Jerry Corelli Music Intro

The purpose of this blog is to share my lyrics and songs with my readers and listeners.  I suppose I'll also discuss what went into recording my albums and share photos too.

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Love Filled Heart

As a songwriter who began writing songs when going into the studio cost a fortune, before there were home studios, I wrote over 100 songs. A pretty good percentage of those songs are good and out of those songs many are good enough to record. I've recorded many of those songs and have yet to record the rest. "Love Filled Heart" was written 20 some years ago and I debuted it in 2000 on the Seattle Praise the Lord Show. I taped the show and really liked the recording so I mixed it a bit and put it on the "Righteous Man" CD. Words & Music by Jerry Corelli

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Live on the "Seattle Praise the Lord Show"

Jesus Is His Name

There are so many times when I think I was born in the wrong era. I really love Big Band Crooner music. Singers like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and songwriters like Irving Berlin have been my favorites since I was a teen. When I received the demo for this song I knew right away I wanted to record it. Words & Music by Carolyne Swayze

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Did You See Him

Written by Rich Green this is not only his best song but I think one of the best songs I've ever heard, let alone recorded. It's a narrative about a person who tells the story of being there during Christ's life. Throughout the song he asks, "Did you see Him?" Did you see him perform that miracle? Did you see him die on the cross and raise from the dead? There's a musical interlude between the chorus and last verse that I wrote and has become one of my favorite creations. It really helps climax the song into a different level and finale.

I can easily picture this song in a play or movie musical about Christ's life and times.

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Let There Be

I sat down to write a wedding song and wanted it to be distinctly Christian. So, I wrote it in first person as though God was telling how it all started and why. How would God do that? I then decided to go with the theme of the 6 days of creation. In doing that it also helps a person to get the days in order as to what was created in which order. Words & Music by Jerry Corelli

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All He Ever Wanted

I really love songs that tell a story and are written in the narrative. "All He Ever Wanted" tells the true story of a man who has found himself in jail and reflecting back on his life. That, it seems, is what you do in jail. He realizes that in the end all Christ really wanted from him was to love Christ as Christ loves us. What I like best about the lyrics is that the man in jail, in reflecting on his life and what he's done, isn't praying for God to get him out of trouble. Words & Music by Rich Green

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The Rock

It was just after my life was beginning to go through a total melt down and I knew rough times were ahead of me. So I sat down with my guitar and wrote what I would call my theme song. The Rock was first recorded and released on my "Standing on the Rock" CD in 1998. My cousin, Brett Helling, recorded the fantastic Lead and Electric guitars in the song but I had always wanted a few more things done to the song. The first recording of The Rock is really good and that version can be heard in my Live Television performance I've put on YouTube. The newer version on "Righteous Man" has subtle effects of rain & thunder, back ground vocals and string arrangements, that at the time I first recorded the song, I couldn't do. I classify the song as Christian Rock or Soft Rock however others seem to classify it a Christian Country. However you classify it I hope you enjoy it. Words & Music by Jerry Corelli

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Follow Me

Jesus said, "Follow me and I will make you fisher's of men." The verses speak about what the Word of God says about Christ and the Chorus is God telling the listener who He is and asking them to follow.

Words by Jerry Corelli & Rich Green, Music by Jerry Corelli

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Lamb of God

This was one of my first Praise and Worship songs. Recently I accepted the position of Choir Director & Worship leader at East Side Christian Church and this was the first song I wanted to teach the choir. When I wrote the song I envisioned it as a Praise and Worship song and God has allowed me to fulfill that vision. Words & Music by Jerry Corelli

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Jesus It's Me

This is a prodigal son I want to come back home song. I never turned away from Christ but for a few years in my life I strayed considerably. After reevaluating my life I came to the conclusion that I couldn't do it on my own and that I needed to be safely back in the arms of Jesus. Words & Music by Jerry Corelli

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Great I Am

This wonderful song came to me from two songwriters in Decatur, IL who have a band called "OneChurch". The style and production of the song is distinctively different than their demo. However, as I was recording the song I felt I needed to go in the direction the production was leading me and not reproduce what was already done. Words & Music by Joe May & Karen Black

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Righteous Man

Do you see Jesus in the things you do and do you believe you're a righteous man? That was what I was thinking about when I wrote this song. I've met so many people who believed they were righteous in God's eyes. And caught myself thinking I was righteous in God's eyes too. I am a righteous man because of the blood of Christ and Jesus dieing on the cross for my sins. But, I'm not always a righteous man in my thoughts, words and deeds all the time or most of the time. So, this song it is a reminder for me to continue striving to be a righteous man in God's eyes. I don't strive to be a righteous man to go to heaven, that's work righteousness. I strive to be a righteous man because it's pleasing to God.

Words & Music by Jerry Corelli

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