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Wow! " surrendered love" what a beautiful testimony of what Christ did to save us all!!:).... Great lyrics love the country- contemporary feel... Great vocals!! Very upbeat and uplifting!! Thanks you for sharing you faith through your music!!:) God Bless!!
Love the whisper on Jesus Loves Me! :)
Brian , You have some great song here. I especially liked "I've Got to Believe" I will download it to send to my cousin who lost his brother too. I know it will be a blessing to him too.
Hey Julia, Thanks so much for listening to my songs "Witness" and "Relentless Love". I appreciate you adding them to your playlist! I accepted your friend request and look forward to hearing your songs and connecting more. Bryan Jones - Picnic in the Meadow
Hey Bryan! You are most welcome:)! Great Christian contemporary songs and country too!!! 2 of my fav's:)! Glad we connected! God Bless!!.... Julia
Hello! The song " Got to believe" was incredible, amazing, beautiful, hopeful. Here is why........my parent's lost their son at the age of 7 to brain cancer..... He died 2 years before I was born... My parent's are a living witness of relentless faith and trust in God........ I intend to write a song about "Wayne", I just joined Broadjam, no coincidence God is leading me to certain connections.... Also, your style of music I love! Your album is amazing! God Bless you! Keep in touch.... Julia Schmidt
By the way your album title is really cool, love the story behind it....Julia
Hey Julia, Thank you so much for you kind words. "Got to believe is a song I wrote for my brother Lloyd who died in an airplane crash in Alaska in the early 1990's. My brother and I sang it at his funeral. Last year I decided to bring it out and share it. We may not get all the answers we want from God, but His faithfulness and his promises are true. When it comes down to it, that has to be enough. Share the song with your parents and let them know...that Wyane is o.k. in the tender hands of our Lord Jesus. Thanks for writing....Bryan
Thank you for the words of encouragement and hope! Would love to have you as a connection ... I will surely share the somg with them... In fact just this morning the Spirit led me to write about Wayne! I write the lyrics and music... Need an arranger though..God is all good and powerful!! Many Blessings, Julia
Would love to have you as a connection:)
Love "Witness of God's Grace" Keep up the good work.
Bryan, your song "Be Like You" reminds me of my song "Teach Me To Love" ... it is my prayer too!! :)
Hey Janet, Thank you so much for your kind words about my songs. I really appreciate them. If you would like I have some new songs that I have not posted on Broadjam yet. You can find them on www.musicxray.com/picnicinthemeadow A couple that I am very proud of is the song Calvary, Lover of my Soul, and a couple new ones "Witness of God's Grace....and a funny country song called What's Next? Thanks again for your comments and God Bless. Bryan
I'll check it out Bryan:)
I love the twist in the chorus on "Dance with me". Supurb writing!!
Many of your compositions are five star worthy! :) ... but Dance with me is a 10... made me cry! just beautiful !
You and me and God make ONE great song, great hook, loved it. Thanks for following me. God bless you bigtime and keep on writing great songs, Picnic! Mrs. Kate in FL
Thanks so much Kate. I really appreciate your comments! Have a great day down in Florida!
calvary--this is really a nice touch of songwriting composing--just perfect--another winning song here--your two new songs have a beautiful freshness to them-thanks--joe.
lover of my soul--wow! nice fresh sounding song--gee-i believe you have a winner here--nice going--praise the lord--see ya--joe.
Wow Bryan! Great work on your two new songs! We drove through Sidney this past week on the way to see my mom in Reno, NV. There is such a peaceful Spirit over your town, I know that is because of the Word that you are releasing..keep singing and sharing His love! Diana
Hello Steve, Thank you for the nice review of You are Holy. I appreciate your kind words and encouragement. Hope you have a great day and keep up the good work. Bryan Jones Picnic in the Meadow
I love reviewing again. I had not been doing it for awhile and I'm constantly amazed by the great work done by people like yourself!
Hello Diana, Thank you for your kind review of "Jesus Loves Me". I really appreciate your encouragement. I had the album "Livin in me" rcorded to raise money for a ministry out of Castle Rock, Co called Hope's Promise. The have Children's Homes in Kenya, Nepal and Vietnam for children orphaned by the aids epidemic. Thankd again for the nice review. Bryan Jones Picnic in the MEadow
my,touched by an angel--song--thanks for the review--cheers--joe.
Bryan: thanks for the positive, thorough, and helpful review (Something Rare). Chris
Hey Bryan! Thanks for the kind review of Sudburry Rain and thanks for the suggestions--comming from a song writer like you, I count it as apples of gold in a setting of silver! Can you tell I read Proverbs this morning? Thank's again for the review, encouragement and direction! Matt
just listened to your new song--really nice job all the way around--i like it--hope you get it on the top 10--cheers--joe.
Thanks Joe, I appreciate you taking the time to give it a listen. Bryan
really a great song--see ya--joe.
Check out my new song...."You and me and God make one" It is a wedding song I wrote for my good friend Chuck Renfroe and his bride Jennifer! Thanks for listening... Bryan
Well done! Just a great song, writing, arrangement, recording. You have a wonderful gift, my friend! Matt
Thanks Matt, I'm glad you liked it. I had to cry when the bride and groom danced their first dance to it. Bryan
Shards, thanks for your review of my new song The Prodigal Kind. Always appreciated! Matt
Hey Matt, Thanks for the review of "Livin in me". Your encouragement means the world to me. I listened to "Prodigal" the other night and I really like it. I want to listen a couple more times. Have a great Easter, my brother, and a great celebration of our RISEN Lord and Savior! B Jones
Hey David< Thanks for the review of Hold on to Love. I really appreciate you talking the time to listen. Have a great day!! Brayn
Matt, Thanks for nice review of Risen. I appreciate your encouragement and support! Keep writing, my friend!
Matt, I can only say that I am stoked that the song brings you into the presence of our Lord and Savior! It doesn't get any better than that. He is Holy and we owe him everything! It brings tears to my eyes when I feel Him close...Thanks for the review, my friend!
Matt, Thanks for the review of New Every Morning. I really appreciate your support and ancouragement. Have agreat weekend, my friend.
I drove up to see my daughter in college (5 hour drive) and listened to the CD a lot--it blessed my journey. By the way, she (Mallory) is applying for a missions trip to Kenya through International Sports Federation (she is a softball player). they will be serving at an orphanage and in teh community
That is so cool. I wonder if the orphanage is Hope's Promise in Kenya. I am going to their office on Monday to visit them. Really looking forward to it.
I WISH TO THANK EVERY ONE FOR THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND HOSPITALITY HERE ON BROADJAM--THIS IS A DREAM FOR ME,MORE THAN YOU ALL KNOW--I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO TURN A COMPTER ON,UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO---AS USUAL--CHEERS--JOE HENDRICKSON.
Hello Everyone, I would like to thank everyone for stopping by and listening to my songs. If you are interested my new album "Livin' in me" is available on CDBABY.com under the Country Gospel genre. I did the album to raise money and awareness for orphans in Kenya, Africa. We are trying to get enough funds together to start a new orphanage through Hope's promise of Castle Rock, Co. For more information please see my website at www.picnicinthemeadow.com. Thanks again for listening! Bryan Jones Picnic in the Meadow
Hey Jason, Thanks for the review of Jesus Loves Me. The song was never intended to be a remake of the classic. My thought behind the song is utter amazement that the God of the universe loves ME! And sometimes in the midst of life it does me good to whisper to myself that Jesus loves ME! In the midst of God's creation, in the everydayness of life when I hear the majesty of the ocean roar as waves crash on the beach... I whisper to myself...Jesus Loves ME. Close your eyes and whisper to yourself and feel the love of GOd fill you. Anyway, that's why I love the way the vocalist goes off at the end of the song...he is celebrating that Jesus loves Him. It is not cliche...the God of the Universe is in love with us / with me / with you. And it is amazing that He does.....Thanks again for the review. I appreciate the time you took. Bryan
Your welcome on the review, though I'm afraid I didn't explain some of my comments fully. I listed to the song again and wanted to offer some clarification. First, the song it's self is not cliche' and the line that you referenced in your post is definitely not cliche'. In my review I simply referred to "clap your hands stomp your feet" as a cliche' way to start....regardless of whether or not cliche' is a good description, it is not near as strong of a line as the rest of your song, a lot of which is very nice, and it is the very first line people hear....I think you need to lead stronger if you are going to engage listeners from the beginning. They shouldn't have to wait to be drawn in to it you should grab them from the first word and that phrase just didn't do it for me...the rest of the song is much stronger writing. Secondly, the vocalist going off at the end is great, but it was about 50sec till the end of the fade out. I don't think you have to drastically cut it off, but I would fade it just a bit quicker on the recorded version...live you could go as long as you felt led to keep going. The sentiment of the song is great and though it is not a true "remake" of the old "Jesus Loves Me This I Know", When your chorus starts "Jesus Loves Me This I Know" it instantly brings to mind the song that kids growing up in a church environment have heard a million times and I am afraid anyone familiar with church music will make the same mistake; if you do not want that association, you may want to tweak it just a bit. My only goal in every review I write is simply to express things that I feel could make the song more marketable and easier for the listener to catch on to quicker. I have found that this is amazingly difficult to do with Christian music because writers are so attached to their songs. When God moves in our hearts and inspires us to write and create, it is not simply our job to tell people how we feel, but to draw them in and lead them to a place where they feel the same, awe that we felt when we wrote it. I meant no disrespect in anything I put in the review; I simply wanted to share things that I thought could increase the power and the reach of the message you were trying to convey....be blessed Jason
Jason, Thanks for the note. I didn't take your review in a negative way. And I appreciate you taking the time to clarify your thoughts. I think the review and the rewrite process is very constructive and usually brings about a better song. Thanks again for taking the time and I hope that we can continue to help each other. Did it snow down in Texas where you are? It was -20 below here in Nebraska this week. Go Steelers, Bryan
Woke up this morning to about 8 inches which down here pretty much shuts everything down. It's pretty to look at, but I do not like anything about the cold (that's why I live in Texas!)....as long as its 3-3 at the end of the first quarter...Steelers can go all they want....I have football squares :-)
I hope you win the pool....Have a great weekend!
U as well! And thanks for the chat....hope to do it again.
Yeah that would be great. I would like to hear your story. How you met Christ and how he is using you in your music ministry....I'll be praying for you...
Thank you for the prayers. I was blessed to grow up in church and a Christian family, Christ has been a part of my life for most of my life. But it wasn't until I was out of high school and really be able be independent and find what it meant to have a real relationship with Christ. That journey led me to making some very tough decisions that ultimately led to a relationship that I never knew was possible. After a stint in a non-denominational church, and a stint with no church at all (I know what it means to be burned...and burned out!) I am back in the church I grew up in trying to help grow a contemporary worship environment in an otherwise fairly traditional Methodist Church. It is challenging, but has been a great growing experience. God has taught me and is teaching me how to simply be a servant and try to love people where they are...I don't always get my way, but I do my best, by God's grace, to operate as faithfully as I can in the place God has placed me. I do not do music for a living. :-) Ultimately, songwriting is just something I do...it is something I am truly passionate about. I put songs out here in the hopes to get feedback from my peers and to hopefully have God use them anyway he chooses to. I had a pretty active broadjam account several years ago when I released a solo album...it was remarkable the emails and contact I received from people who stumbled across the music. I just recently reactivated my membership and am anxious to get some of my new stuff heard.
That is awesome that you are back on broadjam. I am glad you have found a church where you can serve. Being part of a Christian family is so important for so many reasons. But I also understand your frustrations as well. I too am just a part time songwriter. I work as a commodities trader for a grain company in Nebraska. We buy and sell corn and wheat and the like. The album that Jesus Loves Me is part of is my first professionally produced one. I am doing it to raise money and awareness for a Christian Ministry called Hope's Promise. They minister to orphans in Kenya, Vietnam and Nepal. My hope is to raise some money to help them start a new orphanage in Kenya where there are two million orphans. I just received my CDs back from replication and am starting the marketing process. I would appreciate it if you could keep the project in your prayers. To learn more, you can go to my website at picnicinthemeadow.com. It has been great talking to you Jason, let's stay in touch. I will drop by your and listen to your new stuff. That will be great. Bryan
Matthew Stemme referred many to you and your song....wonderful...Your song are so beautiful! Very enlightening, spiritual and heartfelt! Thank you for sharing gods gift he has give'n you! Lori
Thanks so much Lori. I really appreciate your comments. They really encourage me. God Bless. Bryan
Bryan: Thanks for the positive review (The Holy Event). Chris
Bryan, thanks for reviewing God's Big Backyard, means a lot coming from you! Matt