Clinically Clueless: "What If I Give All" ~ Ray Boltz

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

"What If I Give All" ~ Ray Boltz

This is from Christianity Today: Ray Boltz, who sold about 4.5 million records before retiring from Christian music a few years ago, came out of the closet Friday to announce that he's gay. In an interview with the gay magazine The Washington Blade, Boltz said he came out to his family and some close friends in December 2004, but only now decided to go public with the news.

What If I Give All?

Words by Ray Boltz, Music by Ray Boltz and Mark Pay

He heard the preacher say
A single dime can feed
A hungry boy or girl
With nothing to eat
So he pulled a dollar
From the pocket of his jeans
And he asked his mama
How many will this feed?
She just smiled
And when she told him ten
He reached back again

CHORUS:
What if I give all I have?
What will that gift do?
My child, a gift like that
Could change the world
It could feed a multitude
He didnt close his eyes
Or turn away
I can see him standing tall
He saw the need
And I can hear him say
What if I give all

Three birthday dollars
Could have bought a special toy
But he reminds me
Of another little boy
Who gave to Jesus
A gift of fish and bread
I wonder if he said

CHORUS (repeat)

And long ago a Father and a Son
Saw the children lost in sin
Can you see the tears
In the Fathers eyes
As Jesus says to him

What if I gave all I have?
What will that gift do?
My Son, that gift
Will change the world
It will free the multitudes

What if I give all I have?
What will that gift do?
My child a gift like that
Could change the world
It could feed a multitude
We cannot close our eyes
And turn away
When we hear His Spirit call
We see the need
Now let Him hear us say
What if I give all?
What if I give all?

1996 Shepherd Boy MusicASCAP (adm. by Word Music) and Screaming Toad MusicASCAP (adm. by Addison Music).

3 comments:

Mike Golch said...: Great video.So a person is Gay or a Lesbian,does that make them any less in God's eyes? the answer is NO!Only in the judgemental eyes of human beings.
Sophie said...: Thanks for promoting this. My sister is a lesbian and we're from a Catholic family. It was really hard for her to come out. I emailed her your blog, and I hope it helps her.
Clueless said...: Hi Mike,

I completely agree. I hope that you read the series.

Sophie,
Thank you so much for your comment. I hope that it helps both your sister and you. I'm only covering the topic this week and the rest of the month has homosexual related media. But, this is basically a mental health blog, but this was too important for me not to interrupt regular posting.