An inspiring evening

Last night Kim and I attended the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's annual Christmas concert "Ring Christmas Bells." We are huge fans of guest artist Brian Stokes Mitchell. We have seen him on Broadway and at the Kennedy Center. It was nice not to have to travel quite so far this time. Amidst all the high drama of getting in and out of the Conference Center, it was an inspiring evening. And it was nice to have an evening alone with Kim.

The highlight of the evening is when Brian sang "New Words." It was a wonderful reminder about the simple joys of life that can be found in words. It's a song about a father teaching his son his first words. Here are the lyrics:

New Words By Maury Yeston
Look up there high above us,
In a sky of blackest silk
See how round, like a cookie
See how white, as white as milk
Call it the "moon" my son Say "moon"
Sounds like your spoon, my son
Can you say it?
New word today
Say "moon"
Near the moon brightly turning
See the shining sparks of light
Each one new, each one burning
Through the darkness of the night
We call them "stars" my son
Say "stars"
That one is "Mars," my son
Can you say it?
New word today
Say "stars"
As they blink all around us
Playing starry-eyed games
Who would think it astounds us
Simply naming their names?
Turn your eyes from the skies now
Turn around and look at me
There's a light in my eyes now
And a word for what you see
We call it "love" my son
Say "love"
So hard to say my son
It gets harder
New words today
We'll learn to say
Learn "moon,"
Learn "stars,"
Learn "love."