It was written in 1984 by Indian Roman Catholic theology student Peter Gonsalves,
who later became a priest and member of the Salesian order. (ref).
The song was re-released in 1998 in the album Peter Gonsalves Collection, published by TEJ-PRASARINI, Don Bosco Communications, Mumbai, India.
The song was re-released in 1998 in the album Peter Gonsalves Collection, published by TEJ-PRASARINI, Don Bosco Communications, Mumbai, India.
Sheet music for it is now available from Peter Gonsalves's own website - or directly linked below.
Every drop of morning dew,
Every spark of fire blazing in the furnace,
Every captivating view,
Every rainbow in the sky,
Every pretty butterfly,
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare to hope.
Chorus:
And the message is, God still loves the world.
God still, still loves the world.
So, throw your life into his hands,
Day by day discern his plans,
God is passionately busy loving you and me.
Every ocean wave that breaks upon the sea-shore,
Every stalk of golden wheat.
Every silver stream that gushes down the mountain,
Every drop of honey sweet.
Every eagle flying high,
Every worm that wriggles by,
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare to hope;
Every man and woman pledged in love forever
Every little new-born child,
Every voice in favour of a needy neighbour
Every radiating smile
Every hand that offers love,
Every surging flow of blood.
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare to hope.
Downloads
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Examples
Singer with band - 1998 re-mix, with words on-screen. This may be the official version, which Peter Gonsalves prefers.
Small group with backing band
Lead singer with backing track
Duet - keyboard backing
Instrumental - keyboard with backing
Lyrics
Every tiny star that twinkles in the night sky,Every drop of morning dew,
Every spark of fire blazing in the furnace,
Every captivating view,
Every rainbow in the sky,
Every pretty butterfly,
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare to hope.
Chorus:
And the message is, God still loves the world.
God still, still loves the world.
So, throw your life into his hands,
Day by day discern his plans,
God is passionately busy loving you and me.
Every ocean wave that breaks upon the sea-shore,
Every stalk of golden wheat.
Every silver stream that gushes down the mountain,
Every drop of honey sweet.
Every eagle flying high,
Every worm that wriggles by,
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare to hope;
Every man and woman pledged in love forever
Every little new-born child,
Every voice in favour of a needy neighbour
Every radiating smile
Every hand that offers love,
Every surging flow of blood.
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare to hope.
See also
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ReplyDeleteThank you for uploading my song GSLTW. The original and AUTHENTIC version of this song is the world surrounded with blue hands in sky blue colour. Download the music score. The othe versions are not correct or not professional enough, so can you please delete them and notify me?
ReplyDeleteHi Peter, great to hear from you. I am delighted to have been able to share your song with many people, who have found it for helpful for praising God, and teaching their children to do so.
DeleteOn this website, I try to share the best recordings that I can find on YouTube, from a range of countries and using a range of instruments. I don't own or publish any of them though.
Is your official version on YouTube, or any other site that I can embed from or link to? I would love to have it at the top of the list, with a comment that this is the authentic version, and what you want people to aspire to.
To get the other versions deleted from YouTube, you will need to ask them. But I think it would be sad to do this: The not-so-professional versions show that your song is being used in many places around the world, and encourage people who want to praise God, but do not have the resources to do it in a fully professional way.