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Free Music Sheet Of This Song Plus
Midi - See Below
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well known Christian song was first published in 1972, the composer actually
wrote it in 1966 when he was but seventeen years old. William (Bill)
V. Mason had only trusted Christ as his personal Saviour the year before
but already sensed God's calling in his life to the ministry. He
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the Baptist Bible College of Springfield,
Missouri, and then served in the youth ministry for thirteen years and
the senior pastorate for seventeen years.
While at college, another
musically talented student, Vic Jungkurth, heard Bill play his guitar and
singing the song. He asked if he could use it as he, too, sang and
played the guitar. The two teamed up and were soon being used of
God in numerous teen rallies where they presented messages both in word
and music--many times their own original compositions.
In 1971, Vic was contracted
to produce what was then called a long play vinyl record album with Heartwarming/Impact
Records of Nashville, Tennessee; the largest gospel recording company in
the world at that time. The Crayon Box Song instantly took off as
a hit and was published in sheet music form the next year. Although,
seeming to appeal more to children, the song is enjoyed by teens and adults
as well. The result is that it's universal appeal has kept it going
for almost five decades now.
The song has since been recorded
by several gospel recording artists, translated in to numerous foreign
languages, featured in lyric form throughout the Internet, put into visualized
form by the Child Evangelism Fellowship (who also make it available on
a background CD), and also a copy of the sheet music and two musical midis
made available by Bill to those who request it via e-mail (see instructions
below). |
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THE CRAYON BOX
SONG
By William V. Mason
When I was just a little boy (child), no
higher than you knee,
My mother bought a box of crayons just
for me;
I picked 'em up, I opened 'em up, and
I looked way down inside,
And the colors there reminded me of Jesus
when He died.
Chorus:
Red is the color
of the blood that He shed,
Brown's for the
crown that they laid upon His head;
Blue is for royalty,
within Him did dwell,
And yellow is
for the Christian who's afraid to tell.
I colored and I colored 'til the crayons
were all gone,
But though I've grown much older now,
the mem'ry lingers on;
So when I see a little child with crayon
box in hand,
I tell them what they mean to me so I
hope he'll understand..
Repeat Chorus
Afraid to tell of a Saviour who died on
Calvary,
He died for lowly sinners just like you
and me;
And someday He is coming back to be our
King,
and the colors in the crayon box you will
sing.
Repeat Chorus
And yellow is
for the Christian who's afraid to tell. |
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FREE COPY OF SHEET MUSIC
& MIDIS UPON REQUEST
Should you want the sheet
music to the Crayon Box Song, a guitar midi, and a piano midi, please click
the e-mail link to the right and William V. Mason will send them to you
as e-mail attachments. |
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VISUALIZED SONG & MUSICAL BACKGROUND
CD
The song can also be obtained
as a visualized flip shart from the Child Evangelism Fellowship.
A sing-along CD including the background accompaniament to the song can
also be found on the same web site page. The fee for both items is
nominal and go toward the support of this long-time successful ministry.
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VIDEO OF SONG AS SUNG BY A CHILDREN'S
CHOIR
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INTERNET SITES FEATURING THE SONG WITH
LYRICS & MIDIS
Child
Bible Lyrics from children's
Bible songs taught in church, Bible class, and Vacation Bible School
KIDiddles
All of those favorite childrens Gospel songs.
Lil'
Kids for Jesus is a collection of all of the well known children's
songs including the lyrics and midi to this song.
The
Crystal Sea is a collection of the best songs to be sung on Sunday
school busses, thus, including this song in its collection.
Bible
Study Charts features a "Children's Hymns" section including the
song.
Venice
Nokomis The song featured on a Methodist church web site. |
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