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Jeff's Original Songs

I always wanted to write songs but songwriting eluted me until I started playing in a Church Praise Team. I quickly started writing music. Although I no longer play in a Praise Team, I am still writing and thankful for the gift.  Many of these songs were the first songs I wrote beginning in 2004 and most of them were the first songs I recorded in my home studio in 2005. Learning how to record is quite an undertaking and requires many hours of practice to get better. You can hear the changes in the recordings from my first songs to my latest. Some of these songs were recorded live. I hope I am on the road to improvement in both my writing and my recording skills.

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Working for the Weekend

I wrote this song about a man who hates to work. It's about the things he does every morning just to get through the day. He can't wait for the weekend when he can do whatever he wishes to do, beause people on the weekends don't bother him. Can you relate?

Pretty Baby

When I wrote this song it had a Hip Hop beat. I can still hear the Hip Hop version in my head. Unfortunately, I don't play Hip Hop. After about two months, this melody came to me. I had absolutely no idea why I wrote this song. I liked the guitar in it, then the melody came and pretty soon I had this song. Funny how it works out sometimes!

Our Life

This song is about the 30+ years with my spouse and how lucky I am to have a great relationship with her!

For the Love of My Daughter

I wrote this song for a very special friend, as he prepared to give his daughter away at her wedding. The song is about the father remembering his daughter as she grows up and how his love for her will never change.

Loving Arms

OK, I' a romantic. I like a love song. It is easy to write love songs when the person you love provides great inspiration.

My Childhood Memories

I am remembering the fun times we had growing up and how important those memories become as we grow older. It reminds us that we all were young once!

A Thousand Times

Hmm, young love. A person is torn between the love he wants, and the uncertainty as to whether or not this is the right person for him. It is a dark song with a happy ending.

I Never Thought I'd Love Like This

Another of my love songs!. I never thought it would be considered special by others. A friend chose it as one of her wedding songs. I was honored and very humbled. It is a simple song of love!

Friends

We struggled with the emotion of leaving good friends behind as we moved from North Dakota to Florida. Although there were miles between us, friends are always a part of who we are. We still miss them. Here's a song of love to all the friendships we have made.

I'm So Glad You're My Dad

This is the first song I wrote. My father had Alzheimer’ss and I knew he wouldn't be with us very long. I wanted to let him know he was a good father and that I loved him. I thought this song would be sung at his funeral. I played it for friends who encouraged me to record it. It is also the first song I recorded. It was recorded live with my friend, Gary Hartge on lead guitar. I was so glad that I was able to give the CD to my Dad on his birthday. He knew my voice, and I believe he understood the words.

Irony

This is a little tongue-in-cheek tribute to Irony. I wrote this when we lived in Florida. Things kept happening and we would all say, "well, that's Irony" and laugh. So I wrote a song about "Irony."

Original Christian Songs!

I Pray Everyday

These words came to me quickly following the death of a special uncle, my father, and a close friend within a short span of time. People ask "Why" but  there are no answers. Death is inevitable. This song is about seeking answers....

I See The Light

This is the second song I wrote. I wrote it with my friend Gary Hartge in Gainesville, Fl. When I lived in Florida, I began to understand the depth of faith. This song was inspired because of the people around me and their faith. Recorded live by "Cross Drive." Members were Gary Hartke, Ann Butt & Emily McDonel Richeson.

He Sets Me Free

Our Praise Team in Gainesville, Florida, played once a month at the local VA Hospital Chapel. The service started at 10:00 AM. We began setting up equipment at 8:30 because people began to arrived early to talk and tell us their stories. This song was inspired by two young ladies who had served in Iraq. I think about them often and hope they are doing OK! The song is about how their lives and faith changed.

Jesus Hear My Prayer

This is one of those songs that came to me very quickly. I wrote it when I was feeling very down and wasn't sure anyone was listening. I turned to prayer to see if it helped.... It did. I wrote this song.

Still Of The Night

I used to travel 40 miles each way to work. One day in November, I started humming the song "In The Still Of The Night" by the Five Satins. I started replacing words to the song. By the time I arrived, I sat at my computer and put down the words to this song. Its a Christmas song about the birth of Jesus from and shepherds' point of view. The song was recorded live as a warm up song for our Praise Team concert in Corvallis, OR., February 2008.

Father Mother - The Suffering

I woke up early one Sunday morning before Easter with this song already developed. All I had to do is put it down on paper. I believe it is a song that was supposed to be written.

Father Please

This is the third song I wrote and the second song I wrote with my friend, Gary Hartge. Performed live by Cross Driven in Gainesville, Fl.

For God So Loved His Children

Every week as I traveled to and from our church in Gainesville, Florida, I passed another church with a sign that read "For God So Loved His Children, He Gave His Only Son!" This sign was up for about six months. I said "OK" I will write a song about it. As soon as I completed the song, the church changed the sign. The new sign should have read "Finished!"

I Know The Way

This song was written about the time my brother, John, passed away.

The Lord's Prayer

I struggled with this song for about 18 months. I really didn't wish to write a new version of "The Lord's Prayer" but I couldn't get it out of my head. Every time I thought I had hit a dead end, something would bring this song back. I literally couldn't move on until I recorded it. Here it is!

With Jesus

Have you ever just wanted to sit and have a talk with Jesus? That's what inspired this song.

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

In 2010, a local church asked me if I would write a devotional on one of the verses of "O Little Town Of Bethlehem." Since I write songs, I decided the devotional would be in a song format.

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