| How Can I Help you? |
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VERSE 1:
Heal the sick and, cure the lame
Hear their voices, feel their pain
Like the man from Galilee
(who said) "How can I help you? What do you need?"
CHORUS:
I'll give you my love, from deep in my soul
I'll give you anything I can, to make you whole
I'll give you my heart, so filled with God's light
I'll give you my life.
VERSE 2:
Comfort the lonely, feel their tears
Hold them close and calm their fears
Like our mother, Mary
(who says) How can I help you? What do you need?
CHORUS:
I'll give you my love, from deep in my soul
I'll give you anything I can, to make you whole
I'll give you my heart, so filled with God's light
I'll give you my life.
BRIDGE:
The lost and forgotten, the ailing and insane
Help to heal a broken world - All in God's name
Give them your love, from deep in your soul
Give them anything you can, to make them whole
Give them your heart, so filled with God's light
Give them your life.
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Lyrics Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Music Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Producer Credits: Stuart Shelton
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Publisher Credits: Carlene Thissen
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Performance Credits: Carlene Thissen, Stuart Shelton
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Short Song Description:
A gentle song about how Jesus and the Virgin Mary asked the world, "How can I help you?" At the end, the song encourages us all to do the same.
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Long Song Description:
A gentle song about how Jesus asked the world, "How can I help you?" offering even to give us His life. Then Mary asks the same question, on an ongoing basis. At the end, the song encourages us all to do the same - ask, "How Can I help you, what do you need?" and then give whatever we can.
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Story Behind the Song:
I wrote this song for a Haitian man in Immokalee, Florida, named Desilus Nicolas. He worked for 20 years as a case worker at Catholic Charities, helping poor immigrant farm workers. In the end, he actually gave his life for one of his people. He was helping a woman who had just returned from spending the summer in Haiti, and went to turn on the electricity in her home. A spontaneous fire erupted, and he got the woman out but ended up burning 80% of his body, and died several hours later.
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Song Length: 3:26
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Primary Genre: Folk-Religious
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Secondary Genre: New Age-Religious
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Tempo: Medium (111 - 130)
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Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
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Subject Matter 1: Religion
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Subject Matter 2: Healing
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Mood 1: Peaceful
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Mood 2: Content
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Similar Artist 1: Amy Grant
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Similar Artist 2: Michael W. Smith
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Language: English
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Era: 2000 and later
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