"Feeling I'm Awake" appears to be a testimony of from the bluegrass/folk rock band Sleepy Man (previously Sleepy Man Banjo Boys). Testimonies from bands that don't play in the Christian genre are always refreshing.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
NF - "Oh Lord"
Listen, yeah everybody wants change
Don't nobody wanna change though
Don't nobody wanna pray
Till they got something to pray for
Now everybody's gon' die
But don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do you see us down here?
These words present a longing for God to do something. Yet, there is a recognition that the God is still there and always has been.
It's easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, "Why ain't You listening?"
Watching the news in our living rooms on the big screens
And talking 'bout "If God's really real, then where is He?"
You see the same God that you saying might not even exist
Becomes real to us, but only when we dying in bed
When ya healthy it's like, we don't really care for Him then
Leave me alone God, I'll call you when I need you again
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He sleeping on you
We turn our backs on Him, what do you expect Him to do?
It's hard to answer prayers when nobody's praying to you
I look around at this world we walk on
It's a smack in the face, don't ever tell me there's no God
And if there isn't then what are we here for?
And what are y'all doing down there? I don't know Lord
The song, though, is also and maybe even foremost a call to the people to pray. This song is a great reality check for people. Even though the song is pretty much all computer generated (it does start with a guitar intro though, which stays in the background for the first verse), the music presents a longing and NR sings/raps with such a heartache in his voice that the listener can't but feel along with him.
Don't nobody wanna change though
Don't nobody wanna pray
Till they got something to pray for
Now everybody's gon' die
But don't everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder do you see us down here?
These words present a longing for God to do something. Yet, there is a recognition that the God is still there and always has been.
It's easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, "Why ain't You listening?"
Watching the news in our living rooms on the big screens
And talking 'bout "If God's really real, then where is He?"
You see the same God that you saying might not even exist
Becomes real to us, but only when we dying in bed
When ya healthy it's like, we don't really care for Him then
Leave me alone God, I'll call you when I need you again
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He sleeping on you
We turn our backs on Him, what do you expect Him to do?
It's hard to answer prayers when nobody's praying to you
I look around at this world we walk on
It's a smack in the face, don't ever tell me there's no God
And if there isn't then what are we here for?
And what are y'all doing down there? I don't know Lord
The song, though, is also and maybe even foremost a call to the people to pray. This song is a great reality check for people. Even though the song is pretty much all computer generated (it does start with a guitar intro though, which stays in the background for the first verse), the music presents a longing and NR sings/raps with such a heartache in his voice that the listener can't but feel along with him.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
The Sowers Song
Andrew Peterson is one of the greatest Christian Songwriters of this century. "The Sowers Song" starts with a flowing yet restful piano intro that parallels the first part of the song which comes from John 15:5 - "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." The second part of "The Sowers Song" takes direct inspiration from Isaiah 55. As Andrew said - "I just made it rhyme."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcNVcK6xZdE
So go listen to the song as you learn to rest in the amazing power of God.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcNVcK6xZdE
So go listen to the song as you learn to rest in the amazing power of God.
Monday, December 5, 2016
Post Tenebras - Finding music of light in the darkness
This blog is about finding light and beauty in art.
So I will write about a a song, painting, or some other form of art, that has beauty, and cuts through the darkness of this world. It might just end up being a recommendation and not much commentary. Though please feel free to comment below!
Jason Gray's song "The Wound Is Where The Light Gets In" tells a story of how even when you hurt, when everything seems to be going wrong, it happens for a reason. The pain and trials are for our sanctification, an everyday example of how God is always with us.
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