I CAN ONLY IMAGINE

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
Music and Lyrics Bart Millard (MercyMe)
Arranged for the Manila Chamber Singers by Ily Matthew Maniano

Be bold enough to imagine. Imagine that the life stories, which God intends for us, go beyond our past and carry on to our present, and lead us to our eternity.

I Can Only Imagine was written by Bart Millard and sung by the contemporary/pop Christian band, MercyMe, of which he is a part of. This song has become the group's breakthrough hit and is considered their signature song. This song was also adapted into a film in 2018.
The song's very powerful and inspiring text is actually the composer's life story - from a life of brokenness brought about by his relationship with his abusive father, to one of restoration before his father was diagnosed with a terminal illness. It is also an imagining of what it will be like after we pass on to eternal glory, after the composer's grandmother said that , "I can only imagine what Arthur (Bart Millard's father) was seeing in heaven."

For this virtual choir performance, we are joined by two men of God who are also vocal artists par excellence.

Rev. REUEL TICA is the senior pastor of Hillcrest Family Life Baptist Churches in the Philippines. He obtained his Bachelor and Master's degrees in Music, Major in Voice from the UP College of Music. He was also a member of the Philippine Madrigal Singers which won the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing in 1997.

Rev. EDWARD GRANADOSIN is the pastor of the East Alton First United Methodist Church in East Alton, Illinois. He finished his Teacher's Diploma in Music Major in Voice from the UP College of Music under Prof. Andrea Veneracion. He was also part of the legendary Madz Batch '89 and has since then sang with different vocal groups, most notable of which was Three of A Kind. Pastor Edward was also one of the foremost Christian recording artists in the Philippines, before he migrated to the US.

𝑰 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒐 𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒖𝒎 - I can imagine when all I do is forever worship You.

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Conductor: William Lloyd Cordero

Audio Engineer: Ily Matthew Maniano

Video Editor: Andross Sy

Soli:
Rev. Edward Granadosin, tenor
Rev. Reuel Tica, baritone
Egelmar May Dalupang, soprano

Voice guides:
Rachell Tumbaga, soprano
Gracy Lumbao-De Silva, alto
Timothy Paul Vallega, tenor
Lyndon Palafox, tenor
Jojo Caparas, bass
Dann Gabriel Ngking, bass

Production Team:
Izha Lao
Jasper Marquez
Jojo Caparas
Josiah Cyrus Boque
Jules Noveras
Keat Lagdameo
Kim Galano
Lyndon Palafox
Mark Renn Caluag
Philip Salvador
Steffi Maravillas

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