Encouraging saints around the world since 1991 !!
Encouraging saints around the world since 1991
!!
Our background MIDI is
"You Gave Us Hope",
written by Ralph Merrifield,
performed by Michael L. Jester (from Florida)
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"
Hear
this sung by "Willing Hands",
a beautiful choir from South Africa
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."
NEW!!!
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
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)
YOU GAVE US HOPE
C Dm7 G C
You gave us hope when You sent Your Son
F G C
True hope, perfect hope, pure hope
F Dm C Am
Into the darkness, Jesus has come
Dm7 G C
True hope, perfect hope, pure hopeAm Dm7
Let Your light shine through us
G C
to the nations
Am D7
Let Your light shine through us
G
to the world, for
C Dm7 G C
You gave us hope when You sent Your Son
F G C
True hope, perfect hope, pure hope2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Love
Copyright 2003, Ralph Merrifield
(written 10/9/03, 6/11/04)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 !!!
Right click title below and
"Save Target As"
to download Michael L. Jester's
MIDI arrangement of
You Gave Us Hope
NEW !! KARAOKE
VERSION !!! NEW !!
of Michael's MIDI
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to download Adrian V. Miller's
MIDI arrangements of
You Gave Us Hope (1)
You Gave Us Hope (2)
You Gave Us Hope (3)
Right click title below and
"Save Target As"
to download Adrian V. Miller's
PDF Sheet Music of
You Gave Us Hope
(Acrobat Reader 5.0 version)
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"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)
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This page was last updated on 12/12/07
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)
visits since 7/20/04