Dmitri's Song (Jesus Is Alive)Dmitri was a Russian factory worker imprisoned after the house church he pastored grew to 150 people. He was sent 1,000 miles away to a hardened criminal facility full of 1,500 prisoners. As far as he knew he was the only believer. Every morning he would get up, face the east, raise his hands, and sing songs of praise to God. As he sang the other prisoners would bang their cups along their cell bars, curse him, and throw their food and human waste at him. All he had to do to be released was sign a piece of paper recanting his faith in Jesus. For 17 years he refused to sign, but after they convinced him they had killed his wife and had custody of his sons he agreed so sign the paper the next morning. That night his family sensed something was wrong and started praying for Dmitri. Dmitri said the Holy Spirit opened his ears so he could hear his family praying. He knew his wife was still alive, and they were all together! He refused to sign the document. Several weeks later the guards decided to execute him. As they were dragging him out of his cell to his execution the prisoners stood up, faced the east, raised their hands, and sang "O God Give Me Strength!” The fear of God came upon those guards and they were terrified. They asked Dmitri, “who are you?” He looked them right in the eyes and said “I am a son of the living God and His name is Jesus Christ.” He was released shortly after. Eventually his son became the chaplain of that prison
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Song List1. Dmitri's Song (Jesus Is Alive)
Brandon Heath 2. We Must Not Selah 3. You're The Water, You're The Shore Todd Smith & Ellie Holcomb 4. Until Your Will Is Done Ed Cash, Nikita Odnoralov, Todd Smith 5. More Than Moved No Other Name 6. Be (My Heart, My Hands, My Voice) Selah 7. Bika Mono Ve (Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior)/It Is Well Selah 8. O God Give Me Strength Todd Smith & The Oasis Chamber Choir |
Dimitri’s Song (Jesus Is Alive) - Brandon Heath
Written by Todd Smith and Ed Cash
MY NAME IS DMITRI, I WAS BORN A RUSSIAN MAN
I WAS A FACTORY WORKER, UNTIL 1960 AND
STARTED TEACHING THE BIBLE, TO MY TWO LITTLE BOYS
AND THAT’S WHEN THE JOURNEY BEGAN
WELL OUR HOUSE BECAME A CHURCH
AND THE SUNDAY SCHOOL GREW
HAD A 150 BEFORE WE KNEW IT
BUT THE KGB DIDN’T WANT GOD AROUND
17 YEARS THEY LOCKED ME UP 1,000 MILES AWAY
THIS IS MY HEART SONG, I WILL STAND AND SING
FOR I AM A SON OF THE LIVING KING
SO WHEN THE FIRE COMES I’LL BE REJOICING
EVEN WHEN I SUFFER I’LL BE SINGING
OOOHH JESUS IS ALIVE
OOOHH JESUS IS ALIVE
DESPITE 1,500 PRISONERS, CRIMINAL TO THE CORE
WHO’D LAUGH AND CURSE AND BANG THEIR CUPS
AND TRY TO DROWN ME OUT
LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY MORNING WITH THE RISING OF THE SUN
I’D STAND AND RAISE MY HANDS AND SING MY HEART SONG UP TO GOD
BELIEVERS STAND FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE
FAINT NOT IN ADVERSITY
IF YOU ARE CURSED FOR JESUS NAME
DONT GIVE UP, NO DON’T GIVE UP
WELL THEY TRIED TO BREAK ME, BUT I WOULDN’T GIVE IN
AND AS THEY CAME TO DRAG ME OUT FOR MY EXECUTION
I HEARD A CHOIR OF ANGELS, YAH MURDERERS AND THIEVES
THOSE 1,500 CRIMINALS HAD RISEN UP FOR ME
THEY RAISED THEIR HANDS AND SANG THE SONG MY FATHER TAUGHT ME
THE SWEETEST SOUND I EVER HEARD, YAH I HEARD FREEDOM RING
Written by Todd Smith and Ed Cash
MY NAME IS DMITRI, I WAS BORN A RUSSIAN MAN
I WAS A FACTORY WORKER, UNTIL 1960 AND
STARTED TEACHING THE BIBLE, TO MY TWO LITTLE BOYS
AND THAT’S WHEN THE JOURNEY BEGAN
WELL OUR HOUSE BECAME A CHURCH
AND THE SUNDAY SCHOOL GREW
HAD A 150 BEFORE WE KNEW IT
BUT THE KGB DIDN’T WANT GOD AROUND
17 YEARS THEY LOCKED ME UP 1,000 MILES AWAY
THIS IS MY HEART SONG, I WILL STAND AND SING
FOR I AM A SON OF THE LIVING KING
SO WHEN THE FIRE COMES I’LL BE REJOICING
EVEN WHEN I SUFFER I’LL BE SINGING
OOOHH JESUS IS ALIVE
OOOHH JESUS IS ALIVE
DESPITE 1,500 PRISONERS, CRIMINAL TO THE CORE
WHO’D LAUGH AND CURSE AND BANG THEIR CUPS
AND TRY TO DROWN ME OUT
LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY MORNING WITH THE RISING OF THE SUN
I’D STAND AND RAISE MY HANDS AND SING MY HEART SONG UP TO GOD
BELIEVERS STAND FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE
FAINT NOT IN ADVERSITY
IF YOU ARE CURSED FOR JESUS NAME
DONT GIVE UP, NO DON’T GIVE UP
WELL THEY TRIED TO BREAK ME, BUT I WOULDN’T GIVE IN
AND AS THEY CAME TO DRAG ME OUT FOR MY EXECUTION
I HEARD A CHOIR OF ANGELS, YAH MURDERERS AND THIEVES
THOSE 1,500 CRIMINALS HAD RISEN UP FOR ME
THEY RAISED THEIR HANDS AND SANG THE SONG MY FATHER TAUGHT ME
THE SWEETEST SOUND I EVER HEARD, YAH I HEARD FREEDOM RING
