Pixels & Millimeters

We'll need take a little break
And hear about lite beer
The referee will take a look
At what has happened here.

When we return from
A word from our sponsors,
Instant replay will slowly replay
Detailed answers.

CHORUS
The red flag has been dropped.
The balance of the game teeters.
It's no longer fourth and inches.
It's pixels and millimeters.

If the play doesn't get over-ruled
The home crowd will stand and roar.
But until that final word comes back,
Let's play it again once more.

Remember those leather helmets?
We're so much more sophisticated.
We'd hoped the future would clear things up.
Instead, it's pixilatated.

CHORUS

We hold our collective breath
And hold each others' hands
Hands on his hips, the referee says --
The ruling on the field stands.

CHORUS

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Just found this one hiding in my SoundClick account. One of my first uke songs, and I'm pretty sure I wrote this during a Super Bowl three or four years ago.

Jesu, Dulcis Memoria

Jesus to cast one thought upon
Makes gladness after He is gone,
But more than honey and honeycomb
Is to come near and take Him home.

No music so can touch the ear,
No news is heard of such sweet cheer,
Thought half so dear there is not one
As Jesus God the Father's Son.

Jesus, their hope who go astray,
So kind to those who ask the way,
So good to those who look for Thee,
To those who find what must Thou be?

To speak of that no tongue will do
Nor letters suit to spell it true:
But they can guess who have tasted of
What Jesus is and what is love.

Be our delight, O Jesus, now
As by and by our prize art Thou,
And grant our glorying may be
World without end alone in Thee.

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My original arrangement of a Gregorian chant hymn. Lyrics are public domain.

Stay, Dear Lord, Please Stay

CHORUS
Stay, dear Lord, please stay
with those who wake or weep.
Stay, dear angel, stay,
And watch us while we sleep.


Tend your sick ones,
Rest your weary ones,
For your love’s sake.
For your love’s sake.

Bless your dying ones
Soothe your suffering ones
For your love’s sake
For your love’s sake

CHORUS

Shield your joyous ones
Fill your hungry ones
For your love’s sake
For your love’s sake

Shelter your humble ones
Strengthen your peaceful ones
For your love’s sake
For your love’s sake

CHORUS

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Collaboration on the lyrics with Rose Vinh!