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Carpenter from Nazareth
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bouncy tune about that unsung Nativity Story hero--Joseph
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Meditational, thought-provoking songs for easy Christian listening...the music of singer-songwriter Nancy Krebs
Welcome to my Soundclick page! I have been a professional actor and singer for all of my adult life. I felt fairly complete doing theatre, films, voice-over work commercials, and teaching. Ever since I was in High School, I also wrote songs--many of them spiritual in nature. I’ve always felt a strong desire to “serve” in some capacity. It wasn’t until 1994, when I turned the process of writing over to God, that all of the avenues that I had been following seemed to come together. I began to write song after song, inspired by the Holy Spirit, singing at a church that supported my fledgling efforts. People kept asking me ‘do you have a cassette or a CD of your songs?” “No”, I would always answer--for the thought of recording never entered my head. Finally, after much soul-searching, my first album, THE JOURNEY, was created, and concerts followed; and more songs followed, and another album followed, and the journey continues. God is not finished yet, and neither am I. The songs I’ve been blessed to write come under the heading of “meditational”, “contemplative”, “inspirational”; and when people listen, they seem to be moved by the sentiments expressed. My fervent hope is that a song will touch someone’s heart, and that heart will be moved to a closer union with God--the Father, who created us, Jesus the Son, who redeemed us, and the Holy Spirit, who sanctifies us.
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Peak #196
Peak in subgenre #10
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words & music by Nancy Krebs
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1998
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November 21, 2007
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MP3 3.3 MB 128 kbps 3:38
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THE CARPENTER FROM NAZARETH © Nancy Krebs 1998 IT WAS NEAR THE END OF THE DAY, THEY HAD COME SUCH A LONG, LONG WAY. HE KNEW THEY WERE SHORT ON TIME, NOT ONE MORE HILL COULD SHE CLIMB. HE POUNDED ON DOOR AFTER DOOR, AT EVERY HOUSE, EVERY INN, EVERY STORE. DOWN STREETS THAT WERE LONELY AND COLD 'BUT THERE’S NO ROOM', THEY WERE TOLD. 'CAN YOU GIVE US A PLACE TO REST, IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE YOUR BEST. JUST A CORNER WILL DO, I AM BEGGING YOU.' SAID THE CARPENTER FROM NAZARETH. 'CAN YOU FIND US A PLACE TO STAY, SOMEWHERE SAFE TUCKED OUT OF THE WAY. OUR BABY IS DUE, I AM BEGGING YOU.' SAID THE CARPENTER FROM NAZARETH. AND SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT, GUIDED BY THE LIGHT, THEY FINALLY DID STUMBLE UPON A SHELTER VERY HUMBLE.. THERE WITH THE ANIMALS AND HAY THEY ALLOWED THEMSELVES TO PRAY: 'FATHER, THY WILL BE DONE!" THAT NIGHT SHE BROUGHT FORTH HER SON. 'YOU HAVE GIVEN US A PLACE TO REST, AND WE KNOW THAT IT ISN'T THE BEST. BUT THIS CORNER WILL DO, AND, O GOD, WE THANK YOU.' SAID THE CARPENTER FROM NAZARETH. 'YOU HAVE FOUND US A PLACE TO STAY. SOMEWHERE SAFE HIDDEN OUT OF THE WAY. AND THIS BABY BOY WILL BRING THE WORLD SO MUCH JOY'. SAID THE CARPENTER FROM NAZARETH. YES, THAT BABY BOY BROUGHT EVERLASTING JOY.. HE, THE CARPENTER FROM NAZARETH.
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nancy krebs
Nov 23, 2007
It's not fair for me to judge a song that God gave me to write. But I'm such a fan of St. Joseph. I wanted to write a song about this unsung hero of the nativity story.