Sufjan Stevens - The Greatest Gift (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
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Animated by Sufjan Stevens
Lyrics:
Praise the mountain and the rain
All the gifts that still remain
But the greatest gift of all
And the law above all laws
Is to love your friends and lovers
And lay down your life for your brothers
As you abide in peace
So will your delight increase
As the mystery of the cross
Asa Lovejoy lost the toss
And the fountain in the rain
Where my sorrow still remains
So I run to my friends and lovers
I lay down my life for my brothers
As I abide in peace
So will my delight increase
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Sufjan reminds me why I love God.
It is the same for me. And that, Mr. Kevin, is no question. :)
Sufjan Stevens needs to release an album titled "The Greatest Gift", and release it on the 25th of December so it would be the greatest Christmas ever.
Agree ;) Especially for people alone like me at Christmas. Listening to Sufjan is like being with a friend.
He is actually releasing "The Greatest Gift" as an album tomorrow! It contains outtakes, remixes and demos from Carrie & Lowell :)
Can someone please help protect Sufjan forever?
Kelly Seagraves someOne is! Be well
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It's funny. I'm pretty much of an atheist - so, usually, whenever somebody is religious, this person normally tends to be suspicious to me. But for some reason, I love Sufjan Stevens. Someone, who creates such beautiful art, and who is religious in a way that doesnt hurt anybody else is fascinating, even to me. So, Mr. Stevens, stay as you are, do what you like to do. Thumbs up!
Same
@Gabriella LUNDALL theyre not all like that though, just as all people who have a political opinion arent always trying to argue it. Maybe it's optimistic but it's important to remember not everyone is the same
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Praise Jesus for creating such a beautiful soul such as Sufjan.
Videosythesis oh thank you, thank you for your comment. Concise and very true. Glory be! In His love ours is magnified and given purpose. Be well!
One of my all-time favorites. God, please protect Sufjan at all costs.
Every time my faith is challenged, I find answers in Sufjan's music. I want to thank him for writing this song and reminding me what's important and what I am called to do for my neighbor :)
The Watchtower being featured this month is titled "What is the Greatest Gift of All?" Talk about timing!
Auboni Cordolino no coincidence. As I near 50, I've learned first hand there are few coincidences. Rather, a connection that links towards the same meaning/goal/outcome. Be well@
@@SensoriaMaRia “Coincidence is God’s way of staying anonymous.” - Donna Tartt
I don’t really know why I cry all times that I listen Sufjan’s voice is just amazing.
and I'm having the goosebumps of the month
I love you Sufjan!!
I was raised Jehovah’s Witness; this music video made me so happy and reminded me so much of my childhood
Mario Cuauhxicalli Same here! My whole childhood flashed before me..he used a lot from The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived book. If I'm not mistaken I think he hit us with a few illustrations from the You Can Live Forever In Paradise book, along with many different magazines and tracts. This totally blew my mind!
They did this style of animation for the Planetarium tour as well for certain songs and it's still as lovely as it was last summer live!
Thank-you for reminding me that love always prevails. Thankful for you, Sufjan. Thankful for you, sisters and brothers. God bless. Love bless.
arubybluebird LOVE you too. What a precious and and spot-on comment! I am thankful for being a Sufjan fan. Not merely because of him but the larger family/community he has created through his heART. Mostly positive, authentic, and compassionate words are shared in any comment thread. Be well!
been listening to sufjan for years and i just found this song like last month, he really is a gift that keeps on giving
High art meets low art/sincere faith meets irony
Oh my god, I heard this from Welcome Wagon when it first came out and would always imagine it in Sufjans voice. This really is the greatest gift
This album didn't just make my day, it made my life
This is amazing. I love you Asthmatic Kitty thank you so much for existing.
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So much stuff from Sufjan this year, it's amazing
And good luck with that oscar next year!
This thanksgiving, I am truly grateful for the homoerotic tinge of the baptism image in this video.
Also just for this song's/mixtape's release. Thank you Sufjan/AKR Team
Go forth with peace, Sufjan. thank you for creating such touching music.
My delight is increasing, Suf
Wow, really surprised to see all these pictures from old 80s/90s Jehovahs Witness publications! And such a wonderful song from Sufjan, like always. Big thanks to you for brightening my day!
I'm surprised he used Jehovah Witness imagery.
im a simple person.. if sufjan loves god, i love god. this song just sounds like a miracle. sooo amazing 🦄✨
The greatest thing to wake up to. Sufjan makes everything okay.
"But the greatest of these is LOVE"... thank you once again Sufjan for being an example of using our gifts to help lift each other. In a world that not only seems to be darkening, we are dividing in the lie of being separate. Separate from God and each other. A person who has the courage to seek then share the depths of their soul in the way you do is REMARKABLE. For what you give us is hope. That this too shall pass. You help to fortify our faith that we are not alone and isolated but truly connected by that which is the Greatest Gift; LOVE. Love in all its forms. Love that has a specific starting point yet did not stop there. Love that is commanded to be given to each other despite percieved differences. Love that is not selective. Love that must be lived even in the face of one's suffering and pain. Oh you sweet and sincere #beautysoul! God loves you so much! And I have endless gratitude for you, generously and gently reminding us give to love to others. Then. Now. Always. Be well and LOVE to ALL!
I may have authored the longest comment of my life Asthmatic Kitty and all. Please do forgive. I have been house or hospital bound the better part of the last two years and I am running out of time, here. LOVE to ALL!
Jesus is looking pretty muscular there.
Look at it this way... Jesus was a carpenter. Haven't seen many weak carpenters.
Zuzia Lachowska Jesus was actually the youngest son, Joseph had children before meeting Mary, some say Mary had Jesus with Joseph's oldest son so they told Joseph it was the holly spirit .... Pure heresy of course
Jesus of Finland
Lifting For Christ Lord.
Wrong person...
This video reminded me of my childhood,...so many Watchtower and Awake pictures.
hkkelli120 The Greatest Man whoever lived publication!
Same here! It kind of felt like going back home for 2 minutes.
I was raised in the Org, too. this was a lot for me.
Haha I love Sufjan so much. I also love Jesus.
I hope to meet and get to know Sufjan, both of us wrapped in pure light and love, in Heaven someday. 😭❤
It's sort of... poetic, how you can never know if the one who answers the comments is Sufjan Stevens or the community manager or whoever. At the end, they are all humans (presumably), so the gratitude is the same no matter who expresses it.
(If you know the answer don't say it: mistery is the heart of poetry).
Alraisen Avecesdario gorgeous!
I was unusually stressed at work this morning , and this notification came. Watched it, back to myself again, smiling and at peace. Thank you Sufjan. Beautiful song, uplifting video. Love from Ireland.
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God bless you Sufjan. I'm not Christian but this still made me emotional.
A great gift that I will cherish and treasure with every listen.Thank you Subaru
Sufjan has a tendancy to make life incredible.
I appreciate an uplifting song from Sufjan.
Jesus has been lifting!!
A SUFJAN MUSIC VIDEO.... I NEVER THOUGHT TO I WILL LIVE TO SEE THIS
The Greatest Gift! when i ready to go to bed and i realized that Sufjan's album should have been released. now i can not fall in sleep after listening the whole album! especially this lovely video, thanks for reminding me what is the greatest gift! Happy Thanksgiving!
Sufjan Stevens is my fav! Such beautiful music. God bless all!
dear asthmatic kitty,
where the hell does sufjan get all these pictures of bearded men
love,
me
Watchtower pamphlets. :)
Love, YOU
william clift has
I was just about to say- Jehovah's Witnesses literature. Books, pamplets, magazines like The Watchtower and Awake!
@@reillycordy4699 All of them. Every one.
Thankful.
I really needed this. Thank you Sufjan.
Thanks for pouring out your soul for us, and I hope you continue to find peace and delight through it as it inspires delight and peace in us the listener. Here is to a better world
This is just incredible.
god damn it this song is so pure and uplifting and beautiful i love you sufjan
Thankful for Sufjan and his music. 😊
thank you sufjan for sharing your gifts.
Such a gift on Thanksgiving. Peace and love to all!
It really annoys me that this only has like 221,334 views. It's brilliant and I want more people to hear it and feel what it makes me feel.
Beautiful song, I love it
Beautiful and calming
Gracias Sufjan!!! Por hacer mi dia mejor,he tenido unos muy malos días y esto me alegro un poco
Big Big Love
this video is everything
Thanks Sufjan didnt know i needed this but it was exactly what i needed
You're one piece of a beautiful, beautiful human being.
This Was The Best Thanksgiving Ever
So short yet so beautiful
Fantastic start to my day. Have a blessed thanksgiving ❤
Solid Sunday School felt board flashbacks. Can't believe I haven't seen this till today!
I just watch it and cry. Thank you!
❤🌞🌍✌🙌🎉
eterno gracias Amigo
Beautiful
i cry about Sufjan Stevens probably every day
Makes me want to get baptized!
I could wait for it til Christmas. It'd be the greatest gift to me.
this is the greatest gift for me ❤
this is the song that plays over the end credits of life
This Thanksgiving, Sufjan Stevens music is something I'm thankful for. I truly got a great gift on thanksgiving with this song. Thanks Sufjan and happy thanksgiving to everyone :)
God! I love you so much sufjan.
Sufjan.... Thank You
Happy Thanksgiving Sufjan & Co!
absolutely beautiful
A Thanksgiving miracle!
I believe in your music and in the peace it brings me :) thankful for that
I love that there’s so many people who recognize the watchtower cut outs. They remind me of my childhood 😌🥲
Early Christmas present. Thanks Sufjan, it’s just what I wanted how did you know?
Titre magnifique. Merci!
Sufjan, come to Portugal!
I ! need ! an album !!!!!!
Wonderful song and video! God bless Sufjan Stevens, happy thanksgiving
so much love
This is the most Sufjan Stevens thing that has ever existed.
sufjan stevens needs to make more music no hiatus
This is so beautiful, thanks so much Sufjan x
Aw man, can't wait!
Thank you Sufjan
Beautiful song :)
i love this man
Day = made
Juste un morceau magnifique que seul lui sait les creer..
thanks Sufjan you've just made my day
Mine too!
You do no wrong, Suf. you do no wrong.
Just an fyi the black guy some people are saying is a buff Jesus is actually an Ethiopian eunuch who Philip corrected so he asked to be baptized; the account starts in Acts 8:27.
I love him so much
what a great Thanksgiving release.
Sufjan at his best.
love your talent Sufjan