The day of "RE-PENTecost": The Bushel Basket
               And when the Day of "RE-PENTecost" was fully come,
                                    They were all with one accord in one place:

I have a burnin’desire
To keep God’s light shinin’ through me
To keep the candle burnin’
Burnin’ with fire so hot and bright
So people will see—

            See the bushel basket all around me?
            It’s ignited by God’s glory!
            People come from all around to see—
            To see what’s happenin’, what’s the story!

I tell them "I want to be your friend
"Just look around the world, you can see the comin’ end
"We don’t need any more hate and bitter strife
"We need love, love and hope for life!"

I have a burnin’desire
To keep God’s light shinin’ through me
To keep the candle burnin’
Burnin’ with fire so hot and bright
So people will see—

            See the bushel basket all around me?
            It’s ignited by God’s glory!
            People come from all around to see—
            To see what’s happenin’, what’s the story!

Matthew 5:14-16—"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

Timothy James
Timothy James
Thursday, August 27, 1987
11:00 AM

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