Like the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly, God can transform our lives into something new and beautiful in His time ♥
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Northern Lights
Amos 5:8 (KJV)…Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
10 Mysteries of the Universe
http://blog.cyberbreezes.com/2011/05/26/ten-mysteries-of-the-universe/
Aurora Boreallis
http://blog.cyberbreezes.com/2011/05/02/aurora/
Psalm 19:1–”The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.”
Where Do I Go From Here?
Karen Carpenter
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In 1978, while working on their first Christmas album, Karen and Richard also recorded several songs for what was intended to have been a 10th-Anniversary album, including this song “Where Do I Go From Here,” a song which had previously been recorded by Barry Manilow and England Dan & John Ford Coley . But personal and health issues for both Karen and Richard prevented them from finishing the album and the songs were relegated to the vaults of A&M.
In 1989, a snippet of the song was featured in The CBS Movie of the Week, “The Karen Carpenter Story,” during the scene where Karen is in the hospital. Later that year, the song was finally released on the album “Lovelines.” (less info)
How Great Thou Art
Susan Boyle – How Great Thou Art
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How Great Thou Art” is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg (1859-1940) in Sweden in 1885. The melody is a Swedish folk song. It was translated into English by British missionary Stuart K. Hine, who also added two original verses of his own composition.
The inspiration for the poem came when Boberg was walking home from church near Kronobäck, Sweden, and listening to church bells. A sudden awe-inspiring storm gripped Bobergs attention, and then just as suddenly as it had made its violent entrance, it subsided to a peaceful calm which Boberg observed over Mönsterås Bay. According to J. Irving Erickson: Carl Boberg and some friends were returning home to Mönsterås from Kronobäck, where they had participated in an afternoon service. Nature was at its peak that radiant afternoon. Presently a thundercloud appeared on the horizon, and soon sharp lightning flashed across the sky. Strong winds swept over the meadows and billowing fields of grain. The thunder pealed in loud claps. Then rain came in cool fresh showers. In a little while the storm was over, and a rainbow appeared. When Boberg arrived home, he opened the window and saw the bay of Mönsterås like a mirror before him From the woods on the other side of the bay, he heard the song of a thrush. The church bells were tolling in the quiet evening.
It was this series of sights, sounds, and experiences that inspired the writing of the song. The poem is a paraphrase of Psalm 8.
Stuart K. Hines was a British Methodist minister who was born in London, England in 1899. In 1931, he heard the Russian transltion of the song and began using it in his evangelistic services. Eventually, he began re-writing the song and added his own verses. The most widely known verses are these:
O Lord my God!
When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works
Thy hands have made.
I see the stars,
I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Susan Boyle’s recording of the song utilizes only the chorus of the song. I have prefaced it with a narration of Psalm 8, read by Max McLean, who is widely known for his recordings of the Bible.
Sung-bong Choi Sings
Sung-bong Choi, a 22-year-old manual worker, knocked the judges’ socks off with his amazing voice on “Korea’s Got Talent.” But before that, his story made them (and us) cry – a lot.
“I just want to be like a normal person,” Choi said. He doesn’t think he sings very well, but when he does, he feels like a different person. You see, Choi was left in an orphanage when he was 3 years old and ran away when he was 5 after being beaten. He sold gum and energy drinks on the streets of Korea to survive. “I slept on the stairs or public toilet for 10 years like a dayfly.”
Now Choi hopes to be able to go to school and continue singing.
After telling his sad yet remarkable story, he belted out some powerful vocals, and wowed everyone.
“I just want to give you a hug,” says one of the judges with tears in her eyes.
He obviously made it through to the next round, and is being regarded as the next Susan Boyle.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20069637-10391705.html#ixzz1PpVpI5Q
Beautiful Ocean Sounds
De-stress your life with these beautiful ocean sounds. To see more, watch this video on YouTube and check out more beautiful sounds in the links in the right sidebar on YT.
http://www.youtube.com/user/JaCzyliKto