How Deep Is Your Love...

Now I know YOU will like this song, dear Auntie ~ =D
この歌はあたしのエッコンシキで放送するよ〜！

Recently, I've realized...I love listening to oldies.

What does this mean?

Passion of Our God

We sang this for worship the other night at church, and I was singing along, the images I had was just our God in all His splendor and glory, without any association with, well, unholy or unclean things. But then when I youtubed this song, and saw the video, I realized that how just miraculously intertwined are these two things which are essentially the Good News itself: our sins and His Love = the Glory of it all.

And, I guess the best verse to sum it all up is this:

''For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.''

John 3:16

oh, and just in case some people can't deal with violent scenes... this video is very graphical.

The Glory of it All

by David Crowder Band

At the start
he was there, he was there
In the end,
he’ll be there, he’ll be there

And After all our hands have wrought
He forgives

Oh the Glory of it all is:
he came here
For the rescue of us all
that we may live
for the glory of it all
for the glory of it all

All is lost
find him there, find him there
After night
Dawn is there, Dawn is there

After all falls apart
he repairs he repairs

Oh the Glory of it all is:
he came here
for the rescue of us all
that we may live
for the glory of it all

oh he is here
for redemption from the fall
that we may live
for the glory of it all
oh the glory of it all
the glory of it all
oh the glory of it all

After night
comes the light
dawn is here
dawn is here
it’s a new day
it’s a new day
everything will change
things will never be the same
we will never be the same
we will never be the same
we will never be the same
we will never be the same

Oh, The glory of it all is
you came here
for the rescue of us all
that we may live
for the glory of it all

Oh you are here
with redemption for us all
that we may live
for the glory of it all
for the glory of it all
oh the glory of it all

My Japanese Visitor

This post is long overdue... But here I go anyway!

So, for those of you who know me, you probably also know PIKI. A dear friend, auntie (long story), foxy chicken (even LONGER story and for reasons I can't even remember), and finally, an irreplaceable member of the Three Musketeers Team (Mock.... Yeah! Ing.... Yeah!)

And this dear friend of mine came for a short visit. And this would be the perfect moment to pop that corny line...

'If only time could stop...'

(Piki様！一緒に書いた詩思い出すね！）

Thanks to her short visit, I got to go around BC, as a tourist myself, and also finding myself in love with this city just a tad bit more~ hehe.

And what did we do besides sight seeing? 

.......

How can we leave out CAKE from our busy schedule?

This is in GANACHE, again... (my regular spot, now!)

And ... meeting up with friends include... really, really old friends!

Neighbour Flanders  were part of our friends circle 8, 9 years ago?! And it was a joy meeting up together again, after such a long time. Talking about old times is one of my favourite things to do now. Nostalgia, what an obvious sign of aging.

This is us, at a lounge/bar place near GANACHE, with yummy 'tasting' menus and an atmosphere so relaxing and chic at the same time that we just took the longest time to finish 3 small plates of delicious food.

Here is one of the 3 delicacies we ordered that day...

BREAD and CHEESE.

Oh, it really does taste better than it sounds.... Can you tell from the picture?

And UBC garden!

The weather was hands-down amazing that day - actually, for 3 days Piki was here, the rain was just somehow chased away... by....

晴れ女？

And how could we not squeeze in BUBBLE TEA on our last night?

Remember the Pudding Milk Tea at 宝島？

Until next time...... when we go to PARIS!

L'annee prochaine, peut-etre?

Save up now, s'il vous plait!

'YOU GAVE YOUR LIFE AWAY'

This is another wonderful song that is stuck in my head...

I need to find this on CD...

Christian CDs shopping.... who's up for it?
(I miss the one near Atwater station, what was that called?)

You spoke and worlds were formed
You breathed and life was born
You knew that one day You would come
So far from Heaven's throne
Clothed in human form
You showed the world the Father's love

CHORUS:
You gave, You gave Your life away
You gave, You gave Your life away
You gave, You gave Your life away for me
Your grace has broken every chain
My sins are gone, my debt's been paid
You gave, You gave Your life away
For me, for me, for me

You lived a sinless life
Yet You were crucified
You bought our freedom on the cross
Forsaken for our sin, You died and rose again
Jesus, You are the Lamb of God

How glorious is Your love
If I could sing forever, it's not enough
How glorious is Your love
If I could sing forever, it's not enough
It's not enough, 'cause

Forsaken for our sin, You died and rose again
Jesus, You are the Lamb of God

'From the Inside Out'

I heard this song at the camp I went last weekend - and just couldn't sing for the first couple of lines :

''A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace...''

I'm so thankful I went to that camp!!

Here are the lyrics:


A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Chorus 2x
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out Lord, my soul cries out