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It Should Have Been Me (with Ron Hurst)
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Written in 1978...the first song I ever wrote...it's 38 years old this year
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Christ centered songs written by Dan Simmons...the best Gospel and inspirational A.I. music on the internet!
"firesong" is the songwriting ministry of Dan Simmons Thanks for stopping by. It's my desire to faithfully share that which has been given to me. This website will be a sampling of recordings that I, along with family and friends, have done over past 45 years. There are over 600 original unpublished songs presented in demo form on this site. Special thanks go to my partners in music, my daughter Amber, son Ian and the guys of Single Heart (Gene, Bob, Chris, Marty and Tata) who joined me to sing praises to the Lord down through the years. I also wish to thank those co-writers and artists that have joined with me in developing new music the passed few years to share on this website. I'm now featuring AI (Artificial Intelligence) groups that I've developed to sing some of the songs. I hope it's evident to everyone... that though the melodies and harmonies, styles and singers may change... JESUS has always been and will always be...the Song! ...this music is one simple expression of a very thankful heart. (Dan is a retired firefighter and ordained minister)
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Genre
Country • Christian Country
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Peak #26
Peak in subgenre #4
Author
words & music: Dan Simmons
Rights
1978 Dan Simmons
Uploaded
August 23, 2008
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MP3 10.6 MB • 320 kbps • 4:36
Story behind the song
I was truck driving at the time and came up with the words and melody...THis is the newest redition of it performed by Ronnie Lee Hurst and myself...it is on a new Christian country album we've produced
Lyrics
It was my sin that brought Him there and nailed Him to that tree...It was my pain that He would bear the stripes were meant for me... It was my guilt, my shameful blindness that brought Him to that place...Yet it was love, tender loving kindness that brought the fullness of God's grace It was judgement and punishment that brought Him agony...I was condemned to die, bound up in chains 'til Jesus set me free...Crucified in shame, hanging there on a cross between two theives...He showed me just how much He cared, the day that Jesus died for me All the way up to Calvary, He walked there in my place...Every step up that mountain steep was a step of love and grace... As my Savior He died on that cruel and rugged tree... O, yes but it should have been me From His heaven from His holy throne, He came to bear my hell...Of such love and grace and mercy shown no tongue could ever tell... And someday I'll stand before Him and I'll see Him face to face... I will worship and adore Him for the day He took my place And all the way up to Calvary, He walked there in my place...Every step up that mountain steep was a step of love and grace... As my Savior He died on that cruel and rugged tree... O, yes but it should have been me O, yes but it should have... it should have been me....O, yes but it should have been me
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lenos
Sep 18, 2010
Very meaningful. Truly should have been me. Thanks