<![CDATA["Singing a new song unto the Lord..." - Stan\'s SONG-WRITING blog]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:41:09 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Thank You, Lord, for Mothers!]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 01:44:10 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/thank-you-lord-for-mothersA new song, just in time for Mother's Day!  Written less than two months ago (on 3-16-2026) it honors Christian mothers everywhere. Honoring our parents is "the first commandment with promise"— and every busy, devoted mother is worthy of our sincerest appreciation. Thank you, devoted moms!
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An instrumental playout, playing just one verse.
Male and female voices singing four-part harmony a capella, all four verses.
To hear recordings of individual voices, dial (720) 721-1516, then press 10391 to hear Soprano, 10392 for Alto, 10393 for Tenor, or 10394 for Bass, or 10395 for this SATB Mix, but with only telephone quality.
SHARP PDF FILES,  FOR PRINTING

And Where, Dear Heart?

And where, dear heart, where will you find 
Marvelous love in humankind?
     Search as you will this world of sin—
     Where is our first and fairest friend?
In motherhood bright glories shine,
Crafted in Heav'n with touch Divine,
          with touch Divine.

Our life, through pain, she brings to birth,
Hallows the sting of Eve's old curse,
     And — as did Mary, with God's Son —
     So Mary's daughters, one by one,
Train tender hearts, through years, to stand
Faithfully with the Son of Man,
          the Son of Man.

How blest the home where mother-pray'r
Blossoms in fragrance rich and rare,
     Orders her days her Lord to please,
     Serving with love 'the least of these,'
Gives mother-smiles from face to face,
Touching her tasks with healing grace,
         with healing grace.

Awake, dear heart — rise up to laud
Motherhood sanctified by God;
     Thankful we'll be, so, Lord, we cry,
     "Give them each day in full supply
Treasures of mercies true and good,
Wisdom and strength for motherhood,
          for motherhood."

© 2026 Stanley K. Brubaker
Composed 3-16-2026
]]><![CDATA[Pray For America]]>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/pray-for-america
Here's my prayer request to you, sung by the latest and greatest technology of AI-improved digitally-synthesized "voices." No, they are NOT the stuttering chipmunks we heard a few years back!

My apologies for some amateurish things, such as timing issues, that kept the video from being better, but may it be able to bless you just as it is.

I wrote the song back in 2006, but it's even more timely today, as the treasured values of our homeland are under all sorts of crazy assaults.

Keep looking up. Live for Jesus, and keep remembering... When the last earthly nation is history, the Kingdom of God will be just on the threshhold of eternity, and Life will be better than we can possibly imagine! In the meantime, Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and PRAY FOR AMERICA.

Click HERE to download the free Sheet Music (in Shape Notes or Round Notes).
]]><![CDATA[Once On a Cross, Behold Him Now]]>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/once-on-a-cross-behold-him-nowThis new Hymn takes us beyond the Sufferings of our Lord on the Cross, and up into the GLORIES He now shares with the Father! This is so Encouraging!
As this Hymn contrasts His Heavenly GLORIES  to His Earthly SUFFERINGS, we remember that we too are being tried in these temporary fires, to Glorify God by being made more like Himself!  And Someday— sooner than we may think— we will be experiencing the Glories of Heaven, with our Lord!
Note: I am so pleased with the way the Ensemble performed this song! Grab a pair of Headphones, and I think you'll agree that they expressed the truths of the hymn so well!

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My heartfelt thanks, until we meet face-to-face. —Stan Brubaker
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COMPLETE LYRICS

Once On a Cross, Behold Him Now
1.Once on a cross, behold Him now, in Heav’n exalted high!
The Glory-ones before Him bow, in adoration cry.
Behold the Lamb of God, upon a Throne,
‘Mid glowing seraphim so bright;
With shining wings, each shields his face
Before the blazing Light, Before His holy Light.

2.You tasted Death for ev’ry man, in writhing agony,
But now You reign— alive again!— in Sov’reign majesty.
No more the wretched shame, the dark’ning death,
The drinking deeply of our stain;
Applauded now by angel breath,
O ris’n Redeemer— reign!
Come, weep for joy, ye sons of Earth,
Who groan for your release;
As did your Lord, redeem your birth—
Exalt the Prince of Peace, Exalt the Lord of Peace.

3.Defiled by our brutish race, You spilled Your holy blood,
But now we celebrate Your Grace, O good, Incarnate God;
Behold the Sorrows-Man, in tears no more,
Enthroned above the gems of fire;
The crystal pavement ‘neath their feet
Reflects the saints' Desire—
“Worthy the Lamb Who once was slain,”
Whose flesh for man was riv’n,
“Blessing and Honor, Glory, Power”
Are ever His in Heav’n, Are His in highest Heav’n.
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Music and Words composed by Stanley K. Brubaker
© 2017 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong, LLC
]]><![CDATA[I Gazed Upon the Crucified]]>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:17:43 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/i-gazed-upon-the-crucifiedAs you follow through this ballad, you will be an Observer— watching the strangest, and most horrible, and most wonderful Event that has ever happened!
Gazing at Jesus on His cross— the only good place for all the horrible sins crushing Him to death— you will see all the evils of our broken world being OVERCOME by the most perfect LOVE ever carried in a bleeding, bruised, and broken body!
Strange— so wonderfully strange!
]]><![CDATA[Just Because (Because You spoke to me...)]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:30:05 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/just-because-because-you-spoke-to-me

JUST BECAUSE

Under the bright blue sky of our spinning Earth pain, confusion, and disappointment often try to drag us down. But look up! ...and keep looking ahead!

Our brief testing-time will soon be over, and an eternity of "they lived happily ever after" assuredly awaits the Faithful.
In Romans 8:22-23 we read that "the whole creation is groaning and travailing in pain up to this present moment... and even we who have the firstfruits of the Spirit of God groan within ourselves, waiting for our new bodies and blessed adoption!" (paraphrased).

May this song, composed in 2017, encourage our hearts to that end!

Just Because (complete Lyrics)

1. Because You spoke to me from ancient Israel,
From a cross You called my name;
Twenty centuries have tried to still Your voice,
But I hear You just the same.
The devil rages across the ages, to defyle Your holy laws,
But I love You... Why do I love You? Just because, just because.
Because my heart's still beating, Because my God's entreating,
Because the world is pleading that I care, I'll care;
Because of sin assailing, Because of Grace prevailing,
In holy love travailing, Just because, just because, just because.

2. Because a flow'r is crushed beneath a sky of blue,
Because the stars shine, pure and bright,
Because children small still need a holding hand,
And a heartbeat in the night.
If mercy ceases, or sin increases, without pondering or pause
I will love You... Why will I love You? Just because, just because.
Because this world is dying, With men their God defying,
But hungry hearts are crying for Your Truth and Light,
Because Your Son has spoken, And still our world is broken,
You offer mercy to us, Just because, just because, just because.

3. Because the world's on fire, and ev'ry man's a fool
Until the Savior reigns within;
Because Time's a tool to show our true desire,
And to point our souls to Him;
"The test is over― Pass in your papers," and the soul to Judgment draws,
Then I'll see Him! And I will love Him, Just because, just because.
Because the hour is nearing Of all the saints a-cheering,
At Jesus Christ's appearing, To their glad applause;
Because of heavens quaking, And Heav'n and Earth remaking,
With saints to bliss awaking, Just because, just because, just because.

©2017 Brooksong LLC / Stanley K. Brubaker
]]><![CDATA[Where Shall I Search Beneath the Sun?]]>Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:08:39 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/where-shall-i-search-beneath-the-sun
WHERE SHALL I SEARCH BENEATH THE SUN?

This haunting minor and its first four verses came to me on Aug.15, 2006, but two years would pass before I wrote the bridge after verse 4, and another seven months before I composed the final verse in Jan. of 2009.

In the same way that a song-writer may search, then wait awhile for a fresh perspective, then work again— always looking for a purer phrase of lyrical or 
harmonic beauty— so should our hearts be seeking after God.

But WHERE shall we search, to see the Invisible One?  WHERE will we discover the heart and mind of our original Parent more perfectly portrayed?

Thankfully, through multiple millennia God has been revealing Himself— through His created World, and His inspired Word.

With each passing year, we discover new wonders of Creation, and as we read through His Word day by day, we see more of Jesus Christ— the central person and theme of Scripture— made manifest before us!

I wish I could say I intentionally planned the summary aspect of the last verse, but it's something God just gave me, and I LOVE the way it gives practical conclusion to the questions of the song. In the humble but powerful WORD— in the Gospel within the Sacred Scriptures— "is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith" and by every word of that Word, man shall live!

Shall we SEARCH?  Shall we make that wisest of all investments, by delving more deeply into the Ways and Will of our eternal God?

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WHERE SHALL I SEARCH BENEATH THE SUN?

Complete Lyrics

WHERE SHALL I SEARCH?

1.Where shall I search, beneath the sun,
Or on the ocean broad?
Through this troubled, mad world I would run,
To a sure benev'lent God.

2.Could I but reach beyond the skies,
Search through unending years,
Perfect childlike peace to realize
With no guilt or doubt or fears.

(not on CD)
3.Glad, would I give all I possess,
All, all I own or am,
To enjoy eternal blessedness
n the Presence of the Lamb.

4.O God, the holy God Thou art,
All-knowing, true, and kind,
Shine Thy Light into my searching heart–
Lord, illuminate my mind.

Bridge:
Dear God, make all things new,
Gladly I follow You,
Faith receiving, Grace believing,
proving You are true;
Pure is Your holy Life, Perfect Your sacrifice,
Good are all Your ways for me,
Your will I will pursue.

5.So shall I search the humble Word,
Revealing God the Son,
Live securely in the Truth I've heard,
Joyous in the Saving One,
Joyous in the Saving One.

© 2006 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC

]]><![CDATA[And Are My Sins Expunged?]]>Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:56:10 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/and-are-my-sins-expungedThis short video plays Track 09 of our new CD: "21 Songs & Hymns." 
I wrote this song on July 11, 2008, and have been somewhat hesitant to publish its strong message of assurance ever since!

Would it not be a terrible thing to give a strong— but false— assurance to a person who is still in his sins— still living in a state of adultery, or with "murder" (hatred?) in his heart, or with a 
bitter or unforgiving spirit, or living carelessly, entrapped in his own self-righteousness, or Sect-righteousness?

But might it be just as dangerous for us to deny the amazing POWER of the blood of Christ, and of the FAITH in HIM that can lift us ABOVE evil addictions, unbelief, and their attendant insecurities that our enemy wants us to keep wallowing in?

May God bless each one who listens to the message of this powerful song!

EXPUNGE is not an everyday word. Dictionaries tell us it means "To blot out, destroy, efface, erase, strike out, obliterate, or wipe out."

Regarding the Legal Term, The American Bar Association says "An Expungement Order directs the court to treat the criminal conviction as if it had never occurred, essentially removing it from a defendant's criminal record..."

Amazing! Did Jesus really do that for me? He not only forgave me of my sins, and gave me power to live above them, but obliterated my record, so it is as if my crimes never even happened?

Lord, show us our sins, that we may see ourselves as we really are! Share us Your wonderful Gift of Repentance! Expunge our private and public records! And help us to live before You with a constant devotion of awe-struck gratitude.
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Complete Lyrics

AND ARE MY SINS EXPUNGED?
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1.And are my sins expunged? And has my name been cleared?
In Jesus blood my soul is plunged— Is dead to all it feared!
Sure as the fact that Christ has ris'n that resurrection morn,
So all my sins have been forgiv'n, and I have been reborn.

Chorus:
I died in Him when Jesus died, I rose when He arose;
From sin's defeat I stand complete in confident repose.

2. So did my Life expire upon that cursed tree?
Then I am dead to sin's desire, and sin is dead to me!
Baptized by faith into His death, into His life of grace,
I daily enter into rest, into a son's high place!

© 2008 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC

]]><![CDATA[I Like to Sing When I'm Alone]]>Sat, 27 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/i-like-to-sing-when-im-alone
I LIKE TO SING WHEN I'M ALONE

Since I'm more of a "loner" than most of my friends, I'm thankful God gave me this "people-song" which children— and families with children— love to sing. May you enjoy its encouraging message!

When I wrote the song back in 2003, our society seemed to enjoy a safer and saner culture, so today the song's themes are increasingly vital.
 We who are Christians know we are social creatures-- descending not from monkeys or apes, but from a man after God's image, one He declared to be "very good." In Acts 17:26 God reminds us that He created "of one blood all nations of men..." and determined the bounds of their habitation.

As you listen, perhaps God will bring some friend to your mind who would be blessed if you SHARE it with them on Facebook, or by an Email or Message link.

If you would like to Purchase with Special Discounts our CD with all of its 21 original songs, or either of our songbook Collections, just click HERE. Or, you can download individual tracks at Amazon Music, CD Baby, iTunes, etc.

If you LIKE this video on my personal or "Heart Songs" Facebook page, you should be able to occasionally see my future videos. Thanks, and God bless you, until I can "sing with you" in person!

Stan Brubaker

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Full Lyrics

I LIKE TO SING WHEN I'M ALONE

1.I like to sing when I'm alone, but I'd rather you'd sing with me,
Sweet voices blended all in one make a happier harmony;
Yes, you can sing all by yourself, you need not be a throng,
But voices joined in harmony give a richer, sweeter song.

2.I like to hike when I'm alone, but I'd rather you'd hike with me,
I like to share the things you hear and see the things you see;
It is not wrong to hike along in solitude, alone,
But when we're walking hand-in-hand what a greater joy is known.

3.I like to work when I'm alone, but I'd rather you'd work with me,
A tedious task is quickly halved when "I" gives place to "we;"
Yes, you can work without my help, in hearty zeal and zest,
But when we're working side-by-side, then our work is doubly blest.

4.I like to pray when I'm alone, but I'd rather you'd pray with me,
Our Savior says there's extra pow'r where two or three agree;
Yes, when I'm at His throne alone it is a sacred place,
But when our prayers are joined in one, God gives us special grace.

Lyrics and Music ©2003 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
Harmonized by Daniel J. Christensen

]]><![CDATA[Had I Ten Thousand Tongues to Praise]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/had-i-ten-thousand-tongues-to-praise
HAD I TEN THOUSAND TONGUES TO PRAISE

On a 3x5 Post-It™ note, of all things, I wrote this tune and the first verse of its lyrics, back on Feb. 23rd of 2017— then finished the other three verses the following day.

During these past five decades I've hastily scribbled down songs on envelopes, in stores, in my car on the way to or from work— even on a Kleenex™ once, just as the music was ready to begin at a funeral service.

Sadly, for me personally, this song gives sober reflection on how many HOURS of precious TIME I have wasted in my fifty years as a Christian.

Reading the news, enjoying and re-reading hundreds of books, and chasing after more hobbies and interests than one man should possibly have may not be the best example of a life separated unto God, and I wonder how it will all look when I suddenly awake in Eternity, and know as I am known.

​The Good News is, that God just keeps on giving, forgiving, giving and forgiving.

​So whenever I am tempted to be unforgiving toward one of my fellow-travelers— and usually long before I've reached the 70 times 7 that Jesus taught— I want to just remember the first two lines in verse 4 of this hymn: "Ten thousand gifts He will impart, Ten thousand mercies free!" and I want to do a lot better at living out its beautiful conclusion: "May every beating of my heart declare my love to Thee."

Special thanks to Dorothy Bauman for the haunting harmony on this hymn, and our gratitude goes once again to our eight singer-friends and all who made this recording possible.
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Full Lyrics

HAD I TEN THOUSAND TONGUES TO PRAISE

Had I ten thousand tongues to praise,
Ten thousand lives to live,
Ten thousand anthems would I raise,
And all to Jesus give, And all to Jesus give!

But see this little life of mine--
How oft it fails to bless!
Shall I to lesser things incline
And larger paths possess, And larger paths possess?

Ten thousand hours I've wasted, Lord,
To chase the useless thing--
Ten thousand dying deeds and words,
In careless languishing, In careless languishing.

Ten thousand gifts He will impart,
Ten thousand mercies free!
May every beating of my heart
Declare my love to Thee, Declare my love to Thee.
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© 2017 Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
Written Feb.23-24, 2017
]]><![CDATA[Rise Up, My Love]]>Sun, 24 May 2020 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/rise-up-my-love
Springtime in Israel.

Flowers waving, doves cooing, vineyards and orchards calling, romance is in the air— NEW LIFE is vibrating in every breath we breathe.

How is it possible, that thirty years have passed since I set the six verses of this beautiful passage in King Solomon's "Song of Songs" to music!

So simply and beautifully it shows Christ in all His holy passion and pining, CALLING US AWAY, to run over the hills with Himself!

Thank You, Lord, and thank you, Edith S. Witmer, for arranging it for choir!
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FULL LYRICS:

RISE UP, MY LOVE

The voice of my Beloved! Behold, He cometh,
Leaping upon the mountain, Skipping upon the hills!
The voice of my Beloved! Behold, He cometh,
My Beloved spake and said to me,

“Rise up, my love, and come away;
 Rise up, my love, my fair one, come away.”

My Beloved is like a roe or a young hart; (young hart)
Behold, He standeth behind our wall!
He looketh forth at the windows,
showing Himself at the lattice.
My Beloved spake and said unto me, (unto me)

“Rise up, my love, and come away;
 Rise up, my love, my fair one, come away. (come away)"

“For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.
 The flowers appear on the earth,
 The time of the singing of birds is come,
 And the voice of the dove is heard in our land;
 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs,
 The vines with their tender grapes give a good smell.

“Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away!
 Rise up, my love, my fair one, come away! (Come away.)"
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©1989 Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
]]><![CDATA[Only God Can Make a Morning]]>Mon, 18 May 2020 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/only-god-can-make-a-morning
This song came to me early on a Sunday morning, in late September. I was taking a short prayer-walk— just before sunrise— heading eastward.

I don't remember if the sugar maples along the road had already started to color. But as the sun began baptizing the new splendors of the morning around me, the words and music of this simple little hymn started singing together in my heart.

​It's one of my wife Janice's favorites; she probably doesn't remember it was written a day before her birthday.
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FULL LYRICS:
ONLY GOD CAN MAKE A MORNING

1.Only God can make a morning full of mystery and bliss!
Only God can make a new day with beauty like this,
Turn the star-shine to sunrise, as the day begins to glow,
While the night-song falls silent 'mid the splendors below,
And we worship You, Lord, O Lord, our Lord, dear Lord,
And we worship You, Lord, our Lord so high.

2.Only God can make a morning full of majesty so bold,
Touch the clouds on the horizon, and paint them with gold;
Bring the birds to full chorus, as He sets His torch ablaze,
While His awe settles o’er us, as we think on His ways,
And we worship You, Lord, O Lord, our Lord, dear Lord,
And we worship You, Lord, our Lord so high.

3.Only God can make a morning like the one that soon will be,
When the Savior comes in splendor and bright majesty;
When we see You, Lord Jesus, Your bright angels circling 'round,
And the King of all Glory in His glory comes down,
We will worship You, Lord, O Lord, our Lord, dear Lord,
We will worship You, Lord, our Lord so high.

Words & Music © 2007 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
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To purchase this CD with its 21 Original Tracks, or the two pocket-size "Heart Songs" Collections, just click HERE. All three items there are still discounted, and there's an EXTRA discount if you order the "Trio"— each of the Songbook Collections plus the CD.

You probably should do that now, since I need more money, and YOU need more SONG! :-) 
]]><![CDATA[After the Tempest]]>Fri, 08 May 2020 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/after-the-tempest
"After the Tempest" is the first track on the CD we just released, and the first of my eight compositions sprinkled through "Heart Songs" Collection One.
Composed in the late 1980s, this song was a favorite of a dear friend of ours whose MS progressed from walking with a limp, to a walker, then a wheelchair, and finally years being bedridden. His joy in spite of his affliction, and his tears when our family sang this song at his request, will always make it special to us.
To purchase the two "Heart Songs" Collections, and this first CD just click HERE. All three items there are still discounted, and there's an extra discount if you order the "Trio"— each of the Songbook Collections and the CD.
]]><![CDATA[Jared Martin sings "Teach Me, O Lord, to Number My Days"]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 12:34:52 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/jared-martin-sings-teach-me-o-lord-to-number-my-days     Masterly presented by a friend I haven't met yet, here's a song the Lord gave me many years ago, when I was 28 years old. The song is now in at least six hard-cover hymnals, and has been translated into Spanish.

​      Good job on the video, Jared!
]]><![CDATA[Sun in the Sky, Sailboats On the Sea]]>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 02:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/sun-in-the-sky-sailboats-on-the-seaThese simple "seaside meditations" celebrate the Goodness of our God, and the amazing gifts of Beauty that He has left for us to enjoy.
My notes tell me that I penned it the day after my 50th birthday, and my prayer today is that it may refresh your spirit, relax you, increase your longing for a closer walk with God
For maximum enjoyment, use a good set of headphones. If you have any desire to memorize the song, the full lyrics are just before the end (at 04:02) so if you pause it there and take a screen-grab of that page, you can text or email it to yourself, for printing it out, or to have it on your mobile phone or tablet for easy access.
If the song blesses you, you can bless me, by hitting the Like button, leaving a positive Comment, or Sharing it with someone else, maybe a shut-in or older person who would love you for it.
]]><![CDATA[Sheri Yutzy Interviews Me about Song-writing]]>Sat, 18 Nov 2017 02:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/sheri-yutzy-interviews-me-about-song-writingSheri is a story-creator and worlds-creator, and occasionally does a "Made to Create Interview." Here's one she did recently, to dig into what I have learned in my several decades of song-writing:
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​https://sheriyutzy.com/2017/made-create-interview-stan-brubaker/

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]]><![CDATA[Shepherd My Heart, O Father]]>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/shepherd-my-heart-o-fatherI wrote this short song last spring, April, 9, 2017, as a simple prayer-hymn.
Like the 23rd Psalm, it reminds us that we really do NEED a shepherd, and that God is ABLE to keep us!
To learn the words, do a Screen-Grab near the end, at 02:46, to print out the lyrics for encouragement or memorization. If you like the video,please share it with someone needing encouragement, and God bless you!
]]><![CDATA[My True Love Waits]]>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/my-true-love-waitsI composed the music and first verse of this old-fashioned "love song" this past Wednesday evening, and the rest of the words Thursday morning.

To me it has a bit of an Irish or Scottish feel, and reminds us of a time when instant communication and travel were not possible, and were therefore very special when realized.

It also shows the beauty of true love, which can only be fully expressed when the couple is each-for-only-the-other, and till-death-do-us-part.

]]><![CDATA[Always Kiss Me Goodnight]]>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 01:00:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/always-kiss-me-goodnightA year ago I saw a gift sign in a local store, with the motto "Always KISS ME Goodnight." I shot a photo of it, then wrote down this tune & one verse of lyrics on a folded pocket paper which I always carry for such a purpose.
[only a "Demo Quality" recording... (no, the vocals certainly ain't professional)
I went home... buried the paper— and totally FORGOT about the song, until I re-discovered it a month ago.

And now I wonder.  Is it too corny... too simplistic...?  Or is it just one of those reminders we all occasionally need: To share our love with those who do so much for us— while we are still ALIVE and able to do it! 

As a man happily married for more than four decades, I of course thought about the beautiful lady in the video as I was working on the song. But you can also apply much of the message to children in your home, etc.

Thank You, Lord, for sanctified LOVE.
[A third verse added later]
Sweetly slip me your hand, Squeeze, and I'll understand,
Daily beholding new mercies unfolding, We'll share the love God has planned;
Hearing your thoughts and your longings,
The ways of your heart I'll explore–
Hold me, love me, and I'll love you more and more.
]]><![CDATA[God of All Holiness (new song)]]>Sun, 09 Jul 2017 13:30:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/july-09th-2017This video is just a "rough draft" video, but maybe it will bless someone, since it contains some beautiful thoughts about our Lord.

Note!  If you don't see the words, please go to YouTube (you may have to do it on a computer) and hit the CC button below the video to turn on the Closed Captions, so you can 'hear' the words as it plays.

Two days ago, I used my iPhone to shoot this quick video, about 30 minutes after I started writing the song. I used no audio cables, and added no MIDI instruments. Basically it was just a clip to help me remember these first chords, so I could go back to working on a couple more verses.

Most of my new Christian hymns are metrical, and with near-perfect end-rhyme. I am posting this one, even though it is probably not as "good" as others I hope to post, because I love the thoughts it contains about God. I hope it can bless you, as you think of the goodness and permanence of our God.

To see my other YouTube videos go to my "stanbrubaker" channel.
]]><![CDATA[Oxen Are Lowing in Stables Dim]]>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:54:13 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/oxen-are-lowing-in-stables-dimSomething huge is happening in little Bethlehem tonight... and it's an Event for the Ages!

In this dark little room we hear animals slumbering, a lamb softly bleating, and a few oxen lowing their last sleepy calls of the day. A sleeping rooster has perched near our heads.

But our eyes are drawn to a rough-sawn feed trough, in which a newborn baby lies sleeping. His young Mother looks at Him— with adoring eyes— and beside her a young Jewish man bows before the Babe in amazed worship.

The animals cannot know, and the worshipping man and woman can hardly comprehend, that this helpless, newborn infant is that very Being Who once spoke themselves and our world into existence. But their hearts are bowed, as our should be, before the sacred scene.

Click HERE to see it at my YouTube Channel.

I must apologize again that this is just an unpolished "Demo" and is certainly not "CD Album" quality. My present goal is to get a hundred or so of my songs out of their folders, and see if I get any feedback toward hiring professional CDs made, or making some of them available in sheet music or songbooks.

Oxen Are Lowing In Stables Dim

Oxen are lowing in stables dim,
Dark are the alleys in Bethlehem;
Hush, children, sleep, through the whispering night,
Circled by stars with a radiance bright.

Slumber, Judea, amid your hills,
Shepherds awake to celestial thrills;
Hark! the bright Angel speaks to their fear--
Tidings of gladness of Life they hear.

Sleep, deeply sleep, O Bethlehem,
Oxen and rooster, and donkey and Lamb--
Joseph bows down to the One they've adored,
Mary exults in her newborn Lord.

Sleep, little Child from the Father, sleep,
Hidden away in the silences deep;
Dim is the stable, dark is the night,
Where You are shining, dear Child of Light.
© 2006 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC  
Call the composer at 269-228-1999, or email him at stan.brooksong@gmail.com
]]><![CDATA[Write It On the Wind]]>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:22:00 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/write-it-on-the-windWhat an AMAZING development... that the all-powerful Creator GOD would send Himself to Earth in helpless form, to be born of a young Jewish virgin.

May this song help us to meditate on the meaning of the miracle, and encourage us to pass it along to those who have not yet heard the story.

Click here to see it on my YouTube channel.

Write It On the Wind

Write it on the Wind, in letters made of sand,
Send it to the reaches of the earth again,
Who will hear the message? Who will understand--
Written on the Wind in letters made of sand?
Who will understand?
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Write it on the Clouds, so huge across the blue,
Sailing over oceans and the mountains too;
Who will hear the message, knowing it is true--
Written in the Heaven, scrolling through the blue?
Who will understand? Who will understand?

Write it on your Heart, to pass along today,
Moisten it with tears to soften up the clay,
Give it to the Angel— speed it on its way--
Written on your heart and given to the clay.
Who will understand? Who will understand?

Write it in His tears, all hidden from the earth,
Give it to the virgin, bring it to its birth,
Show it to the shepherds, worship at its worth--
Written in a groaning, given to the earth.
Who will understand?

Written in the Word, and given to the poor,
Bless it to the children of the sick and sore,
Breathe upon the Mystery, open wide the Door--
Open up your hand and give it to the poor.
Who will understand? Who will understand?
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© 2006 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong.org
Phone 269-228-1999   Email: stan.brooksong@gmail.com
Permission is hereby granted for non-commercial uses.
]]><![CDATA[Lord, My Love, Watch Over Her]]>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 14:45:57 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/lord-my-love-watch-over-herThis short song is a PRAYER for GOD and His ANGELS to protect and keep a LOVED ONE who is going away for a time. ​
The tune and words of the song came to me seven weeks ago as I was watching my lovely wife Janice drive out our driveway with our daughter Anna, who was taking her to the Philadelphia airport, so she could make an earlier-than-we-had-expected flight to Colorado for a couple of weeks to help at a friend's birth (Janice is a Certified Doula).
[This ROUGH Demo Video is downloadable, and can also be seen here on YouTube.]

Lord, My Love, Watch Over Her

Lord, my Love, watch over her,
As she goes away;
Fold her in bright angel wings— 
Keep her safe, I pray.
Love her as I love her, Lord,
Gently, strongly, keep her, Lord,
Heart of mine, to have, to hold— 
Hold her close today.

Heaven’s child— O keep her, Lord,
Down the^unfolding path;
Heaven’s mercies give her, Lord,
Blessings to the last.
Angels bright attend her, Lord,
Ever to defend her, Lord,
Heaven’s love within her, Lord— 
Keep your child, I ask.
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© 2016 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
Composed Aug.26, 2016   Phone 269-228-1999
​Email: stan.brooksong@gmail.com
]]><![CDATA[Not a Shadow Lies Between Us]]>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:00:12 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/not-a-shadow-lies-between-usThis simple song is easily sung, but carries a powerful message. As committed 'Christ-followers' we have the privilege of exercising our faith continually, by saying Yes to God's faithfulness, in every situation.
Lord, deliver us into the very highest and best that you have for each one of us, that we may SHINE, as lights in this world. 
​[This ROUGH Demo Video is downloadable.]

Not a Shadow Lies Between Us

Not a shadow lies between us: My Lord and I
Share the brightness of His likeness, like the clear crystal sky;
​Like the rainbow in the storm cloud, I am standing on His Word,
And I am resting on His promise in the goodness of the Lord,
Yes, I am resting on His promise, in the goodness of the Lord.

​Not a worry stays between us, for Christ has said,
I may trust Him, I may ask Him, for my own daily bread;
Like the bluebird in the meadow greeting each new day with song,
I lift my joyful voice to praise Him, for His mercies rich and strong,
I lift my joyful voice to praise Him, for His mercies rich and strong.


We will ever walk together, my Lord and I--
He has promised grace sufficient, and I need not ask why:
For He loves me! How He loves me! He has died to cover all--
Sees every lily on my pathway, Every sparrow that may fall,
Sees every lily on my pathway, Every sparrow that may fall.


Not a shadow lies between us! When fears would flood
I am standing in my Savior, safely kept by His blood;
Safely standing, but I'm longing for the hour of greater grace
When not a shadow falls between us, as I gaze into His face,
When not a shadow falls between us, as I gaze into His face.
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© 2011 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
Composed July 12, 2011   Phone 269-228-1999
]]><![CDATA[Like the Mountains Around Jerusalem]]>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 23:07:36 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/like-the-mountains-around-jerusalemDoes God still care for Israel? Does such a tiny nation, with its despised and maligned people, yet have reason to believe in a hope and a future?

In a powerful summary sentence Paul tells us, in Rom. 11:26, that even though they are enemies of the Gospel, "they are beloved for the fathers' sakes." Surely they are a supreme object lesson for us, portraying even today the amazing faithfulness and mercies of our Creator— and the vilest sinner can take hope in those mercies.

From poetic and prophetic passages of sacred Scripture this hymn springs forth to remind us that Yes!— our Heavenly Father still cares about His people, and will protect them for His own glorious purposes. It looks forward in sure triumph of Faith to that coming day when God will be glorified in Israel, as Life and Truth flow out to all nations. This will be a sure work of God, and all men will marvel. Blessed is he who believes. [ Video is downloadable. ]

Like the Mountains Around Jerusalem

Like the mountains around Jerusalem, I surround you with My love,
I will guard you as My chosen one— you're My darling and My dove;
When your foes would rise against you, evil enemies draw nigh,
I am jealous to defend you, as the apple of Mine eye,
As a father holds his little one to his heart and softly sings,
I will hold you in My holiness, bear you up on eagle wings;
When your enemies ensnare you, and would mock your helplessness,
E'er the raging lions tear you, I in blessing you will bless,
And the sound of music on the holy mountain
Shall proclaim My kingdom of peace,
When My people are exalted,
And all enmity will cease,
Like the mountains around Jerusalem, where the dew of Heaven spills,
I will shelter you with angel wings, to the everlasting hills;
When the arrogant surround you, to defy your ancient claim,
I in fury will uphold you, to the honor of My Name,
Little children dancing, with their lambs a-skipping,
Will be playing all unafraid,
When the Honor of My Glory
​Will be gloriously displayed,
On the children of My righteousness I will cause My face to shine:
I will be their Father— I will bless— they forever shall be Mine;
As I clothe you with My favor, all the world will be amazed!
I am Israel's great Savior— and My people will be praised,
All the maidens dancing on the hills of Zion
Will be prized and precious to Me,
When My warfare is accomplished,
And their strength is all in Me...
When the knowledge of the Father,
Fills the Earth and fills the Sea, the Sea.
Composed June 29, 2011  © 2011 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
]]><![CDATA[Come Ye Apart]]>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:42:41 GMThttps://www.stanbrubaker.com/song-writing-blog/come-ye-apartRemember the time Jesus invited His disciples to "Come apart and rest for awhile"? This simple hymn invites us to do likewise— by coming unto Jesus Himself, Who is our own true Rest.
Have you heard the "Divine Whoa!" recently? Possibly not— but when the Holy Spirit whispers to us, may we turn aside, and season our busy lives with some simple celebrations of resting, refocusing, revitalizing, refreshing, and renewing— by coming to Him.

Come Ye Apart

"Come ye apart," the Savior is calling,
"Come, ye distressed, and rest for awhile;
Billows may roll their crowd-fevered madness,
Turn from the tempest— Come ye apart.

CHORUS:
​"Come ye and learn of My infinite peace,
Cease from the din in your soul;
Come ye and lean on a dear Savior's breast,
Rest till your spirit is whole.
Bring all your burdens, temptations, and cares,
Failures and fears to My heart,
Cease from the labor of striving alone—
Come to Me, come ye apart."
​"Come ye apart," the Savior is calling,
"Lay down your toils and tears for a time;
Power and peace to you I have promised,
Prove you My love— Oh, come ye apart.

"Come ye apart," the Savior is calling,
"Duty will stay, to wait your return;
Only one task I ask you forever:
Joy in My presence— come ye apart.
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Composed 9-8-1987    © 1987 by Stanley K. Brubaker / Brooksong LLC
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