Old Farmer John
A simple, happy song that’s fun to share with others and fun to accompany is one of my favorite things about music. This is that kind of song. Please give “Old Farmer John” a sing-along listen, and come back for Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Dale Reichel
Love Lifted Me
“Love Lifted Me” is a wonderful old hymn that can remind us of Peter’s water walk (and rescue) and also our own salvation. Peter got saved from sinking in roiling waves on that day, and was given a great lesson Continue Reading →
Walking With My Lord
It was the first day of Kindergarten. My youngest daughter, not quite 5, paused by the front door to summon the courage for her first school bus ride into the unknown. What did she do? She sang THIS song. It Continue Reading →
Donkey Song
Here is a fun break-the-ice / call-and-response song you’ll love to have in your songleading tool kit. It uses “me first, you second” imitation to get the group into the song instantly. The song is like clean blue jeans — Continue Reading →
I Love The Lord
Any written version I’ve ever seen of this song is one that at some point I jotted down from memory many years ago. I believe this is one of a number of songs by a wonderfully talented singer-songwriter-saint, Hope Harmon. Continue Reading →
Lord, Speak To Me That I May Speak
This classic hymn is a prayer of agreement with the Lord and His wonderful design for our lives. It conveys the kind of heart Bible greats like Mary, Solomon, Jabez — and certainly Jesus Christ himself — modeled for us. Continue Reading →
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Sometimes fears and worries whirl in our minds like a dog chasing his tail. We churn and burn and get nowhere. We can fix that kind of scatter by switching our gaze to the Lord. In prayer we can hand Continue Reading →
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Many of the most powerful songs are autobiographical — where the song writer sings about tragedy and despair he personally experienced and had to recover from. “It Is Well With My Soul” is one such song you might know. “I Continue Reading →
O Holy Night
In France, in the mid 1800’s, a parish priest asked a wine and spirits seller — who was an avowed atheist — to write a Christmas poem to celebrate the renovation of the church organ. The atheist studied Luke’s gospel Continue Reading →
Go Tell It On The Mountain
It is not clear who wrote our song “Go Tell It On The Mountain.” It is listed as an African-American spiritual. Its lyrics reflect verses like this from Isaiah 42: “Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from Continue Reading →