An encouragement to embrace the Christian message in the hope it may put a smile on your face :-)
jesus
smile
celebration
pop gospel
adrian j pratt
Story behind the song
I think a lot of us learned to write songs by mastering other folks tunes and rearranging them a little... with different words or melody. This one sounds remarkably like "Lakky Lady" ... a B Side of a single by Status Quo. Plagiarism is a thinly veiled form of flattery!
In the manner of hymn writers of previous generations, I 'borrowed' (or maybe 'adapted?') their tune and added different words for a religious purpose.
This particular performance was in the mid 70's, either at a Baptist Church in New Brighton, or an Anglican Church in Moreton, Wirral, UK. I forget which. But they seemed to like it!
Lyrics
Smile God Loves You
Words: Adrian J Pratt 1974
(Tune 'borrowed' from "Lakky Lady" written by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt)
If ever you're in trouble
Or feeling rather down
If your face is snarling
And upon your brow's a frown,
Smile God loves you
Don't let yourself feel so down.
Confess to Him your trouble,
Let Jesus in your life
Let the Spirit take your body
Do what the bible says is right
Oh... Smile God loves you
Don't let yourself feel so down.
Have you heard the message?
Jesus is alive today!
Has no one told you?
He's the only way,
Smile God loves you.
Confess to Him your trouble,
Let Jesus in your life
Let the Spirit take your body
Do what the bible says is right
Smile God loves you
Oh, don't let yourself feel so down.
If you feel that something is lacking
And that something isn't ther
Then let Jesus in your life
And something will be there!
Oh... Smile God loves you
Don't let yourself feel so down.
Have you heard the message?
Jesus is alive today!
Has no one told you?
He's the only way,
Smile God loves you.
Smile God loves you.