Melody and Musical Arrangement by Faye A. Cross
Copyright 2015 © All rights reserved (BMI) 11/21/2015
Written in Key of C ~ (4) Chords: CEG, ACE, CDE, DFA
DANCE WITH THE KING II (COME ENTER THE GATE) ~ INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
Musical Arrangement, Melody and Lyrics by Faye A. Cross
Copyright 2015 © All rights reserved (BMI) 11/27/2015 2:47pm
Written in Key of C ~ (7) Chords: CEG, ACE, CDE, DFA, FAC, GBD, EGB
JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS SONG. FIRST OF ALL I HAD NO IDEA I WOULD BE WRITING AND COMPOSING A NEW SONG TODAY FOR THE LORD'S WEDDING DAY PROJECT CD THAT I AM WRITING AND PRODUCING. YOU SEE I'VE BEEN CALLED TO WRITE THESE SONGS FOR A SPECIAL PROJECT CD CALLED, DANCING WITH THE KING. SO I'VE WRITTEN SO FAR ELEVEN SONGS FOR THIS CD PROJECT, OF THEM SEVEN ARE INSTRUMENTAL.
I KNOW IF SOMEONE WERE TO ASK ME TO COME PLAY FOR THEM I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I HAVE NO IDEA IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THESE INSTRUMENTAL SONGS EXACTLY AS I HAVE RECORDED THEM BECAUSE I WING IT. I JUST PRAY BEFORE I START PLAYING AND ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT TO TAKE OVER. SO NO SONG WILL EVER BE THE SAME UNTIL I LEARN HOW TO PLAY KNOWING HOW TO READ THE NOTES AND ALL. BUT IT IS SO MUCH FUN WORKING WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADING ME IN TEACHING ME WHAT I'VE DONE SO FAR. I CAN EVEN HEAR SOME PROGRESS IN THESE LAST TWO SONGS I RECORDED EARLIER TODAY. I WANT TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU.
ALL OF THE SONGS HAVE PROFOUND MEANING BEHIND THE MAKING OF EACH ONE. THE SONG MEANINGS ARE BASED ON THE CHORDS I PLAY AND THIS SONG HAS 3 MAJOR CHORDS AND 1 ACCENT CHORD. THEY ARE SIMPLE SONGS, NOTHING FANCY. I JUST MADE THAT UP, ACCENT CHORD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CALL IT. I USE IT ONLY A FEW TIMES. AS YOU KNOW NOW, EACH CHORD IS AN ACRONYM. EACH ACRONYM IS INTERWOVEN INTO THE LYRICS OF THE SONG. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AFTER ONLY A COUPLE HOURS OF SLEEP. I WAS UP ALL NIGHT, PRAYING, JUST SPENDING TIME WITH THE LORD, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MY BEST FRIEND. HE GAVE ME THIS SONG TODAY.
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. HE IS SO SWEET, LOVING AND KIND. I GIVE HIM ALL THE GLORY, HONOR AND PRAISE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO HIM, HE IS THE ESSENCE OF PURE JOY, BEAUTY AND HOLINESS. I EVEN PRACTICED A LITTLE DANCING PRETENDING I WAS DANCING WITH THE LORD. THE ACCOMPANYING BEAT IS A VIENNESE WALTZ. BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT FOR THE CHORDS I PLAY ON THE STRINGS VOICE OF MY KEYBOARD. I LOVE IT! I HOPE YOU ARE AS BLESSED AS I AM. I LOVE CLASSICAL MUSIC SO THIS IS PERFECT FOR ME AND I BELIEVE THE LORD REALLY FEELS THE SAME.
8 All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad. - PSALM 45:8 NIV