erosion
Rain is a bad reminder of everything I don't wanna knowRain is a backseat driver that takes me where I don't wanna goAnd it looks like the sky is caving in againI'm dry and cracked, the sky goes blackAnd tut, tut, it looks like rainErosionOh, Spirit fall like rain on my thirsty soulErosionOh, sweet erosion, break me and make me wholeThe thirstiest grounds can't take the rainMy undecided vices washing on down the drainAnd it looks like the sky is caving in again My heart is cracked, the sky goes blackAnd tut, tut, it looks like rainErosionOh, Spirit fall like rain on my thirsty soulErosionOh, sweet erosion, break me and make me wholeOh, Erosion, would You wash away my sinsOh, Erosion, I need a second start againOh, Erosion, would You break my heart againOh, Erosion, I am a broken hearted man"Erosion" by SwitchfootLabels: music, songs, switchfoot
friday night concert
Okay, I bet you all are just on the edges of your seats waiting for me to tell you about the Concert for Life (w/ Jeremy Casella and Joe Bassett) I went to last Friday... or not. But I will tell you anyway! It was
awesome! :-)
Joe opened up with a few songs, with Jeremy Casella accompanying him on guitar and his wife Rhonda singing background vocals on 2 of the songs. He sang some songs from his new album coming out May 15th (which I preordered by the way - can't wait to hear it), including the title track, a very cool song called "Nothing Hurts Like the Truth"
(which, by the way, has been stuck in my head ever since the concert, so sometimes I start singing it out loud, to the great annoyance of my sister Abby.)
Then,
Jeremy did some songs. He also did some new songs, from his new album coming out May 15th (yes, the same day as Joe's... I also preordered this one). They were
fantastic. I especially loved the one he did on the piano: "Hand of God". Absolutely beautiful! He also did some of my favorites from one of his his other CDs "10,000 Angels", such as "Love that Will Not Let Me Go" and "Cast Away Stones".
So, all in all, it was one great evening of music. I would highly recommend checking out these guys (click on their names to visit their sites) and ordering their new CDs coming MAY 15th!!!!! (Did I say that already? Sorry.) I hope Jeremy and Joe do another concert together soon!
So long & fare thee well!
Katherine
Labels: concert, music
only hope
Depth of mercy, can there be
Mercy still reserved for me,
Can my God, your wrath forbear,
Me, the chief of sinners, spare
It's my only hope,
You're my only hope,
It's my only hope of Heaven,
At the cross forgiven
I have long withstood your grace
Long provoked you to your face,
Would not harken to your calls,
Grieved you by a thousand falls,
It's my only hope,
You're my only hope,
It's my only hope of Heaven,
At the cross forgiven
There for me the Savior stands,
Shows his wounds and spreads His hands,
Face to face before the Son
And like Isaiah I'm undone
Depth of mercy, vast and free,
So much deeper than the sea,
God of love, you heard my cry,
Now into your open arms I fly
It's my only hope, You're my only hope, It's my only hope of Heaven, At the cross forgiven
"Only Hope" by Caedmon's Call
Labels: hymns, music, songs, the cross
Derek Webb in USA Today
Hey folks!
I just heard about this article. Derek Webb was featured in Monday's edition of USA Today. If you've never heard any of Derek Webb's music, you are
seriously missing out! It's really awesome. Click
here to read the article.
Labels: articles, music
concert for life
I am super excited about the Pregnancy Help Center's upcoming fundraiser, the Concert for Life. (My sister and I volunteer at the Center, as do many others in our church.) I am posting the information below. If you know anyone who lives in this area who may be interested, let them know! Help get the word out! :) Also, please keep this concert in your prayers. Pray not only that we will raise money, but also, and more importantly, that God will be glorified and honored in this event and in the hearts of those present.
Concert for LifeAll proceeds benefit the Pregnancy Help Center of Kent County, DelawareThe Pregnancy Help Center of Kent County will present the Concert for Life Friday, April 13, 2007 at 7 p.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church in Dover, Del. The concert will feature Jeremy Casella with local artist Joe Bassett. Since 1999, Jeremy Casella has been crafting his unique singer/songwriter style, a blend of acoustic folk and rock with occaisonal harmonica thrown in for fun. Joe Bassett is an independent singer/songwriter whose first solo record, Promised Land, was released the summer of 2004. Tickets are $12.50 and are available through the Pregnancy Help Center. Call (302) 698-9311 to reserve tickets.
Both Jeremy and Joe have great talent and are awesome in concert. It's sure to be one great show.... Hope to see you there!
Labels: announcements, music, prayer
the treasure of Jesus
This quote comes from a wonderful, thought-provoking book I am reading. Some of you may have heard of it. It's called
Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper (definitely a must-read!). This section is one of the many that really hit me. It's very sobering, but nevertheless it is true. I hope this gets you thinking as it did me. This quote comes from the chapter titled "Living to Prove He is More Precious Than Life".
Why Don't People Ask Us About Out Hope?"There is no doubt that if we lived more like this, the world would be more likely to consider whether Jesus is an all-satisfying Treasure. He would look like one. When was the last time someone asked you about 'the reason for the hope that is in you'? That's what Peter said we should always be ready to give an answer for: 'Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you' (1 Peter 3:15).
Why don't people ask us about our hope? The answer is probably that we look as if we hope in the same things they do. Our lives don't look like they are on the Calvary road, stripped down for sacrificial love, serving others with the sweet assurance that we don't need to be rewarded in this life. Our reward is great in heaven (Matthew 5:12)! 'You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just' (Luke 14:14). If we believed this more deeply, others might see the worth of God and find in him their gladness."
As I read this, I was reminded of the Steven Curtis Chapman song "Treasure of Jesus". The album it came off of ("All Things New") is based on
Don't Waste Your Life. So as I read more of this book, I keep finding little parts that remind me so much of a certain song from that album. It's pretty neat. :) Anyway, here are the words to the song. May this be the desire of all our hearts - to show the world the Treasure of Jesus!
"Treasure of Jesus" By Steven Curtis Chapman
What can I do
How can I live
To show my world
The treasure of Jesus
What will it take
What could I give
So they can know
The treasure He is
And if I can sing
Let my songs be full of His glory
If I can speak
Let my words be full of His grace
And if I should live or die
Let me be found pursuing this prize
The One that alone satisfies
The treasure of Jesus
Amen!
Labels: books, music, quotes, songs
God Be Merciful to Me
This is one of my favorite hymns, and possibly one of the greatest ever written.
God, be merciful to me,
On Thy grace I rest my plea.
Plenteous in compassion Thou,
Blot out my transgressions now.
Wash me, make me pure within,
Cleane, O cleanse me from my sin.
My transgressions I confess,
Grief and guilt my soul oppress;
I have sinned against Thy grace
And provoked Thee to Thy face;
I confess Thy judgment just,
Speechless, I Thy mercy trust.
I am evil, born in sin;
Thou desirest truth within.
Thou alone my Savior art,
Teach Thy wisdom to my heart;
Make me pure, Thy grace bestow,
Wash me whiter than the snow.
Broken, humbled to the dust
By Thy wrath and judgment just.
Let my contrite heart rejoice
And in gladness hear Thy voice;
From my sins O hide Thy face,
Blot them out in boundless grace.
Gracious God, my heart renew,
Make my spirit right and true;
Cast me not away from Thee,
Let Thy spirit dwell with me;
Thy salvation's joy impart,
Steadfast make my willing heart.
*by Richard Redhead*
Labels: hymns, music, songs
