i went to a Carmen concert when i was 8, got baptized at church the next day. Now, i'm a youth pastor. Thanks to my awesome Godly parents and one of this guys concerts. 21 years ago...
THIS SONG MEANS SO MUCH TO ME, WHEN I WAS 7 YRS OLD I WAS IN AN EXPLOSION, I HAVE METAL ALL THROUGH ME BUT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD, I WAS DIOGNOSED WITH CANCER AT 26, BUT IT'S GONE AND I'M STILL HERE. THEN MY YOUNGEST CHILD , WHEN HE WAS BORN THE DR'S CAME IN AND SAID HE WOULDN' T MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT, HE IS NOW 24 YRS OLD AND STRONGER AND BIGGER THAN ANY OF MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE 5. PRAISE GOD
Me, my brother and my mom used to rewind this song on the cassette in our car 15-20 times before we heard the next song! The Holy Ghost his me every time! It feels like the first time I heard it, every time! They don't make em like they used to. Anointed.
This song gave me goosebumps also. But it wasn't till 2002 it took on personal meaning. I have a lazarus. Laying on a hospital gurney my parents were told I would be gone in a matter of hours. Several hours later they told them I would either be dead or in a coma by morning. I walked out of the hospital two days later. There was supposed to be irreparable damage to my organs. A test verified they were functioning, but better than a person of 19 years. TO GOD BE PRAISE HONOR AND GLORY.
When I first heard this song I was a teenage and not a Christian, and as a result this song didn't make any sense to me. But now that I've been a Christian for several years and I've actually read the Bible this song means a lot to me. Thanks for posting!
i RAISED 3 BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIANS ON CARMANS AND DON FRANCISCOS MUSIC. i WILL NEVER REGRET IT. GOD BLESS YOU FOR THE MUSIC GOD HAS GIVEN YOU AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US HIS FOLLOWERS.
Carmen was instrumental in strenghtening my faith in God when I was a young believer! I remember going to his concerts and I feel that they were all a major part of making me who I became in Christ! Especially the Witches Invitation and Sunday's on the Way! Thank you Carmen if you're out there reading this! =)
this song always drew my attention as a young girl and it highlights the moments od despair and even in the peaceful times when should be listening to the voice of the Lord. It's also profound in that God will keep you and bless you no matter the situation and upon further reflection if you are living according to his word like all the people carman mentioned. Carman go a 'Fro going on. He looks like an African American brother; how cool is that!
If you haven't seen Carman in concert, you must! I have been crazy about him since 1980. When he begins praising the Lord it draws the angels from heaven to partake in the praise and the Presence of the Lord and His glory fill the room. Thank you for posting. God Bless you and Carman- he is on tour again.
thanks for posting your comment enderjsvl. I've seen Carman since he was doing small church's all the way to concerts at Cowboys Texas Stadium and Reunion Arena in Dallas. He always stays the same. His Concerts are always full of fun and inspiration.
This song is for me...... When i was 4 i fell out of a 2 story window. I hit the ground and was unconcious. It took my mom 10 seconds to get downstairs. Now some say i could have survived that. and i did. But not only did i survive, when the doctors were looking at my x-rays, absolutly nothing was wrong with me except for a scratch on my foot. Just shows that God is ALWAYS there. Love never fails!!!!!
I saw this in person when I was 3 years old, the memory just flooded into me tonight. I had to look to see if it was posted. Thank you for the upload. I remember that being the first time being Spirit filled and wow what a feeling it is. To God be the glory and and a few props to Carman, AMAZING!!
I love Carman, and I love this song! I have never seen Carman perform, but I wish I could have! This was one of my favorite songs that he sings. My fav. is "The Champion".
Carman began his career as a nightclub performer in New Jersey.[1] He converted to evangelical Christianity after attending a concert by gospel singer Andrae Crouch.[1] Carman released his eponymous debut album, later Some-O-Dat,[1] in 1982
I remember having the blessing seeing Carman at my church (ALFC.com) when I was a young child. Go and check out the website, you will only reap something good.
I saw Carman many times in the 80's. His music had a huge impact on my life back then. Listening to this today all I could do was smile and still got cold chills when Jesus Calls Lazarus forth!
I was in a coma for 8 days and my parents did not know if I would live or die. On the 9th day my mom came in and she said that my eyes were no longer glazed and she knew I would be alright. She said the first words I said were,"God made that tree."
im extremely glad that your responses to this have been all positive. The first person to condemn you condemns himself. Look, if i go out and lose my virginity out of wedlock, then i can't ever get that back. But i know that god is forgiving and he wont let that destroy me, as long as i truly ask his forgiveness. The same to you, miss. God ain't NEVER gonna stop loving you, and dont you dare believe neone who says otherwise!!! I pray his blessings on you always. amen
I love this video. It made chill bumps on me just thinking what it must have been like when this happened. I felt as though I was there. Thank you for sharing this with us!!!!! God Bless
I remember doing a pantomime to this song in middleschool. I still have a picture of one of my friends dressed as sampson, with a cow's femur to wield as a club. Man, we did some cheezy stuff back then.
As cheesy as this is it is one of the most amazing things I have seen in my entire life and I've seen a lot of things all his videos are the most amazing things I've seen
Praying complete and total healing for Carman. Satan is trying very hard to silence his voice with cancer but I am believing that like Lazarus the Lord will raise Carman up totally healed!!!!
@NALU23 I was thinking 1986 myself at least that's the year that our theatre group at church camp did a one act play of this as a musical, very powerful !!!!
Actually I beleive 1994 was the release of "The Standard". This song is from 1984's "Comin' on Strong" album. By 1994 Carman was already doing Stadiums with up to 70,000 plus people in attendance.
honey God loves you just as you are. Don't let anyone tell you different. You love the Lord and you have claimed him as your saviour then you are his! blessings
God makes many of us without limbs or with dysfunctional brains and organs. These are things for us to overcome and become stronger from. And who's to say that God doesn't put female souls into male bodies (or vice versa) in a similar way? Just because someone is transgender doesn't mean they're not what God wanted them to be.
Thank God for the sing and for the one who uploaded it here. I lost my copy o this song when my HDD Crushed. From that time i have been looking for the song.
Carman is still going strong and this is one of my favorites. Ironically, the opening of "Tales of the Darkside", sounds like the beginning of this song. But, this song shows the true light (Jesus Christ), Who overcame the dark.
@NALU23 this was done in the 80's..I rollerskated to it.. I also had the tape.. as for staduims.. in 1990 Carman came to the Civic Center in Saint Paul and did an all donation concert.. no one did that.. he filled it too and it was a staduim
@pleffers, you're right - in 2011 it doesn't seem that great, but in 1984, it was a pretty entertaining and original way to tell the story. As a little kid in a conservative Christian family, I thought the song was ok. As an adult, I can appreciate his vocal talent and he doesn't seem to be a terrible performer, but he seems very "off" to me... like maybe one day he'll show up in the news headlines because police found recently-buried bodies in his backyard.
I disagree. His new stuff is great. Have you heard the new version of This Blood? Awesome! It has Andre Crouch singing The Blood Will Never Lose It Power as the chorus. It will send chills up and down your spine!
those of you who think some of these didn't make it to heaven... If you were God, you would know. You're not God. Why do you feel you have to judge? Think before you put someone in heaven of hell. Thats God's place. Not ours.
I am with angleroypt on this. We do not know who God has chosen or who is actually written in the Lamb's Book of Life. All we know is to believe in our Lord and we will be saved and our name will be the Book of Life!
Im going through a rough time, I know jesus is by my side showing me the way but at times its hard, but when I hear this kind of music that is when I know everything will be okay.
This is old testament time, before Jesus died. When Jesus died He went into Paradise and preached to the captives. That is the time Paradise ended and the saints went to Heaven...
If the unpardonable sin can even be committed today, which I doubt, would it not be those who reject Jesus Christ unto their death, and therefore they are lost without excuse.
