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Reba McEntire

Secret Of Giving

(# 10 top country album)
(# 85 top pop album)

MCA 70092
Sep / 1999

Produced by David Malloy, Reba McEntire

Cover image of Secret Of Giving

Brent Mason, Jeff King, James Lowry, Jerry McPherson, Biff Watson - guitar
Paul Franklin, Terry Crisp - steel
Glenn Worf, Richard Brannan - bass
Eddie Bayers, Paul Leim - drums
Eric Darken - percussion
Larry Franklin - fiddle
Jimmy Nichols - keyboards/vocals
Will Smith - autoharp
Vocals:
Liana Manis, Joe Chemay
Recorded:
Jun/1999, Starstruck Studio, Nashville

1.

This Is My Prayer For You

Tony Arata - Gary Scruggs

© Blue Key Music, BMI

Peaceful valleys mountaintops
No dark alleys or sudden stops
This is my prayer this is my prayer for you

Love is calling starry skies
Always falling but not for lies
This is my prayer this is my prayer for you

May all your sweet dreams go unbroken
May every wish you've ever spoken come true
This is my prayer this is my prayer for you

Celebrations true blue friends
Revelations and a heart that mends
This is my prayer this is my prayer for you

May all your sweet dreams go unbroken...

Arms that welcome doors opened wide
All your loved ones gathered by your side
This is my prayer this is my prayer for you

May all your days be filled with laughter
May all your prayers be quickly answered
This is my prayer this is my prayer for you
This is my prayer this is my prayer for you

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2.

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Tommie Connor

© Harman Music, ASCAP

Christmas toys all over the place
Little Shelby wears a funny smile on his face
Shelby has a secret and the secret he must share
He wants to tell somebody so he tells his teddy bear

I saw mama kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe last night
She didn't see me creep down the stairs to have a peek
She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep
Then I saw mama tickle Santa Claus underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh what a laugh it would have been if daddy had only seen
Mama kissing Santa Claus last night

I saw mama kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe last night...

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3.

One Child One Day

Laying Martine - Gerry House

© Warner-Tamerlane Pub, BMI

Three wise men, a shining star
A mother and a father who had come so far
How could they know about their son
And the miracle he'd become
That he held the soul of man
In his tiny little hands

One child one day and the universe will never be the same
From Bethlehem cause the angels voices rejoicing in his name
Oh and I believe with all my heart that he will show the way
And you and I will meet one child one day

A small white church a mountainside
Cathedrals filled with music and golden light
Oh we gather everywhere for the peace that's always there
For the story that is told of a birth so long ago

One child one day and the universe will never be the same...

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4.

Mary Did You Know

Buddy Greene - Mark Lowry

© Word Music, ASCAP

Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water
Did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new
This child that you've delivered will soon deliver you

Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man
Did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod
And when you kiss your little boy you've kissed the face of God

Mary did you know the blind will see
The deaf will hear and the dead will live again
The lame will leap the dumb will speak
The praises of the lamb

Mary did you know that your baby boy is lord of all creation
Did you know that your baby boy will one day rules the nations
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb
This sleeping child you're holding is the great I am

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5.

Up On The Housetop

Kim Gannon - Walter Kent - Buck Ram

© Piedmont Music, ASCAP

Up on the housetop reindeer pause
Out jumps good old Santa Claus
Down through the chimney with lots of toys
All for the little ones Christmas joys
Ho ho ho who wouldn't go ho ho ho who wouldn't go

Up on the housetop click click click
Down through the chimney with old Saint Nick

First comes the stocking of little Nell
Oh dear Santa fill it well
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries
One that will open and shut her eyes
Ho ho ho who wouldn't go ho ho ho who wouldn't go

Up on the housetop click click click...

Next comes the stocking of little Will
Oh just see what a glorious fill
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks
Also a ball and a whip that cracks
Ho ho ho who wouldn't go ho ho ho who wouldn't go

Up on the housetop click click click...

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6.

The Angels Sang

Peggy Newman - Helen Darling

© Estes Park Music, BMI

My little boy was a wise man this year
His Christmas play was something I couldn't miss
Between the shopping and my job I barely got there
My faith was worn from stress and strain

Until those little angels sang (hallelujah) to the King (people rejoice)
He brought peace and joy to all the world when he came
And the Angels sang (hallelujah) and they sang (people rejoice)

And as I watched those innocent children
I felt the greatness of that holy night
And for a moment I was right there with those wise men
So overwhelmed with love and light

I had to cry when the angels sang (hallelujah) to the King (people rejoice)...
And the Angels sang (hallelujah) to the King (people rejoice)...

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7.

Santa Claus Is Coming Back To Town

Roxie Dean - Lonnie Tillis

© Warner-Tamerlane Pub, BMI

He was always Santa Claus to them
Every year he'd magically appear here in our den
They would laugh and tease and say you look a lot like dad
He'd just smile and ask have you been good or bad

Oh but life ain't always like a holiday
Some things change and sometimes people go their separate ways
He just called and said he'd like to be here for the kids
Wish them Merry Christmas when they open up their gifts
And even though it might be hard on me how can I let them down
So Santa Claus is coming back to town

Here it is Christmas Eve the kids are sleeping
Lights flashing in the trees I keep thinking
Tomorrow I'll see him tomorrow I'll see him

I guess I ought to try to go to bed
I can't rehearse tomorrow any longer in my head
He'll walk in so nonchalant as if he'd never gone
They'll be glad to see him I'll be barely hanging on
And just like that he'll go and turn my whole world upside down
Santa Claus is coming back to town

No it's never really easy when this time of year rolls around
Cause Santa Claus is coming back to town

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8.

(# 58 country hit)

Secret Of Giving Till I Said It To You

Rick Bowles - Sunny Russ

© Warner-Tamerlane Pub, BMI

In this life we all go through hard times
When we struggle and pray for a lifeline
Just needing someone to show us the way

To you the glass might seem half empty
But it's half full to those without any
So hold on to hope and try to have faith
Oh you've got to have faith

If there's just one secret to living
Whoever you are
It's learning the meaning of giving
With an open heart with an open heart


If you offer the best part of yourself
Even when you don't have anything else
Honest and true
It'll come back to you
Love comes back to you

If there's just one secret to living...

With your arms wide open the world opens wide
And you'll believe it deep inside

That there's just one secret to living...

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9.

This Christmas

Rick Bowles

© Warner-Tamerlane Pub, BMI

Two thousand years ago three wise men left their home
When an angel of the Lord said seek the Saviour born
Logic told them they were crazy they shouldn't even try
The followed their hearts they followed that star
This Christmas let me be that wise

Two thousand years ago Mary left her home
An angel said have faith the Lord will light your way
The road was long and winding but a promise had been made
From heaven above that was enough this Christmas let me keep that faith

This Christmas let this be the season
Of peace and love joy and true believing
Two thousand years ago as everybody knows
A perfect baby lay asleep there in the hay
The world would not believe him
But he loved them all so much
On that first night He was the light
This Christmas let me feel that love

Keep that faith be that wise feel that love
This Christmas

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10.

Till The Season Comes Around Again

Randy Goodrum - John Jarvis

© Randscape Music, ASCAP

Come and gather round at the table
In the spirit of family and friends
And we'll all join hands and remember this moment
Till the season comes round again

So let us smile for the picture
And we'll hold it as long as we can
May it carry us through should we ever get lonely
Till the season comes 'round again

One night holy and bright shining with love from our hearts
By a warm fire let's life our hands high
And be thankful were here till this time next year

May the new year be blessed with good tidings
Till the next time I see you again
If we must say goodbye let the spirit go with you
Till the season comes round again

One night holy and bright shining with love from our hearts...

May this new year be blessed with good tidings
Till the next time I see you again
We'll all join hands and remember this moment
And we'll love and we'll laugh in the time that we have
Till the season comes round again

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