Story Behind The Song
I was new beliver in1970. I'd come out of a hedonistic, then a new-age-religious, lifestyle to find Jesus as the Real Saviour of mankind...
& me! I was a part time musician & part time factory worker. One day on the job, with the many colorful products all around me, I began hearing a simple melody & the simple truths of the Gospel. I began writing an appologetics song- theologically sound, but a joyful defence of the gospel. I'd wanted to write such a song: that was simply profound for an intellectual,
but profoundly simple for a childlike heart.
We sang it in our Christian band, "E", in '72.
It became a national hit for Petra in '82.
I recorded it as a children's song in '92.
People have performed it with puppets, with dance, with mime! And so many tell me how it has blessed their lives & their faith.
Thanks, Lord, for Your simple gift..
Song Description
A simple, coloring book lyric & melody extolling the uniqueness of Jesus Christ: His Godhood, His sacrificial death for all sin, His unconditional love for the world. Sung with a children's choir... & a childlike heart.
| Song Length |
2:56 |
Genre |
Unique - Gospel, Pop - Religious |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Cheerful |
Subject |
Religion, Philosophy |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor, Paul Simon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
The Coloring Song
Red is the color of the blood that flowed down the face of Someone Who loves us so. He's the perfect Man. He's the Lord's own Son. He's the Lamb of God. He's the only one that can give us life, that can make us grow, that can make the love between us flow.
Blue is the color of a heart so cold that will not bend when the story's told of the love of God for a sinful race,
of the blood that flowed down Jesus face; that can give us life, that can make us grow,
that can keep our hearts from growing cold.
Gold is the color of the morning sun that shines so freely on everyone. It's the sun above that keeps us warm,
but it's the Son of Love that can calm the storm; that can give us life, that can make us grow, that can turn our mornings into gold.
Brown is the color of the autumn leaves when the winter comes to the barren trees. There is birth, there is death, there is a plan & there's just one God & just one Man that can give us life, that can make us grow, that can make our sins as white as snow. That can give us life, that can make us grow, that can turn our mornings into gold. That can give us life, that can make us grow, that can keep our hearts from growing cold. That can give us life, that can make us grow,
That can make the love between us flow.