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“you are so beautiful”
feat. phil king
the story from phil king
I can still feel the hot tears running down my face from the day my first child was born. I was overwhelmed with joyful sobs upon seeing her for the first time. But I REALLY cried when she first saw me. This special solo moment with my newborn daughter was a precious treasure I enjoyed while my wife was still laboring to deliver our son, Cognac, Florence’s twin.
Through the pregnancy, I had been working very hard on my first album with Euphonic City. Many late nights were spent in my studio pouring my heart into these songs and enjoying time with my wife.
When we heard the first clips of the mix for “You are So Beautiful To Me” we both fell in love with it. We would often play it for our twins, still growing in my wife’s womb. I’d even pick up the guitar and we would sing it to them.
So, back to the chaotic and exciting delivery room. It is EXACTLY one year ago to the day of this song’s release. The memories of my daughter being born combine in this song. I recall her crying, helpless, screaming, confused, cold, and blinded by light she had not before seen. I remember not knowing what to do. I had only been a Dad for about 2 minutes. All of it was so brand new to me. I did the only thing I knew. I sang.
As I looked at my perfect, newborn baby girl, I held her tiny hands: The first thing she heard from her daddy was, “You are so beautiful, to me, can’t you see? You’re everything I hoped for, everything I need. You are so beautiful to me.” And then, the most amazing thing happened.
She went from screaming to intently listening to me. She quieted down and looked at me with what felt like pure love. Her expression said, “I know his voice.” She calmed down so quickly that even the nursing staff was pretty shocked. And THAT’S when I started to cry.
I can’t help but reflect on God’s heart for us. One of the lines in “You Are So Beautiful” is “You’re everything I need.” Although my children are not everything I need, there was a Baby born long ago in Bethlehem. His name is Jesus and He IS everything I will ever need.
Could I have been there that silent night when He was born, I would have held onto those little hands that created the universe and sung a song like this to Him. I appreciate Joe Cocker and his contribution to the world. He sang a song fit for a King and it is everything I would also want to sing.
I wonder if just as my daughter knew my voice and instantly stopped crying to look at me, if Baby Jesus would too. I really believe that He would. Yet, His gaze would surpass, “I know this voice” to “I knew you before time began.” This inspires such awe and wonder.
“You Are So Beautiful” is the sum of my adoration. Jesus is beautiful. What He did and how He came is beautiful. Everything He does is beautiful, and forever I’ll confess, He is all I need.
Merry Christmas, everyone! Let’s celebrate and worship Emmanuel, God with us!
the study from people & songs
The greatest gift of all is the gift our Jesus; the long-awaited fulfillment of the promise God made through the prophet Isaiah.
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end”
Jesus, our Emmanuel, having laid down all His rights, throne, power, and all privilege, was born to us in the lowest of means, through an insignificant, virgin girl and laid into a feeding trough. His birth was announced by angels to shepherds/priests in Bethlehem, which means House of Bread.
These shepherds were accustomed to the births of lambs, as it was their job cull out and inspect the first-born male lambs for perfection, attend to them and raise for Passover where their blood would atone for sin. They ran to see the new born hoping for the One who would take away the sins of the world. The wisest of the wise, kings, also searched for Him, having followed His star in the sky, and awestruck, found Him, and worshipped Him.
Let’s together fix our eyes and put our hope in the only and greatest answer.
Look to the One on whose shoulders rest the weight and burden of what we will never be able, nor were meant carry. Let’s together behold the Lamb from cradle to cross; the One rose up from the dead and who is coming again as resurrected King and Lord to make all things right and all things new.
Worship Him!
Jesus, You Are So Beautiful To Me!!
you are so beautiful to me lyrics
Chorus
You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me
Can't you see?
You're everything that I hoped for
And what's more
You're everything I need
You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me
© 1973 Irving Music (BMI) / Almo Music Corporation (ASCAP).
All rights reserved.
CREDITS:
written by Billy preston
made famous by joe cocker
made new by Phil king
Producers: seth talley
mastered by bob boyd at ambient digital
mixed by seth talley
keys: jason webb
cellO: cara fox
Strings: tyler smith
phil king Bio
Phil King is fervent about leading and writing songs that bring many people to Jesus. Over the course of his life Phil has used his genre fluid sound, soulful voice, love for God, and heart for the Church to invite a diverse people to experience God.
King is the launch artist for newly formed label, Euphonic City, co-founded by two of his long-time mentors and friends, Paul Wright and Jennie Lee Riddle. He has been working on his fifth record which is a timely and rich gathering of songs for his Euphonic City debut. This release of Phil King will begin with 5 singles, culminating with a 14 track album featuring many of his family friends.
In his early 20’s he became the worship leader at Christ for the Nations in Dallas, TX before taking a position as a worship pastor at Gateway Church. Most recently, King moved he and his wife to Amarillo, Texas to join Trinity Fellowship Church where they have started their family and are now raising their young twins.
Phil has written multilingual anthems such as “So Worthy'' that have traveled far and wide. And notably, for the pro-life movement, “Not Forgotten” was performed by Phil and Francesca Battistelli at a Focus on the Family event, “Alive From New York” in Times Square attended by 20,000. King often leads at conferences and worship experiences. He has sung and played on records and live events for artists that include Michael W. Smith, Danny Gokey, Charity Gayle, Lauren Daigle, and others. His songwriting credits include Leeland, Matt Redman, Micah Tyler, Christine D’Clario, Rita Springer, and more. But most of all, Phil’s favorite thing is to be available to the men and women of God who carry the Gospel to the furthermost regions of the earth. In Phil’s own words, “I love the harvest field!”