Amber Salladin is a conductor, pianist, worship leader, singer, organist, and educator based in Manhattan, New York. Amber has worked in churches and for professional choruses in Vancouver, Canada, and London, UK. She is the Music Director at Emmanuel Anglican Church, Arts and Ministry Director for the C. S. Lewis Foundation, Music Teacher at Geneva School of Manhattan, conductor of the Academy for Teachers Chorus, Online Leader for United Adoration, and Principal Pianist and Board Member of the New York Session Symphony. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, Jim and their two boys Caleb (boy soprano) and Peter (future electric guitarist).

The Word Became Flesh

by Matthew Clark

Driving up to Memphis 

A bitter winter night it was 

When my engine froze to death 

And I called you from the roadside 

You left your bed and drove the miles to find me

The frozen street turned into home with family

CHORUS

The Word, the word, the word … became flesh 

I sat down at your table 

And the plate you set before me 

In your small apartment kitchen 

Was a simple meal you made 

But the bread we broke flung wide the palace doors 

And I tasted of the goodness of the Lord

BRIDGE

What you’ve got to give is what he gave to you 

Like a still small voice, it may not seem like it’s enough 

But you can let the song ring out in a wilderness of doubt

Ever since the word became flesh  

God he opened up his mouth 

The sun rose bright as a golden ring 

When he knelt to say ‘I love you’ 

A bride awoke to sing  

Don’t think your voice too poor to join the song 

The smallest touch moves symphonies along

©2023 Matthew Clark, Path in the Pines Music (ASCAP)