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  • what an amazing song....sung by the BEST SINGER in the world....Thanks David, you are AWESOME!!!!

  • wow thats so powerful

  • wow this made me cry! nothing makes me cry! God is soo good to us :)

  • I have been in his shows and I never get tired! David Phelps man is so inspired and inspire us . He touched me with this song!

  • 3 sordos :)

  • Great performance, but no one does it quite like the song's writer, Don Francisco.

  • Great rendition of a classic Don Francisco song!

  • Besides a man named Jeff Wilson that sang at my church, this is the best I can find without having the CD. David has a great voice!

  • great voice!!! is it just me or does this guy look like the cave man comercial?? lol just sayin

  • @rumneyboy100 it's amazing how much more respect men get when they use the scissors more often. not judgin either way, just sayin.

  • Super bom!!!

  • If you like this song by David phelps listen to The end of the beginning!! awesome!!!!!

  • Believe it or not people, David is one of the most humble people I've ever met. He doesn't care so much about pleasing people, as much as he does about touching God's heart; he wants to offer God the best he can and he does, every time...

  • youtube.com/watch?v=ixv6-heWuO­w

  • jrzy49, you asked if David wrote this. He didn't, it was, believe it or not, Dolly Parton. He does the best version by far....Like Whitney did with another Dolly song a fantastic voice made great lyrics even better.

  • @lwalls48 Dolly Parton did do a cover of it as well, but it was actually written by fellow named Don Francisco :) great song!

  • AWESOME!!!! still

  • Great Version!!

  • Goosebumps!!!

  • AAARRRGHHHH The keyboardist is killing this song in the verses. He needs to SERIOUSLY play less (I'm a keyboardist myself).

  • @MichaelGaribaldi first of all it's a piano(there is a difference mr. keyboardist) and second of all there's a right balance of the piano and the other instruments. how well did you listen to this song?

  • Did David write this song? Very nice!

  • @jrzy49 No He didn't. Lots of people have recorded it before him.But to me, this is the best version.

  • Just an update here, this is live with recorded music but LIVE vocals. My video sync was out so it looks like he is lipsyncing but he is not. listen tot he recorded version, it is different. thank you for watching, and the new GVB is coming to my hometown finally, cant wait to meet david and the rest :)

  • @Rickster38 Anyway you can post just a picture of david phelps and put the audio on it? thanks for the upload.

  • And one more thing...The KJV doesnt have verses in it that other versions dont... as a matter of fact, the original bible was written in Greek, the closest version to the Greek is the New American Standard, not the KJV!!

  • @grayb70 Thank you for straightening us all out. I'm glad you have THE original greek bible to compare them to, and the knowledge to translate it.

  • here is how i feel about this topic...this man has been blessed with an amazing voice and musical talent! the fact that he has chosen to glorify God with it is amazing! now, the KJV is a wonderful version of the bible, but thats all it is, a version. Psalm 23:1 in the NLT says "The Lord is my shepherd I have everything I need." Does that make it less holy? Does that take away what the verse is trying to say? NO! And as Christians we are here on Earth to make disciples, NOT JUDGE! God Bless!

  • this version is too fast, and his vocals, though impressively on key, lack passion and for me, draw away from the song. at the end, it seems like it becomes about david phelps

  • What an awesome song and singer and YES HE IS ALIVE!!!!!

  • LOVE this song, LOVE this particular performance.

    I've been watching this video a few times now for the past couple years since it was first posted. I doubt I'll ever get tired of it.

    Thank you Jesus ... I want to shout for joy! =)

  • and IN HIM we live, not just now but eternally

  • This is on James Robison's tv show. Wonderful song sung by an awesomely talented, sensitive Jesus lover.

  • I've never heard David Phelps in person. I just can't imagine! What power but with such a gentle and genuine spirit. You know what's cool? When we all (saved by the blood of Jesus) get to heaven, we'll have "endless" time to enjoy his music and others...can't wait!!!

  • I have seen David Phelps twice... his show is just awesome!!! His voice is so rich and pure, when you hear in in person it is almost too hard to describe. He is so very blessed with a talent like few others have... go see him if at all possible...you will never forget it...

  • His long Tessitura is absoulutely amazing, pity this video hasnt got the best sound quality, thanks for posting!

  • Because he's a classically trained opera singer who chose to pursue Christian music.

  • that C#5 sound like opera...

  • In all of David's recorded music, I believe that C#5 is the most perfectly hit note I've heard him sing. It is off the charts.

  • yes the king of glory is alive for everyone

    so that we can be sure for eternal live

    thank u david

  • Absolutely inspiring and beautifully sung. He's Alive for ALL of us. Thank you, David, for letting us sharing your talent.

  • :) I`m a Christian, but I do not judge those with another religious view than me. I think we shall all join in peace, cause no matter what religion you believe in - peace is what we want, and peace comes from a peaceful heart. For me, peace comes through God, and Jesus. But that`s me :)

    God bless you all!

  • God is GOOD!

  • im muslim but i dont like ppl talkin bad about somone or judge him coz they r not god and they never know whats in the others heart

  • porque tiene q ser de religion,,? es cualkier cosa eso.. admito que es demasiado bueno..

    la religion abajo ok?

  • @mylongsword I think that same Bible clearly states there was only ONE man righteous and His name was Jesus. Are you pretending to be God or Jesus? David brings people closer to God by his music. Besides do you know what he does in his everyday live? You will be judged, the way you judge others. With the measure you use it will be measured to you.

  • @sdev1989 failed attempt false accuser.

  • @mylongsword By just saying someone is wrong, you aren't right. You are not righteous states the Bible and you will be judged like you judge others. Or is the Bible wrong? Your comment shows your weakness, because you have no arguments against mine. Have a good day and I'll pray God opens your heart for others.

  • @sdev1989 Maybe you should take the beam out of your eye before you falsely accuse others.

  • @mylongsword If we would say the exact same things, I would be the one falsely accusing and you are the righteous one. You just don't respond to my arguments. I'm not saying I'm perfect or without sin. I'm saying you are judging someone you don't even know. But I can say whatever I want and you probably just will respond with you're wrong.

  • @sdev1989 Nothing do debate nothing to discuss nothing to argue about. God is right and you are wrong. You are worshiping a man.

  • Romans 14:4

    Who are you to judge anothers servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

  • MyWrongWords...with this comment, you have lost immeasurable credibility. For you to declare that you could close your eyes and cast a "righteous judgment" on David's vocal delivery of this glorious story of the resurrection is to simply reveal your darkened, self-righteous, prideful, heart. And if you were saying what I believe you are saying...then, shame on you for your venomous words against this vocal missionary. I will pray that glory and the power of the resurrection become real to you.

  • ?? What do I say to that?? Have u watched any of his videos? He is a Christian! And all I can say God knows our hearts! So dont be so quick judge!

  • There is something known as discerning. When I see your screen nick name, that appears to be the first indication of your intent. Your attacks, the second indication. Your babble and distraction yet another. The Lord said "You shall know them by thier fruit" and the fruit of your words are anger, disruption, accusation.

    If you're typing to intentionally cause problems: The Lord rebuke you.

    If you are not, simply appologize for offending and stop and let that be the end of it.

  • @SavedUSMarine I appreciate your reply to "mywrongwords". It is people such as him/her, that give organized religion a bad name. I was exposed to way too many such people in my formative years attending a very fundamentalist church, and it continues to contribute to my spiritual journey to this day. The thing is, I wish people would learn not to feed the TROLLS on the internet, which this person clearly is. They get off by disruption and giving them attention, it merely fuels their sickness.

  • and akosieinjel, you are sounding a bit like the self-righteous religious leaders who, in Jesus' time were the ones He rebuked most harshly.

  • WOW!!!!! that is the only word i can think of for that performance!!!! i LOVE David Phelps and this is one of my favorite songs. God has surely blessed him with a voice like that. THis song when performed by David is magical and truely life altering. HE'S ALIVE!!!!! God Bless!

  • I also have wondered after watching this video many times that if that was Jesus standing there singing if that audience would show more emotion or would still sit perfectly still and clap politely?

  • Thanks mystikarma for your comment. I understand what you are saying. We all have denied knowing Christ at one time or another. But praise the Lord we all have been welcomed back into the fold once we realize we can't do anything without Him leading us. And He is just and forgives us and opens His arms wide to draw us near to Him. Hallelujah!! And praises to our Living God who doesn't judge us by our outward appearance but by whats in our hearts.

  • Is he not just fabulous??!!!! I am a huge Phelps Phan, and this is one of my faves. Has anyone else thought about how this is most all of us Christians at some point and time while also being about Simon- Peter?

    Is that interesting?? Hmmmm, well I think it is.

  • why is the audience not going crazy? lol

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  • if only you understood the fullness of that verse and that God judges the heart and not appearances.

  • What a glorious performance. David is the best singer in the world. But he would be the first to tell you that its not about him, he sings his heart out for our Savior. As for the lukewarm audience they need a few Russ Taffs in the audience, he always gets excited when David hits the high notes, as do all of us Phelps Phans.

  • Amen to that!! afew russ', guy, mark any of them get as excited as we do, and you can watch the same songs that they have done on different videos, and it is always the same, they are also very in awe with especially him, but with each other as well.

  • mylongsword...I liken you to the self-righteous pharisees whom Jesus rebuked and called sons of the devil. He rebuked the likes of you more than any other. Steeped in your legalistic traditions and failing to see what the gospel was all about. I pity you for trolling these videos for the sake of religiously and piously tearing down someone like David who is glorifying God in all that he does. Do you tithe out of your spice rack?

  • I'm sure glad we have you, 'mylongsword' seated on the throne so you can know and judge peoples hearts. Thank you for revealing to us, David's heart. Now we know.

  • A sin is a sin.... no one is perfect but God... so i'm going to hell because I have tattoo's and peircings and lost my virginity at 15? I think not.. I know where my spirit is going when I die. As a Christian's we are to be tolerant and love your neighbor, not judge.. that is God's job to do when we stand before him. Who cares what David Phelps looks like, he's singing the Lords word....I would never judge someone souly based on their outward appearance.. thats so ignorant.

  • You are going to the grave when you die, awaiting the Trumpet of the resurrection!

  • I really dont see that in him. He has a gift and is using it for the Lord. So what hes on a tv show and singing an amazing song. I dont think he makes this at all about himself. Its all for the glory of the Lord.

    Great job, David.

  • It's not about the music. It's about the words. Listen to the message, then cast the first stone if you can.

  • AMEN!!!!! David is an amazing singer blessed by God and today THE RISEN KING IS ALIVE!! DEATH COULDN'T HOLD HIM DOWN!!!!

  • PRAISE GOD HE'S ALIVE!!!! I hope every one of you know just how important it is that he is alive and that he went through what he did for us!

  • David is an amazing singer blessed of God;)

  • What is wrong with those people sitting there? Everytime I hear this song it makes me shout and sing out praises to our risen Lord. David is singing his heart out and everyone in the audience from what I can tell looks like they are dead. Folks He's alive and our sins are forgiven, jump up andshout Praises to his name. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of what we are doing just the Lord. He wants us to be joyful in our worshiping not stiff necked.

  • Hallelujah Praise the Lord HE LIVES and because He lives I am no longer chained to my sins.I am washed clean by His blood and I can live forever with him in Heaven.

  • Religion kills, Jesus saves.

  • HE IS ALIVE!!!

  • how can these people just SIT when this song is sung?????

  • Most Christians act this way all the time anymore....people don't shout or get happy anymore..it's not dignified! But I agree with you! David does a great job....ya wanna hear good gospel? visit the Booth Brothers web page! God bless!

  • I agree and Thanks I'll have to check it out.

  • destrói

  • i love david singing this...even though don francisco wrote it and is good at singing it...(watch him singing it on gaither dvd 'journey to the sky') but its like this song was wrote for david to sing...he is just amazing and is great at singing story songs :) so dramatic..just love it

  • This is an aewsome song,but I like Don Francisco's version better,in fact Don has written alot of great songs,Too small a price,Adam,The traveler, just to name a few,no wonder he's been nicknamed the story teller.

  • this is a good song its ready true u done great!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Awesome.

  • Nope not in the least bit....

  • He looks like the cave man from the Gieco commercials....but a great singer.

  • I like David Philps he is very good singer.

  • LOL @ f1loyal

    that was hilarious. man, i had no idea that dolly parton wrote this song until i searched it. its so awesome and i love david's arrangement of it. he has such emotion in his voice its chilling. i guess thats what a degree in vocal performance will do for ya, and or the power of god of course lol

  • You are correct about David's great arrangement and performance. But, this song was not written by Dolly Parton, she only performed and recorded it several years. A gentleman named Don Francisco wrote this song in the mid-1970's and was the original artist for the song's release.

  • o didnt know that. thx for the info tho. but hey, you gotta admit, dolly parton has skillzz when it comes to writing music. anyway, my bad on that lol

  • the LORD is alive, just be open for it , AMEN

  • Because he sings with his lips. It's his lips that assist him in the lyrical phonetics.

  • I think there is actually a delay between the video and the audio so it looks like he is lip synching....but I dont think he is lip synching

  • Such an awesome voice! Such a humble spirit!

  • no, it's an audio/video sync issue which happens often on youtube...I've seen this video on tv and it was perfectly in sync. If there is one singer that would NEVER lip sync, it would be Phelps.

  • Woops...you're wrong too bzfutbol. Just watch this same performance posted by 'LifeTodayDotOrg'. That one is in sync. You guys jump to conclusions too quickly.

  • By the way, my post was in response to Kaleetos' post on the last page. Here is what it said.

    "If you want to give an imaginary god credit for what YOU did... thats fine. You don't HAVE to though... You guys should study the history of the bible. VERY sketchy background indeed."

  • Wow. This is awesome.

  • My "Amen!" was in response to KainWeylin. Don't know why "reply" comments sometimes jump to the top on Youtube. ???

    To say "David Phelps is extremely talented" is an understatement. May he always be so faithful as he appears to be.

  • I like this guy. He kind of has the look of a pro wrestler.

  • THE BEST SINGER OF THE WORLD!!!!

  • the LORD Jesus is so good .he changed my lonly mixed up life and forgave my sins ,he is as real as the breath i breathe ,in fact he gave me the breathe i breathe

  • JESUS is alive he has risen,AMEN!!!!!!!!!

  • He lives!!! In my soul - in my heart.

  • If I live as a Christian and die to find it all wrong when I die, I have just lived a good life. But if I live as a normal person and find it to be true when I die...thats a gamble that has a very clear choice for me!

  • that is a very powerful statement and can't be contested. amen!

  • AMEN LETIBOW

  • Kaleetos, the authority of God cannot be compared to Harry Potter, or any other God. You will know whether you like it or not that JESUS IS LORD. HIS name is more powerful then all the nuclear bombs in the world put together, and is the most valuable treasure in the world today. He is taking time so peop;e like you will be saved because He Loves you. You have never had Peace in your heart, if you Pray today and ask Him to come into your heart, you will have Peace beyond human understanding.

  • I know what I was, trusting in my own self. Trusting and having faith in Jesus, I know what life I have now believing in Him, His words. My life is free...from worry, strife, envy, hatred, etc. I still fall, but, He is ready to forgive me, just by me asking. He is the ONE that man tries to emulate, trying to create. I know in whom I have believed in and He is able to keep me unto that day. If I would have stayed in my own world without Him, I would have been dead long ago!

  • I am not taking any chances...Moses had the chance to be a Prince in Egypt...it wasn't what he was saved for...he was saved for saving the Hebrew people out of the slavery of the Pharaoh..I was created for better than a fantasy of witchcraft!

  • Indeed you ARE taking your chances... Hinduism is far older than Christianity. You could never know if the Hindu's are right vs. the Christians. And if the Hindus are right you are screwed when reincarnation comes around. But then again Hinduism doesn't have any better proof of it's God's either. No religion does-- so why do you believe? You haven't seen him yet you have faith. Why not have that same faith in harry potter then? My point is that Christianity = Harry Potter = fairy tales.

  • I know what MY GOD has delivered me from. Drugs, mental anguish and he FORGIVES and wipes away ALL my sin. Therefore I have no choice but to believe and contine to have FAITH that HE IS ALIVE!!!

  • If you want to give an imaginary god credit for what YOU did... thats fine. You don't HAVE to though... You guys should study the history of the bible. VERY sketchy background indeed.

  • Actually the historical background of the Bible is one of its most solid backings. Whatever the secular world has tried to use historically to disprove it has failed. The Hittites, Assyrians, Sodom, Gomorrah, Jericho, Pontius Pilate and the Parting of the Red Sea to name a few. I would make the same challenge to you, look into the background and history of the Bible and match it with archeology. It has much firmer historical and archaeological proof than evolution.

  • Amen!

  • amen i've heard of Sodom and Gomorrah by in the Red Sea and the histery of it is amazing and the fact that there is hitery of it in the first place!!! i find it awesome so yeah nice comment!!!

  • "Grace" is when we get something we don't deserve, and "mercy" is when we don't get something we do deserve. You have received both, now go out and make a difference...God looks upon you now and sees royalty. God bless you my friend!

  • Lol. Very amusing video. To those of you who say "he's coming soon"-- do you not realize that leaders of your religion have been saying this for centuries now? What is taking him so long? It shouldn't take THAT long for Jesus to put on his heavenly tunic for the second coming. Or maybe he's rethinking the whole "show up on a white horse" thing. Who rides horses anymore? He's probably shopping around for a white Jag . THAT'S WHAT IT IS! God won't give him the money for the car. What a jerk.

  • I would rather live a christian life than to live in the world without HIM. Woe unto you if you are not found ready. (Forgiven, baptized in Jesus' name and filled with the Holy Ghost!)

  • HE is coming soon. This world is in the final countdown.

  • you're eternally damned

  • fnherstalpatriot: May I ask to whom you refer in your comments? It's not at all clear, as sometimes the replies on youtube jump to the top and stay in that order instead of with the comment they responded to.

  • he's coming soon, be ready

  • DP's, has a wonderful voice,an amazing loving spirit. Fanstic job, well done. Also, My mother always said if you have nothing good to say about a person(s) then say nothing. And, about the TV show, the set is small, and James and Betty where paying attention to the music, David Phelps had complete control of his viewers.(you could hear a pin drop) And this was a TV show not a rock consert. So, lighten up all you who are critical and negitive.

  • he was dead now his alive my friend....

    he cant die again his the king of kings and the lord of lords

  • the best tenor in the world

  • AMEN!!!

  • I can't find this on a CD... Help?

  • Chills...

  • yea...what's with the two cardboard cutouts sitting on the sofa? They look like props. Did they have any clue they would be in range of the camera during his performance? Unbelievable.

  • this song was written for him to sing

  • thanks David for giving your best even though some dont seem to appreciate you ,the couple setting like statues could at least smile

  • There are negatives associated with most names out there, since we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. I seem to remember some very bad publicity regarding the name "Bork". You need a fresh perspective. Try reading the book of Romans...

  • Thanks for the fresh perspective. Here's my favorite passage-- Romans 3:10-12

    "As it is written: 'There is no one righteous, not even one, except for those named Bork; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God like Bork. All have turned away, they have together become worthless compared to Bork; there is no one who does good, not even one, except for Rudy Bork."

    How is that bad publicity?

  • You obviously have no or inadequate regard for the Word of God. I will let God be your judge. May you meet Him very soon.

  • May I meet him very soon? Wow, that's very christian of you, kind sir. I was just joking dude, cheer up. I'm sure god has a sense of humor-- take you for example...

  • rudybork: May I meet him very soon?

    I think you took this in an extreme manner. I was hardly wishing you dead. I meant in the sense of meeting and knowing Him. As from your other comments, you do not seem to know God.

  • More like dork.

  • God Blessings on Him!

  • personally, i think when david lost all the weight, he lost the lyric nature of his lower register. but his top notes, as always, are perfection.

  • Gods Words are all the same powerful and touching.David has all to encourage all of us till now.and many thanks to others too like Lynda Randle,Clawson,VestalGoodman etc.However David sounded low register very well in Live,beginning of Just As I Am,and gradually gets more louder at crucial parts.

    so what R U TALKING OR SHOWING OFF ABOUT FRIEND tiernan87!???

  • i'm not showing off at all. i'm simply stating my classically trained opinion. and i never said he wasn't excellent in his lower register, he still is. i simply said he lost a bit of his lyric nature, or in layman's terms, a sweeter richer tone. and, since he is a tenor, this is quite normal anyway. HOWEVER, i still hold that David Phelps is the greatest non-operatic tenor singing today. he is one of my favorite voices and i love his work. so please, don't attack my opinion.

  • sure,i read u,but for tenor or any mans voice,isnt his lower notes sounded still good?u said after his weight Lost his lower notes sounded.......................­.....

    u meant before that u heard his lower notes more SWEETER RICHER TONE???any videos u watched heard about that?and what do u think davids Live beginning of Just As I Am?arent those notes very low register?