Veggie Tales was not around when our daughter was young. Honestly, when I first heard them, I thought their voices were irritating although I understood they delivered positive messages for children. I was a little surprised when I actually bought their CD. The reason? It was the only CD for children that contained the song, Lord I Lift Your Name on High. A favorite of mine, every Sunday School class I have ever taught ends with this song being sung by the children with the accompanying hand motions. Every AWANA Council Time begins with this song. This song says it all - Christ came to down from heaven to save us. To save me and to save you. So, I wanted to have the children sing to music; thus, the Veggie Tales CD.
Lord, I lift Your name on high
Lord, I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad Your in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us
You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high
Lord, I lift Your name on high
Lord, I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad Your in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us
You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high
I recently visited my granddaughters and took the CD with me. I wanted to teach my almost 3 and almost 5 year old precious granddaughters my favorite song. But that is not what happened - they taught me a song and dance.
While I was going through the songs to get to Track 9, my older granddaughter started dancing to Track 3 and she told me she knew that song. Come to find out, her preschool had learned a dance to Track 3 and would be performing it at their upcoming preschool graduation. The song? Track 3 Every Move I Make. I love watching them with big smiles on their faces. I know God is smiling as well! His children praising Him!
This is now my favorite song on the CD. I can no longer listen to this song without remembering the joy on my granddaughters' faces as they danced and sang about our Lord. I undoubtedly have a smile on my face the entire song. I also find myself making the handmotions when I am at home listening to the song. But it is not just the memory of my precious granddaughters singing and dancing that makes me enjoy this song.
It is the words to the song - the words that challenge me to be a better Christian. That every move I make and every breath I take is for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; that everywhere I look I see Him and am reminded that I have been truly captured by His Love.
Veggie Tales is played constantly in my car and I rock out with them - no longer are their voices irritating. Veggie Tales is not just for children!
Next week we are traveling 3000 miles to attend our granddaughter's preschool graduation. Who knows, maybe I will post the video of her singing this song!
May you have a blessed week and may every step, move and breath be for Him.
Thanks Joni!
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