I
love listening to music, almost all genres, some more than others. I grew up
listening to a transistor radio and really came into music around 1968-1969. I
was 12-13 years old. Now back in the 60’s the popular music was the Beatles,
Simon & Garfunkel, The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and many more.
One of my personal favorites was Tommy James and the Shondells. You know the songs right? Crimson and Clover,
Sweet Cherry Wine, and Crystal Blue Persuasion. Did you know that Crystal Blue
Persuasion and Sweet Cherry Wine were songs written about God and Jesus? Yep,
me neither until I listened to an interview with Tommy James.
SWEET
CHERRY WINE
Tommy
James & The Shondells
Come
on everyone we gotta get together now
Oh
yeah, love's the only thing that matters anyhow
And
the beauty of life can only survive
If
we love one another
Oh
yeah yesterday my friends were marching out to war
Oh
yeah listen now we ain't a marching anymore
No
we ain't gonna fight
Only God has the right
To decide who's to live and die
He gave us sweet cherry wine
so very fine
Drink it right down, pass it all around
So stimulating, so intoxicating
Sweet cherry wine
To
open your mind
And
everybody's gonna feel so fine
Drinking
sweet cherry wine
Yes
they will
Watch
the mountain turn
To
dust and glow away
Oh
Lord, you know there's got to be a better way
And
the old masquerade is a no soul parade
Marchin'
through the ruins of time
To
save us He gave us sweet cherry wine
Sweet
cherry wine, so very fine
Drink
it right down
Pass
it all around
So
stimulating, so intoxicating
Sweet
cherry wine
Drink
it with your brother
Trust
in one another, yeah, yeah
He
gave us sweet cherry wine
Sweet
cherry wine
Drink
it right down
Pass
it all around
People
don't you know the cup is running over
Sweet
cherry wine
Sweet cherry wine is the blood of Jesus, am I not
right?
Romans
5:9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be
saved from God’s wrath through him!
Ephesians
1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in
accordance with the riches of God’s grace
John
6:53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of
the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Now Crystal Blue Persuasion was written as a follow
up to that song. Tommy James was actually inspired by his readings of the Book
of Ezekiel, which (he remembered as) speaking of a blue Shekhinah light that
represented the presence of the Almighty God, the Book of Isaiah and Book of
Revelation, which tell of a future age of brotherhood of mankind, living in
peace and harmony.
CRYSTAL
BLUE PERSUASION
Tommy
James and the Shondells
Look
over yonder
What
do you see?
The
sun is a'rising
Most
definitely
A
new day is coming, ooh, ooh
People
are changing
Ain't
it beautiful, ooh, ooh
Crystal
blue persuasion
Better
get ready to see the light
Love,
love is the answer, ooh, ooh
And
that's all right
So
don't you give up now, ooh, ooh
So
easy to find
Just
look to your soul
And
open your mind
Crystal
blue persuasion, mmm, mmm
It's
a new vibration
Crystal
blue persuasion
Crystal,
blue persuasion
Maybe
tomorrow
When
he looks down
On
every green field, ooh, ooh
And
every town
All
of his children
And
every nation
They'll
be peace and good brotherhood
Crystal
blue persuasion, yeah
Crystal
blue persuasion, aha
Crystal
blue persuasion, aha
Crystal
blue persuasion, aha
If
you know me you know I do not believe in coincidences. God uses all walks of
life and all sorts of people to win them over to Him. I now know that God was
working on me as child while listening to, what I thought, was just pop music.
Psalm 32:11 Celebrate God. Sing together—everyone!
All you honest hearts, raise the roof!
Listen here to the songs
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