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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

Jesus is the living Spirit

Experience of Christ As the Spirit

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Jesus is the living Spirit,
Our reality;
We enjoy Him just by calling
In simplicity.
 
Jesus is the living Spirit,
We must now proclaim;
He is rich unto all men
That call upon His name.
2
He is living now within us,
Giving liberty;
He is good and He is gracious
As we taste and see.
3
Jesus is the living Spirit
And the living Word;
When we touch Him by pray-reading
We receive this Lord.
4
Jesus is the living Spirit
Who among us flows;
Fellowship of life in spirit
Unity bestows.
5
Jesus is the living Spirit,
He is our rich feast;
As the Body now enjoys Him,
Praises are released.

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Un Hermano

Dec 7, 2025

Helping People to Know That Jesus Is the Living Spirit

Then after we help people to pray, we need to help them in several matters; otherwise, they will not be properly saved. First, we should help them to know that to believe in Jesus means to receive Him as the living Spirit into them. We must stress this very much. We should tell them that Jesus today is in the Spirit and even is the real, true, and living Spirit. Therefore, we can open our heart and open our spirit, that is, open our whole being to receive Him. We have to stress this point again and again. Then those who are saved will be living Christians. Otherwise, they will be only religious people, not living Christians; we will merely have some religious members. For this purpose we need to read them some verses about Christ as our life and Christ living in us. We must help them to know this. Do not think that we should wait until they have been saved for a long time to tell them that Christ is life. No, from the first day we need to tell them. I was saved in this way. At the time I was saved, I was even told that I had been crucified with Christ. I realized that I was finished; I was dead with Christ and was buried already. Now it was no more I but Christ who lived in me. I heard a complete gospel.

Do not think that this is too deep. This may be too deep for some people in Christianity, but it is not too deep for the sinners. Try this. Do not preach the gospel in the old way. Do not say, “Oh, this is too deep. Half a year later we can let Brother Lee minister to them how Christ is life to the believers. ” No, this is wrong. There are many deep things in the Gospel of John, but that book is still called the gospel. The whole book of Romans is also called the gospel. The first chapter of Romans tells us that the whole book is the gospel (vv. 1 , 9 , 15-16 ; cf. 16:25). We should even learn to preach the gospel from Romans 12 , telling people that they have to be members of the Body. We must tell people definitely and thoroughly that Christ is the living Spirit today, waiting for people to receive Him as life. Stress this matter.

Preaching the Gospel in the Way of Life

Chapter 2 CWWL, 1965, vol. 1

(LSM)

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Un Hermano

Dec 7, 2025

LIVING LETTERS OF CHRIST

When ink is applied to paper, it is mingled with the paper. Christ Himself desires to be inscribed into our being so that we can become living letters of Christ. A letter of Christ is one composed of Christ as the content to convey and express Christ. All believers of Christ should be such a living letter of Christ, that others may read and know Christ in their being. Our heart, as the composition of our conscience (the leading part of our spirit), mind, emotion, and will, is the tablet upon which the living letters of Christ are written with the living Spirit of God. This implies that Christ is written into every part of our inner being with the Spirit of the living God to make us His living letters that He may be expressed and read by others in us.

The Tree of Life

Chapter 15 CWWL,

1965, vol. 2 (LSM)

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Maria L

Fremont, California, United States

Jan 2, 2025

Hallelujah! He is now the Spirit, and as the Spirit, He is living, real, and rich to all who call on the name of the Lord. "Oh Lord Jesus," 😀

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Pedro Menéndez

Bayamon, Puerto Rico, United States

Jul 26, 2024

When we take the word in and let the word dwell in us, live in us, and act in us, we will be filled with grace. The issue of this is that we sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. The songs we sing are “spiritual, ” implying that our singing must flow out of our spirit. When our singing flows out of our spirit, it becomes spiritual.

From Pray-reading the Word

Chapter 2

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Brian

Jul 10, 2022

I enjoyed Jesus as the living Spirit this morning. We are about to meet with the saints for the Lord’s table to enjoy a rich feast. I am anxious to be in the fellowship of life in spirit in unity in the Body releasing our praises.

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Samuel Joseph Bibby

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Jul 27, 2021

I was traveling and visiting family in Charlotte this week and I went over to a dear saints Rick and Pam Teshima’s for a dinner and home meeting tonight and we sang this song. And it was like wow! Jesus is just a historical figure and ethical teacher from the show the chosen. He is alive ! and He is God! We have given our life to a living God! And He wants every person to Know him and come to full knowledge of the truth. He’s Working in the heavens and propagating on the earth. Thank you again Teshima family. Jesus as the living Spirit was really there at your house this evening.

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Maisha Parkar

Round Rock, Texas, United States

May 24, 2020

As the Body now enjoys Him,

Praises are released.

Hallelujah! Praises are released when we enjoy Him. What this world needs is more praises. God is love. Let love run its course... unhindered... flowing free.

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Hue Ganis

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Feb 9, 2020

Jesus is the Living Spirit!

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Anne

Scugog, Ontario, Canada

Aug 23, 2019

Jesus is the living Spirit,

We must now proclaim;

He is rich unto all men

That call upon His name!!!

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Tho

Hcm, Vietnam

Dec 16, 2012

hoi cac thanh hay giang Jesus la linh ban su song nay

danh Jesus day he ai keu cau long day Ngai them mai

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