Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

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Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by BabyD » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:38 pm

Just like before, I heard this one on the radio, and loved it. A man talks through it, and women are singin amazing grace in the background.
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Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by Darren Lucas » Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:11 am

John 3:16
In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was setting in. A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the people were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers.

He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you? You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."

The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You go down the street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When they come out the door you just say John 3:16, and they will let you in."

So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said, "John 3:16."

The lady said, "Come on in, Son."

She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself: John 3:16....I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm.

Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry?"

He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food."

The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat any more. Then he thought to himself: John 3:16... Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.

She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16... I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.

The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked him into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the window at the snow coming down on that cold night, he thought to himself: John 3:16... I don't understand it but it sure makes a tired boy rested.

The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again to that same big table full of food. After he ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and picked up a big old Bible. She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face. "Do you understand John 3:16?" she asked gently.

He replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use it."

She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace, he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought: John 3:16. .. ..I don't understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.

You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end. I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by BabyD » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:13 pm

Your just a saint! THANKS!
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Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by JJH61 » Tue May 10, 2011 11:49 am

I had the cd of a quartet who sang this song and
I loved the group but it's been many years
ago. The cd seemed to feature a young girl
on the song Oh For a Thousand Tongues but
My favorite from the cd was John 3:16. Could
you tell me the name of the group so that
I can start the search for a replacement cd ?
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Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by dirk » Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:32 pm

i'm not sure of the original singers,the only time i heard it was by the stanley bros.hope this helps.
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Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by Guest » Sun Jul 27, 2014 3:04 am

I used to have it on a cassette by the Gospel Messengers Quartet. A lady did it. It was a recitation.
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Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by Guest » Mon May 01, 2017 1:56 am

This video is about John 3:16
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Re: Need Lyrics to the song John 3:16

Post by Kittybutt2018 » Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:50 am

My uncle used to sing this song when I was a girl and I loved it I have been looking for it for years Thanks!
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