A Mother's Prayer - Rachel Aldous
A Mother’s Prayer
by Rachel Aldous
Verse:
My sweet baby on loan from above
no better treasure could I more love
standing beside your bed as I pray
I lay my hand on your head and I say:
Chorus:
May you grow up to serve Him
all of your days
May He lead you and guide you
in all of your ways
May His hands bless your future with
friendships that last
May you cherish your youth
and not grow up too fast
Verse:
I stare in wonder at your tiny frame
Just to think God knows you by name
knows every hair on your beautiful head
knows all your thoughts before they are said
Chorus:
May you grow up to serve Him
all of your days
May He lead you and guide you
in all of your ways
May His hands bless your future with
friendships that last
May you cherish your youth
and not grow up too fast
Prayer:
May God grant you peace
in the midst of a storm
May God give you strength even
when you’re forlorn
May you answer the door when
Jesus comes knocking
May wisdom guide when
your mouth is talkin’
May discretion protect you
and keep you pure
May you never stumble
or fall for a lure
May your heart remain humble
to the very end
May uprightness and truth
be what you defend
May the world not ensnare
or change who you are
May the light that's within you
shine like the stars
May angels surround your
body, spirit, mind
May favor and peace be yours to find
May rejection and pain
never reach you
May your spirit grow bold
for what you’re called to
As you rest in God’s care I will rest too
Knowing that Jesus is watching over you
Amen
I love you, Mommy…
R. Kelly - Sign Of A Victory [2010 FIFA World Cup Anthem]
The hottest 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa now, starting from 11/6-11/7/10.
Here, we've the 2010 FIFA World Cup Anthem. Sign of A Victory by R. Kelly.
It's really a motivating, inspiring song that is going to accompany us throughout the matches of this World Cup Season.
Here's the lyric:
Let's learn the song together:
Sign of A Victory by R. Kelly
I can see the colors of the rainbow,
and I can feel the sun on my face,
I see the light at the end of the tunnel,
and I can feel heaven in its place,
and that's the sign of a victory (x2)
I can feel the spirit of the nations
and I can feel my wings ridin' the winds, yeah
I see the finish line just up ahead na
and I can feel it risin' deep within
and that's the sign of a victory (x2)
Now I can see the distance of the journey,
high and fought with all your might,
you open your eyes to global warming,
been through it all, sacrifice your life
and that's the sign of a victory (x2)
If we believe, we can achieve anything
including the impossible
this I know
so let's lift up our heads and
raise the flag yeah yeah
and scream like you're born to win
now let the games begin!
that's the sign of a victory (x4)
when you keep on fightin' ,
after you lost your strength
that's the sign of a victory
when darkness is all around you,
you still find your way
that's the sign of a victory
You've got the victory
come on and sing,
lift up your voice and sing,
stand up, fight it down (x2)
sign of a victory
ooooohh ohh ohhhh
That's the sign of victory
#Highlight:
In this song, there are really a lot of signs/symbols of 'Victory' that bring the positive messages and hope.
At the beginning we have the Natural images of Hope, like rainbow, sun, light and heaven.
Then, we can see, sense and even touch Hope, such as "feel my wings ridin’ the winds", "see the finish line just up ahead", etc.
The mood is getting inspiring when People are called to fight for Victory "with all your might", "been through it all", "sacrifice your life".
It leads to the key message "If we believe, we can achieve anything, including the impossible".
Be brave to HOPE, BELIEVE, FIGHT, SACRIFICE to achieve VICTORY!
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
#highlight:
We can find this song is blended with both abstract and concrete nouns.
E.g.
Abstract-dream, wish, fantasy, hope, love, comfort, protection, pleasure
Concrete-mountain, sea, sky, star
The abstract nouns are used in relation to the intimate feeling and essential part of life, while the concrete nouns are mostly the natural imagery which is also the essential part of our life.
The message could be that the lover declares to be the essential part of his partner's life. At the same time, he needs her 'truly madly deeply' too in his life. They are the essential part for one another's life.
Flowers Are Red
Harry Chapin's Flowers are red
Someone might think this song is lullaby. It is not merely a lullaby. It conveys a message "Restriction limits Creativity". Special to parents or teachers, let the child grows and makes full use of his/her creativity. We don't have solely one rule for whole.
[LYRICS] Nobody - Wonder Girls (Official English Version)
Music is soothing. In relaxed mode, most of the time, we can learn effectively. With the melody, we can easily remember the lyric of the song. In contrast, we take long time to remember a text even though it is short. That's the power of music. Thus, music is always one of the effective ways of learning English.
Here, I attached a pop song. Let's learn together.
#Highlight:
I want nobody nobody, but you.
but is a conjunction used to introduce contrasting qualities.
Thus. The line above means the persona wants no person. In contrast, she only wants 'you' (the lover in her heart).