The Hummingbird.... ♪ The Rose - Richard Clayderman-utube ♪
Once, long ago, there was a young boy who lived in a distant land.
He was a cheerful little boy with not a care in the world.
A special friend had he, the gentle hummingbird.
Now this little boy didn't have a lot of great friends,
so the bird and the little boy were inseparable.
The boy enjoyed the hummingbird being near
and liked to sing with him and talk with him often.
The bird loved the boy and would watch over him wherever he would go.
Every day they played together as the best of friends.
Time went by, and the young lad, went to school,
The hummingbird flew with the lad
and was always watching from the big tree in the playground,
so he saw the day the lad came to know a pretty girl.
The girl was perfect with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and the most beautiful smile.
Then came the special end of year concert - the best celebration of the year.
All the boy could think about was how he would love to be with the most perfect girl
at the most important party.
Day after day he gathered his courage until one day at the close of school he
went to the girl and asked if he could go with her.
Now this girl was very popular, everyone wanted to be with her
but she didn't know for sure if he was most genuine in his affections.
How could she know if he would be one for her
and so she figured out a way to find out.
She told the boy if he found the red rose
he would come with her to the celebration.
This worried the lad because he knew that in this land
there had never been a red rose-
in fact the only roses in the land were black.
On the way home the boy kept mumbling to himself
why couldn't she have asked for a black rose.
There were hundreds of them in his garden and in gardens everywhere.
Feeling sorry for himself the lad didn't even notice his friend the hummingbird
fluttering above. Now the bird loved him so much,
that he could tell instantly the lad was troubled.
The bird hovered closer as the lad mumbled all the way home.
He was a cheerful little boy with not a care in the world.
A special friend had he, the gentle hummingbird.
Now this little boy didn't have a lot of great friends,
so the bird and the little boy were inseparable.
The boy enjoyed the hummingbird being near
and liked to sing with him and talk with him often.
The bird loved the boy and would watch over him wherever he would go.
Every day they played together as the best of friends.
Time went by, and the young lad, went to school,
The hummingbird flew with the lad
and was always watching from the big tree in the playground,
so he saw the day the lad came to know a pretty girl.
The girl was perfect with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and the most beautiful smile.
Then came the special end of year concert - the best celebration of the year.
All the boy could think about was how he would love to be with the most perfect girl
at the most important party.
Day after day he gathered his courage until one day at the close of school he
went to the girl and asked if he could go with her.
Now this girl was very popular, everyone wanted to be with her
but she didn't know for sure if he was most genuine in his affections.
How could she know if he would be one for her
and so she figured out a way to find out.
She told the boy if he found the red rose
he would come with her to the celebration.
This worried the lad because he knew that in this land
there had never been a red rose-
in fact the only roses in the land were black.
On the way home the boy kept mumbling to himself
why couldn't she have asked for a black rose.
There were hundreds of them in his garden and in gardens everywhere.
Feeling sorry for himself the lad didn't even notice his friend the hummingbird
fluttering above. Now the bird loved him so much,
that he could tell instantly the lad was troubled.
The bird hovered closer as the lad mumbled all the way home.
The bird could not rest, he pondered all through the dark of night,
planning a solution to the lad's problem. Finally as the sun began to rise,
the answer was clear how the bird could help his dear friend.
The hummingbird flew to a rose bush and searched for a large rose
with a stem bearing thorns directly above it.
Now the bird chose the largest thorn and with all the power in his wings
cast his body against the sharp thorn. It entered with great pain,
and as the teardrops of blood fell upon the petals of the rose,
it began to turn blood red.
In the morning as the lad sadly left the house, he suddenly saw a red rose
and he could hardly believe it.
He ran joyfully to the bush and plucked the red rose.
In his excitement, he barely glanced at the lifeless body of his dear friend
lying below the bush in a puddle of blood.
Happy as could be, he ran with his red rose all the way to school.
But, before he got there some boys playing in a field called to him
and asked him to come and join them.
His first thought was, no, he had something more important to do.
But they begged him and said they really needed him to even the teams.
He looked at the rose, then at the game, then back at the rose.
He said to himself. 'Did I really want to go with the girl that much,
I'll think about that later.'
So, tossing the rose down on the path, to be trampled underfoot,
the boy ran off to play.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
planning a solution to the lad's problem. Finally as the sun began to rise,
the answer was clear how the bird could help his dear friend.
The hummingbird flew to a rose bush and searched for a large rose
with a stem bearing thorns directly above it.
Now the bird chose the largest thorn and with all the power in his wings
cast his body against the sharp thorn. It entered with great pain,
and as the teardrops of blood fell upon the petals of the rose,
it began to turn blood red.
In the morning as the lad sadly left the house, he suddenly saw a red rose
and he could hardly believe it.
He ran joyfully to the bush and plucked the red rose.
In his excitement, he barely glanced at the lifeless body of his dear friend
lying below the bush in a puddle of blood.
Happy as could be, he ran with his red rose all the way to school.
But, before he got there some boys playing in a field called to him
and asked him to come and join them.
His first thought was, no, he had something more important to do.
But they begged him and said they really needed him to even the teams.
He looked at the rose, then at the game, then back at the rose.
He said to himself. 'Did I really want to go with the girl that much,
I'll think about that later.'
So, tossing the rose down on the path, to be trampled underfoot,
the boy ran off to play.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
Did you see
The humming bird as The Lord Jesus.
The boy as each of us.
The girl as eternal life.
The red rose - our sin that Jesus covered with His blood/death.
The football game - the world that can seem more important.
He Saw You
What an incredible journey Jesus made;
what an overwhelming expression of love He undertook;
what an awesome purpose He had in mind.
You were on His heart.
When He left His home in heaven, He saw you;
when He became a man on earth, He was seeking you;
when He stretched out His hands upon the cross, He was reaching out to you;
when He returned to His Father, He was preparing a place for you.
You are the sheep He has come to shepherd,
to guide, to feed, to protect, to shelter, and to carry.
You are the one He calls His own.
---Roy Lessin
Come to Him, He shed His blood for you to know Him
The humming bird as The Lord Jesus.
The boy as each of us.
The girl as eternal life.
The red rose - our sin that Jesus covered with His blood/death.
The football game - the world that can seem more important.
He Saw You
What an incredible journey Jesus made;
what an overwhelming expression of love He undertook;
what an awesome purpose He had in mind.
You were on His heart.
When He left His home in heaven, He saw you;
when He became a man on earth, He was seeking you;
when He stretched out His hands upon the cross, He was reaching out to you;
when He returned to His Father, He was preparing a place for you.
You are the sheep He has come to shepherd,
to guide, to feed, to protect, to shelter, and to carry.
You are the one He calls His own.
---Roy Lessin
Come to Him, He shed His blood for you to know Him
Crucified and laid behind the stone, You lived to die, rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground, You took the fall and thought of me
Above all
Michael W. Smith
♪ Love Crucified, Arose Michael Card -utube ♪
Long ago He blessed the earth
Born older than the years
And in the stall a cross He saw
Through the first of many tears
A life of homeless wandering
Cast out in sorrow's way
The Shepherd seeking for the lost
His life, the price He paid
Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah soul Defender
Has won the victory
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again
Throughout Your life You felt the weight
Of what You'd come to give
To drink for us that crimson cup
So we might really live
At last the time to love and die
The dark appointed day
That one forsaken moment
When Your Father turned His face away
Love crucified, arose
The One who lived and died for me
Was Satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again
Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah soul defender
Has won the victory
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
for the heart that sin and sorrow broke
is beating once again
Love crucified, arose
The One who lived and died for me
Was satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again
Michael Card
♪ Love crucified arose.mid ♪
Long ago He blessed the earth
Born older than the years
And in the stall a cross He saw
Through the first of many tears
A life of homeless wandering
Cast out in sorrow's way
The Shepherd seeking for the lost
His life, the price He paid
Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah soul Defender
Has won the victory
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again
Throughout Your life You felt the weight
Of what You'd come to give
To drink for us that crimson cup
So we might really live
At last the time to love and die
The dark appointed day
That one forsaken moment
When Your Father turned His face away
Love crucified, arose
The One who lived and died for me
Was Satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again
Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah soul defender
Has won the victory
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
for the heart that sin and sorrow broke
is beating once again
Love crucified, arose
The One who lived and died for me
Was satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again
Michael Card
♪ Love crucified arose.mid ♪