I'm Going to Bethlehem Tonight

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My Grandmother was given the gift of poetry. She wrote about many subjects and expressed her feelings and testimony in her poems. This is one of her poems that I set to music for Primary to sing at Christmas.

I'm going to Bethlehem tonight, it isn't very far. 
I passed some shepherds in a field who said they saw a star.
Far brighter than the noonday sun and while they watched spellbound, 
an angel came from heav'n above, and glory shone around. 

The angel told them of a child born in a lowly shed. 
With cattle lowing all about, and straw to lay his head. 
They said that angels sang with joy for this child they adored 
because he came to save the world, he is our Christ, the Lord. 


I'm on my way to Bethlehem, my heart is glad and light. 
With eagerness my footsteps go, I'm hast'ning through the night. 
I'll soon be at the manger there, the wondrous sight to see. 
I want someone to share this joy, so won't you come with me? 

Daddy!

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My wife was going through some old stuff and happened upon this handwritten score from decades ago that I had forgotten about. The words are by a dear friend of mine back in PA. The music would be very appropriate for a Primary singing for Father's Day. I hope you enjoy it.

Lullabye

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Not sure why this has been on my mind, but this is something I wrote several years ago and just got around to cleaning it up and scoring it. It is a simple but sweet lullabye. I hope you enjoy it.

Nature's Music

My wife and I decided it was such a beautiful day yesterday that we would take a drive. We started on the Timapanogos highway in Lehi, entered the forest and just drove - soaking in the beautiful world created for us by our loving Father in Heaven. My wife took the pictures - most while the car was in motion, but I think they turned out wonderfully.

When I got home and was posting them to Facebook, this tune came into my mind and I know I had to "marry" the two together. This is my first venture with combining audio (music) with pictures. I like the result, if I may so so myself. :)

I credit the music popping into my head, first and foremost by my Father in Heaven, and secondly from my wonderful experiences, which made me realize this: For me to write meaningful music I need to get out from my "normal" world - explore nature. Experience God's handiwork. Listen to what a babbling stream is saying. Listen to the breeze rustling through the trees. Listen to what my heart is saying as I am experiencing all of this. And I will be able to find a song through it all.

YouTube: Nature's Music