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The melody is coming, I'll just have to keep hitting it with practice before I'm making all the verses the same melody, the chorus changed up! I don't mind an honest opinion or suggestion! Thanks

"FOR SOON ONE DAY"
(c)2004 Sharon Irene Wells
VERSE 1
If you're looking for a Bridegroom
One that will stand by your side
Just listen to the beautiful gospel tune.
Let the cleansing repentence in you abide
For the Bridgroom's blood will clothe you
With Heavenly garments of white.
CHORUS:
For soon one day the trump will sound
Satan will no longer be around!
Jesus will appear in His Glory
The King, Saviour and Bridegroom
Of the bride living His gospel story
For soon one day the trump will sound!
VERSE 2:
When He comes to claim His bride
He'll stand to beckon and embrace
Those who prove lives of willful flesh crucified
Sowing their redeemed souls by faith through His grace
Not failing to arise though tried
With another battle to face!

REPEAT CHORUS
For soon one day the trump will sound
Satan will no longer be around!
Jesus will appear in His Glory
The King, Saviour and Bridegroom
Of the bride living His gospel story
For soon one day the trump will sound!

VERSE 3
The wedding supper is ready
Jesus and His bride dressed in white
The bride's full and sudden joy, Heaven's medley
Is beyond human comprehension or sight
A vision of joy truthfully
This revealed by songs in the night.

REPEAT CHORUS
For soon one day the trump will sound
Satan will no longer be around!
Jesus will appear in His Glory
The King, Saviour and Bridegroom
Of the bride living His gospel story
For soon one day the trump will sound!

"Self-booted"! or "Selfishly booted"

I think many of us understand what this lyric means.
I think the first two lines are very clever. I've always believed that!

I'm one to beat around the bush with songs such as this...I like to ease up on certain words so I'm not good to help with this. Guess you could say I sugar coat somewhat...instead of using the word 'satan'...I may use 'deceiver' or something like that. "The Bridegroom's blood will clothe you" is heavy for me. I'd use the Bridegrooms love will clothe you...I realize that doesn't lead you into the next line the same but that's how I do things with spiritual lyrics. Sorry , I wasn't much help. Best Wishes

Hi Sharon,

I know you mean "trumpet" so there must be a reason why you used "trump." ?

Maybe I'm just having an off day--which occur on a regular basis, I'll admit--but I'm confused by the last part of V-2 beginning with "those who prove lives of willful flesh crucified..." Incidentally, that line is a mouthful to say! Would it be hard to sing?

I realize some people have a problem with "Satan" but that didn't bother me.

A good message but, in my opinion, only bible scholars will readily understand it. As I said, only my opinion.

Thanks, Songbird for the time you've taken! Means a lot...the honesty approach is good also, thanks!

"A good message but, in my opinion, only bible scholars will readily understand it. As I said, only my opinion."
quoted from Songbird's critique!

Actually 'tis almost laughable that you should say that....this was made entirely to make people think and wonder....think if I can get their interest started then maybe I've accomplished what I'm after...AND as to the "trump" it's meant to be that way for that's what it says in the Bible....now I have no idea if that "trump" is a trumpet or not! It seems to be just a word meaning "to call attention to" the event about to happen.....although 'tis said in other parts of the Bible that trump usuage brought down the walls of Jericho....but I don't know that...songs in the night have NOT revealed that part to me yet!
"but I'm confused by the last part of V-2 beginning with "those who prove lives of willful flesh crucified..." Incidentally, that line is a mouthful to say! Would it be hard to sing?" another quote from Songbird!
Actually, first of all each verse has those two middle lines with 11 syllables...that's the mouthful there.....and as to the "prove lives of willful flesh crucified" means simply the proof they are "born again". Using more indepth words should make the listener want to know more what this means....just like Nicodemus he could NOT get it through his head at first what "being born again" meant....also to help with the interpretation of that line, Songbird, the next line is just the continuation of what seemingly is meant for mankind to be doing....we "sow" our lives in newness of life and as all things that are "sown" they are "sown" appearing one way and spring up much different....usually, I'm sure someone on here could find it different somewhere...but generally that's the accepted scholarly thought in being both again....of course, ONLYMPO

"A vision of joy truthfully
This revealed by songs in the night."
Quote Songbird again!

It would take perhaps the rest of the forum's space to tell you exactly what that means....but I'll try to shorten to your understanding....David was known as the "sweet Psalmist" in Israel...right?
Well, he paraphrased about the "songs in the night" a few times in His Psalms....now I'm not plagiarizing this for it is a very much "honest to God experience," I had. That's all I can say in the space and time the internet would allow...LOL
Again thanks so very much!

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Thank you for you gracious time and thought!
""The Bridegroom's blood will clothe you" is heavy for me. I'd use the Bridegrooms love will clothe you" quoted from Linda A's critique!
Linda A. thanks so much for the nice thoughts and the more questioning ones also! I'll tell you something I learned long ago....if you could fine yourself a very good quality 'red' glass and hold it over a "red" rose...you should be seeing a "white" rose.....thus the significance of the Bridegroom's "blood" making the clothing for His bride white..the scarlet sins of the sinners being washed away by the Lamb's blood makes the sinner's appearance white!..it says that somewhat like that in Revelation....more to the fact that all God's "chosen" are clothed in white raiment made clean by the Lord's blood....other sayings in there also.....just a straightforward approach to "condense" the meaning and the importance of knowing where the bride gets her white clothing....ARE there very many Bridgegrooms that would dare return to claim His chosen bride and bear such horrific scars on his hands and his feet, even his side? I doubt it, most humans would either cover those up with gloves, stockings, shoes and keep the body well covered..and then torture himself that his bride will be repulsed with his disfigurement..this is where the verse about Jesus' return one day, Bible says every eye shall see him and every man will know Him whom, they have pierced. Yea, guess that does get into the "Bible" student class all right, but the "doubting Thomas" story backs up this thought that Jesus' scars still being visible is what will tell the whole world in that day just who he is! When you think about your beloved bridgroom-to-be having suffered such awfulness for your benefit,then those things are going to make you feel so much more love for Him....Who is it that is loved the most, even in the human emotions? I've always heard it was whomever gave the most! Just a bit of the hard knocks of life....

And thanks again, Linda....moreover thanks for the soapbox! LOL

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Mornin' Sharon,

Thanks for the bible lesson! I use the NIV version because it's easier to understand, but I looked up "Joshua" in the Authorized King James version, and it says "trumpet." So I assume you're using a different bible than these. No matter. If that's what your bible says and that's what you want to say, hey!...it's your song!

I've had people ask me "But what does that mean?" so many times that I try to keep it simple...which shouldn't be hard with my brain!

Have a great day!

Songbird, thanks for the comeback...yes, different interpretations of the Bible will give different words for the other's words! As I said, one can always find it different, and I don't take that as being stubborn or smart alecky or pushy...but that this is also a gift of God....things open up to each of us as individuals at a given time...give yourself a few months maybe years and you then will see things differently then you had previously....that's the glory of it all....it's like I heard a minister tell someone that was a computer whiz, even able to "build" one, etc. He said to him, "Jim, did you know that God "taught" you how to do that?" Jim looks surprised....the minister goes on to say "as well as he has taught me to stand here and wonder at your brillance." Then he smiled very softly and walked away....Jim watches him walk away, just shaking his head....three months later, Jim had an opportunity to be in the presence of a blind boy playing the piano better then Mozart probably did....then Jim says...Hmmmmm...now I know what that minister meant!"
so thanks again! and blessings, as Clark Dickinson used to say!

Hi, Sharon!

I think it's fabulous! Yes, I agree with you-- the "blood" needs to stay. This message is not only beautiful, but it is SOOOOOOOOOO important... I don't think people really realize that it is going to happen "soon one day". I'd love to hear the melody... kinda gives me that "old hymn" impression. Yes, this one would definately make many people dig deep to understand, but it is oozing with truth! Very nice work!

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Keeping the faith,

Jen

Hi, Jen! Nice for you to pay a visit! Thanks for the kudos or perhaps more of an agreement on the message!
As to "old time gospel"....guess you wouldn't be too far off on that...I'm old and this is more then gospel, but yet telling the end of the gospel...I'd have to admit you're quite right. LOL
Personally, in spite of having had a strong faith in such things, the meaning of it all never entered into my mind fully until after my husband died...we'd had a very fulfilling marriage, very little disagreements, lots of problems as humans tend to do, but we stood together....then it dawned on me...my earthly bridgroom isn't going to "stand" by me any more! Broke my heart, but then the joy came to realize that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and that He will stand by His chosen bride! Of which I hope to be a part in!
Again, thanks....it will take a bit of meditation for me to put this up on the SongRamp site....this is really one of those songs I've often spoken about I'd only written for my church....well, to make things more anxiety ridden, one our of top ministers has this song right now...and I know him well enough to know, he's sharing it whereever he might feel it appropriate....he's to have dinner with my sis in Kansas Sun. p.m., so I may get word about it from that direction! Though she can get jealous about some things, she seems to allow me the songwriting on my own! LOL
So whatever Ken, comes up with...is an anxiety for me to wonder....I hope he hands it to one of my former cowriters, I'd like her to compose...though we've always done it the other way around mostly! LOL Thanks again!

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G'day Sharon Irene Wells, I love truly inspirational songs and I just love your bonzer song and at such a time of Easter it is perfect. Kids seem to think that the reason for Easter is Chocolate or sugar Easter eggs to eat and Christmas is a time for getting gifts out of a stocking or from under a tree.I just hope that the true lessons of both occassions is never ever lost. God bless and best wishes,Ray in Australia.

Thanks, so much my bonzer friend, Ray, from Aussieville! I knew this might be a bit deeper then some could even begin or mainly want to interpret, but then that's okay too, so it makes me glad when one like yourself say they enjoy it! I know it full of church belief colloquialisms, but perhaps basic enough to touch most christian based beliefs!

BTW, Songbird, the "trump" actually is to indicate that this is the last trumpet sound in any given situation! or so the Bible dictionary leads us to believe....suppose since the Jericho situation indicated for more then one trumpet sound, that it wasn't said "trump" until the time the wall fell and that was their last trumpet sound....or so it seems to me. Thanks!

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This is beautifully written. Has Michael Borges seen this one? He loves gospel music.

Sharon,
Tricia gave me a little nudge to check this out, so here I am. The general theme of this song is powerful to say the least! You've got a lot of material to cover, so from the looks of it, this will probably have to cruise along in high gear, but that could be a good thing.

The Chorus is solid and I really like the 3rd verse, which seems to flow exceptionally well.

For the song title, I might simply call it "SOON ONE DAY". When you actually start singing it, you might notice that sometimes it'll work just as well by dropping the "for" word, but might depend on the meter, tune and your style of delivery, so I'd wait and see what works best.

I'm not going to nit-pick about exact word choices as I know from experience a lot of that could change once you start actually singing this a few times. In principal, the main thing is that it's easy to understand and also "correct" in terms of revealed scripture, which obviously this is. You've done your homework.

Sometimes a great melody can help make difficult passages "roll" right off the tongue, so there's plenty room for 'artistic license' in the paraphrase department!

Overall, this could end up being a great project. The song tells a story and progressively moves the listener into a heavenly destiny.

Thanks for sharing & keep up the good work!
I'd like to hear this when it's ready.

Michael

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The OUTLOOK may often appear bleak, but the UPLOOK is always bright!

Thank you, Alicia for the compliments...it's an honor to have someone think of some great writer, singer, composer when they read someone's lyrics! Again thank you...Best Regards

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Michael! What a privilege you came and took a looksee! I have sung this song several times...it's quite easy, though as you mentioned to take a moderate tempo or slow tempo reduces it's popularity for radio usuage...I'm not for that anyway! Thank you!
As to the "For" that word sets up the "motive" for the chorus and without it, the motive falls apart on the second line!
Actually, the only real hard parts are the verses' two middle lines...it's quite odd to go from a 8 metric measure to a 11 metric measure and back to another 8 metic measure....but it's working out carefully and will make the song quite unusual to the listeners' ears....that is, I hope it will!
Michael, I don't know if you've ever read any of my thoughts or tendencies about putting my own inspirational compositions on the net anywhere...I don't write these kind of songs to make money...they're all about inspiration, teaching, and yes a bit of preaching and a lot of testimonial. So I'm kind of in a quandary about this one, I realize it is deeper then the average person would want to get and perhaps would push it off and go on...that's okay with me...then there would be those that would get curious enough to want to know what this is all about. Most of it is biblical, as you say, I've done my homework....was reading the Bible and Book of Encyclopedia at the age of 3-4 y/o....so the major message might just grab that listeners' ears and then we all know and understand the same thing. LOL
NOW Michael, I'm not really against you telling what words and where like the "For", it might smooth out something I'd not noticed, yet...so feel free to tell me...I'm not being stubborn about the "For" but the roll of the "for soon" and then come back to "satan" to fit the motive of the chorus just seems better.as the melody for the first "for soon" is a low note to a higher note, then in the last line I switch it, the "for is a higher note, then the 'soon' slips back down into probably about a mid g note! and that helps close that seven lined chorus off easier, IMHOP!..may change my mind, you know how women are!
And though it's funny, you say you like the way Verse 3 sits up...it's the verse that makes me wonder if the last two lines should be first and the first two lines be last????? "cept the last two lines of verse 3 really are about the whole song....I still ponder that even though the music fits and should fit for they are all 8 metric measures.....
Thanks for the very nice looksee and comments and as far as tempo is concerned I might need you're input about that a little more then what you've here! Thanks again, appreciate each thought, gives me more thought!

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