I Adore You (Epiphany day 22)

Our last big thing in China was to travel down south to Dali, where our dear friends Cathryn and Shizhou live. They showed us a side of that great country we hadn't seen; their small mountain town was a restful pleasure, made more so by their company.

They taught us this song there. It's popular among Chinese congregations, and written up in a couple of songbooks, from which I transcribed the Chinese number notation into Western music notation and gave it a Western chord progression; Cathryn and Shizhou translated the lyrics themselves.

The Texas congregation where I lead music has enjoyed learning it too. It strikes me deeply for some reason. There's a hint of Chinese traditional music in there, and every time we do it it reminds me that we're not singing alone, but with all the nations, hands held across borders and languages.

The pictures are mostly taken by Shizhou (whom some of you know as Nicholas) during our stay. He and Cathryn are pictured toward the end.

Worship leaders, if you'd like to do this song, just get in touch and I'll zap you a chart.

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Don't forget to check out the other music from this project at http://www.youtube.com/user/barryhowardbrake .
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To find out more about "Epiphany: 50 Days, 50 Songs," visit my website at http://www.barrybrake.com
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[ShizhouNicholas]

Hi Barry,

This is beautiful! We didn't get to enjoy it until yesterday when we came back from my hometown but we loved it. Thank you!

Shizhou