Encouraging people around the world since 1991
!!
"You Gave Us Hope" was included
in the CD & songbook
for the MennoMedia and Brethren Press Sunday School
curriculum
"Shine", released Fall 2014!
Over 100,000 children are expected to use this curriculum.
Very exciting !!!
[Recording - South Africa] [MIDI]
[Video Recording - the Philippines]
[PDF Songsheet] [Karaoke Video]
YOU GAVE US HOPE
You gave us hope
when You sent Your Son
True hope, perfect hope, pure hope
Into the darkness, Jesus has come
True hope, perfect hope, pure
hope
Let Your light shine through us
to the nations
Let Your light shine
through us
to the world, for
You gave us
hope
when You sent Your Son
True
hope,
perfect hope,
pure hope
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Love
MEDIA FILES
Johan Komrij (the Netherlands)
Karaoke Video with vocal
You Gave Us Hope
Michael L. Jester
MIDI arrangement
You Gave Us Hope
Willing Hands Choir (South
Africa)
MP3
You Gave Us Hope
Johan Komrij (the Netherlands)
Karaoke Video (version 1)
You Gave Us Hope
Johan Komrij (the Netherlands)
Karaoke Video (version 2)
You Gave Us Hope
Rolando De Guzman Reyes (the Philippines)
Video Recording
You Gave Us Hope
Johan Komrij (the Netherlands) PDF Sheet Music
You Gave Us Hope
Jay Droz Karaoke
Video
You Gave Us Hope
Charles Kirkpatrick (Canada) MP3 arrangement You Gave Us Hope
Adrian V. Miller
MIDI arrangement
You Gave Us Hope (1)
Adrian V. Miller
MIDI arrangement
You Gave Us Hope (2)
Adrian V. Miller
MIDI arrangement
You Gave Us Hope (3)
Adrian V. Miller PDF Sheet Music You Gave Us Hope
HISTORY & TESTIMONIES
I received an email from
Carol (an appropriate name!)
asking if we had any songs to sing
at the lighting of their Christmas advent candles.
We didn't, so I offered to write a new one,
based on the themes of their four candles
(Hope, Joy, Peace, Love)
Two days later, while
driving through Framingham MA,
I received this simple song from the Lord ...
A request from Carol also
inspired
"The Lord's Prayer"
"I
was having my prayer time
and I asked God to help and
guide me in the
selection of
songs for a children’s
Christmas program at my
church.
I had already picked out
several songs but did not
really feel that
they were exactly what I
needed.
After my prayer time, I went
inside, turned on my
computer and searched for
“Christmas Rounds”. I found
a link to your site and the
first song I heard was “You
Gave Us Hope”. That
song touched me so much,
that
I wept for 20 minutes
before I could finally sing
it all the way through. I
knew God had
revealed the
song I was to use. I am so
excited about teaching it to
the kids!
We
performed "You Gave Us Hope"
at my church as part of the
children's Christmas program
I
directed. It was the
grand finale. My husband
played guitar, one of our
youth played flute and a
friend played a djembe.
It was a huge success!
(Debbie,
from Alabama)
Singing this song in Pakistan, December 2018
Kremer Publications published this song
in their Christmas Play entitled
"Words Of Christmas"
A young teen group from
Arkansas,
called "The Hallelujah Singers",
taught "You Gave Us
Hope" to their congregation
during the 2003 advent season!
Several New
Hope Music carols & hymns,
including this one, can be found on
"A Christmas Carol Treasury: The Hymns And Carols Of Christmas."
I was in need of
a song for our Advent Wreath Blessing.
God bless you for permitting me and others to download
“You Gave Us Hope”. (Mary,
from Texas)
I just wanted to drop you a quick
note of encouragement to let you know I will be using
your song "You Gave
Us Hope" this weekend at my church.
We are starting our advent
series and this song is
just perfect for the service. Thank you for
sharing it with the world.
(David, from North
Carolina)
I just wanted to let you know that
I just LOVE your site & your music!!! It's definitely TOPS in
my book of Christian songs. I will be using the song
"You Gave Us Hope." at our Christmas Eve
service at church & will play guitar & sing it.
(Linda,
from New York)
" I am the eighth grade
teacher at Holy Spirit School....
I have the dubious honor of organizing the Christmas program for
our school. I was at my end trying to find a song appropriate for my
class to sing when I happened upon your web site and the beautiful song, "You
Gave Us Hope."
Thank you and God Bless
you. We will sing it on December 14
at our program in praise of Jesus and
in
thanksgiving for you and your great gift. (Anne,
from California)
I am the principal of a small
Catholic school in Vernon,
British Columbia, Canada.
We have found your wonderful
site - and would like to
ask permission to use your song "You Gave Us Hope"
in our Christmas concert this December.
It will be performed by our
students, using
your accompaniment version on the website.
(Karen, from Canada)
INTERNATIONAL
A banner displaying these lyrics, made in Pakistan (Christmas
2016)
Here's a
recording of "You Gave Us Hope"
by Jay Droz (sung in Russian)
Here's a
recording of "You Gave Us Hope"
by Jay Droz (sung in Polish)
Translated
into Hindi by
Daisy Augustine, from California
Hindi Translation
Translated
into Português (Brasil) by
Daniel Borges,
from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Português (Brasil) Translation
Translated
into Dutch by
Amy, from the Netherlands
Dutch Translation
Translated into Afrikaans by
Liz Van Heerden, from South Africa
Afrikaans translation
We've used a number of
New Hope Music songs in the past:
"He Shall Be Called"... 'The Baby Of Bethlehem' is a personal
favourite...
My choir sang your wonderful song, "You Gave Us Hope"
in our Christmas
Morning service last year (2008).
(Brian
James Wallace, from Canada)
The St. Clair Avenue Baptist Church choir
sang
an adapted version of "You Gave Us Hope"
"I am a retired pastor of a Pentecostal church in
Northern Ireland.
I came across your web site when looking for a Christmas song for
our Carol service. My wife and I have been asked by the pastor
for to sing a duet and when I heard this carol I thought what a
lovely carol and the four words. Hope, Joy, Peace, and Love said it all
for
that is what we have been praying for in Northern Ireland for over 40
years.
So we expect that your carol will bring some measure of comfort to our
congregation tonight (12/24).
There
is no real hope, joy, peace or love in this
world without Jesus in our hearts. God bless you..."
(Billy,
from Ireland)
I
am ... a Music Teacher in St. Francis
Anglo Indian Girls High School in Coimbatore.
I decided to teach
"He Shall Be
Called" and
"You
Gave Us Hope"
to our school children for Christmas Carol 2007.
As we began our practices, our children were moved by
the Spirit of the Lord and they told me that they felt
peace, joy and happiness.
It is truly uplifting music and an inspiration from
the Holy Ghost to you. God wants you to be an
instrument in His hands to do this marvelous work to
build His kingdom here on this earth.
(Charles, from
India)
See Other Christmas Songs & Hymns
Copyright 2003, Ralph Merrifield
(written
10/9/03, 6/11/04)
New Hope Music, PO Box 1612, Westboro MA 01581
You have our encouragement and permission
to duplicate and share this song for all "not-for-profit" purposes
(ie. corporate worship, overheads, songbooks,
web sites, give-away copies).
Please contact New Hope for other uses. Thanks !!!
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