| To listen to a short snippet
of the songs, you can either click on the link or RIGHT click on the link
and choose "open in new window" and this will open the song in a new window
you can just close when you are finished listening to that song. This will
help you to avoid having to use the "back" button on your browser.
Please visit Cross Rhythms where we invite visitors to go there and register their comments regarding music from Norman's CDs. This is a Christian radio station in the UK that has been airing music from Norman's CDs. |
|
![]() |
|
| In some instances you may
need to click your browsers back button to return to this page after listening
to a song sample.
You can purchase this CD
by clicking here: Purchase "Dance O' Child Of God"
Go back to the top of the page. Norman Patrick Morrison Mail them to:
Go back to the top of the page.
. Inspirations for the songs off of this CD Music
Of A Baby’s Cry:
When they arrived at the hospital and prepared themselves by scrubbing down and putting on gowns etc. they went in to face the crisis. They were greeted quickly by the doctor who called them on the phone and another female doctor and there was great energy and excitement going on. The doctor told Norman, “Mr. Morrison, we don’t make those kind of phone calls unless we’re sure but about 15 minutes ago, your daughter completely turned around and we have just decided to take her off the life support, “el dope”, morphine, respirator, 100% oxygen, and put her in God’s hands”. When Norman was told that he knew that the Lord had healed her right when he was talking to Him on the freeway. He told the Lord in his heart “I will never be afraid to share You with people ever again in my life”. When
he heard Carly cry for the first time at home, it was then that he was
inspired to write the song. The sound of crying usually is not appreciated
but in this case it meant “life”.
When
they returned to the office in the car, upon stepping out of the car Norman
looked down as saw a synthetic bluish-purple flower lying right next to
his foot. The petals looked exactly like what the face of the final product
was to look like. He expressed “wow this is kind of weird”, and the representative
suggested that he should save it. So he did. Then a short time later while
Norman and his wife Julia were watching a program on television about garden
flowers they were showing this beautiful blue flower that actually looked
exactly like what the final product was to look like on Carly’s grave and
yet looked exactly like the flower that Norman had found at his foot when
stepping out of the car. Then the person on the program stated the name
of the flower to be “Forget Me Not”. Norman will never state to anyone
emphatically that Carly had communicated to him, but the song is his interpretation
of the whole event and his answer to her as well as his constant proclamation
of God’s promises. Interestingly, the stone worker mistakenly put two flower
blossoms on the stone instead of the intended single rose blossom.
Norman was thinking how he felt in losing his youngest daughter to an accident and then thought about the feelings of our God in allowing purposely the death of His only begotten Son. And even worse how He feels when so many live their lives as if nothing ever happened. When this is truly the most awesome, loving, giving event of grace that man will ever experience! The
passion that resonates in Norman's ‘preaching expression’ was done in tears
as the realization overwhelmed his spirit in the studio when he was supposed
to perform a harmony part to his lead voice. At that moment Norman was
expressing God's love with a plea for the opening of the ears and hearts
and minds of so many who are blinded by sin that God is still calling to
this day to come home.
Shortly
thereafter Carly was killed in the auto accident. About 3 weeks after her
death Norman had a dream. In this dream Norman was going to a place that
he’s not sure but he thinks that he has dreamt about many times yet there
is a sort of veil over his memory in some way, yet it’s as though he has
known of this place all of his life somehow. He describes what he saw in
the dream. When he went into the house he went directly to a downstairs
bedroom and inside there lay Carly sleeping in bed. He clearly could see
that she was breathing (representing life) and noticed that her
hair was its natural brown color rather than it’s slightly bleached blonder
color. He also sensed in his spirit that there were six children in spirit
represented there. Then as soon as he woke up from the dream the words,
“I go prepare a place for you. I wouldn’t tell you this unless it was true”
came into his mind, which are Jesus words to His disciples. The next day
Norman for some reason sat at the old family piano and started playing
the old tune from when he was a kid. But this time he sang about the dream.
He also took King David’s line and attitude when David’s young son had
died, in putting it into his own words, “she will never come to me again
but I will go to her”.
Be Still: Norman wrote this song using scripture promises of God to remind himself or anyone what God says to us. Scriptures that we should memorize and teach our children and grandchildren of which when need be will come to remembrance by the Holy Spirit during a trial and hopefully a steadfast trust in the Lord will be the result. When
Norman was a young boy his large family used to go camping a lot. On some
of those long trips his mom used to keep them all busy learning an old
song “There was a little Ford”. The way it worked was that after the first
line you had to repeat that line and then add the new line to it. Each
time you repeated the previous lines. So you had to remember what you had
already sung. So Norman thought this would be fun and at the same time
anyone who would take on the endeavor to sing the song would be forced
to remember God’s scripture promises while having fun doing it. His prayer
is that some day because some child of God had learned this song it would
also serve as an anchor when they need to hold on to its truth and message
in a trying time. It worked for Norman while grieving at the loss of his
daughter. Outside of the bridge all of the words are supposed to be God
speaking to us, His children. The 3 voices are representing the Trinity
which was TK’s idea.
On
the morning of the funeral Norman decided to pull up the words to the songs
just in case he might forget when performing. When he was scrolling on
his computer he came across the title “Oh I Trust You Lord”. He wondered
hmmm what’s this entitled the same as his new little song. When he clicked
on it he found that it was an entry into his journal 3 days after Carly’s
birthday the prior year. It was all about him having given his daughter
over to the Lord and trusting that He will keep her and how He was so trustworthy.
This entry made Norman understand how God knew all along the number of
days not only that Carly would have but all of us. Then at that moment
Norman looked down on the floor and saw a light blue box with 50 booklets
inside entitled “The Message of Hope”. In Carly’s favorite color no less!
Then Norman said, “Okay Lord, I’ve got the message”. So he brought those
booklets with him to the funeral and offered them to whoever felt they
wanted one. Needless to say they were all gone. God’s presence was at that
funeral in an awesome way! This was Carly’s going home party as she trusted
in the Lord for her salvation! And we celebrated God’s grace and mercy
Who allowed us to know Carly, know her love and to love her. That is why
the end is a celebration of God. He is our Shield and our Exceedingly Great
Reward!
. Music credits for the CD "Dance O' Child Of God" 1. Dance Oh Child Of God!: NPM: lead vocal, harmony vocal, acoustic guitar. TK: acoustic guitar, vocals, piano, percussions. Christine Johnson: backing vocals Alex Quintana: drums. Rich Starcher: saxophone, flute. Dave Segale: bass. Violinist to be named later. 2. I’ve Got Faith : NPM: lead vocal, acoustic guitar. TK: vocals, percussion, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer. Randy Ekstedt: bass. Rich Starcher: saxophone. Christine Johnson: vocals. Alex Quintana: drums. 3. Salvation and Glory: NPM: lead & bv’s, 12-string acoustic guitar, TK: vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, percussion. Matt Snelson: vocals. Randy Ekstedt: bass. 4. Sleep Tight: NPM:Lead vocal, acoustic guitar. Terry Pettigrew: acoustic guitar. TK: drum programming, synthesized strings, acoustic guitar, bass, vocals. Violin player to be named later. 5. Forget Me Not: NPM: lead vocal, acoustic guitar. Michael Herrera: classical guitar. TK: drum programming & percussion, vocals, synthesizer effects, bass. Christine Johnson & Indy Carter: backing vocals. Agnes Morrison (grandma): accordion. 6. God Showed His Love: NPM: lead & backup vocals, acoustic guitar. TK: acoustic & electric guitars, vocals, synthesized strings & effects. Randy Ekstedt: Bass. Alex Quintana: drums. Christine Johnson: vocals. Matt Snelson: vocals. Rich Starcher: saxophone. 7. A Special Place: NPM: lead & backup vocals, piano, harmonica. TK: drum programming, vocals, bass, synthesized strings. 8. The King’s Coming: NPM: acoustic 12-string guitars, vocals. Alex Quintana: drums. TK: synthesizer , percussion & effects, vocals, bass. Christine Johnson: vocals. Violin player to be named later. 9. Be Still: NPM: acoustic guitars, lead vocal. TK: midi bass, vocals, drum programming, classical guitar lead. Michael Herrera: classical guitar. 10. God Wants Us To Be: NPM: acoustic guitar & lead vocal. 11. Examine Me: NPM: Lead and backup vocals & acoustic guitar, harmonica lead. TK: vocals, harmonica. Drum programming. Rich Starcher: saxophone. 12. I Forgive You: NPM: 12-string acoustic guitar & 6-stringed acoustic, lead & back up vocals. TK: piano, vocals. Synthesized strings, drum programming, percussion, acoustic guitar. Dave Segale: bass. Alex Quintana: drums. Christine Johnson: vocals. 13. The Music Of A Baby’s Cry: NPM: 12-string acoustic guitar, lead vocal. TK: bass, vocals, synthesized strings, drum programming. Michael Herrera: classical guitars. Randy Ekstedt: bass. 14. Oh I Trust You Lord: NPM: lead & harmony vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar. TK: bass, vocals, drum programming, synthesizer. Michael Herrera: classical guitar. |
![]() |
If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, please let us know. We will be happy to pray for them. Click the hands to let us know about your prayer needs. |
![]() |