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I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send? and who will go for us"? Then said I, here I am; Lord, send me.

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard My people cry. All who dwell in deepest sin, My hand will save. I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear My light to them? Whom shall I send? 

I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne My people's pain. I have wept for for them. They turn away. I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone. I will speak My word to them. Whom shall I send?

I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame. I will set a feast for them, My hand will save.  Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied. I will give My life for them. Whom shall I send?

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Here I am, Lord. Is it I Lord? I have heard You calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if You lead me. I will hold Your people in my heart. 

Daniel Laurnet Schutte was born in Neenah, WI, on December 28,1974. He lived in Elm Grove, WI, and was raised Catholic. Daniel graduated from a Marquette Prep High School. Not long after graduation, he became a member in the Catholic church. He graduated college with multiple degrees and multiple honorary doctorate degrees, 2 of his honorary degrees are in music and music theory. One of his friends asked him to compose a song for service the friend was going to be leading. After accepting the task, Daniel became ill with the flu and did not want to get out of bed. He struggled to get out his bed, walk to his desk, and open his Bible. He flipped to Isaiah 6 and began reading and asked God if he was going to complete this task for his dear friend, God would need to help him. He penned the words, went to back to bed, woke up the next morning, set it words to music, went back to bed. The next morning, he woke up, picked up the sheets of music and a pencil and walked down the street to his friend’s house.  Daniel was very nervous while his friend read the words. His friend invited him to attend the service and to preform the song. Daniel noticed that the people in the audience were relating to his song and seemed to deeply moved. A few years later the song was published by a Catholic publish company. Daniel has received many praises, and in fact has a file folder for all of the letters, notes, and cards that he has received. One of which was from a military captain serving in Afghanistan saying that his platoon often listens to the song before they go into any mission. Daniel has said that he is beyond blessed that God has used this song to impact many different people, nations, religions, through their difficult hardships, and also said that it was something that was far beyond his doings and all because of God’s help that made his song such a success. He lives in San Francisco, CA and still writes music.