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F Ishy’s Friday Forgotten Song. This is one of my very first “Christmas’ songs and it is very different than most Christmas carols and maybe a little more thought provoking than most you will sing this Christmas. Just to balance out all the simple little Scripture Songs that I’m writing for you, for a while I’d also like to share with you one of my, how can I put it, favourite older ‘more substantial’ songs each Friday that many of you won’t know or will have forgotten. This song can be watched on the link below from my Ishmaels Songs YouTube Channel. But…to hear the (much better) full band recording…

Have you ever considered that whilst we put our trust in the Lord, He has chosen to put His trust in For any interested. Please do take a look. Every Wednesday and Sunday I post up a brand-new short Scripture song’ video on my Ishmaels Songs YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@ishmaelssongs7693 May I encourage you to subscribe and watch, and encourage others to listen to, and maybe learn 2 short and simple new Bible verse songs each week. You’ll thank me in the long run. If you are in the position to help financially support my ministry either by a one-off gift or by regular giving it would be so appreciated as…

Someone came up to me this morning and said that they didn’t realise that I was ‘Ian Smale’ the songwriter. They had just seen my name under some songs in a songbook. You see, Cathedral people only know me as ‘Deacon Ish’. I thought that is wonderful, it’s good to be ‘sort of’ incognito. Most of us Christian songwriters do not choose to become well known for writing a song, but it does give us great joy when we see people enjoying singing and playing our song and the Lord using it both to speak to and bless believer and non-believer. But…in the end all true Christian songwriters know that…

Guidance is not always easy but if we are a proud person, it will be even more difficult to hear God’s voice For any interested. Please do take a look. Every Wednesday and Sunday I post up a brand-new short Scripture song’ video on my Ishmaels Songs YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@ishmaelssongs7693 May I encourage you to subscribe and watch, and encourage others to listen to, and maybe learn 2 short and simple new Bible verse songs each week. I’d love to come and visit your Church in 2025 and I’m really excited as invites are already coming in. Please do contact me direct ( e mail ishmael@ishmael.org.uk) if you wish to…

After prayerful consideration, having had to drive in the dark through gales and rain to reach my last 2 events, I’ve decided that I will only start taking longer distance gigs after the April 5th, 2025, when I look forward to restarting my distance tours by visiting Walsall…. after the clocks have moved forward, and the evenings have got lighter. But I feel I need to still be available to visit any local Churches for a morning or early afternoon matinee event. These could be weekdays or weekends as the ‘Rough and Steep’ concert does seem to attract the more middle aged / senior audience and a midweek matinee might…