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“God With Us” – A Christmas Song

December 25, 2015 by Adriel Leave a Comment

Late 2014, I had an overwhelming desire to write a Christmas song. It’s interesting how you go into a composition in one regard not knowing what the end result will look like. On the other hand, there are also expectations you have and more times than not, it turns out being so different than you had imagined. This song was a combination of the two and began from the simple thought of Jesus as a baby and those little hands and feet one day having nails being driven through them. It was a painful picture that was painted in my mind when I thought of it, but I also realized that is the reality.

And so from that thought, other parallels began emerging until finally there was a completed song. It’s a Christmas song that is not jolly or happy, but rather thoughtful and poignant, but also has that element of hope in it because of who Jesus was/is and what He would accomplish in coming to our world as a fragile infant.

We think of babies being innocent, and in a sense, they are. They haven’t known the pain or depth of sinfulness that is in this world, but we also know from scripture that they are “sinful at birth” (Ps. 51:5). But here was Jesus Christ, who was in every sense of the word, innocent. No sin or deceit was found in Him. I think it’s a mercy Mary didn’t know what would happen to her Son in the end. I can’t imagine being a mother holding my sweet baby and thinking about what their tiny, delicate body would endure as an adult as the Savior of the world.

But as believers, we have that aspect of knowing Who Christ the Lord was as a baby and what that meant for Him in later in His life. The celebration of Christ’s birth is very, very special, but it’s just the beginning of the story of our Savior’s life here on earth. Jesus was born to die, but His death would mean our freedom and liberty from sin and eternal life everlasting with the Father. What a miracle!

Rejoicing in the Lord!
Adriel

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Seasons in My Life

October 2, 2015 by Adriel 2 Comments

Tree Branches Sky Seasons of Life Song Quote Adriel HongI have been consumed by life at home in the recent months, so much so that I have shut out working on music almost entirely. Perhaps I will explore this more in depth with you on a future post. For now, I will simply say that I found myself with a very rare moment of having an empty, quiet house yesterday evening for about an hour and was reminded of a promise I’d made to a friend to find a song about changes in life.

This was the song that popped into my mind when they first made their request … it’s a song I wrote many, many years ago in my teens when our family was going through a hard season in regard to my grandma’s battle with cancer. The songwriting is a bit redundant in some places and is not the best piece, but as I sang it all the way through for the first time in I-don’t-know-how-many-years, I was struck with just how much the message ministered to my soul and spirit: God is the same, yesterday, today, and forever, and He is unchanging. Such a simple message, really, but it was such a blessing to be reminded of that!

That time last night was so refreshing to my spirit … <sigh> … the bridge was originally a verse, but as I looked at the lyrics, something different came to me suddenly for that part and so that is the only change I made to this old song. The words in the bridge are actually taken from a passage of scripture that meant so much to me when I originally wrote this song:

“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come…” Song of Solomon 2:11-12

This passage speaks of a new season … one full of hope, life, and song. It was something of a promise to me during our season in life full of sadness, death, and pain. This life we live has many different seasons in it, each one bringing new dimensions of emotions, challenges, joys, etc. What a reassurance to belong to a God Who is unchanging and always faithful. He is and always will be forever constant.

Nothing fancy here … simply recorded with my phone playing the good ol’ piano and a rusty, out of practice voice (which I plan on remedying soon). As usual, lyrics and song are posted below for your convenience. I hope you have a wonderful day resting in the Lord’s unconditional and unchanging love for you today!

Singing in this season of life,
Adriel

“Seasons in My Life”
Words & Music by Adriel Hong

(vs. 1)
Seasons in my life
And with them comes change
But in all of them I know
That You will be the same
The seasons may bring laughter
The seasons may bring pain
But in all of them I know
That You will never change

(chorus)
This season in my life
Is not here to stay
It is not forever
It will end someday
But You, God, are eternal
And Your love will never end
Mercy never changing
On You I can depend

(vs. 2)
The leaves wither and fall
The flowers fade away
The wind blows cold and strong
The sky is dark and gray
But in the midst of it all
My heart is full of peace
Resting in Your love
Knowing You are there for me

(bridge)
The winter is past
See! The rain is gone
The flowers bloom with hope
The time for song has come

© 2015 Adriel Hong Music

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I'm Adriel Hong and I am a child of God and believer in Jesus Christ. I'm also a wife, a homeschool mom, and a Christian singer/songwriter.

I'd like to welcome you to my music notes, a little corner of cyberspace where I share my songwriting journey, which includes free music, stories behind the songs, personal testimonies, music videos, and my musings. I pray that God would bless you and encourage you through this site and the songs that I am privileged to write down for Him. Check out my blog posts, listen to music, watch a video, or just poke around to make your own discoveries! Thanks for visiting and have a very blessed day! =)

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