A Wider Grace Appeal (Share Christ Our Saviour- Zeal) (song)

In Hebrews 11 in The Bible, we read about the pantheon of heroes of the faith throughout the Old Testament. It's often called the "Hall of Faith" chapter. By faith, they did what they did in service to God and strove to be faithful to Him. Some of my personal modern day Christian heroes of the New Testament age would have to be my own parents. They were faithful to follow The Lord's call on their lives to serve Him as missionaries across the world- first in Spain, then in Trinidad & Tobago and later in South Africa- as well as serving in America. It's never an easy thing to do- they had to leave the comforts of home and family and make sacrifices. Of course, Jesus says that all those sacrifices for Him will be repaid a hundred fold in Heaven. I thought it would be a nice tribute to procure a parody song for them from the harangue that I can too easily slip into at times. ;-) Their example of Christlike selflessness and hearts for the people of the world were the first witness I had to the Gospel and my need for Christ. I am so thankful for their obedience to Jesus and the life that I had growing up as a MK as a result. It gave me so many experiences and friendships I wouldn't have had otherwise, but most importantly- it showed me a great big picture of the lostness of the world and the need for the Saviour- and how the love of God spreads to encompass all the people of the world. We must continue to make a wider grace appeal and share Christ our Saviour with zeal as a result. Thanks for showing me such a great example of that, Mom and Dad. This one's for you.

(And as a special bonus with this song, my brother Kevin and I have collaborated to provide for an audio file that you can stream or download for free, thanks to Karaoke Version and Tency Music, who provided the excellent karaoke tracks that we used! :-) Stream or download the song for free at Kevin Ludwick's Bandcamp page! And while you're there, check out some other collaborations Kevin and I have done (including original songs) and Kevin's collection of his own original songs.) You can also listen to it from this blog in the player below!


"A Wider Grace Appeal (Share Christ our Saviour- Zeal)"
(parody of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum; copyright by Nathan Ludwick 8/22/2016)
(Tribute to Mom and Dad's missionary work)
(Matthew 28:18-20, Romans 5:8, John 3:16-17, Mark 10:24-31, Romans 10:8-17, Luke 14:25-35, 2 Peter 3:8-9, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 19:23-30, Romans 1:16, Philippians 1:21, Acts 17:26, Isaiah 1:18, Zechariah 4:6, Revelation 7:9, Jeremiah 20:9, Jude 1:20-25, Matthew 25:20-21, Psalms 31:14-15, Psalms 138)

Bry mixed with (a) lime and flamenco
Churns cocktail chocked with years
Christ's been leading Dub and Susan
They're found, called out and steered
To do what's something harder
Than believers usually seek
When they're called out for another life
The Saviour God's mouthpiece

And Lord Jesus their Saviour-
Like a mirror tell His tale
That He paid with precious blood to
Turn to white our blaze red fails

He said, "Come, let us reason"
And He used for Spain to see
Ludwicks- (for) 5 years- through their faithful hearts
Jesus te ama- si!
Then they shift scenes at God's urgings
Ten years preaching in Trinidad
Holy Ghost moved- eyes were opened
Then Christ leads (to) America- make tracks

And on to South Africa
Great Commission drove them there
Taught for 8 years- Holy Ghost saved
"Turn to Christ"- they're sharing here

All for Jesus our Saviour
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released January 15, 2017
Singing, mixing/mastering: Kevin Ludwick
Lyrics: Nathan Ludwick
Music: Karaoke Version (www.karaoke-version.com) and Tency Music (www.tencymusic.com)