Jeff H. Ulrich

My song about the urgency of accepting God’s love before it’s too late. ============== There has been no greater love shown by God than through His Son's sacrifice, the light of forgiveness cast in darkness to save all who turn in time to love Him above all and follow His ways. My music video here stresses the importance of accepting God’s love and forgiveness before the day of judgment. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." - John 3:16-17 Therefore, ask Christ to come into your heart today. Trust in and follow Him. May He be your One true hope who leads you out of peril of eternal darkness into Salvation of His light of perfect peace. When I wrote this song in 1998, my thoughts were of discernment that entertainment, media, and mainstream culture at large were steering us toward the destruction of end times. As one who was born in 1966, I could not help but notice the decline since then to where scripture like Isaiah 5:20 would apply to the many rather than the few: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" - Isaiah 5:20 Nowadays, even more so, this seems to apply. Scripture also speaks of the condition of the world before Christ returns: "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." - Matthew 24:37 In this year of 2023, as both Isaiah 5:20 and Matthew 24:37 now seem to speak more than ever to the spiritual condition of the world, I feel affirmed in my 1998 sense to be ever watchful for the day of the Lord. Whether Christ comes tomorrow or to a future generation, we are in a season of time in which no one who is watchful should be surprised at His rapture of the Church. Nevertheless, whether before the rapture or before your dying breath, I urge that you not wait until tomorrow to make your heart ready by the free gift of His pure love that shall never stop giving. "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36 "whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." - James 4:14 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." - Revelation 3:20 "For 'whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'" - Romans 10:13 ============== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: Love Might Not Wait Written: Jeff H. Ulrich (1998) Recorded: Jeff H. Ulrich (2023) Bass: Rafael Freitas @rafaelprfreitas on Fiverr Guitar Solo in Bridge: JL Fulks @jlfulks on Fiverr Video: Dwayne Mighty @gmkmvisualz on Fiverr Movie Excerpts: 1) This is the end; 2) Left Behind; 3) The Crucifixion; 4) Passion of Christ * Concerning the 1st movie excerpt -- albeit I found its portrayal of rapture useful for this music video, I am not a fan of the overall movie and would, therefore, not recommend you watch it if you are interested in serious movies on the subject. Lyrics: ~ Verse 1 ~ Are you captive in time to a world of no meaning, Where fate’s worse than death if you love that life? But there is the love that liberates. It beckons to you. Yet, you procrastinate, Wasting, Just wasting your days. ~ Chorus 1 ~ But that love might not wait until tomorrow. Christ is coming back real soon. So if you wait until tomorrow, The Son might pass right over you. When His love is gone, what will you do? ~ Verse 2 ~ The Maker of Truth said we are forgiven. God’s Son gave up His life for me and for you. He could have decided to fly away. He wasn’t responsible for our shame. Love, His Love is pure. ~ Chorus 2 ~ But God might not wait until tomorrow. (Light of) His Son is coming back real soon. So if you wait until tomorrow, The Son might pass right over you When that day goes dark, what will you do? ~ Bridge ~ ~ Chorus 3 ~ Love might not wait until tomorrow. (Light of the) Christ is coming back real soon. So if you wait until tomorrow, The Son might pass right over you. ~ Chorus 4 ~ (God’s love might not wait) Love might not wait until tomorrow. (I hope and) Pray tomorrow comes for you. (For if you wait) And today is your last tomorrow, The Son’s gonna pass right over you. When your day is done, what will you do, In darkness of eternal night?

The River is #music of scriptural inspiration to follow the Lord on our journey to find the way to His place in eternity. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; …” – Isaiah 43:2 (ESV) “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” - John 7:38 (ESV) ============== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: The River Written: Jeff H. Ulrich (1992) Recorded: Jeff H. Ulrich (2023) ~Verse 1 ~ The river, it flows. It carries my soul To the sea of my Lord. To Forever, I go. I'm drifting toward home. ~ Verse 1 Tag ~ I will not lose my way. I travel by light of day. ~ Chorus 1 ~ His Spirit's in motion. It leads me. My spirit's devoted To Jesus. ~ Bridge 1 ~ The river it flows. It carries my soul To Forever I go. I'm drifting toward home. To the sea of my Lord. ~ Verse 2 ~ The river it flows. It carries your soul To the sea of the Lord. The right way to go Is what you must know. ~ Verse 2 Tag ~ You will not lose your way, Once you open your heart and pray. ~ Chorus 2 ~ Call out for His Spirit. Pray, "Lead me, Lord." Offer your spirit To Jesus. ~ Bridge 2 ~ The river it flows. It carries your soul To the sea of the Lord. The right way to go, His Spirit will show. ~ Bridge 3 ~ Oh ---------------------------------- Ah ---------------------------------- {Instrumental Break …} {Repeat Verse 2 Tag through Chorus 2} {2-Measure Instrumental Break} {Repeat Bridge 3} {Instrumental Break / Ending …}

Hallowed is my prayer song from between the lines of the Lord’s prayer. ========== In 2008, an outpouring of great meaning came to me from between the lines of the Lord's prayer. I had opened my Bible to the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), where Christ taught us the manner in which we should pray. I then poured out my heart to the Lord whose strength and guidance I desperately needed in support of my family. In those private moments of prayer, I reflected on Christ's sacrifice as well as on the mercies and blessings that He granted me in years past. In the clarity of that devotion, I shed the heavy feeling of my burdens to rely on Him -- the One who extended His hand when I buckled beneath the weight of overwhelm. Out of such a happy sense of relief in the peace that only God could bring, the words that became the lyrics to this song, titled "Hallowed" (meaning, "made holy"), flowed from my heart. In the weeks that followed, I often sang Hallowed as I played along with my acoustic guitar. To my great delight, my daughter, who was six at the time, joined me one day with heartfelt enthusiasm. Although she was very young, apparent to me was that she found sorely needed comfort and meaning in Hallowed. She also was struggling and, therefore, in need of the peace and rest that comes only from above. I have since held Hallowed dear as one given to encourage both me and my daughter with the assuring hope of the everlasting Comforter -- Hallowed be His name. The Lord is indeed worthy of praise. Over the years, He has been attentive and expressive to me in such timely mysterious ways. I shudder at the thought of where I would now be if God had not been so faithful. I could never deny that, on my journey, He lovingly walked with me and extended His hand. As this song bears such personal meaning to me and my daughter, may it bring revival to your spirit. Persevere in the Lord who gives hope to those who trust in Him. ========== This video includes some excerpts of The Chosen, The Passion of the Christ, and A.D.:The Bible Continues. ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: Hallowed By: Jeff H. Ulrich (2008, 2023) Search any of all major services like Apple & Spotify for "Jeff H. Ulrich Hallowed" to stream or download. Lyrics: ~ Introduction ~ Father, In Heaven, Hallowed, be thy name. ~ Verse 1 ~ Jesus, I love you. Yes Jesus, I always will. When You were here, even though we aren’t worthy, You took our place. For our sins You suffered. Forgave us, no less, even though we denied You. ~ Verse 2 ~ Jesus, You gave Your life. When darkness fell, You raised Your voice. The earth trembled. It was finished. So went the temple. Saints long unseen were seen in the city. No watcher could doubt, God had sent You from glory. He sent His most Holy. ~ Chorus 1 ~ I want to praise You. I give You thanks for Your grace. I ask what I can do for You, O Lord, and my brother. Thy will be done I pray. ~ Verse 3 ~ Father, I love You. O Father, I always will. All of my days, You’ve walked beside me, extending Your hand whenever I stumbled. You loved me, no less, even when I denied You. ~ Verse 4 ~ Father, You give me life . With every breath, I want to sing Hallelujah. Hallelujah! You give me peace in place of my sorrows. When I come to You, I can rest in Your glory. I can rest in Your glory. ~ Chorus 2 ~ I want to praise You. I give You thanks for Your grace. I ask what I can do for You, O Lord, and my brother. Thy will be done I pray, in earth as it is in Heaven. ~ Ending ~ Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth, as it is in Heaven. {Repeat Chorus 2}

To America I love, for which my ancestors fought in the war of your independence and for which countless others have since served and sacrificed to preserve and fulfill their beautiful dream of your freedom, this sincere expression is in honor of you and of the heroes of your liberty. The bell is now for us to toll. Let freedom ring! Please share in that spirit to help reach and lift up fellow Americans. For that purpose, I wrote the music and created this video myself (read more in its description). God bless America! ========== I created this presentation in loving memory of Rev. Kenneth R. Riden whose heartfelt expressions of love for America inspired me to write the music upon his request for a choral piece to accompany him in a 1987 bicentennial celebration for the United States Constitution. The large venue where he was to present was organized and sponsored by a major corporation but, suffice it to say, they ultimately cancelled the event in response to loathing of a movement that does not share such patriotic sentiment. His presentation with my song would have otherwise been part of a tribute hosted in an arena full of freedom-loving Americans. Rev. Riden passed away in 2020. I sorely miss him and cherish precious memories of our times of fellowship. Yet, his heart for God and country endures in me. In years leading up to his passing, he sometimes spoke with regret that the 1987 opportunity to bear his heart for America was cancelled. If my dear departed friend were still here, he would encourage us in the patriotic spirit of my song. He would rally us to hold fast to our heritage of freedom in these troubled times. In 1739, my paternal ancestors fled persecution to find freedom in this land where they later fought in the American Revolution. Because of that great generation, many have since been born into freedom but also sacrificed for God and country to defend freedom. We owe much to them and certainly should stand up, be proud as Americans, and show the world how we can still be free in this nation founded and died for by those who made dreams of freedom come true for tired, poor, and huddled masses that yearned to breathe free. The bell is now for us to toll. Let freedom ring! God bless America! ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: America by Jeff H. Ulrich (1987) Production by Jeff H. Ulrich (2022) Featured Vocalists: Trovatori (http://www.trovatori.com) Lyrics: ~ Intro ~ Stand up America! ~ Verse 1 ~ America. America Is a land that men dreamed of when they weren’t free. America. America. Its name was writ’ in blood for you and me. ~ Chorus ~ Stand up! Stand up America! Be proud! Be proud America! Let’s how the world how we can still be free. ~ Verse 2 ~ America. America, Is where I will pledge allegiance till I die. America. America. I will vow to keep her safe in troubled times. {Repeat Chorus} ~ Verse 3 ~ America. America, Now go be thankful. Show by lifting up America. America, It’s time to pay a tribute to our country’s cause {Repeat Chorus} ~ Outro ~ America, you’re beautiful. We love you. ========== Sources of American Revolution video excerpts: José da Vēde (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFurOJ_7JNKhO2r_dcZkalw) LionHeart FilmWorks (https://www.youtube.com/c/LionHeartFilmWorks)

Kevin Sorbo joined me in wishing my wife a happy Valentine and Birthday as well as shared great info about his works of faith. Through Memmo.Me in February of 2022, I received Kevin's help with this early but timely gesture of love to my wife. My wife and I both very much appreciated his participation as well as his information and recommendations about his recent and upcoming works of faith. As I told Kevin in my feedback, he was a real bright shining star to my wife when she received his "Memmo."

"Take Us in Your Arms, O Lord" is original music of the freedom that comes to those who call upon Christ for redemption. ========== The bitter lemon in sweet lemonade should humbly give all glory to its maker. Likewise, its maker should be so humble to give all glory to God who made possible all that would refresh the spirit as well as the body. I was 19 in 1985 when I cried out to the Lord in the words that became the prayerful plea of my original first verse to this song. Although I firmly believed in Christ by then, I was a slave to uncertainty about my self-worth and future. I had become like a bitter lemon but with the strong sense that nothing truly good could come of me by my own means. So, I prayerfully sought meaning from Christ who had given me sight and had strengthened me to come that far. I spoke my heart to Him and wrote down His responses as I felt led by His Spirit. The lyrics to this song are of that supernatural conversation. Many years passed before I fully realized the meaning of this song about the freedom that comes to those who call upon Christ for redemption; but I felt God at work in its conception and captured as such once I sat down at the piano and began to pour my heart into the introduction. To be honest, I was not musically suited at the time to write for such a genre or even play the piano part. Yet, I wrote the score and filed it away for private reflection. More than 36 years later, I rediscovered the manuscript and indeed realized that the freedom for which I prayerfully yearned had since become mine; and I humbly submit to you that only God could accomplish so much in and through a lemon like me – including this song. "Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free." - Psalm 118:5 I pray that this song of my faith would inspire you to reach out to and believe in Christ who loves you more than anyone in this world. He would set you free and lead you to His place of real peace. ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: Take Us in Your Arms, O Lord By: Jeff H. Ulrich Music and Original Lyrics: 1985 Recording and Revised Lyrics: 2021 Lead & Backup Vocals: Steven Myles Pianist: Grant Larcom Lyrics: ~Verse 1~ Called upon the angels high. Called upon the stars. Called upon the ones I loved. But they were too far. No one answered. No one knew. No one heard my cry But Jesus when I called His name. To Him, I owe my life. He loves me. ~Verse 2~ What’s the matter? What’s the reason you won’t even pray In your search for someone who can turn your night to day? No one else cares more for us than Christ, God’s only Son. So call upon Jesus’ name, believing He’s the One. He loves you. ~Chorus~ Take us in Your arms, O Lord. Mend our broken souls. Fill our minds with meaning, Our hearts with blessed hope, As we follow You to Your place of peace in everlasting life Where yokes will be broken, our shackles removed; for Christ Set us free. ~Verse 3~ Even though yesterday could never be undone. Forgiven are humbled who repent rather than run. Comfort in redemption is the peace from Heav(en) above. Such grace is free to those who come to Christ, the Lamb of God. He loves you. {Repeat chorus x2}

"I'll Be There" is original music of what we can all look forward to experiencing one day in Heaven. Featuring vocalist Jessie Morgan with Esther Denis. ========== I was 18 in 1985 when the Spirit moved me to write this song about Heaven in my reflection of what the Bible says about that everlasting paradise but also of my sense of assurance that Jesus -- the One who miraculously healed my eyes as well as once raised me from near-death upon mending my broken spirit -- is always with me and will receive me there one day with open arms for persevering and making good of the life that He has given me. I wrote the lyrics in careful consideration of what the Bible says about Heaven. In particular, I drew from the following four verses: "Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.'" Then He who sat on the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new.' And He said to me, 'Write, for these words are true and faithful.”" - Revelation 21:1-5 "And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever." - Revelation 22:1-5 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” - Revelation 2:7 The Bible elsewhere challenges our imaginations even more as to what Heaven is like. Yet, although what we do know is already difficult to fathom, what we will not know until we enter God's Kingdom in eternity is beyond our human comprehension. I, however, well understand and most appreciate what Revelation 21:4 specifically says: "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain..." Truly, that alone is going to be Heaven to me where such suffering has no place. I pray that this song of my faith would inspire you to overcome in your life with the precious Savior who longs for us to join Him in paradise. ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: I'll Be There By: Jeff H. Ulrich Music and Original Lyrics: 1985 Recording and Revised Lyrics: 2021 Lead & Backup Vocals: Jessie Morgan 3rd Backup Vocal in Chorus: Esther Denis Lyrics: ~Verse 1~ When Jesus comes like a thief in the night, With Him I’ll go as would a bride. Left behind will be all my sorrows. My suf(fe)ring. My empty grave. Those things of death will pass away. ~Verse 2~ Through Heaven’s gate, I will enter His home. The place of dreams. Real to the soul. Through the street flow life-giving waters. The river from where He reigns Comes from the place I’ll see His face ~Chorus 1~ Where I’ll stand at His throne with the angels. I’ll see the wings of His angels. I’ll be there. Paradise eternal to share. I’ll be there with the angels. ~Verse 3~ In Heav(en) above, at the feet of the Son, No shadow falls. No day is done. There I’ll go to worship my Savior who touched me so I could see To find that place He made for me. ~Verse 4~ For loving Him and for walking His way, Upon my brow, He’ll see His name. All things new, the tree will be standing and bearing near where I’ll be. There will be perfect harmony ~Chorus 2~ Where I’ll sing at His throne with the angels. I’ll sing the psalms of His angels. I’ll be there. Paradise eternal to share. I’ll be there with the angels. {Repeat Last Half of Chorus 2}

"Goodbye" is original music of my salvation by and devotion to Christ. This song of real meaning, Goodbye, comes from the real place of my salvation, heartily sung by a new real friend in Christ, Hugh Wilson, who made possible this expression of inspiration to be shared with all who are in a dark place but desire to feel the sense of peace that comes only from above. ========== In 1984, I was moved to write this song. At 18 years old, there I sat at an old out-of-tune upright piano as I musically and lyrically poured out my heart. Suffice it to say here, I was working through bitter resentment in me over one of the biggest letdowns of my life. Although therapeutic to write at the time, the original lyrics were of my bitter heart. I had to live and grow for years before I found meaning that inspired me to write lyrics true to this special music that, now apparent to me, was given from above. "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses." - Mark 11:25 (NKJV) With revised lyrics in hand in this year of 2021, I finally sat down to record the entire orchestration as I had conceived it in 1984. Upon finally hearing its completion after 37 years, I reflected on how good to me and patient God was in that early time of my life when I was most spiritually immature and unworthy. Yet, I was then reaching for God; and I now realize all the more that He sent answers that I would come to understand upon conviction and repentance of my old spirit of unforgiveness. As for the context of the word, "Goodbye," as used in the title and chorus of this song, Fanny Crosby was apparently in that spirit when she wrote her 1879 hymn, "Take The World, But Give Me Jesus.". In the last verse, she wrote, "Take the world, but give me Jesus. | In His cross my trust shall be, | Till, with clearer, brighter vision, Face to face my Lord I see." Like her meaning, I said my goodbye to a dark life of the world to follow the light of the world, Jesus, whom I am prepared to meet in the sky at His coming where I will clearly see His face with brighter vision. "Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, 'I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.'" - John 8:12 (NKJV) I pray that this song of my faith would inspire and strengthen you to overcome the challenges in your life with my Savior. ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: Goodbye By: Jeff H. Ulrich Music and Original Lyrics: 1984 Recording and Revised Lyrics: 2021 Vocals: Hugh Wilson Lyrics: ~Verse 1~ It was dark where I was broken. My spirit cried. Then You came, a gleaming presence, The source of light. ~Verse 2~ I heard you say how much You love me. Will You be mine? Came in my heart. Replaced the sorrow With joy Divine. ~Bridge 1~ You gave me dreams. You gave me hope. You gave me songs to sing. Then in return, with all of my heart, I gave You all of me. Your Spirit is here. You’ve lived in my heart Since I fell to my knees. ~Verse 3~ Are you lost? And are you broken? Your spirit cries? There’s a man. He’ll find and heal you. Ask Him inside. ~Verse 4~ Rejection breaks. Resentment hardens A bitter heart. But Jesus mends with love, sweet comfort, That’s where He starts. ~Bridge 2~ He gives us dreams. He gives us hope. He gave me songs to sing. Then in return, with all of my heart, I gave Him all of me. His Spirit is here. He's lived in my heart Since I fell to my knees ~Chorus~ And said Goodbye. Turned my head and walked away From life of dark, To Heaven, His light leads the way. So when He comes again, I’ll go to meet Him in the sky. To the world behind, I already said, “Goodbye.” {Repeat Bridge 2 & Chorus}

"When the Storm Comes" is original 1992 instrumental music and lyrics of my real prayer to God for His help and strength to endure overwhelming hardship and physical suffering at the time. * In this recording, various instruments cover the vocal melody. ========== The following Bible verse was on my heart when I wrote this song: "...Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning." - Psalm 30:5 I created this video from photos that I took from the bank of a nearby river. After I took my first photo, a raging storm unexpectedly rushed in. Rather than retreat, I remained to take several photos of the storm clouds as they approached and then of the ensuing thunder showers and lightning all around me. As quickly as nature rained down such fury on me, however, the storm passed over and left behind an atmosphere of peace and serenity, longer lasting than the brief eerie calm that came before. So to speak, greater than sensations of peace and serenity is joy that comes in the morning to those who hope in the Lord through both storms and weeping in the night. May this video be an encouragement and inspiration to you who are in need today of God’s comfort, strength, and guidance. He is faithful to those who believe in Him as they make their requests known to Him. Pray to Him in this spirit and wait on Him. “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:6-7 ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: When the Storm Comes By: Jeff H. Ulrich (2021) Music & Lyrics: 1992 Lyrics: ~ Verse ~ God, I know You hear me when my heart breaks and my spirit is afraid. Lord, I feel You with me when I close my eyes to pray away my day. And as You bear with me my sorrow, I draw hope to face tomorrow from your grace. ~ Chorus ~ God, give hope in the night. Fill me with joy by the morning light. Take away my fear. Lord, by Your strength, I’ll live through the night. When the storm comes tonight, Peace, enter me if my spirit cries. Wipe away my tears. Lord, by Your comfort, I will survive.

Takes Nothing More is my personal anthem of faith in the Lord who gives hope. Share this Isaiah 41:10 reassurance with a loved one: With God, they need not fear; for He does great things out of love for those who reach for His righteous hand. "Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10 (NASB) ========== As someone who was born and has lived with the challenges that come with forms of blindness, I have been blessed to feel the enlightening touch of God’s unseen hand when He has reached out to direct me. To me, faith is as sight. I shall evermore be thankful for the hyperacuity of God-given discernment that often keeps me from harm and distress. And I have come to trust that, sometimes, I must take a hit or go through something; when I have later reflected on such painful experiences, there were the eureka moments when I could see how God had worked to strengthen me for my own good. “My son, let them not vanish from your sight; keep sound wisdom and discretion, so they will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. Then you will walk in your way securely and your foot will not stumble. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” – Proverbs 3:21-24 (NASB) I know, deep in my heart, this truth: I could not have survived without the interventions by God who saved me, nor could I have come this far without His divine guidance that led me through the darkest valleys. ========== God Is My Hope - Takes Nothing More: My Personal Anthem In 2002, I was inspired in a prayerful time of devotion to write this song. I had just emerged from the shadow of the nethermost valley in my life. Although I had lost much, I could not have denied that I had come through that dark place due to the aid of God’s unseen hand who, as I believed in Him all the more He, had carried me. I would not have otherwise been long for this world. I wrote about that trial in chapter nine of my book, The Hope of Personal Apocalypse (http://JeffUlrichLegacies.com). I also have a blog where you may freely read more about my journey to this place: https://jeffulrichlegaciesblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/introduction2-p1/ I rather produce my music as instrumentals, because I am not a vocalist. But I recorded my voice for this recording. Although my sound is imperfect, I am unashamed of my meaning. If God could only hear me sing once, I would choose this song because of its message. I would want Him to hear from my own lips that "it takes no more than" Him "to make my life complete." I duly credit the One who made me as my source of patience and strength. He has been and shall evermore be the hope of my life who gives me peace which surpasses all understanding. I pray that the works of my faith would inspire and strengthen you to overcome the challenges in your life with my Savior. ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Song: Takes Nothing More By: Jeff H. Ulrich (2002) Unaffiliated Sources of Video Excerpts: https://www.youtube.com/user/MormonMessages https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sMJ9c3hhbq7T6baIEnzsg Lyrics: ~ Chorus 1 ~ So patiently Revealed to me Was Your love. What once I could not see Is now obvious to me. Your mercy's great. …Your loving grace… You save me. I am before You on my knees. I give You all of me ~ Chorus 2 ~ Takes nothing more. It takes no more Than You, Lord, To bring me to my feet To make my life complete. When I feel lost, When I am bound, You're with me To guide my way through the night. O Lord, I'm so glad You're in my life. ~ Bridge ~ My days of doubting are over. I firmly stand on the water. Lord, I can see You. I will constantly seek You as I walk alone on the ocean to be with You. I want to be with You, O Lord. (Repeat Chorus 2)

True friends are hard to come by. Who could be better than man's best friend? My dog, Elvis, and I share thoughts and a special song as he wakes from his nap. Our book, The Hope in Personal Apocalypse: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com Our song, Takes Nothing More: https://jeffulrichlegacies.com/music#1e8498fe-8ba0-48d4-a153-d15721d862a9 Please share our message so that others receive it. ========== My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope

A true friend tells you what you need to hear out of concern for your well-being. Such good friends of my youth told me to "be ready." I now share their meaning here with you. Please share my message so that others receive it. Visit my website to read and listen to my inspirational content: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com. ========== My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope

May this video be a timely wake-up call to change minds. "'For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,' says the Lord God. 'Therefore turn and live!'” - Ezekiel 18:32 My poem of conviction, "Woe to Thee, O Prodigal Of Tribulation," to a moving piano rendition of "I Wish We'd All Been Ready." ============================ Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope​

My poem of conviction, "Woe to Thee, O Prodigal Of Tribulation," to a moving piano rendition of "I Wish We'd All Been Ready." May this video be a timely wake-up call to change minds. "'For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,' says the Lord God. 'Therefore turn and live!'” - Ezekiel 18:32 ============================ Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope​

God spoke to me through an #Easter​ message. Listen to what I received from Him. This is for anyone who longs for hope in these uncertain times. Please share this good news so that others receive it. Visit my website to read and listen to my Inspirational content and other music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com​. ========== My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope

"Love Lives and Breathes" is original instrumental music with captioned lyrics that are expressions of a child who received the true love of faithful parents that heals and brings joy. * In this recording, saxophone covers the vocal melody and harmonies. ============================ Song: Love Lives & Breathes Arrangement & Recording: Jeff H. Ulrich (2021) Inspired by Original Music: Father & Son by Ernst B. (late 1980's). Lyrics … Chorus: Love lives and breathes And never lets you down. Love lives and breathes And listens to your every sound. Verse 1: Momma thanks for listening to me When I called your name. Daddy thanks for coming for me When I lost my way. Love that God pours into you, The love within that heals, From that love you freely gave unto me Love that is as real. {Repeat Chorus} Verse 2: Jesus thanks for listening to me When I called Your name. Jesus thanks for coming for me So I could have grace. The love that You showed unto me, The love of God that heals, Is the love that saved my broken heart. Yours is truly real. {Repeat Chorus x2} End Tag: Love lives and breathes Love listens (listens) (listens) ============================ Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope​

Cling to The Old Rugged Cross, and share the Good News of God's free gift of salvation this Easter. This is my piano arrangement of the chorus of the old sacred hymn, The Old Rugged Cross, as inspired by the Holy Spirit leading up to Good Friday in 2021. To learn more, watch my testimony here: https://youtu.be/tdJnza3FcIU Visit my website to read and listen to my Inspirational content and other music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com​. ========== Visit my website to hear and read about all of my music: https://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope​

Higher meaning drawn from excerpts of the 1989 classic movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope ========== Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Movie Credits Directed by Steven Spielberg Produced by Robert Watts Screenplay byJeffrey Boam Story by George Lucas, Menno Meyjes Based on Characters by George Lucas, Philip Kaufman Starring Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies Julian Glover, Sean Connery Music by John Williams Cinematography Douglas Slocombe Edited by Michael Kahn Production company Lucasfilm Ltd. Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date May 24, 1989 (United States) Running time 128 minutes Country United States Language English, German Budget $48 million Box office $474.3 million

The sacred #Christmas hymn, "What Child is This," with the recording of my instrumental #music arrangement and video rendering of antique 3D nativities by Ferdinand Pribyl (1840-1915). Christmas of 2016, I was inspired by creations that were made over 100 years ago by an artist whose sacred expressions were of a unique tradition to celebrate the birth of Christ. His masterpieces then so moved me to apply music from my creative Christmas past to my rendering of panoramic photos of his 3D nativities. May this music video inspire you to the true spirit of the season. Background ... In 1997, I scripted and produced a Christmas play for which I instrumentally arranged the version of "What Child is This," as heard in this video, for the play's very own nativity scene. Regarding the 3D nativities illustrated in this video, their explanation below is my summary of the description from the copyright owner's website: In the late 1890s and early 1900s, Ferdinand Pribyl, a Czech Moravian, painted a series of nativities of immense scale, brilliant color and painstaking detail. Through four generations, Pribyl’s nativities have been passed to family members and close friends. The Nativity scenes vary in length between 10’ and 15’, and are over 2’ in height. They are 3-dimensional in effect, with multiple cut-outs of people, animals, and landscape scenes inserted into slots on a 12” baseboard. No two scenes are alike and few individual figures are identical. A typical feature in most of Ferdinand’s panoramas is the depiction of pastoral life on one side, with farmers and shepherds bringing their gifts of farm produce to the central manger, and city life on the other, with townspeople bringing presents of bakery products or manufactured goods. Nativity art has a long tradition in the Czech lands and throughout Europe. In the middle ages it was used as a way to teach and demonstrate Christianity to the people. In periods when the Catholic Church was undergoing persecution and religious art was banned, the manufacture of such art became a cottage industry in many areas, and people personally commissioned scenes for display in private residences. This anchored the tradition in the local culture, as many people lent their talent to developing the art form. There's much more information on copyright owners' website at http://www.pribylbrothers.info. All rights to the illustrated photos and nativities are reserved by their respective owners. For my video here, I used three 2-D photos of the 3D nativities to create two scrolling curves that render over a reflective scene of the Sea of Galilee. ========== Lyrics ... [Verse 1] What child is this who laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping This, this is Christ the king Whom shepherds guard and angels sing Haste, haste to bring him laud The babe, the son of Mary [Verse 2] Why lies he in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding The end of fear for all who hear The silent Word is speaking This, this is Christ the king Whom shepherds guard and angels sing Haste, haste to bring him laud The babe, the son of Mary [Verse 3] So bring him incense, gold and myrrh Come peasant king to love him; The king of kings salvation brings Let loving hearts enthrone him This, this is Christ the king Whom shepherds guard and angels sing Haste, haste to bring him praise The babe, the son of Mary by William Chatterton Dix, in 1865. ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope

My 6-month-old puppy, Elvis, makes a joyful noise in harmony with my music. May the music of my life also inspire you with senses of hope, peace, and joy: http://JeffUlrichLegacies.com/music Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you!

The sacred hymn, "It Is Well with My Soul," with the recording of my own instrumental arrangement. This old hymn is very special to me and my family. Listen to my music by searching for "Jeff H. Ulrich" on any major music service like Apple, Spotify, and Amazon. For more, visit https://JeffUlrichLegacies/music ========== Background (Wikipedia) ... This hymn was originally penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and was composed by Philip Bliss. First published in Gospel Songs No. 2 by Ira Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships. The hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life. The first was the death of his son at the age of two and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago that was extensively damaged by the great fire). His business interests were further hit by the economic downturn of 1873, at which time he had planned to travel to Europe with his family on the SS Ville du Havre. In a late change of plan, he sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire. While crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sea vessel, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spafford's daughters died. His wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone …". Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died. Bliss called his tune Ville du Havre, from the name of the stricken vessel. The Spaffords later had three more children. On February 11, 1880, their son, Horatio Goertner Spafford, died at the age of four, of scarlet fever. Their Presbyterian church regarded their tragedy as divine punishment. In response, the Spaffords formed their own Messianic sect, dubbed "the Overcomers" by American press. Their daughters were Bertha Hedges Spafford (born March 24, 1878) and Grace Spafford (born January 18, 1881). In 1881, the Spaffords, including baby Bertha and newborn Grace, set sail for Ottoman-Turkish Palestine. The Spaffords settled in Jerusalem and helped found a group called the American Colony. Colony members, later joined by Swedish Christians, engaged in philanthropic work among the people of Jerusalem regardless of their religious affiliation and without proselytizing motives—thereby gaining the trust of the local Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities. During and immediately after World War I, the American Colony played a critical role in supporting these communities through the great suffering and deprivations by running soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages and other charitable ventures. The colony later became the subject of Jerusalem by the Nobel prize-winning author, Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf ========== Original Lyrics ... When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know *a It is well, it is well, with my soul. Refrain It is well, (it is well), With my soul, (with my soul) It is well, it is well, with my soul. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live: If Jordan above me shall roll, No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life, Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul. But Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait, The sky, not the grave, is our goal; Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord! Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul. And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, A song in the night, oh my soul! *b *a "know" (at the end of the third line) was changed to "say". *b "A song in the night, oh my soul" (last line) was changed to "Even so, it is well with my soul". ========== Please support my channel; Like, Comment, and Share this video. Thank you! My purpose for this channel, my book, and all else are purely for the means to further share the hope of my life that, in faith, has sustained me. My utmost desire is to do the good works that God would have us all do to lift one another up. If this video is helpful, I would appreciate your support of my personal effort to make a positive impact: BECOME A PATRON: http://Patreon.com/MyHope