Name: Minstrel
Duration: P00H03M53S
Description: In this song, I imagine myself as a court minstrel. Such minstrels would declare news items in their songs. This song declares the Good News.

Minstrel

from Different Worlds by Paul Taylor

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In this song, I imagine myself as a court minstrel. Such minstrels would declare news items in their songs. This song declares the Good News.

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You have your money to buy you into fame
Everybody knows you. They all recognize your name
And even with scorn you can criticize the way I play and sing
But I am a minstrel in the palace of the King

You’re always making sure that they hear your point of view
You’ve got to make sure that they always notice you
Wherever you’re seen all the newspapers report on everything
But you’re not a minstrel in the palace of the King

You can keep your influence. You needn’t think I mind.
And you can keep your Swiss bank accounts
They’re just a waste of time.
For you haven’t found one half of what I found
When I found forgiveness in Jesus my King
He gave me a tune that my heart learned to sing.

I am a minstrel. That is all I have to say.
I may not be much, but the Lord made me this way.
He filled me with joy and now He shelters me neath the shadow of His wing
Yes, He made me a minstrel in the palace of the King

You may have so much that’s yours you think heaven’s everywhere
How can I convince you you need God to take you there
For you haven’t found one half of what I found
When I found forgiveness in Jesus my King
He gave me a tune that my heart learned to sing.

Take note of my words. They are all I have to bring.
The words of a minstrel in the palace of the King.

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from Different Worlds, released October 7, 2013
words and music: Paul Taylor

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