What it means to be a Christian

 I'm excited to post my first full guitar song, What it Means to be a Christian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJZ29LAC1ms

Lyrics:

What does it mean to be a Christian?

What does it mean to believe?

What does it mean to be a Christian?

What does it mean to be believe?

God the Father, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirt, God of Light

Can I be honest? Can I be kind?

Honor my parents, let my light shine

Can I love mercy, Can I act justly

Can I walk humbly with my God?

How does it feel to be a Christian?

How does it feel to believe?

How does it feel to be a Christian?

How does it feel to believe?

Can I feel faithful? Can I feel grateful?

Can I feel joy inside?

Can I feel loved? Can I feel peace?

Can I feel blessed?

Jesus Christ died for me on a cross at Calvary

So I can feel faithful. I can feel grateful.

I can feel joy inside.

I can be honest, I can be kind,

Honor my parents, let my light shine

I am a Christian, let my light shine…

Bible references

Matthew 5:15-16 Let Your Light Shine

Micah 6:8 Act Justly, Love mercy, walk humbly with God

New guitar: Father's Day message--Secret to life

I bought a guitar, an acoustic carbon fiber travel guitar made by Enya.

I posted 33 seconds of me playing and singing. I am a beginner beginner so could not get clean notes on the frets. I sound okay because the left hand is doing nothing. The capo on 2 is doing all the work.

The song is a variation on a Faith Hill song Secret to Life. I changed the music and message to make it a Father's Day message.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/__fs-PlzChk

Church Bells in Dublin (penny whistle)

 I uploaded my penny whistle original, Church Bells in Dublin to YouTube.

Susato brand whistle recorded on Iphone SE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SigaZOXjy8

Into the Meadow Piano World ABF 50th recital

Into the Meadow is in C major. To me, has the feel of spring.

It is my submission for the 50th Adult Beginners Forum Recital link1

The Piano World Adult Beginners forum has had amateur virtual recitals every quarter for over 12 years now.

Direct download is link2

Enjoy.

Natalie's Lullabye Aug 2017 recital

I take the opening from Natalie Merchant's song, Verdi Cries, and develop the theme. The result is Natalie's Lullabye (link1). Key of D, short and sweet.

A live recording of Ms. Merchant singing Verdi Cries and playing piano is at this YouTube link.

Echoes of the Seven, Game of Thrones

Light of the Seven is from the TV show Game of Thrones. Ramin Djawadi wrote the original. 

I took the starting phrases and composed recorded what a peice that I call Echoes of the Seven. The recording is part of the May 2017 Piano World virtual recital (link1). The direct download is at Box (link2).

Enjoy.

Noah and the Raven

I recorded this in November 2016 for the Piano World recital (link1). It has been raining a lot here in Southern California. The song/tune is about Noah and his conversations with a Raven. Noah is famous for building an ark. The Raven is a symbol of his self doubt. Here is the link to the MP3 (link2).