Category music

Dec 23 2012

I AM Love

I am not ‘passers by’
I am not a white lie
I am not left to die
I am love, I am love
I am not feeling sad
I am not the new fad
I am not quickly mad
I am love, I am love

You can try to hide
You can try to run
But you’ll never run far enough
This is my flesh, this is my blood
And I am love
You can fly up high
You can dig down deep
You can flee to the west
You can flee to the east
But you can’t escape what I’ve done
Cause I am love

I am not standing by
I am not letting go
I am not leaving you
I am love, I am love
My blood fell like rain
I did not bleed in vain
But from my veins
I am love

Dec 16 2012

When God Ran

I absolutely loved the original Benny Hester song “When God Ran” when I was growing up.  Here is a cover by Phillips, Craig and Dean.  Enjoy.

Almighty God, The Great I Am
Immovable Rock, Omnipotent powerful

Awesome Lord, Victorious Warrior
Commanding King of Kings, Mighty Conqueror

And the only time
The only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me
Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest
Said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said “Son, do you know I still love you?”

It caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home
I knew I’d broken His heart
I wondered then
If things could ever be the same

Then one night
I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road
Ahead I could see

It’s the only time
The only time I ever saw Him run

When He ran to me
Took me in His arms, held my head to His chest
Said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said “Son, do you know I still love you?”

It caught me by surprise
It brought me to my knees
When God ran

I saw Him run to me
And then I ran to Him

Holy One, Righteous Judge
He turned my way
Now I know He’s been waiting
For this day

Dec 2 2012

Public Choral Act About the Birth of Jesus

This is an amazing clip of a “random” musical act in a public square in Romania.  The message is simple

“Praise to the One who was born in Bethlehem

Open your heart to find the miracle: The Messiah is born!”

Nov 22 2012

Classic Hymn

Here is “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” sang by a couple of thousand worshipers in Westminster Abbey.  Modern Anglicans are really good at singing hymns, perhaps the best among all Christian branches and denominations.

 

Nov 21 2012

Modern Hymn

In an environment where contemporary Christian music has suffered from the absence of deep theological and lyrical quality, David Crowder Band comes through with a great modern hymn on their 2012 album Give Us Rest.  Jesus is the focus of the song as it paints His sacrifice for us.

The red of blood hit the dirt
And the whole earth mourned and the whole world shook
As we watched them nail Him to a tree
Oh the wretched souls of sinners like me

God you came
God you came
My God you came down

God you came
God you came
My God you came down

Faint and weary you have sought me
Oh my Saviour God through the cross you have bought me
What a love, your Son for my salvation
What a cost, your wondrous incarnation

God you came
God you came
My God you came down

God you came
God you came
My God you came down