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Register now for Lyric Writing Course: "SongSmithing 101", Christene Jackman
Music is one half of a song. What about the lyrics?
Don't settle for lack luster lyrics.
Get the tools you need to up your lyric writing.
Register now for Lyric Writing Course:
"SongSmithing 101", with your facilitator, Christene Jackman
REGISTER NOW: https://www.christenejackman.com/courses
SONGSMITHING COURSE REVIEWS:
"This course turned out to be more than what I expected. The modules for each class session contained historical info about songwriting and clear instructions on how to build a good foundation for successful songwriting. The instructor's experience in radio and songwriting proved to be very helpful when explaining what makes a song something others want to hear. The course teaches fundamental skills for anyone to begin songwriting."
+ Michele Burrell
"Are you looking to take your song writing to the next level? Then the Song Smithing Class conducted by Christene Jackman is for you!
The Song Smithing Class is appropriately named. I completed the class in late 2022, learning a great deal about song structure and framework, creative techniques centered on the listener’s attention, thought processes focused on worship and Biblical songwriting, the skillful wordsmithing of lyric writing and much more. This class goes well beyond just learning how to create music. The class is a pathway to setting your talents free to explore all the aspects of your creativity and focusing on what’s important to get your song and message heard. Recommending this class to all song writers who feel a need to progress and sharpen their abilities to create."
+ Garth Felton
“Christene gave me many new revelations through our discussions of her Songsmithing Course. I discovered many tangible keys and tools to assist me in this course material to become more competent to write songs of impact with confidence. I am assured whomsoever takes this course will also surely benefit in similar ways their own songwriting creative process.”
+ Mary Dullforce
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Register now for Lyric Writing Course: "SongSmithing 101", Christene Jackman
Music is one half of a song. What about the lyrics?
Don't settle for lack luster lyrics.
Get the tools you need to up your lyric writing.
Register now for Lyric Writing Course:
"SongSmithing 101", with your facilitator, Christene Jackman
REGISTER NOW: https://www.christenejackman.com/courses
SONGSMITHING COURSE REVIEWS:
"This course turned out to be more than what I expected. The modules for each class session contained historical info about songwriting and clear instructions on how to build a good foundation for successful songwriting. The instructor's experience in radio and songwriting proved to be very helpful when explaining what makes a song something others want to hear. The course teaches fundamental skills for anyone to begin songwriting."
+ Michele Burrell
"Are you looking to take your song writing to the next level? Then the Song Smithing Class conducted by Christene Jackman is for you!
The Song Smithing Class is appropriately named. I completed the class in late 2022, learning a great deal about song structure and framework, creative techniques centered on the listener’s attention, thought processes focused on worship and Biblical songwriting, the skillful wordsmithing of lyric writing and much more. This class goes well beyond just learning how to create music. The class is a pathway to setting your talents free to explore all the aspects of your creativity and focusing on what’s important to get your song and message heard. Recommending this class to all song writers who feel a need to progress and sharpen their abilities to create."
+ Garth Felton
“Christene gave me many new revelations through our discussions of her Songsmithing Course. I discovered many tangible keys and tools to assist me in this course material to become more competent to write songs of impact with confidence. I am assured whomsoever takes this course will also surely benefit in similar ways their own songwriting creative process.”
+ Mary Dullforce
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"Eddie", Christene Jackman
"EDDIE"
Words & Music by: Christene Jackman ©&(p)3.9.2022.
BMI# 055417874
https://www.christenejackman.com/
LYRICS:
VERSE 1
Eddie was extraordinarily ordinary / Never securing a wife
Feeling the weight of his worth / He skipped and hobbled through life
Oh Eddie, your head's not right
VERSE 2
Eddie was angst-ly acquainted with unrequited / Filling his days with despair
Clipping his lawn of astro turf / And mowing his greying hair
Oh, Eddie thought no one cared
VERSE 3
Eddie was prone to ever perseverate / Never relenting the pain
Wearing his Wellies on sunny days / And opening his window for rain
Oh Eddie, wasn't ready when the time came
ENDING
Longing to be somebody / Back-stroking in mental mirage
Resisting reassurances / Eddie often self-sabotaged
Oh Eddie, when will you understand
Even Ordinary's Extraordinary / in the Maker's Hands
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"Lailah", Christene Jackman
Lailah לָיְלָה
A Memorial song
Words & Music, Performance by: Christene Jackman (c)&(p)11.29.2022.
BMI # 059551801
https://www.christenejackman.com/
NOTE: Lailah לָיְלָה, a Biblical Hebrew word that means, “Night.”
Winter flurries twirl and dance / A frosty shroud on barren plants
I feel the one I cannot see / Wondering why it had to be
Little Lailah went away / Never got to greet the day
Lailah may sweet angels / Serenade you to sleep
Surely, Father God / Your precious soul will keep
I fear Heaven’s cradle / Rocks far too many like you
Oh, what else can I do / But weep for Lailah.
Pirouettes on ballet shoes / Shining hair of golden hues
I see her in my dreams at night / Outstretched arms reaching, not quite
Little Lailah went away / And never got to see the day
Lailah may sweet angels / Serenade you to sleep
Surely, Father God / Your precious soul will keep
I fear Heaven’s cradle /Rocks far too many like you
Oh, what else can I do . . . .
Distant, but ever near / As proof she once was here
Forever in my song / Little Lailah will live on
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"Silver", Christene Jackman, Messianic music
"Silver"
Words & Music and Performance by Christene Jackman ©&(p)11.12.2021
BMI # 053203190
https://www.christenejackman.com/
LYRICS:
Silver in the clouds and in my mirror
Lines across the sky appearing nearer
Oh, where did the time go?
Living in the Past is mist in morning
The rising of the sun extends its warning
So, we'll know the past is lost to time
The past will never catch up / so pour us both another cup
And we'll watch through the window / rain falling on snow
The past will never look up/ so pour us both another cup
And we'll watch through the window / rain falling on snow
And see where our dreams can go. It's not over, you know? So…
Take measure of each step / As long as you have breath
Search the horizon and see / Beyond this Life lies Eternity / Don't you know?
*He's the God of the Living, not the dead.
** "oo-vi-kash-tem oti oo-me-tza-tem
oo-vi-kash-tem oti oo-me-tza-tem"
*RE: "He's the God of the Living": Read (Mark 12:27; Matisyahu/Matthew 22:34–40; Luke 10:25–28 )
** oo-vi-kash-tem oti, oo-me-tza-tem, ki tid-re-shu-ni be-chol—le-vav-chem
"And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."
Yirmeyahu/Jeremiah 29:13
NOTE: "you" is plural in the Hebrew.
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"Gotta Be Worth Something", Chris Jackman
"Gotta Be Worth Something", Chris Jackman.
Love is not only for the influential, rich and beautiful :)
Video features fun clips from classic public domain movies.
https://www.christenejackman.com/
LYRICS:
GOTTA BE WORTH SOMETHING
Christene Jackman © & (p) 6.22.2018, BMI# 28721569
Well, I ain’t skinny / ain’t that pretty
But I can be a / little bit witty
Gotta be worth somethin' / That’s gotta be worth somethin’
Oh, I ain’t wealthy / not well connected
Just downhome real and / unaffected
Gotta be worth somethin' / Gotta be worth somethin’
CHORUS:
‘Cos, beauty always fades / money’s never enough
But a heart that’s true / will get you through the rough
Whether rich or poor / Gotta be worth a whole lot more
Well, I ain’t twenty / And that’s a blessin’
I’ve seen a lot of livin’ and I’m / way past messin’
Gotta be worth somethin' / That’s gotta be worth somethin’
INSTRUMENTAL
BRIDGE:
So, ladies when you’re looking / I tell you this with candor
What’s good for the goose is also / good for the gander / Hey! Looky over there:
Well, he’s no Astaire / or Clark Gable
Ain’t sophisticated but he / sure looks able
Gotta be worth somethin' / I bet he’s worth somethin’
CHORUS:
‘Cos, handsome always fades / money’s never enough
But a heart that’s true / will get you through the rough
Whether rich or poor / Gotta be worth a whole lot more!
CREDITS
"Gotta Be Worth Something", Chris Jackman
Words & Music & Performance by Chris Jackman (c)&(p)2018, BMI 028721569
Music Video by Shuv Creative (c)2018
Video Footage from public domain movies
"One Week"
"Balloonatic"
"Rounders"
"The Nut"
"Pot o' Gold"
"Amazing Adventure"
"Millie"
"Of Human Bondage"
"The Lost World"
"The Rage of Paris"
"The Little Princess"
"Royal Wedding"
All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication prohibited by law.
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"You Know Me", Christene Jackman, Messianic music
"You Know Me"
Words & Music by Christene Jackman ©&(p)12.14.2021, BMI#: 055499082
https://www.christenejackman.com/
LYRICS:
VERSE 1
You knit me in the womb / ADONAI El Shaddai אֵל שַׁדַּי יְהוָה
Captured my birthing cry / Firstfruit tears for Your Jar
And I, oh I know:
You saw me then. You see me now. You know me.
Poeli, My Maker, You know me
CHORUS
All the things I'd do You knew / Right from the start
The Covenant ignored and I / Broke Your heart
But Love planned a Way. Yes, Love found a Way
VERSE 2
You took my curse on You / Seh HaElohim (Lamb of God) שֶׂה הַאֱלֹהִים
Blood & Tears on wooden beams / Firstfruit Joy from the Grave
And I, oh I know:
You heard my tears. You drew me in. You knew me.
גֹּאֲלִי Goeli, My Redeemer, You know me
CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL
But Love planned a Way. For God so loved the world
ENDING
Lord, Inscribe Your Heart in me / So we can walk in peace
The Goel gives life where none can be
Oh, if only all could see. Oh, if only all would see
Ooo, there would truly be / peace on earth.
FOOTNOTE:
* פֹעֲלִי (Poe-ah-lee) [Job 36:3; PS 15:2; Ps 74:12]
פָּעַל pâʻal, paw-al'; a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and habitually)
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"Hand of a Friend", Christene Jackman
"Hand of a Friend"
Words & Music, Performance by Christene Jackman ©&(p) 1.20.2022.
BMI# 055610035
https://www.christenejackman.com/
LYRICS:
VERSE 1
I don't mean to bring you down / with this weight I carry 'round
But it seems / I've mislaid the key – again
Sleight of hand. Smoke and mirrors / have kept me blind for all these years
But now I see / the hidden thing stalking me
CHORUS
We all need the hand of a friend / You and Me and Heaven
A 3-cord strand / will hold to the end / You and Me and Heaven
Hand in hand in hand / Hand in hand in hand / Hand in hand in hand
with The Keeper of the Keys
VERSE 2
Life's an ocean, waves will roar / A time to land, a time to soar
Through it all / know you're not alone
There's a road that you must seek / Higher Ground for weary feet
But you must let / The Eagle take you there
CHORUS
We all need the hand of a friend / You and Me and Heaven
A 3-cord strand / will hold to the end / You and Me and Heaven
Hand in hand in hand/ Hand in hand in hand / Hand in hand in hand
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE
CHORUS 3
We all need the hand of a friend / You and Me and Heaven
A 3-cord strand / will hold to the end / You and Me and Heaven
Hand in hand in hand / We will stand
'Cos we all need / the Hand of The Friend
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"This Far Down the Road", Christene Jackman
"THIS FAR DOWN THE ROAD"
Words & Music by: Christene Jackman ©&(p) 2.19.2021, BMI #52122302
https://www.christenejackman.com/
For those who experienced a dysfunctional childhood.
LYRICS
Rock a bye Tree Top Baby ~ The wind will surely blow
Mind the Bough that breaks ~ and the route it takes
Crashing through your soul
It's tough to get past the past ~ When it drags you back to play
Sick charades of yesterday ~ And here I am again
Riding on rims, dodging the limbs ~ Feeling the Fear
Never thought I'd still be here ~ This far down the road
Never thought I'd still be here ~ This far down the road
Tick-a-Tock Tree Top Baby ~ The clock chimes time to grow
Find the "How." Awake! ~ No matter how it aches
Time to be made whole
Though it's tough to get past the past ~ When it drags you back to play
Sick charades of yesterday ~ And here I am again
Riding on rims, dodging the limbs ~ Feeling the Fear
Never thought I'd still be here ~ This Far Down The Road
Tehilim/Psalms 34:18, "The LORD is near to the shattered hearted and saves the contrite in spirit."
Tehilim/Psalms 27:10-11, "When my father and my mother have forsaken me, then the LORD will gather me up. Teach me Your Way Oh LORD."
Tehilim/Psalms 17:8, "Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings."
Though I've come a long, long way
Yes, I've come a long, long way
There's still a few tough miles to go
And it warms my heart to know
There'll be two shadows on that road
There'll be two shadows on that road.
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"Where You Are Tonight", Christene Jackman
"Where You Are Tonight"
Christene Jackman ©&(p) 9.27.2019. Recorded Dec 2021.
BMI # 54056548
https://www.christenejackman.com/
LYRICS:
Once on a time I believed in those silver linings
Dreams could come true - All it took was a lot of doing
But not all roads find the way
But once in a while I can almost see you smiling
Wind in the wheat I can nearly hear your heart beating
Calling miles away
Moonlight on shadows wrestle the why’s
How much longer must I open my eyes
And you’re not there
I wonder where you are tonight - where you are tonight
Once I can find that the past needn’t taunt my mind
And time fades the scars maybe then I can touch the stars
And you’ll find me but until that day
I wonder where you are tonight
Wonder where you are tonight
Where you are tonight
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"Who is Like the Lord Our God", Chris (Christene) Jackman, CCM song
TIME WARP:
Songs by Chris (Christene) Jackman from the 80's.
"Who is Like the Lord Our God"
Words & Music by: Chris Jackman (c)&(P) 1988. BMI# 57327246
https://www.ChristeneJackman.com
LYRICS:
Who is like the Lord our God?
Awesome, Holy is His Name.
Who is like the Lord our God?
From age to age the same
Just the mention of His Name
Speaks peace to the soul
A haven from the storm
Beneath His Wings
Who is like the Lord our God?
Faithful, Compassionate and True
Who is like the Lord our God?
Whose Mercy begins each day anew
Just the mention of His Name
Speaks peace to the soul
A haven from the storm
Beneath His Wings
Who is like the Lord our God?
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"I Should Have Been Your Hero", from the Musical, "The Choice"
Music video of the song, "I Should Have Been Your Hero", from the Musical, "The Choice"
Listen to all songs from the project: "The Choice", Chris Jackman
https://www.christenejackman.com/mp3-albums-christene-jackman
"I Should Have Been Your Hero"
This song addresses the wounded heart of men who participated in an abortion, either by choice or the lack thereof.
Please listen to the entire project, "The Choice", for the true story musical journey from deception to despair, repentance to healing after being involved in an abortion. Abortion kills, then wounds those involved--whether they realize it at first or not.
Life matters. Hope and Healing is waiting for you.
CREDITS
"I Should Have Been Your Hero"
Words by: Chris Jackman. Music by: Cordell Langeland ©&(p) 1999.
BMI# 4961424.
From the Album “The Choice” by Chris Jackman.
Performed by: The Episode, lead vocals by Josh Schicker.
Video concepted and directed by: Barb Glashouwer.
All rights reserved.
"THE CHOICE", CHRIS JACKMAN
Music videos of the musical, "The Choice", Chris Jackman
Please listen to the entire project, "The Choice", for the true story musical journey from deception to despair, repentance to healing after being involved in an abortion. Abortion kills, then wounds those involved--whether they realize it at first or not.
Life matters. Hope and Healing is waiting for you.
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"Rescue Me" Chris Jackman
TIME WARP: Chris (Christene) Jackman songs from the 90's.
"Rescue Me" contemporary Christian song by Chris Jackman.
From the MP3 album "Meet Me Here"
CREDITS:
"Rescue Me" Music Video
Song: Words & Music by Chris Jackman
(c)&(p)1997 ~ BMI #22593584
Video by: Shuv Creative (c)2018
https://www.christenejackman.com/
Hop in the Way Back Machine: Listen to early work of Chris Jackman, "Rescue," from the MP3 album, "Meet Me There" recorded in 1997, produced by Cort Langland. The album features "Just a Prayer Away" with sax by Cort Langeland and "Rescue Me" & "Meet Me Here" with guitar work by Cort Langeland and background vocals by Marcia Ware.Keyboard: Ed Schief. Drums: Mark Machiela. Bass: Jim Lenger.
MP3 Album also includes performance tracks of all 3 songs.
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"Just a Prayer Away", Chris (Christene) Jackman, contemporary Christian music song
"Just A Prayer Away", Chris Jackman
Lyrics by Chris Jackman
Music by Chris Jackman & Ed Schief.
© & ℗ 1997 Chris Jackman
Song: BMI# 22593553
Performance Track: BMI# 23231078
This song is from the MP3 album, "Meet Me Here" recorded in 1997, produced by Cort Langland. The album features "Just a Prayer Away" with sax by Cort Langeland and "Rescue Me" & "Meet Me Here" with guitar work by Cort Langeland and background vocals by Marcia Ware. Keyboard: Ed Schief. Drums: Mark Machiela. Bass: Jim Lenger.
MP3 Album also includes performance tracks of all 3 songs.
BACKSTORY:
Backstory to the song, “Just A Prayer Away” by Chris Jackman
When my daughter was very young, she hurt badly over the fact that her father refused to be a part of her life. I had her out of wedlock. I remember one night when she was 4 years old, she was sitting in her bed weeping, “Mommy, it hurts right here (pointing to her little chest). Why won’t my daddy come to see me.”
It was heartbreaking. She often cried over her missing daddy. At one point when she was having a rough time of it, I wrote this song for her: “Just a Prayer Away.” At the time of the recording, producer/sax player Cort Langeland remarked, “This song is going to bless a lot of people.” Perhaps now is the time.
Eventually when she was 18 years old, her dad began to try to be a part of her life. But unfortunately, the scars remain. Daddies are very important in the lives of their daughters, not just sons. I am to blame, also, because although I knew better, my choice to not wait until marriage brought much pain into her life. I’m reminded of this verse:
"If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your shalom would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.”
[Yeshuayahu/Isaiah 48:18]
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"Stand Firm", Chris Jackman, praise & worship song
TIME WARP:
Song by Chris (Christene) Jackman from the 1980's.
"Stand Firm", Chris Jackman (c)&(p) 1988
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"At Hope's End", Chris Jackman, CCM music
TIME WARP:
Vintage Chris (Christene) Jackman from the 1980's.
"At Hope's End" by Chris Jackman (c)&(p)1988.
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"Joseph's Dream", Chris Jackman, CCM song
TIME WARP:
Song by Chris (Christene) Jackman from the 1980's.
"Joseph's Dream", Chris Jackman (c)&(p)1988.
Contemporary Christian music.
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"Meet Me Here", Chris Jackman, CCM song
TIME WARP:
Songs by Chris (Christene) Jackman from the 90's.
"Meet Me Here"
Chris Jackman
From the MP3 album "Meet Me Here"
© Copyright 1997 Chris Jackman (190394802882)
Hop in the Way Back Machine: Listen to early work of Chris Jackman, "Meet Me Here," from the MP3 album, "Meet Me There" recorded in 1997, produced by Cort Langland. The album features "Just a Prayer Away" with sax by Cort Langeland and "Rescue Me" & "Meet Me Here" with guitar work by Cort Langeland and background vocals by Marcia Ware. Keyboard: Ed Schief. Drums: Mark Machiela. Bass: Jim Lenger.
MP3 Album also includes performance tracks of all 3 songs.
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