Music, Music All Around Me

This was my favorite song that Brian Stokes Mitchell sang at the concert on Saturday. I bawled through the whole thing and am even still emotional as I type this. I guess because it hits so close to home for me. I recommend trying to find it on the web, its amazing. This was written by Maury Yeston who, at the time, wrote it from the eyes of a parent.



NEW WORDS Words and Music by Maury Yeston




Look up there,

High above us, In a sky of blackest silk.

See how round, Like a cookie, See how white - as white as milk.

Call it the moon, my son, Say "moon".

Sounds like your spoon, my son, Can you say it?

New word today…Say "moon".
Near the moon, Brightly turning, See the shining sparks of light.

Each one new, Each one burning, Through the darkness of the night.

We call them stars, my son, Say "stars". That one is Mars, my son, Can you say it?

New word today, Say "stars"…
As they blink all around us, Playing starry-eyed games.

Who would think it astounds us, Simply naming their names.
Turn your eyes, From the skies now, Turn around and look at me.

There's a light, In my eyes now, And a word for what you see.

We call it love, my son, Say "love".

So hard to say, my son, It gets harder…New words today,

We'll learn to say,

Learn "moon"

Learn "stars"

Learn "love".



I also loved this song as well that he preformed for us, its from the "Prince of Egypt" which Brian Stokes Mitchell sang in. Very fitting for this time of trouble and hardship, I think.



A single thread in a tapestry-Though its color brightly shine-

Can never see its purpose In the pattern of the grand design.
And the stone that sits on the very top Of the mountain's mighty face-

Does it think it's more important Than the stones that form the base?
So how can you see what your life is worth Or where your value lies?

You can never see through the eyes of man

You must look at your life, Look at your life through heaven's eyes. Lai-la-lai...
A lake of gold in the desert sand Is less than a cool fresh spring-

And to one lost sheep, a shepherd boy Is greater than the richest king.

If a man lose ev'rything he owns, Has he truly lost his worth?

Or is it the beginning Of a new and brighter birth?
So how do you measure the worth of a man-In wealth or strength or size?

In how much he gained or how much he gave?The answer will come,

The answer will come to him who tries To look at his life through heaven's eyes.
And that's why we share all we have with you, Though there's little to be found.

When all you've got is nothing, There's a lot to go around.
No life can escape being blown about By the winds of change and chance,
And though you never know all the steps, You must learn to join the dance-

You must learn to join the dance.
Lai-la-lai...
So how do you judge what a man is worth? By what he builds or buys?
You can never see with your eyes on earth-Look through heaven's eyes.

Look at your life, Look at your life, Look at your life through heaven's eyes!



I try to look at my life through Heaven's eyes when things are rough, try it....you'll feel better!