Send us a textJesus is all the world to me, My life, my joy, my all; He is my strength from day to day, Without Him I would fall. When I am sad, to Him I go, No other one can cheer me so; When I am sad, He makes me glad, He's my friend.Jesus is all the world to me, my friend in trials sore; I go to Him for blessings and He gives them ov'r and o'er. He sends the sunshine and the rain, He sends the harvest's golden grain; Sunshine and rain,...

Send us a textHiI'm Dee your host and welcome to another episode of An Uplifting Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus Away)Lyrics: Edward Mote, ca.1834copyright status is Public DomainSubjects: Assurance, RefugeScripture: Matthew 7:24-27Music: William B. Bradbury, 1863My hope is built on nothing lessThan Jesus blood and righteousness.I dare not trust the sweetest frame,But wholly lean on Jesus name.Refrain: On Christ, the solid Rock I stand,All other ground is sinking sand;All other ground is sinkin...

Send us a textArtist: Tommy WalkerLord I surrender allTo Your strong and faithful handIn everything I will give thanks to YouI'll just trust Your perfect planWhen I don't know what to doI'll lift my handsWhen I don't know what to sayI'll speak Your praiseWhen I don't know where to goI'll run to Your throneWhen I don't know what to thinkI'll stand on Your truthWhen I don't know what to doLord I surrender allThough I'll never understandAll the mysteries around meI'll just trust Your perfect pla...

Send us a textHello and welcome to another episode of A Song A Day Keeps Coronavirus Away! Can you believe it? This is episode 35! Much thanks to those joining me for the first time or those re-joining me once again. I appreciate you all! I'll tell you a little secret. While I followed the prompting of the Holy Spirit to put something out here to help people cope with the drastic changes in their lives. It has also helped me. As a bipolar person, sudden changes do not sit well with me. At fir...

Send us a textJohn H. Sammis, 1887copyright status is Public DomainSubjects: Trust, ObedienceScripture: Psalm 84:11-12; Isaiah 50:10Daniel B. Towner, 1887copyright status is Public DomainWhen we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,What a glory He sheds on our way!While we do His good will, He abides with us still,And with all who will trust and obey.Refrain:Trust and obey, for there’s no other wayTo be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the ski...

Send us a textHello and thanks again for joining me for another episode of An Uplifting Song A Day (Keeps Coronavirus Away)Today's song was one of my mom's favorite, I feel closer to her when I sing it.See author information, scripture references and the lyrics below:Joseph M. Scriven, 1855copyright status is Public DomainSubjects: Friendship, Comfort, PrayerScripture: Exodus 33:11; John 15:13; 16:23-24What a friend we have in Jesus,All our sins and griefs to bear!What a privilege to carryEve...

Send us a textJudson W. Van DeVenter, 1896copyright status is Public DomainSubject: ConsecrationScripture: Luke 14:33; Matthew 19:27Winfield S. Weeden, 1896copyright status is Public DomainLyrics: I Surrender AllAll to Jesus I surrender,All to Him I freely give;I will ever love and trust Him,In His presence daily live.Refrain:I surrender all,I surrender all;All to Thee, my blessed Savior,I surrender all.All to Jesus I surrender,Humbly at His feet I bow;Worldly pleasures all forsaken,Take me, ...

Send us a textHello and welcome to a Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus away) Well it is 6 PM EST. but 24 hours later. So sorry for the lateness but I pray that you find the wait was worth it.That being said, iin this episode is my very first guest, one of the Church Mothers from my church. She always blesses us when she sings. I pray that you experience the same blessing.I hope that you all had a blessed day moms and dads who are doing double duty!Blessings,DeeAlso, if you wish to listen to an ex...

Send us a textHello everyone and welcome! This is just a snippet advising that I'm still working on a special Mother's Day episode. I hoped to have it ready at midnight but missed my own deadline. It will be up by 6 PM EST today. So if you're not already a subscriber and you don't want to miss it, subscribe via the listening app of your choice. You won't be sorry!DeeSupport the show

Send us a textHi Folks,Welcome to another episode of A Song a Day Keeps Coronavirus away!Thanks so much for tuning in despite my absence. I had some voice issues and personal issues. Thank God they are both better now, however, I will be going back to work full-time as of Monday, May 12th so I will most likely only be able to manage 1 or 2 episodes a week.But who knows? It takes me awhile now because I have to go through so many steps to make it sound as clean as possible. I purchased a mini ...

Send us a textHi everyone,Welcome to another episode of A Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus away).Excuse the tinny sound of the background music. I decided to try something new this weekend. Singing with myself. By the time I recorded the top harmony, it was over!Let me know what you think anyway!As you can see, today's song is "The Blood Will Never Lose It's Pow'r" I chose it because ever since this pandemic began my mind has been drawn to the story of the Israelites as God worked on their relea...

Send us a textI Trust in God written by William C. Martin (1864-1914) It's amazing how the wonderful gift of lyrics and the music that accompanies it can bless us.1.I trust in God wherever I may be,Upon the land or on the rolling sea,For, come what may, from day to day,My heav'nly Father watches over me.ChorusI trust in God, I know He cares for me,On mountain bleak or on the stormy sea;Tho' billows roll, He keeps my soul,My heavn'ly Father watches over me.2.He makes the rose an object of...

Send us a textHello Again,This is a snippet of the upcoming premiere of "What Song Are You Feeling" where I discuss the power of music to change emotions.http://deeswrites.comSupport the show

Send us a textA snippet of the first song I've ever written as an adult. To hear this backstory/testimony listen on An Uplifting Song a Week - Love Anyway or on Apple(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-uplifting-song-each-week/id1510162487)The lyrics were born way before any music was added. I don't know about anyone else but my creative juices begin flowing when I'm in angst and boy was that an angst ridden time.My only child was away at college in another state, I was in business for ...

Send us a textHello Folks and welcome to another episode of A Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus Away)Before I go any further, I would just like to take a moment to say thanks. Thanks for listening the first time and thanks for returning.I checked my stats and there's one particular person who has listened to every episode and I'm quite honored.I've still got quite a few songs left in me and my voice is finally starting to come back to normal.If there's a particular song of which you'd like ...

Send us a textDay 31 of A Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus away). I cannot believe that I have been doing this for thirty-one days already.That being said, the title of this song and the sentiment are quite apropos. If anyone would have told me that an averred loner like myself is ready to assault someone just to get a hug, I would have said, nope, that's not me.It's amazing what we can learn about ourselves. That sense of self-sufficiency needed to crumble (and I did) so that I could be reminde...

Send us a textDay 26 of A Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus away)Sorry for the extended absence folks. The week after Easter is always full of exhaustion for me. It's that way every year and I keep forgetting...every year.Due to the downtime by COVID, I have been able to let the creative juices flow a bit. To that end, this episode is a snippet of a song I wrote today. Verse 1 of my original creation for Calypso extempo challenge encouraging people to stay safeI know COVID been here awhileAn...

Send us a textHello and welcome to another episode of An Uplifting Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus Away)Today's song encourages us to consider putting aside some time daily to spend with God. The outcome of time spent with God is that He is able to take away what troubles us because He invites us to share our desires with Him.Sweet Hour of Prayerby William W. Walford (1772–1850)Public Domain Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!that calls me from a world of care,and bids me at my Fat...

Send us a textHello and welcome to Day 20 of A Song a Day (Keeps coronavirus away).This song has been with me from childhood. Reminisce with me as I singAlso, please note that we are halfway through this season. I intend to end season one at the 40 episode mark, then I will take a break for 2 weeks.In the meantime I will be working on fine tuning my podcasting skills with my two other podcast - http://deeswrites.com/podcast/ Support the show

Send us a textWelcome to Episode 19 of a Song a Day (Keeps Coronavirus Away) - Episode #3 Revisited.In this take, we raise the following question:How many times do we really listen to a song? Yes, I know, we hear the music/tune, but what about the lyrics?Well, since most of us have more time on our hands than usual, why don't we practice listening a little closer? Say about 5 - 9 minutes a day?BEWARE: There may be some good feelings, a sense of encouragement or maybe even peace when you're th...