Disclaimer: I never watch music videos. I am never even tempted to click on them when they randomly pop up on various sites on the internet. The only rare exception I make is when my brother recommends something special. I have to watch when Chet sends them, because, well, ummm, being my brother, he will ask me every day "Did you watch it yet?" so resistance is futile. (Kudos to anyone who can identify the 'resistance is futile' quote without googling it!)
I recently discovered a second exception to the "never watch music videos unless recommended by someone I respect" standard that I've adopted for myself. This time it was Nancy Guthrie. I am "friends" with her on Facebook because, as most of you know because often in conversation I will drop her name and casually (and persistently) mention that I've met her twice and she hugged me twice. Yep. One of my few claims to fame is having been embraced by Nancy.
But I digress, back to the music video. Nancy posted a music video, and her only comment about it was this: "Wow. I'm in tears." I've never heard a better recommendation for something so of course I clicked. And guess what? My response is the same as "Nancy-who-hugged-me-twice." Yes, it was powerful and had me in tears. I've watched it several times now to catch all the words and with each viewing I've grown to appreciate it even more. So now I pass it along to all of you.
Some interesting tidbits before you watch: The name of the song is "The God Who Sees," taken from Genesis 16. This video was released just this past weekend. It is directed by Kathie Lee Gifford based on a song written by Gifford and Nicole Mullen. It chronicles 4 biblical characters (Hagar, Ruth, and David during their wilderness experiences), and ends with Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem at the tomb of the Risen Savior, Jesus. (This last sentence was taken from the promo.)
The actual video is 12 mins long. I'm linking to the main "The God Who Sees" website and I totally very much encourage you to also watch the 5 minute video under the menu called "The Making-Of" the video. It tells the amazing story of how this music video came to be. Another WOW.
Here are the lyrics to the song. I found it very helpful to look through this so that I wouldn't miss any references. Click here: Lyrics
And finally, here is the video itself: The God Who Sees
Wow! Powerful message, powerful voice, powerful setting, perfect timing with the celebration of our Savior's resurrection just around the corner. I am moved by Kathy Lee Gifford's commitment to bringing her dream, her vision to life and for the gift of an angels voice that God gave Nicole Mullen to bring it to fruition. Thank you Candy for going against your own rule to "never watch music video's" because that is a gem which must be passed on (which I did). Oh and you are so special because the arms of Nancy Guthrie have wrapped you, that my friend is a blessing, keep talking about it! Debbi
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