This is my story this is
my song
Beloved in Christ,
Greetings in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ. I will briefly share why this song book?.
For a long time I have been wanting to worship the Lord at home,
during personal prayer time and during family prayer. But I have always found
that the choice of a song proved to be a disaster because there were so many
song books, one or 2 copies, each giving a different song. Therefore, it was
difficult, going thro' many a books to find a song. Also there was a problem of
limited copies.
But over the period of time, I had collected many such song
books. Even the books which I had purchased during my college days - 1972 - at
TTC, Arasaradi is still available with me. So I thought of putting everything
in one place. I started writing the songs in a diary. But then that would serve
the purpose of personal worship. When it comes to family worship, again I drew a
blank.
Another main reason for this book is that we have forgotten and
buried all our old and golden collection of hymns & lyrics - in Tamil - À¡Á¡¨Ä & ¸£÷ò¾¨É¸û.
We normally think that these are old-fashioned
songs and obsolete. Even the only hymnbook that I had has become brittle and
was coming off in pieces. But can any one forget such golden hits as ±øÄ¡õ þ§ÂͧÅ, ¬òÐÁ§Á, §¾Å À¢¾¡, §¾ý þÉ¢¨Á¢Öõ, º£÷ þ§ÂÍ ¿¡¾ÛìÌ,
ºÕŧġ¸¡¾¢À¡, ä¾ Ã¡ƒ º¢í¸õ... .. in lyrics.
Also, there are many unsung but unforgettable songs like ¯ýɾÁ¡ÉÅâý, Á¸¢ú§Å¡õ, ºó§¾¡„õ ¦À¡í̧¾, ÀÄ¢À£¼ò¾¢ø ±ý¨É, §¾Å
¸¢Õ¨À ±ýÚõ ¯ûÇÐ, ±ý¨É ÁÈÅ¡, ±ó¾ì ¸¡Äò¾¢Öõ, «É¡¾¢ §¾Åý, ±É측ö ƒ£Åý Å¢ð¼Å§Ã,
¾¢Õì¸Ãò¾¡ø, ¾¢ÕôÀ¡¾õ ¿õÀ¢, о¢òÐô À¡Ê¼, þ§ÂÍÅ¢ý ¿¡Á§Á, ¯õ À¡¾õ À½¢ó§¾ý .. I'm afraid
I may be listing the entire contents here.
Coming to Hymns, I was searching for the difference between a
Hymn and other songs. Ah, I found it at last. A hymn is a song that is sung
with 'GOD as the primary audience'. It is not sung to please, appease men as
the primary audience. That is the primary reason why we can feel the presence
of God when Hymns are sung even after many centuries, of its writing. In hymns,
there is no comparison for Christ the Lord is risen today,
All glory laud and honour, Rock of ages, what a friend we have in Jesus, Nearer
my God to Thee, Amazing grace, Great is thy faithfulness to list a few. That is why I call
these songs 'Resurrection Songs' for they are truly resurrected. I have also
tried to give a short commentary on the circumstance leading to the writing of
the Hymn, wherever possible(source:internet)
Special mention to be made about choruses & other songs. I
have collected these from various sources, even from the cassettes. Some songs,
I have played the cassettes and written them.
Coming to the Christmas songs - O what a joy to write and sing
songs like O
come all ye faithful, Joy to the world, Hark the herald, and the greatest of all Christmas songs - Silent night. Silent Night has been sung for centuries, but it is
incomparable. There may be thousand songs on Christmas. But this is a unique
song. I have attended Christmas
services where not even a single such song is sung but ¬òÐÁ¡ ´ýÚõ Ãðº¢ì¸¡Áø was sung. I came out of the service with tears. There were many
others who were sharing aloud why Xmas songs are not sung. O we are losing out
on perspective and focus. That's why I have compiled all the popular Xmas
songs.
Lastly, I thank and
praise the Lord who was with me, guiding me as to which songs I have left out,
which must be included, in this compilation. Oh it was such a wonderful
experience, the songs bubbling from my heart, the spirit of worship &
praise springing out like a fountain. I was engulfed and enveloped in a shield
of praise and thanksgiving, as I was typing these songs. Many a times I was in
tears, pondering of His wonderful love. I kept on praying while I was typing
that whoever goes through this song book, will experience the same spirit of
worship, praise, thanksgiving and anointing.
How I compiled these songs; all Tamil songs, excepting a few, I
myself have typed out in my PC. ( in Tamil phonetic font); I have downloaded
some English hymns and few other songs, from the Internet. Almost all choruses
and songs, I have typed out. Printed in my small printer, proofed and compiled;
finally photocopied.
Our loving heavenly Father, I submit this song book at your
feet.
Please accept this small effort of mine
Lord Jesus , You have blessed the five loaves of bread and two
fish to feed
thousands You are the same, yesterday today and forever more.
Likewise, bless this book. Through this book, let the blessings
flow and
Reach thousands. Let
there be an explosion of praise and worship, Lord
I give you all the glory, In Jesus name.
Amen
This is my story this is my song
Praising my Saviour all the day long
Yours sincerely in Christ
M R Renuga Suresh
B12/3 SAF Games Village
Inner Ring Road
Chennai 600 107
Tele :24770660