My youth pastor turned us on to this song in the 70s. It always makes me cry. I'm 60 now. The song still brings tears to my eyes. It is beautiful and reverent. I'm not entirely sure but the song may have been released in 1980. In any case, it was part of the Christian Rock movement.
No longer the young man's voice, but still the joyful enthusiasm of pure praise to Almighty God, who will receive all glory and honor eternally with our heavenly voices - no matter how young or mature sounding!
He sounds VERY young! I was quite surprised when I saw this. I saw him once in Thousand Oaks, CA. Master guitar player! Shouts of Joy and Nagasaki are my favorites.
Unless your an experienced musician, you can't really appreciate the immense talent of Phil Keaggy. There really is no one else like him. It makes it glaringly obvious that his talent and abilities aren't just natural, they come directly from God. And actually, he's a gift to the rest of us.
I saw Phil do this song live over 20 years ago and it stood out in the mind of that innocent 15 year old. Now I'm 37 and struggling with doubt and questions but hearing it again brings back some of the hope there was in that teenager. Thanks Phil.
Hope is not to be found in this world, only lies and deception. His Word contains All The Truth we'll ever need. Get deeply into His Word. Read through The Gospel of John. Your doubts and struggles will vanish in Light of His Great Truth!
You are, by far, my favorite Christian artist. There is a complete peace that washes over me when you sing...every time I play your music. This has been true since the late 70's. You are anointed by the Holy Spirit and it flows through your beautiful voice and amazing guitar playing. Best guitar player EVER! Thank you for using your gifts to glorify the Savior!
Phil is just a wonderfully gifted servant of God !! .. he played at our church years ago at The Full Gospel Tabernacle in Orchard Park NY. I was helping with the sound and i played a little bit of his song "Time" on the piano .. Phil immediately jumped in and jammed with me .. What an Honor :>)
This yet another example of the blessed talent that the Lord has heaped upon Phil. In writing, singing, and guitar playing per excellence all dedicated to the Lord. It is my opinion, that Phil is the Christian equivalent to Paul McCartney especially in this song.
I first heard this in 1974 and have been a fan ever since. Every now and then I still sing this. I was a minister for 25+ years, in part because of Phil.
Cannot believe that I had not listened to Phil's music before! I have a lot to catch up on! But the charming flavor and gorgeous riffs and solos that he plugs into this song along with the joyful sound that he sings to the Lord is so refreshing and vibrant. Ah! I love it. 10 out of 10!
He is NOT to be missed if he comes to your town or anywhere within reasonable driving distance! Do miss his Glass Harp, plenty of stuff on YT. He is truly blessed and blesses us in return.
My forever FAVORITE!!!! You still have that sweet golden voice!...oh this makes me cry. You have NO IDEA how you have blessed my life through your music!
I remember seeing him back in the 70's. He was with 2nd chapter of acts. What a night of praise. Great pioneers of contemporary worship. He is timeless.
Interesting tune. It could be something that McCartney might write. Phil's enormously talented and is pretty much the only gospel artist I find worth listening to often.
Your guitar playing is so intricate, melodic, tuneful, insightful, and beautiful, that we can’t reproduce it, for ourselves, or our church families. You are at the very top, Mr. Phil Keaggy.
Wish those folks there would have Rejoiced in Praise to our Lord with Brother Phil …instead of just sitting there. Love your worship brother-your anointed song still draws me to His Throne , as it had 46 years ago. 🕊✝️🕊
Cuando llegue a casa veré todo Los hombres santos sobre los que leí Pedro y Juan, Santiago, Lucas y Pablo Y el hermano Tom sin duda Y creo que habrá Rey David al arpa Un canto de alabanza con cada acorde Qué espectáculo para ver, los redimidos y Los ángeles se reunieron adorando al Señor Que dia sera ese ¡Oh, qué día será ese! Cuando lleguemos a casa, nuestro hogar eterno No habrá más enfermos y moribundos Nadie está triste, nadie está solo Y no habrá mas llanto Secará cada lágrima De los ojos de sus hijos Y poner una sonrisa en sus rostros Que feliz dia cuando vemos Nuestro Señor en el Paraíso Coronado como Rey de Reyes Que dia sera ese ¡Oh, qué día será ese!
Wow! You've been such an inspiration over the years! I started out with this album in 79 and it's a joy to sing along. You don't know it but you've been a vocal mentor and your songs lift my spirit whenever I find myself struggling. You still sing so well! God Bless you.
Bought this album when it came out, love it to death to this very day and I'm an atheist. Mr. Keaggy is an amazing musician and a beautiful soul. So glad he's still making music. Truly the Christian world's Paul McCartney. Thanks, Phil!
+O'frabjous Day Hi! :-) I don't think you are an atheist... I don't think you have had very many good examples of Jesus to relate to. Phil Keaggy is a good example. A true athiest hates the beautiful soul as much as a true believer loves the beautiful soul... because God is Love, and to hate God you would have to hate Love.
+Efficiency Counts Hello and thanks for your post. Well, I'm definitely an atheist, and one of the reasons for it is because of the misconceptions that churches spread. Here's a classic one: A true athiest hates the beautiful soul. That's just not true. A true atheist believes that it is exactly that, our beautiful souls, which is capable of getting us past all of our differences and hatreds and lead us to love one another. A theist is simply someone who believes in a higher power to do that for us. An atheist is simply someone who believes we have to do it ourselves. A true atheist doesn't hate God because one cannot hate what one knows doesn't exist. Therefore they don't hate love. They love love, most especially within the urgency of attaining it for us all within the here and now.
I don't know what atheist means. But I do know that "...love comes from God and anyone that loves belongs to God and knows God. Anyone that does not love does not know God because God is love." ~ 1 John 4:7-8. :-)
+Efficiency Counts Thank you for your kind reply. I don't think that John quite knew himself well enough to express his love without having to credit it to a higher power for which he had to worship, not knowing for sure where or who this higher power really is. The Apostle John, however, was so in tune with the true power of love that he spoke of it openly and honestly in 1 Corinthians, the entire 13th chapter. THAT'S what an atheist believes also. That passage still has the ability to make me well up.
Phil Keaggy is a virtuoso. No one plays like he does; no one ever did before him or ever will again. He was the first Christian artist I ever heard, and this was the first CCM song I ever heard him do, and What a Day was the first Christian album I ever bought. He was good 50 years ago, but now ... whoa!! Proof that wine isn’t the only thing that improves with age. This is absolutely delicious!
Phil, amazing. I remember when you were part of Scott's thing and I remember it's undermining, so sad, but here you are doing what you should do, being creative and wonderfully playful for our lord and yourself...:-)
Praise Jesus... and all the prophets in the Bible we will hug some day.............. Job, Paul, Joseph, Moses, to name a few.... great song... epic lyrics... epic reality.. what a day that will be!
Phil Keaggy has always been compared to the likes of Steve Morse, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, and Joe Satriani-by secular hard rock guitar players. For decades. EVERYONE is floored by Phil. EVERYONE knows who he is, and we think it's sad that he has been sidelined by the mainstream music conglomerate for being a Christian artist. They won't play his music on radio stations, MTV, etc. Occasionally you will see him in ads in the guitar magazines, and he is usually considered the best there is in the print market, and they have always supported him, but you never get to hear him.
Thank You Lord for This Promise!
My youth pastor turned us on to this song in the 70s. It always makes me cry. I'm 60 now. The song still brings tears to my eyes. It is beautiful and reverent. I'm not entirely sure but the song may have been released in 1980. In any case, it was part of the Christian Rock movement.
I heard this song performed by Phil live in Dayton, OH exactly 50 years ago in 1974. God used this faithful artist to bring me to Himself.
I’m thinking that it came out in. ‘73 ?
No longer the young man's voice, but still the joyful enthusiasm of pure praise to Almighty God, who will receive all glory and honor eternally with our heavenly voices - no matter how young or mature sounding!
He sounds VERY young! I was quite surprised when I saw this. I saw him once in Thousand Oaks, CA. Master guitar player! Shouts of Joy and Nagasaki are my favorites.
Wow! Best Christian guitaist of all time singing this encouraging and timely song with his voice stronger than ever! Come Lord Jesus come!
Unless your an experienced musician, you can't really appreciate the immense talent of Phil Keaggy. There really is no one else like him. It makes it glaringly obvious that his talent and abilities aren't just natural, they come directly from God. And actually, he's a gift to the rest of us.
I saw Phil do this song live over 20 years ago and it stood out in the mind of that innocent 15 year old. Now I'm 37 and struggling with doubt and questions but hearing it again brings back some of the hope there was in that teenager. Thanks Phil.
I'm terminal so very soon I will be in Heaven with King Jesus Graduation Day as the Angels Carry me into the arms of Jesus!!!!!
Hope is not to be found in this world, only lies and deception. His Word contains All The Truth we'll ever need. Get deeply into His Word. Read through The Gospel of John. Your doubts and struggles will vanish in Light of His Great Truth!
@@CovenantMan yup, John is the most wonderful book
Stephen Mcclelland how are you doing?
It's the simplicity of the gospel that gives It the power.
brother sounds like Paul McCartney.. love u man.. can't wait till we are at the marriage supper of the Lamb!
Phil sang at Paul's wedding and gave Paul one of those Olson Guitars.
He sounds similar to McCartney, but with better tonality, joy, and emotion. 😊
You are, by far, my favorite Christian artist. There is a complete peace that washes over me when you sing...every time I play your music. This has been true since the late 70's. You are anointed by the Holy Spirit and it flows through your beautiful voice and amazing guitar playing. Best guitar player EVER! Thank you for using your gifts to glorify the Savior!
Dear Sweet Brother Phil, how you have Blessed my life for over 40 years. Thank You So Much.
Phil is just a wonderfully gifted servant of God !! .. he played at our church years ago at The Full Gospel Tabernacle in Orchard Park NY. I was helping with the sound and i played a little bit of his song "Time" on the piano .. Phil immediately jumped in and jammed with me .. What an Honor :>)
Mr. Keaggy should be inmortal
This yet another example of the blessed talent that the Lord has heaped upon Phil. In writing, singing, and guitar playing per excellence all dedicated to the Lord. It is my opinion, that Phil is the Christian equivalent to Paul McCartney especially in this song.
I heard that Paul M. referred to Phil as the best guitarist out there... period.
This did it for me back in 1974 1975ish....I love the Lord & as a new Christian back then.....the What A Day album was a must!!! Still have it!
All the rest of us guitar players are amazed at your guitar mastery! To God be the glory!
I first heard this in 1974 and have been a fan ever since. Every now and then I still sing this. I was a minister for 25+ years, in part because of Phil.
Ive always loved this song.. he is a master.. God love him.. he's older, Im older..I still have his first cassette from the early 70's, still works!
I still love this in 2024.
Wow! Love the jam box and backward guitar effects near the end. Phil’s guitar playing, melody,lyrics and vocals are flawless!!❤🎤🎸✝️
He has amazed me for over 40 years.
Cannot believe that I had not listened to Phil's music before! I have a lot to catch up on! But the charming flavor and gorgeous riffs and solos that he plugs into this song along with the joyful sound that he sings to the Lord is so refreshing and vibrant. Ah! I love it. 10 out of 10!
be sure and put on your bucket list to see him play live : )
He is NOT to be missed if he comes to your town or anywhere within reasonable driving distance! Do miss his Glass Harp, plenty of stuff on YT. He is truly blessed and blesses us in return.
My forever FAVORITE!!!! You still have that sweet golden voice!...oh this makes me cry. You have NO IDEA how you have blessed my life through your music!
I remember seeing him back in the 70's. He was with 2nd chapter of acts. What a night of praise. Great pioneers of contemporary worship. He is timeless.
My favorite song of him. Actually, it is my favorite song of all songs.
Oh My God! That sounds fantastic! I don't know how I didn't hear about this man before!
Artur Ribeiro de Almeida Hey, Artur is back to social networks ;)
Also, this is my favorite guitar player... I feel good you like too. Enjoy! ;)
Actualy I always had been on google+, but now I'm using it more, since I had quit facebook. ;p By the way, why are we writing in english? kkkkk
Jajajaja eso es muy extraño mismo...
Madre mía...también hablas español?? qué máquina tío!! jajaja
Interesting tune. It could be something that McCartney might write. Phil's enormously talented and is pretty much the only gospel artist I find worth listening to often.
Phil translates joy into music! What a blessing he is, and how he has encouraged me to enjoy the Lord and seek Him hundreds of times.
Your guitar playing is so intricate, melodic, tuneful, insightful, and beautiful, that we can’t reproduce it, for ourselves, or our church families. You are at the very top, Mr. Phil Keaggy.
Beautiful!
Wish those folks there would have Rejoiced in Praise to our Lord with Brother Phil …instead of just sitting there. Love your worship brother-your anointed song still draws me to His Throne , as it had 46 years ago. 🕊✝️🕊
When Phil plays and it sounds like two guitars, often it is just Phil. He has ministered to this fellow guitar player.
he is amazing, but he does also use an Octavizer pedal and creates live loop samples, so you are hearing "two guitars"
Nailed it.
Sweet Philip,, Love this Man of God. Jesus 1st
It's like over 30 ears ago when I came on the Lord's light.... GREAT ! ! !
Phil's a bonafide axe legend. Enough said.
For those about to rock, we salute you. Amen.
THE bonafide axe legend.
A Life Lived Well For The Honor And Glory Of The Savior!
Absolutely!!! What a day! See you there brother.
I really like this guy.
Truly, what a day that will be and I believe Phil Keaggy will be right there with David playing in Yahs Salvation Army band🙏🙌
Cuando llegue a casa veré todo Los hombres santos sobre los que leí Pedro y Juan, Santiago, Lucas y Pablo Y el hermano Tom sin duda Y creo que habrá Rey David al arpa Un canto de alabanza con cada acorde Qué espectáculo para ver, los redimidos y Los ángeles se reunieron adorando al Señor Que dia sera ese ¡Oh, qué día será ese! Cuando lleguemos a casa, nuestro hogar eterno No habrá más enfermos y moribundos Nadie está triste, nadie está solo Y no habrá mas llanto Secará cada lágrima De los ojos de sus hijos Y poner una sonrisa en sus rostros Que feliz dia cuando vemos Nuestro Señor en el Paraíso Coronado como Rey de Reyes Que dia sera ese ¡Oh, qué día será ese!
Amazing guitarist!
what a day that will be !!! AMEN dear
the outro gets me every time , to tears :)
I ran sound at a huge outdoor festival where Phil played. I got to talk him in between acts. Such a nice man.
Wow! You've been such an inspiration over the years! I started out with this album in 79 and it's a joy to sing along. You don't know it but you've been a vocal mentor and your songs lift my spirit whenever I find myself struggling. You still sing so well! God Bless you.
Hallelujah! And wow is Phil an amazing instrument.
WOW! What a blessing! This is my favorite song of his. (I probably say that to most of his songs)
Bought this album when it came out, love it to death to this very day and I'm an atheist. Mr. Keaggy is an amazing musician and a beautiful soul. So glad he's still making music. Truly the Christian world's Paul McCartney. Thanks, Phil!
+O'frabjous Day Hi! :-) I don't think you are an atheist... I don't think you have had very many good examples of Jesus to relate to. Phil Keaggy is a good example. A true athiest hates the beautiful soul as much as a true believer loves the beautiful soul... because God is Love, and to hate God you would have to hate Love.
+Efficiency Counts Hello and thanks for your post. Well, I'm definitely an atheist, and one of the reasons for it is because of the misconceptions that churches spread. Here's a classic one: A true athiest hates the beautiful soul. That's just not true. A true atheist believes that it is exactly that, our beautiful souls, which is capable of getting us past all of our differences and hatreds and lead us to love one another. A theist is simply someone who believes in a higher power to do that for us. An atheist is simply someone who believes we have to do it ourselves. A true atheist doesn't hate God because one cannot hate what one knows doesn't exist. Therefore they don't hate love. They love love, most especially within the urgency of attaining it for us all within the here and now.
I don't know what atheist means. But I do know that "...love comes from God and anyone that loves belongs to God and knows God. Anyone that does not love does not know God because God is love." ~ 1 John 4:7-8. :-)
+Efficiency Counts Thank you for your kind reply. I don't think that John quite knew himself well enough to express his love without having to credit it to a higher power for which he had to worship, not knowing for sure where or who this higher power really is. The Apostle John, however, was so in tune with the true power of love that he spoke of it openly and honestly in 1 Corinthians, the entire 13th chapter. THAT'S what an atheist believes also. That passage still has the ability to make me well up.
Me too. :-)
Phil Keaggy is a virtuoso. No one plays like he does; no one ever did before him or ever will again.
He was the first Christian artist I ever heard, and this was the first CCM song I ever heard him do, and What a Day was the first Christian album I ever bought.
He was good 50 years ago, but now ... whoa!! Proof that wine isn’t the only thing that improves with age. This is absolutely delicious!
He is awesome !
Thanks for such beautiful songs. Dios te bendiga 😀
Phil is one of the best cheery pickers of all time.
Just Amazing!
Phil, amazing. I remember when you were part of Scott's thing and I remember it's undermining, so sad, but here you are doing what you should do, being creative and wonderfully playful for our lord and yourself...:-)
Honestly, maybe his very best song. Joy at the thought of Home, and the assurance of Christ the Crucified.
So happy he played this song last night in Franklin! What a Day that Will BE!
One of his best songs.
If I ever get to go on CBS's Survivor, I'm bringing Phil Keaggy because those fingers of his could light a fire in nothin flat.
Incredible !
Imagine that an atheist is missing out on the joy of this song!
What a day that will be. Love this song.
Thank you
What a Song ! ! ! Great time !
What a day and what a song
Phil Keaggy Came Over To Our Church In Eagle River Alaska, He Is One Funny Guy And Awesome Musician
Praise Jesus... and all the prophets in the Bible we will hug some day.............. Job, Paul, Joseph, Moses, to name a few....
great song... epic lyrics... epic reality.. what a day that will be!
The jimmy hendrix of modern Christian music. So talented.
What a day indeed!
Thanx
Subscribed. Thank you for the fine entertainment.
faboulous
Beautiful Song.
OohoOH what a day that will be !!
The best.
Reminds me of Paul MaCartney
Legend
I can hear Paul McCartney influence here...loud and clear! it's a lovely song.
0 Thumbs down. Maybe people do like talent!
LORD!
With only slight adjustment, this would be a fabulous reggae song as well.
❤
Relate.. is that what it takes ? Or great artists ? great song and will be ...
Brother Tom without a doubt
"Yeah, but...I uh...only came ...for thee uh...lost sheep of the uh...house of Israel, so..." ~Jesus Christ in Matthew 15:24
Gostei
Phil Keaggy has always been compared to the likes of Steve Morse, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, and Joe Satriani-by secular hard rock guitar players.
For decades.
EVERYONE is floored by Phil.
EVERYONE knows who he is, and we think it's sad that he has been sidelined by the mainstream music conglomerate for being a Christian artist. They won't play his music on radio stations, MTV, etc.
Occasionally you will see him in ads in the guitar magazines, and he is usually considered the best there is in the print market, and they have always supported him, but you never get to hear him.
To me his voice sounds a lot like Paul McCartney, amazing guitarist/ songwriter!
2024 ❤🎉
5 Feb 2017 = 2xthumbs down ??? What the??? Must not have ears......
Phil is a great guitarist, and Godly man in Christ. Beware though of the sneaky Mormon cult commercial that is put with Phil's video.
Tasteful.
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PAUL McCARTNEY??????
Since the 70's...I have always thought Phil was the Christian music version of Paul McCartney!
Better :)
@@newshound8072 he has the presence of Paul McCartney for sure. The interesting thing, is you can clearly see it's perfectly natural
Phil is a big Beatles fan.
Jesus might come tonight
Sounds a lot like Paul McCartney