My Baby Daughter!

Alani Grace Yates is born!

My Baby Daughter!

Video Wall

So cool! Have you seen this video wall thingy? Here is a slide show video featuring my song 'The Cost,' and a nice goofy song from my good friend David Korner. Do you have any cool Christian music videos to share? Comment me a link.

New Compilation CD

Update Aug. 20th, 2010: I still have not received my promised copies of the CD's I paid for in November 2009. I strongly advise against working with Quickstar or Distrophonix. See my blog for more on why here: http://www.havenyates.com/blog/?p=166



I have just sent out my song ‘The Cost’ to be included in a Compilation Project called ‘A Call for Healing,’ which will benefit the fight against malaria in Uganda, Africa. The digital download will be distributed by Quickstar Productions. Here’s what they have to say about it.

“A Call for Healing” is a compilation CD and marketing project brought to you by Quickstar Productions. It is designed to bring together some of America’s best Christian musicians for a common cause, fighting malaria in Uganda, Africa and most importantly spreading the message of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. To learn about the work being done in Uganda please check out www.sttimscatonsville.org We hope you enjoy this project as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you. “I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O holy one of Israel.” Psalm 71:22 (BBE)

Please check them out at http://www.myspace.com/qspubg3 and show your support.

Every band on the project will be selling a limited number of physical CD’s, so keep an eye out for those. I’ll be sure to schedule a short local tour as soon as I have a batch.

This track based on Philippians 1:21 is a major work in progress that I can't wait to get out. I'd love to record in a pro studio, but until that day comes, I'm glad to provide my best free home studio demo version. The most important thing is the message be heard, and that hope is shared with even one soul out there who needs it.

Lyrics:

Father, help me let go of what I need to call done
Help me cling to the hand of Your perfect guiding Son
Help me put away what needs to be through
And live my every day devoted to You

I need not bear the cost of being lost in this earth
I'm gonna put my treasure where it has eternal worth
For me to live is Christ and to die is gain
And heaven's where true life begins so while I'm here I'll live for His name
Yeah Lord I'll live for Your name

We like to live for power or position or we just live in the past
We store up all our treasure where it isn't gonna last
We live for today, and we ignore what's on the way
We pass up what's great so we can have what's okay

I need not bear the cost of being lost in this earth
I'm gonna put my treasure where it has eternal worth
For me to live is Christ and to die is gain
And heaven's where true life begins so while I'm here I'll live for His name
Yeah Lord I'll live for Your name

This life is a vapor we will soon go away
We will rise, we will fly, it's gonna be a glorious day
These tents we'll leave behind, with the garbage we accrue
We look with joy to find eternity to be with You, with You
With my hands I lift my heart to the sky
I give all that I am to the Lord on high
I'll never stray from the way there is only one
I run the race to embrace the Son