An early recording of Neil Wyatt singing "Precious Lord Take My Hand" by Mahalia Jackson

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Precious Lord Take My Hand

"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" written by Robert Robinson. Arrangement: Mary Ann Dresher
Accompanist: Kelly Dehaan

This is one of my favorite hymns and feel honored to share this arrangement

Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing

Bring Him Home

Cover of Josh Groban's Thankfull
This song is such a great reminder of how we should feel every day of our lives. 
There is ALWAYS something to be grateful for!

Thankful

This is easily my favorite Christmas song. If I could do it every year I would.

Christmas 2003

Verbum Patris Hodie/ O Holy Night

I love the message of this song. No one is ever alone. There is always someone there to hold us tight through all the trials we go through.

Inspirations

I Won't Let Go 1

Originally published in 1582 (or 1588) in Gebetbuchlein des Frater Conradus, this 19-stanza Catholic hymn's focus was Mary, who is compared to the mystical rose praised in the Song of Solomon 2:1: "I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys." The hymn is believed to have originated in Trier, and once source stated that on one Christmas Eve, a monk in Trier found a blooming rose while walking in the woods. He placed the rose in a vase, and placed it before the alter to the Virgin Mary. Some sources indicate the hymn might date back into the 14th Century.

By 1609, however, the Protestants had adopted the hymn, and changed its focus from Mary to Jesus (citing Isaiah 11:1). According to Keyte and Parrott, in medieval iconography, the tree of Jesse is often depicted as a rose plant. They also note that it's unclear whether Ros’ (rose) or Reis (branch) was the original reading of line 1. The revision first appeared in Michael Praetorius' Musae Sioniae in 1609. Praetorius is occasionally mistaken as the author.

WSU Chamber Choir Christmas Concert 2007

A Spotless Rose

Oh beautiful nests of love,
 Eyes so dear to me,
 That were not miserly to me with your good-will,
 Now that I am deprived
 Of that smile of yours,
 Of that paradise of mine,
 Without any more desire
 I see my days fly by,
 And in my fate so cruel
 Every day I have more death
 And yet I cannot... I cannot die! 
 
 No longer has the sun rays,
 The firmament stars,
 The field does not have violets,
 Nor has the wind sighs, now that,
 to increase the pain of my lost blessing,
 Which keeps me so crushed,
 Even that leaves me,
 With which at least I fed my heart,
 The merciful hope which comes even to the wretched,
 So that his sorrow will be less cruel to him!

O Bei Nidi Da More

The Curse by Kurt Bestor, is from the movie, Rigoletto, written and directed by Leo D. Paur who formerly worked as a writer on animated series such as The Transformers. There are several points analogous in the movie and the Verdi opera of the same name. "Rigoletto" is one of the most famous operas ever written. Its lyrics tell a tragic tale in three acts and the opera is considered by many to be the first masterpiece opera of Giuseppe Verdi's mid-to-late career years. The opera was originally titled "La maledizione," or "The Curse." This title refers to the story of a curse placed on the Duke of Mantua and his hunch-backed court jester, Rigoletto. This powerful ballad is a reminder that the key to happiness lies within us.

The Curse

This song is dedicated to my angel son Tristan

Into The West

I am a musician, father, entrepreneur, friend, and passionate to help others succeed in their personal and professional goals

Neil Wyatt Vocalist