.. made Himself nothing....

about time for me to get serious about the concert coming up a week from Saturday... so I finally downloaded the few songs I am not that familiar with to practise singing them...

this is one of them:

ANCIENT WORDS

Holy words long preserved 

For our walk in this world,

Oh let the ancient words impart

Courage, peace, a loving heart.

Words of Life, words of Hope

Give us strength, help us cope

In this world, where e'er we roam

Ancient words will guide us Home.

Ancient words ever true

Changing me, and changing you.

We have come with open hearts
Oh let the ancient words impart

Holy words of our Faith

Handed down to this age.

Came to us through sacrifice

Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.

Holy words long preserved

For our walk in this world.

Courage, peace, a loving heart

Oh let the ancient words impart.

Ancient words ever true

Changing me, and changing you.

We have come with open hearts
Oh let the ancient words impart

Lovvvveeeeee this... what a wonderful song ... courage, peace, a loving heart.. giving us hope, strength and help us cope.. the ANCIENT WORDS, able to change us and impart all these things at any given time.. given to us through Christ's sacrifice.. Christ, the Word who became flesh and dwelled among us..  

..Who, being in very nature God,

    did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

 but made himself nothing,

    taking the very nature of a servant,

    being made in human likeness.

 And being found in appearance as a man,

    he humbled himself

    and became obedient to death—

        even death on a cross!

 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place

    and gave him the name that is above every name,

 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,

    to the glory of God the Father. 

( Philippians 2: 6-11)

preparing to participate as a member of the choir at Carnegie Hall with Michael W Smith and his band and Orchestra, I am so blessed to be imparting God's truth through the songs chosen..

May it all be to the Glory of Him who saved us!!!!!