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Dan White has decided to issue a challenge. 5 songs in 5 days. New songs. The whole idea is to get creative. I am the first to admit that I am not the most creative person when it comes to music. I am not the greatest at playing chord charts, and in all my years of piano playing and singing, I have NEVER written a song. But there is a song on my heart. Actually, a few of them. What better way to challenge myself by committing out loud that “yes, I will try to write something!”
I totally admire people who compose. It takes talent for sure, but it also takes GUTS. I have always been terribly afraid of what people think or say about me, and when you compose you are putting it all out there. For criticism, for snide remarks, for laughing. At least, that is what I think of when I have any thoughts of composing something and then having my friends look at it, tweek it or criticize it. So…here you go world, my first song. Tweek, criticize and laugh away! I am quite proud of it…because it is my first…but not my last!
*Special Note: Noah (my 5 year old) helped me with this one! All of the words came from him. (And one line from Titus)
(I asked Noah…what is one thing that you think of when you think about Jesus?) Excuse the recording…best I could do for right now!
Victory! (Click here to hear it!)
Jesus you’re victorious
You are strong and mighty
Jesus you’re victorious
You are God
There’s nothing our God cannot do
Because He died on the cross for me and you
So He can wash our sins away
So we can go and play everyday
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I am a wife, a mom and I am a creative. I am the producer of a weekly TV show for our local church and I truly love my job. I also teach music at our private Christian School. I enjoy learning how to be a wife and a mom that honors Jesus and points my children to Him. Everywhere I look I am learning to find joy in the unexpected!
I love this!! So absolutely great – especially with the boys singing along! Thank you for sharing with all of us.
I have an even better version with Titus yelling at us in the background. What fun!
Love it! And I love how you resisted the urge to rhyme “victorious” with “glorious” like we always do!
Way to stay strong.
ha! The beauty of a 5 year old…no pre-determined “way it should go” yet in him!
I can’t get the video to play, but I like the lyrics. So cool!!
Oh no! If you just click on the blue Victory it should work…but no video, just loud piano banging!
Yeah, tried that. It starts to load, then just a big grey box in the middle of the screen and no sound.
Way to train up young in the way they should go, Eliza. And good for you taking on this challenge! Smash the box!
Box smashed…and I am loving it. Noah is becoming my best critic now! And he is inspired to start piano lessons!
Great job!! Can’t wait to hear what you have next!!
That’s awesome!!
Thanks Amber!
Loved it!! And having the boys join you is awesome!
love it boys!
Love it! So precious – little songwriters running around at your feet.
I love this — that you wrote it with your boys, that you say it’s not your last song, that the word Noah chose about Jesus was “victory”! Good job!
Thanks Eleanor! I love it that we are all doing this together. Totally needed the challenge.