Manifesto - The City Harmonic

I am wondering around the house listening to my All Sons and Daughters pandora station. This song comes on and my soul awakens(~~since I am on my nook I will not add a vido or lyrics but check out this song~~). It is simply a song that consumes the entire atmosphere of the room with its booming "Amen". As I listen to the lord Prayer sung I am just in awe of a creator God who loves to be Worshipped by our talents, our voices, our instruments.

We believe in the one true God

We believe in Father Spirit Son

We believe that good has won

And all of the people of God sang along

Amen

We are free He died and lives again

We will be a people free from sin

We'll be free a kingdom with no end

And all of the people of God sang along

Amen

Our father who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive those who have trespassed against us

Lord lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom, power and the glory forever

We’re singing –

Amen

Amen, yeah

Amen

Amen, yeah

Amen

Amen, yeah, yeah.

All Praise and Honor to God.

Paul Shackelford

-Current Reading-

The Gospel of John

The Shack

Why The Christian Right is Wrong.

Rise Again - Needtobreathe

I have been reading a book about the arts and Christians role in creating culture. Steve Turner, the author, asserts a major critique that modern Christian art does not speak about real life. The art created does not sound genuine or have any ties to real life that people outside the faith can connect with. While reading the book I listened through this album and I think that this song does a great job of breaking the mold. The members of Needtobreathe are all outspoken followers of Jesus but very little of the art that they produce mentions Jesus or Christianity at all. Instead they craft creative music, written from places of pain and joy. "Rise Again" steps through pain that occurs in life as we see relationships stretched and torn. The bitterness of broken hearts and friendships is then contrasted with the truth that we will get up from this pain and rise again. "I can see us moving on, I can feel that coming on strong", the joy that comes after the

Twenty-Four - Jess Ray

Lately I have been listening to lots of music and podcasts while working and biking to work. I was feeling a need for some new music so I turned to NoiseTrade to check out some new artists. My favorite thus far is Jess Ray because of the honest lyrics, tastefully simple musicality and overall enjoyable listening environment. While on my flight back to Atlanta I was struck by this song at first because of the drums that propel this song behind the walking guitar. If I were to add drums to a track like this it would have been done in a very similar manner. Once I got past the drums I was awe struck by the simple power of these lyrics, take a read below and follow the link to her blog to listen. To me it was not written for an outward expression of hope or encouragement but rather as a inward proclamation to the soul. As the psalmist often choose to sing, this song speaks inward in a call to stand up and be reminded of truth all to often forgotten. As I gear up for the star

You Will Be My Ain True Love - Alison Kraus

This song has so much power, even if you remove the lyrics. I just decided to take in the full potential of the song by turning the stereo all the way up and playing the song a few times. Before even looking for a video of this song I knew it was related to the Civil War and the separation that occurred between loved ones. This song starts out explaining the battle field and how the soldier has survived the terrors of war. As the song continues to build you can tell that the soldier wants to be with his love. They have been separated by this war and now he wants to be back with her. The last few lines portray his death and how he has been reunited with his "True Love". I believe that this song describes his "True Love" as God, our eternal True Love. He has returned to his maker after being killed in Battle and this song paints that picture so well. This song has tons of power in the music behind the lyrics, it adds so much to the meaning of this song!

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