went with you to New York, 07:01 and we saw where your daddy played. 07:04 And you've had hard things that you've gone through. 07:07 That's right. 07:08 I don't know if you wanna share a little bit about that 07:10 or if you just want to... 07:11 You know, I heard just recently about the fact that 07:16 sun melts butter, but it hardens clay. 07:20 And I thought about it and I said, 07:21 you know, it's not just what you go through, 07:22 it's what you're made of. 07:24 And a lot of times, we could become the victim 07:27 of our circumstances, 07:28 not just what happens to us but our reaction to it. 07:32 And I, you know, being abandoned at three months old, 07:35 being raised at babysitters, 07:36 losing the lady who raised me when I was 13 years old, 07:39 and having to make a decision to from this point on in life, 07:42 I'd have to decide whether I'm gonna make it or not. 07:44 And so here I am many, many years later, 07:46 and I look back at that journey, 07:48 and I realize our journey really becomes 07:51 the tapestry of who we become. 07:53 So when we could pause and sing about 07:56 "Isn't He Beautiful?" 07:57 the Lord is beautiful in the tough times, 08:00 in the beautiful times He's beautiful all the time. 08:03 So praise God for that. That's right. 08:04 And, Celestine, you see this beautiful lady, 08:07 this beautiful woman here of God. 08:09 She has a beautiful heart inside. 08:11 She has a gorgeous voice. 08:13 And you see her, she has a daughter 08:14 that's amazingly talented. 08:16 And you think, "Wow. 08:17 And it is why our God has blessed her so greatly." 08:20 But, you know, she's been through 08:21 hard times too, haven't you? 08:23 Yes. 08:24 You want to share a little bit about that? 08:26 I don't know. I'm gonna cry. 08:28 It's okay. You don't have to share it. 08:30 You just tell them the basic. Yeah. 08:35 Yeah, she's struggling 08:37 and she really needs our prayers. 08:40 You know, like, on and off, 08:43 but God blessed her so much that at least she's still... 08:51 You know, that... Love God. 08:52 Lots of prayer for each of us. 08:54 We each struggle, we go through ups 08:56 and we go downs in life. 08:57 Yeah. 08:59 And, you know, we've all had them. 09:00 And, you know, you and your family... 09:01 John's had problems and you all had problems. 09:04 We should have ours. 09:05 You have yours, and you have yours. 09:07 But guess what? 09:09 He is faithful. He is faithful. 09:10 He is the constant. 09:12 He will bring you through whatever you are going through. 09:14 I just wanted to say that 09:15 not to bring it all down but for you to know. 09:17 You have hope today. Yes. 09:19 You have hope in Jesus. Amen. 09:20 And He will never, never, never leave you nor forsake you 09:23 no matter what you're going through at this moment. 09:25 I just wanna say that 'cause there's someone right now 09:28 that is at the bottom of their rope, 09:30 and they're saying, "Christmas, now really? 09:33 God, I don't even know 09:35 how to call your name out right now." 09:36 But He says, "I will never leave you or forsake you." 09:38 Yes. He really wants you to come on. 09:40 He does. 09:41 And, you know, it's not just what we have, 09:43 but it's who has us. 09:44 That's right. 09:45 I think we have to remember 09:47 that there's nothing that happens. 09:48 We're in the hand of a potter, we're still His clay. 09:50 He's still molding us. 09:51 So we may fall apart, but we're in His hand. 09:54 We may leak, but we're in His hand. 09:56 So it's not just what is going through, 09:58 what we're going through, but it's who has us. 09:59 And it may be clay, 10:01 but you are His precious treasure. 10:03 That's right. 10:04 He loves you so much. He made you. 10:06 And He's going to be there for you. 10:08 So you know what, you do have hope. 10:09 And we can celebrate Christmas and we can be happy today. 10:13 And we can be... We can cry, and we can call out to God, 10:16 and we can also have joy 10:18 in the midst of anything you're going through. 10:20 So we're gonna have joy today. 10:21 We're gonna have... Even in the midst. 10:23 Even if we're the parents of 17-year-old. 10:24 That's right 10:26 You know, 10:27 so how old is your daughter now, Celestine? 10:29 Nineteen. Nineteen, okay. 10:31 So teenagers are tough. 10:33 I didn't realize how tough this was. 10:35 Oh, yes. I thought that, "Okay. 10:37 I can't wait them to get big and everything." 10:40 And boy, they're so challenging. 10:43 Just think what our folks went through. Right. 10:46 I can't even imagine. 10:48 We're not the first generation, 10:50 you know, our folks went through... 10:51 I know mine did with me for sure. 10:53 Oh, Danny, not you. 10:55 Oh, you're not an instigator. I know you weren't. 10:57 No, not unless I get a chance. 10:59 Then you weren't turning flips off the back of cars 11:01 or anything like that, were you? 11:03 I was, yeah. Yeah. 11:04 And didn't even worry the folks, 11:06 you know, I'm doing backward flips off of cars 11:08 and climbing up stairs on my hands 11:10 and they didn't worry about it. 11:12 Sometimes I think I'm too protective over mine, 11:14 you know, Melody, she's little 11:15 and little Trinity who is 19 now. 11:18 Not little anymore. I'm so protective of them. 11:20 Back in day, it was like, "Okay, just go for it. 11:22 Come back at... You know, if you're outside playing, 11:24 come in before dark, you know," 11:25 But that just, you know what, it all worked out. 11:27 They didn't know to be afraid. Yeah. Today we know it. 11:30 But, you know, I'm just thinking about, 11:31 you know, our children, our teenagers 11:33 and you were teared up about that, thinking about that. 11:36 And Brett our son is 17. 11:39 And, you know, he's trying to find, 11:41 you know, his way independently from his parents, 11:45 you know, in so many ways. 11:47 And we love him so much. 11:50 You love your daughter, your children so, so much. 11:53 We pour our lives into that. 11:55 That's our priority, right? You pour your love. 11:58 And sometimes you feel like, 12:00 "I don't have any more to pour into. 12:02 I'm literally at the end of my rope. What do I do? 12:04 Because I'm not necessarily getting the response back 12:07 that I think I should at this moment." 12:10 And then I think about, 12:12 you know, how the Lord is so faithful to us 12:16 'cause we're His children. 12:18 And I respond like a teenager. 12:22 There you go. 12:24 Think about how we respond to Jesus so many times. 12:25 To Him so many times, but yet 12:28 He keeps being faithful 12:31 and loving through my teenage years... 12:36 Not really, you know, let's not even talk about ages, okay? 12:39 But so... But... 12:42 Sometimes we stay teenagers with Jesus, with God, don't we? 12:44 Yeah, we do. Till we're 80. 12:46 Yeah, terrible truth. Terrible truths, exactly. 12:50 We revert back to it with Celestine, 12:51 be encouraged because... 12:53 That's right. The Lord's got your back, girl. 12:54 Yes, yes. He's got your back. 12:56 I'm just so glad that she's loving God 12:58 and she's trying so hard and I'm so proud of her. 13:03 We are too, Celestine. Thank you. 13:06 She's so talented. 13:07 Well, you know what, 13:09 I think we need to hear from Tim Parton. 13:12 Okay. 13:13 And he's got a song for us. 13:15 And what would you like to do, Tim? 13:17 I think I'm just gonna play a couple. 13:18 Okay. This is... 15:01 Amen. All right. 15:03 Hey, Tim. 15:05 Wow. That's wonderful. 15:06 Beautiful. What an incredible gift. 15:07 And that got us into the spirit and got us happy. 15:09 But even if you think about those lyrics, 15:10 they were exactly what we were just talking about, 15:11 comfort and joy. 15:13 You're a piano player, you're sitting there watching. 15:16 Does that amaze you what he does? 15:17 He's amazing. 15:18 I'm telling you, you know, 15:20 I had the opportunity to work in Nashville 15:22 with a lot of wonderful, wonderful pianists. 15:24 I'm turning tops right here, Tim. 15:26 And Timothy Wayne is amazing. Timothy Wayne. 15:28 I called him Timothy Wayne. I called him Timothy Wayne. 15:31 We're not even sure that's his name. 15:32 My mother called me that. 15:34 Oh, it scared me, but when Reggie calls it, 15:35 it's endearing for some reason. 15:37 It's endearing and sends a shiver up his spine. 15:41 But, no, Danny, I'm... Reggie has a way of doing that. 15:45 My daughter Melody, from the time she was little, 15:49 you know, her mother died when she was 11, 15:52 but nobody would call her Mel. 15:54 Melody. You do not call her Mel. 15:57 So after, of course, her mother died, 15:58 Melody went through teenage years, 16:00 nobody... 'Cause somebody said, 16:02 "Hey, Mel." She said, "My name is Melody." 16:04 Reggie does it, and it's endearing. 16:06 She loves it. 16:07 She said, "Reggie is the only person in the world..." 16:09 Oh, I didn't know that. He says, "Hey, Mel." 16:11 But here's what she says. "I love it when Reggie... 16:14 He's the only person..." I've never... I'm her daddy, 16:16 I wouldn't call her Mel. 16:17 She said when Reggie does it, it's just so endearing. 16:19 It's so natural. 16:21 Reggie is everybody's big brother. 16:22 That's what it is. He's just like a big brother. 16:25 Reggie can do that. 16:26 I won't call you Timothy Wayne though. 16:28 Okay, please don't. please don't. 16:29 You know what I do wanna hear? 16:31 I wanna hear... No, do you know what I wanna hear? 16:35 Do you hear what I hear? 16:37 I wanna hear John sing "Do you hear what I hear?" 16:41 Okay. All right. All right. 16:42 Not only can he preach, he can sing. 16:45 Yes. Praise the Lord. 16:46 You know why this song is important to me 16:48 is because I've seen so many things in life. 16:50 You know, when my wife and I 16:51 travel around the world together, 16:52 we see different things in different places. 16:54 We come back home and we now become 16:56 a product of what we just saw and what we just heard. 16:59 And this song talks about that. 17:00 We hear what the Lord wants us to hear and we see 17:04 what the Lord wants us to see. 17:06 And this beautiful story is told 17:07 about that little lamb who had... 17:10 He had a gift to give to all of us, 17:12 but He said, "Do you hear what I hear?" 17:14 So sit back and enjoy 17:16 the message of the season of the Lamb Christ Jesus. 17:30 Said the night wind to the little lamb 17:36 Do you see what I see? 17:41 Way up in the sky, little lamb 17:46 Do you see what I see? 17:51 A star, a star, dancing in the night 17:56 With a tail as big as a kite 18:00 With a tail as big as a kite 18:08 Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy 18:14 Do you hear what I hear? 18:18 Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy 18:24 Do you hear what I hear? 18:29 A song, a song, high above the trees 18:34 With a voice as big as the sea 18:38 With a voice as big as the sea 18:46 Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king 18:52 Do you know what I know? 18:57 In your palace warm, mighty king 19:02 Do you know what I know? 19:06 A Child, a Child shivers in the cold 19:11 Let us bring Him silver and gold 19:16 Let us bring Him silver and gold 19:26 Said the king to the people everywhere 19:32 Listen to what I say! 19:37 Pray for peace, people everywhere! 19:42 Just listen to what I say! 19:47 The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night 19:52 He will bring us goodness and light 19:57 He will bring us goodness and light 20:13 Yes, he will. Yes. Amen. 20:15 Beautiful. 20:16 He will bring us goodness and light. 20:18 He brought us goodness and light. 20:20 Can you imagine what it was like 20:23 when that Baby Jesus was born? 20:25 I mean, it was an ordinary day for most people, right? 20:27 They had no idea that this was the Christ King. 20:30 So what child... 20:32 When this Little Child came... 20:33 Celestine, sing for us about that baby. 21:02 What Child is this 21:06 Who laid to rest 21:10 On Mary's lap is sleeping? 21:17 Whom angels greet with anthems sweet 21:24 While shepherds watch are keeping? 21:31 This, this is Christ the King 21:36 Whom shepherds guard and angels sing 21:43 Haste, haste to bring Him 21:47 Laud The Babe, 21:50 the Son of Mary 21:57 Why lies He in such mean estate 22:03 Where ox and ass are feeding? 22:09 Good Christian, fear, for sinners here 22:14 The silent Word is pleading 22:20 This, this is Christ the King 22:25 Whom shepherds guard and angels sing 22:31 Haste, haste to bring Him laud The Babe, 22:38 the Son of Mary 22:56 So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh 23:02 Come peasant, king to own Him 23:08 The King of kings salvation brings 23:14 Let loving hearts enthrone Him 23:22 Raise, raise a song on high 23:28 His mother sings her lullaby 23:33 Joy, joy for Christ is born The Babe, 23:40 the Son of Mary 23:47 This, this is Christ the King 23:52 Shepherds guard and angels sing 23:58 Haste, haste to bring Him laud The Babe, 24:06 The Son of Mary 24:19 Amen. Thank you. 24:22 I hope you don't mind we couldn't stand it. 24:24 We had to just chime in right there with you. 24:27 That was beautiful. 24:29 And, you know, there's another song, 24:31 an older song that when I was little, 24:34 every Christmas Eve, we had a service 24:37 and my dad would play this on the mandolin. 24:39 And I heard Tim and I heard Yvonne backstage 24:42 just for the first time I think listening to it. 24:44 Yeah, yeah, my first time singing it. 24:47 And she's never sung it, but guess what, 24:49 you are going to do it, Yvonne. 24:50 That never stopped us, did it not? 24:52 No, that's true. That is true. 24:53 Let me tell you, Yvonne, I know everyone 24:56 that watches 3ABN knows what an amazing singer you are, 24:59 but I hope they know what an amazing person you are. 25:02 Aw, praise the Lord. And you have the best heart. 25:04 You see God, you see His love all in your face. 25:07 And you've done so many amazing things 25:09 in your life that, you know, 25:11 if you wanted to go by the world standards, 25:14 you could just totally think of yourself so highly 25:18 and call yourself a third person. 25:21 Oh, my goodness. 25:23 Something stars do that are so crazy 25:25 and talk about themselves as if they were someone else 25:28 or their alter name, but not Yvonne. 25:30 She's such a woman of God. Praise the Lord. 25:32 And that's the whole idea of this song. 25:34 It's just to talk about how the Lord is so good 25:40 and how we just love Him. 25:42 Yes. How can we not love Him? 25:44 He's so good to us. 25:46 So He came, He left glory. 25:50 I mean, when you think about what He left to come here, 25:55 so how can we not love Him? 25:56 So this song is an offering to God to say thank You, Lord, 26:01 for coming down because we love You so much. 26:04 And I love you guys too. 26:14 Down from His glory 26:21 Ever living story 26:27 My God and Savior came 26:33 And Jesus was His name 26:38 Born in a manger 26:44 To His own a stranger 26:50 A Man of sorrows, 26:55 Tears, and agony 27:03 O how I love Him 27:10 How I adore Him 27:15 My breath, my sunshine, 27:21 My all in all 27:26 The Great Creator 27:30 Became my Savior 27:36 And all God's fullness 27:42 Dwelleth in Him 27:54 What condescension 28:00 Bringing us redemption 28:06 That in the dead of night 28:12 Not one faint hope in sight 28:18 God, gracious, tender 28:24 Laid aside His splendor 28:29 Stooping to woo, to win, 28:34 To save my soul 28:42 O how I love Him 28:48 How I adore Him 28:54 My breath, my sunshine, 28:59 My all in all 29:04 The Great Creator 29:09 Became my Savior 29:16 And all God's fullness 29:22 Dwelleth in Him Beautiful. 29:40 Beautiful. Gorgeous. 29:42 Oh, my goodness, Yvonne. 29:44 That was just beautiful. 29:46 Yvonne, do you realize what the Lord has given you? 29:50 What the Lord has given us. 29:53 Oh, amazing... 29:55 She can't take a compliment. I guess that's good. 29:58 You just sidestepped us. 30:00 You know what, but that was just beautiful. 30:02 And you know what, you've sung a lot of big hits 30:06 and a lot of things through the years. 30:08 Yes. 30:09 And the Lord has used you not just, 30:12 you know, on this television that work but he's used you 30:17 in the world too. 30:19 You were in the world but not necessarily of the world. 30:21 Praise the Lord. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. 30:24 Not of the world. 30:25 But he's using you 30:26 in such a mighty way all over the world. 30:30 Now... 30:31 It's such a privilege 30:33 and I know you all share this, you know, we are in ministry, 30:37 and what a privilege it is to, you know, use our gifts for God 30:42 instead of just like singing about mundane things 30:46 like toilet tissue, you know, but... 30:49 Have you sung about toilet tissue? 30:51 I have. And I just... 30:52 Which is necessary. 30:54 Which is necessary. It's necessary. 30:56 Is it one better than the other 30:57 or just they paid better so you went... 30:59 I only do one. I get offered that. 31:02 But it is such a blessing and a gift from God 31:05 to be able to serve Him with the gifts He's given us. 31:09 And it makes all the difference because this helps people 31:13 to find Him. 31:15 It's something that is used for eternity, 31:18 not just for the here and now. 31:20 And so it is such a privilege to be able to be 31:22 in ministry and with all of you in ministry, 31:26 I'm just so honored to be with you and ministry. 31:29 And speaking of incredible talent 31:31 and they also can't take a compliment... 31:34 Yes. 31:35 But we haven't heard Ladye Love. 31:36 I wanna hear you sing. Yes. 31:38 "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" with you. 31:40 That will be good. Oh, yeah, I like that. 31:42 Another brand new one. 31:43 Oh, yeah, absolutely, incredible gift 31:46 and I'm glad you all are on God's side for sure. 31:49 You can do a lot of damage if you're on the devil's side. 31:51 Yes, indeed. Praise the Lord. 31:52 You're on God's side. 31:54 You know, that's what it's all about. 31:56 I mean, honestly, I'm so grateful 31:58 that I was reared... 32:00 Yeah. 32:01 With a family, faithful family, Christian family, 32:05 my mom and dad, you know, 32:06 thinking about Christmas right now 32:08 and I know Ladye is gonna sing this song 32:09 "Heard the Bells" but my mom just came through a surgery. 32:13 And it was a knee replacement, 32:16 you know, just something new every day, 32:17 but she... 32:21 Had complications. Had complications. 32:23 And pneumonia and then a kidney failure 32:26 on the back end of that and at same time, 32:30 so but now I have to report she's doing great. 32:33 Oh, praise God. Hey, mom, if you're watching. 32:36 Hey, mom. 32:38 And she is watching right now and dad too. 32:40 Great mom and dad. Hey, dad. Great mom and dad. 32:42 But you met them, but they, 32:43 of course, love you too so much. 32:44 But, you know what, thinking about this Christmas 32:47 and get to go home and spend some time 32:49 with mom and daddy and eat those peas and cornbread. 32:52 I mean, that would... Peas and cornbread. 32:54 You're about to make me break all the rhythm 32:58 and see if Tim could hear a chord 32:59 and find a key for Ladye, 33:01 "I'll you all be home for Christmas" 33:02 you just said. "I'll be home for Christmas." 33:05 You want... Let's try. 33:06 Can we try that, little bit of that? 33:07 Yeah, you guys do that. 33:09 You just wanna start? Here we go. 33:14 I'll be home 33:20 For Christmas 33:25 You can plan on me 33:32 I'll be right there with you, baby. 33:36 Please have snow 33:39 And mistletoe 33:44 And presents 33:47 Under the tree 33:54 Christmas eve 33:59 Will find me 34:05 Where the love light 34:10 Gleams 34:14 I'll be home 34:19 For Christmas 34:24 If only 34:27 Only 34:29 In my dreams 34:35 If only 34:41 In my dreams 34:53 Okay, we're going home now. 34:56 Was that silky or what? 34:58 Danny, did you... 35:00 Liquid silk. 35:01 You set it up. 35:04 You know, you set up the home for Christmas. 35:05 I did. Thank you. 35:07 Talking about the folks, Mom and Dad. 35:08 Oh, my goodness. That was so beautiful. 35:10 Wonderful. 35:11 But she still doesn't get out of your other songs. 35:12 That's right. 35:14 Sing a little bit of the... 35:15 This is a brand new song, but the words are... 35:18 Brand new to you. Brand new to me. 35:19 It's an old song. That's right, Tim. 35:21 That's right, Tim. 35:23 But listen to these words. 35:24 "I Heard the Bells." 35:26 It tells a beautiful story. 35:36 I heard the bells on Christmas day 35:42 Their old familiar carols play 35:48 And mild and sweet their songs repeat 35:55 Of peace on earth good will to men 36:06 And in despair I bowed my head 36:13 There is no peace on earth I said 36:19 For hate is strong and mocks the song 36:26 Of peace on earth, good will to men 36:40 Then rang the bells more loud and deep 36:46 God is not dead, nor does he sleep 36:52 The wrong shall fail, the right prevail 36:58 With peace on earth, good will to men 37:09 Then ringing singing on its way 37:17 The world revolved from night to day 37:22 A voice, a chime, a chant sublime 37:29 Of peace on earth, 37:34 Good will to men 37:44 That's our prayer, isn't it? Praise the Lord. 37:46 We're having church, aren't we? 37:48 We are having church. 37:49 Yes, indeed. It's a great song. 37:52 It's just to thank that I get to hear her 37:54 sing on Christmas day. 37:55 Christmas day, I get to hear... 37:57 It didn't sound quite like that. 37:58 People think, "Oh, you're going on singing..." 38:00 And we're like, "Stop singing." Stop singing. 38:04 You know, listen when we travel with them in restaurants 38:07 or anywhere else, if something strikes, 38:10 we all start singing. 38:11 That's right. No matter what... 38:13 Well, I don't because I play the piano. 38:15 And there's never a piano in a restaurant. 38:17 So I'm over there like... You're over there singing. 38:18 No, that's where you the grab some spoons 38:21 and play with spoons. 38:22 Do you remember? 38:23 Remember, we were going to Russia 38:25 and we had our little group back there on a train one time. 38:27 And they shut us all that they were like, 38:29 "Be quiet, you're too loud." 38:31 So we said, "What's wrong? 38:32 We're just having some, you know, our normal sound." 38:35 But the Russians, they didn't appreciate it. 38:36 Like they were more stoic and we're like laughing 38:39 and finally conductor comes and says 38:40 through the translator, 38:42 "You Americans have to be quiet, you're too loud." 38:44 So, well, we sing and we talk and we do whatever. 38:48 We're laughing. 38:50 So you see him here singing and everybody here, 38:52 we all sing everywhere else too. 38:54 We were having fun in the sleeping car. 38:56 That was it. That was it. 38:58 I didn't know it was a sleeping car. 39:01 That's probably why I was so bad. 39:03 Know when to sing and when not to sing, right? 39:04 But we were in eight hours difference or something. 39:07 So we weren't sleeping. 39:08 Then I said, you know what, at Christmas and at home, 39:10 we say don't sing and not all the time we do that, 39:13 sometimes we do that. 39:14 Most of the time. But you know what? 39:16 I do like to hear you sing. Really? 39:17 Yeah, and I love "Sweet Little Jesus Boy." 39:20 Would you sing that for us? 39:22 I will. Yes, sure. 39:25 Tim will play. What key you got in mind? 39:27 I have no one of them. 39:28 Okay, just start singing. I'll find it. 39:31 Get in D and we'll get started. 39:42 Try F. 39:47 Sweet little Jesus boy 39:53 They made you be born in a manger 40:00 Sweet little holy child 40:05 Didn't know who you was 40:11 Didn't know you'd come to save us, Lord 40:18 To take our sins all away 40:22 Our eyes was blind 40:27 And we could not see 40:33 And we didn't know who you was 40:41 Long time ago 40:47 You was born 40:52 Born in a manger, Lord 40:58 Sweet little Jesus boy 41:03 The world treat me mean, Lord 41:09 Treat me mean too 41:14 But please, Sir 41:19 Forgive us, Lord 41:26 And we didn't know it was You 41:35 Sweet little Jesus boy 41:41 Born a long ago 41:46 Sweet little holy child 41:52 And we didn't know who you was 42:11 Amen. 42:13 Beautiful. Beautiful. 42:14 And Reggie and Ladye were talking 42:15 about you being humble. 42:17 I think Reggie just recently, where did you get a Dove Award? 42:21 Maybe more than that... Oh, my goodness... 42:23 You probably got more Grammys and Doves than we can count. 42:25 No, no, no, not at all. 42:26 Actually the Gaither Vocal Band, 42:28 one artist Southern gospel artist of the year, 42:32 which was a wonderful award that... 42:35 Now do you each get a Dove or do you have to share it? 42:37 We each get a bird. 42:39 You each get one? We each get one. 42:40 That's good. 42:42 No fight and all that. No, no, no, no. 42:44 We each get a bird and then so that's so nice 42:47 and so we won the one last year. 42:51 What a great accomplishment. Yeah. 42:53 I mean, like we talked about, you know, Bill Gaither, 42:57 what he's done for gospel music is been amazing 43:00 and to get the gospel to the world, 43:03 being able to put together groups like a vocal band 43:06 and bring all the family gathering, 43:08 homecomings together so that people that no matter 43:11 where they are around the world, 43:12 we travel to other countries and people are like, 43:15 "I see Reggie and Ladye on the Gaithers." 43:16 And, you know, what an impact to, you know, 43:20 you're traveling with him day and night, 43:22 man's 80 plus years old and Reggie says 43:24 he's about to wear these boys out. 43:26 Boys out... 43:27 Danny only walks 12,000 steps a day. 43:29 Twelve thousand steps a day, what an amazing individual. 43:32 And praise the Lord for people like Mr. Bill Gaither 43:36 for what he does. 43:37 And so thankful that you're a part of that 43:39 and the vocal band. 43:40 Love hearing you guys sing. 43:41 It still makes time for us. Yeah. 43:44 Let me just say praise the Lord for people like you too 43:46 and 3ABN because this message goes worldwide. 43:50 This message you take it to places 43:52 that it would never be 43:53 and we go places and people that was from 3ABN 43:56 and everywhere we go to... 43:57 I know it is for you as well, right? 43:59 Matter of fact, yesterday, we were in Georgia. 44:03 Todd Suttles' father had passed away. 44:06 We were at the memorial, funeral service there. 44:09 And several ladies came in and gentlemen came to us 44:13 and said, "We watch you all the time on 3ABN." 44:16 We watch you. 44:17 So it's out there, it get out there. 44:19 That was in rural Georgia, small town. 44:20 Rural Georgia. Yeah. So beautiful. 44:23 And we're just honored to be able 44:25 to be here with you, Danny. 44:27 You know, I tell people all the time. 44:29 A lot of people, you know, say we've seen you on 3ABN 44:33 and I say, "Well, I'll let Danny know that..." 44:36 I'll try to let Danny know that we saw you and you said 44:40 you're watching." 44:41 And I tell them every time, I said, 44:44 "Yes, Danny and I, we all have fun 44:46 and Yvonne and Ladye or the four of us 44:47 have a great time and of course John and Angie." 44:51 But Tim and Celestine of course, 44:54 and all the camera people, you know, 44:57 and the sound technicians... 44:59 No, but... 45:00 You know, Danny, I tell them 45:03 that you're one of my best buddies in the world 45:06 and I feel that same way for you. 45:09 I feel like if I got in a spot that you have my back 45:14 and I have yours and I tell people all over the world, 45:17 but we're buddies off the camera. 45:20 As much as we're off the cameras, 45:21 we are on the camera. 45:23 And, you know, we have fun on the camera... 45:24 We're all together in kinds of stuff, 45:26 jump off of the blue hole, clear up together. 45:27 Jump off the blue hole together. 45:28 All kinds of stuff. 45:30 And he loves to get me on the ping pong table 45:32 and just whacks me, you know? 45:34 And of course, shooting around the hall, you know? 45:36 Let me say this, you know, in Christmas tour, 45:38 oh, not the Christmas tour, the regular tour, 45:40 the Gaither tour, reggie walks on his hands. 45:42 Now that's hilarious, right? 45:44 He comes on second half walking, 45:45 but guess where he probably learned that 45:47 not only from his dad but from Danny. 45:48 My dad and Danny because he knew that and I remember 45:52 when we were in Australia 45:54 several years ago and Brett was... 45:55 Our son was younger. 45:57 And you were walking on your hands 45:58 and he was just taking with Mr. Danny. 46:01 "So he can do anything, daddy. 46:03 He can do anything and do it well." 46:06 But, Danny, all I'm saying is thank you guys for allowing us 46:09 to be part of your ministry. 46:11 And we don't take it lightly. 46:13 We don't. 46:14 It's a great family and it's great family 46:16 that we have with you. 46:18 Without you, we'd be sitting here by ourselves 46:20 and none of this would be 46:22 getting to those around the world 46:24 who really need not only this time of year 46:27 but need to hear the gospel, 46:28 all literally around the world and 24/7, I'm so thankful 46:34 for Jesus Christ and His great plan of salvation 46:38 that He loved us enough to come down to this earth 46:41 and to dwell among us. 46:44 There's a song that says "There's No Place Like Home." 46:48 And maybe we could just try that together. 46:50 We've never really sang it together, 46:52 but if you all will take the verses... 46:53 You all need to stop giving away our secrets. 46:56 Okay. 47:08 When the soft snow is falling 47:15 Each roof becomes a dome 47:21 Then you'll hear your heart calling 47:27 There's just no place like home 47:34 There's no place like home 47:41 That's when you must believe 47:47 There's no place like home 47:53 I'm longing to be there 48:05 And the meadows gleam neatly 48:12 As though brushed by a comb 48:17 And the night bird sings sweetly 48:24 There's just no place like home 48:29 And there's no place like home 48:37 The song will sweetly say 48:42 There's no place like home 48:50 I'm longing to be there 49:04 And though blessing they find you 49:11 Wherever you may roam 49:17 With your loved ones all around you 49:23 There's just no place like home 49:29 There's no place like home 49:37 That's when you must believe 49:42 There's no place like home 49:49 I'm longing to be there 49:55 There's no place like home 50:02 That's when you must believe 50:07 There's no place like home 50:14 And I'm longing to 50:21 Be there 50:24 Okay. 50:30 Amen. Beautiful. 50:34 Oh, nice harmony, almost making I wanna quit. 50:38 All right, what we're gonna do now, Ladye Love, 50:40 we got about few minutes left. 50:42 Let's do a fun song. All right. 50:44 How about that? Let's do... 50:45 Do we know that? 50:47 That's the funny part. 50:49 It'll be fun if we know it. 50:50 That's the fun part. Let's do "They Rejoiced." 50:53 Yeah, with exceedingly great joy. 50:55 "They Rejoiced." 50:57 Talking about shepherds and the wise men... 50:58 Oh, yeah. Let's sing. 51:07 Over mountains and valleys it led than each night 51:13 A star of most radiant light 51:19 The wise men rejoiced as they journeyed afar 51:24 To behold such a beautiful star 51:30 When they saw the star 51:32 They rejoiced with great joy 51:35 When they saw the star 51:37 They rejoiced 51:41 When they saw the star 51:43 They rejoiced with great joy 51:45 They rejoiced with exceeding great joy 51:51 When they saw the star 51:53 They rejoiced with great joy 51:57 When they saw the star 51:59 They rejoiced 52:02 When they saw the star 52:04 They rejoiced with great joy 52:07 They rejoiced with exceeding great joy 52:13 Others saw the star but they followed it not 52:18 To them it would come and would pass 52:24 The wise men kept trusting with all of their hearts 52:29 That the star would find the Baby at last 52:35 When they saw the star 52:37 They rejoiced with great joy 52:40 When they saw the star 52:42 They rejoiced 52:45 When they saw the star 52:48 They rejoiced with great joy 52:50 They rejoiced with exceeding great joy 52:56 When they saw the star 52:58 They rejoiced with great joy 53:02 When they saw the star 53:04 They rejoiced 53:07 When they saw the star 53:09 They rejoiced with great joy 53:12 They rejoiced with exceeding great joy 53:18 When they saw the star 53:20 They rejoiced with great joy 53:23 When they saw the star 53:25 They rejoiced 53:29 When they saw the star 53:31 They rejoiced with great joy 53:34 They rejoiced with exceeding great joy 53:39 Great joy 53:42 They rejoiced with exceeding great joy 53:55 Amen. Wow. That was fun. 54:00 Can you imagine now, Danny? 54:01 Can you imagine the shepherds on the hillside 54:04 rejoicing with great joy because they know 54:06 this is the Christ, this is the Son of God. 54:09 Absolutely. 54:10 Born here in this manger rejoicing. 54:13 Oh, my goodness, they would have been doing a little dance. 54:15 Absolutely. 54:17 And we're gonna do some in heaven I got a feeling too, 54:19 you know, just to thank you made it there. 54:21 Right. 54:22 But you know what, Danny, meeting Christ now in our lives 54:26 we should each day face each day 54:29 with exceeding great joy knowing that He's our hope. 54:31 Hope not only for the future 54:33 but He's our hope to get us through today. 54:36 That's what I love. He still He remains. 54:38 Christians are to be the happiest 54:39 most excited people on earth. 54:40 Absolutely. 54:42 Absolutely, no humdrum for us. 54:43 That's right. Okay. 54:45 We love it. We love it. 54:46 Except when we're doing laundry. 54:47 I think that's a little humdrum. 54:49 Even then aren't you grateful to have a washing machine? 54:50 That's exactly right. 54:52 And I was mopping floors just last week. 54:54 Actually I am so grateful that she has a washing machine. 54:57 Yes. 54:59 Honey, you know, you had mentioned about, 55:01 you know, at the first of the program about, 55:02 you know, you might be, you know, 55:04 if you're lonely or what, if you're there doing chores 55:06 in the house, so I was wondering 55:08 if you were starting to make a list for me because... 55:10 I am. 55:12 There's so much today when we get home. 55:13 And, you know, we are laughing and everything but, you know, 55:16 there is a difference. 55:17 We can't be doing that laundry, mopping every week. 55:19 I hope that you've been dancing around and singing your praises 55:22 to God as you're doing that today 55:23 while you've been listening to this music. 55:25 And I hope that you do find that true joy 55:27 that Christ only gives. 55:28 That's right. 55:30 I mean, He is the only thing that can get you 55:32 through the humdrum, the horrible times 55:35 this humdrum times, the times when you might feel like, 55:38 "I'm just doing the same old thing again today, 55:40 I'm doing the laundry, I'm doing the wash," 55:41 but, you know what, He is with you 55:44 and He can make it be something new every day. 55:47 You can't find... 55:48 Like Tim just said, but we're grateful to have 55:50 a washing machine and you can find the joy 55:53 in everything that you do every day. 55:54 And God is not finished with you yet either. 55:57 No matter your age, no matter what you're doing every day. 56:00 I went to McDonald's last week, and I walked in and the lady 56:04 goes, she starts to type my order, and she said, 56:08 "What would you like, love?" 56:10 And I went... 56:11 And she didn't know my name was Love. 56:12 And I just... 56:14 Oh, but it's like, you know, when you go to another place 56:16 and they say my pleasure to serve you, 56:18 it did something... 56:19 I said, "You have no idea 56:21 the ministry you have right here. 56:22 Do you say that to everybody?" She said, "I do." 56:24 I said, "You have an incredible ministry." 56:26 So you have an incredible ministry. 56:28 Whatever we do every day, we can make a difference 56:30 in the smallest things God can use you. 56:32 Absolutely. 56:33 And then once you come to Jesus at the foot of the cross, 56:36 submit and commit your life to Him. 56:38 You're supposed to go and tell... 56:39 That's right. 56:41 "Go Tell It on the Mountain." How about that? 56:42 Let's try that. 56:44 Go, tell it on the mountain 56:48 Over the hills and everywhere 56:53 Go, tell it on the mountain 56:56 That Jesus Christ is born! 57:01 Go, tell it on the mountain 57:05 Over the hills and everywhere 57:09 Go, tell it on the mountain 57:12 That Jesus Christ is born! 57:17 That Jesus Christ is born! 57:27 All right. 57:35 Jesus Christ is born! 57:40 All right, well done. |
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