hi my name is mark.
i am following Jesus, and he is making me more like himself.
the end.
hi my name is mark.
i am following Jesus, and he is making me more like himself.
the end.
·mark·
hi my name is mark.
i am following Jesus, and he is making me more like himself.
the end.
Posts tagged “music”
The Civil Wars, Poison & Wine
I just found out about this band/song through an Augustana blog. I don’t even know what I think about it yet, but the music is beautiful.
What Have We Done?
Oh my soul! Oh my Jesus
Judas sold you for thirty; I’d have done it for less
Oh my soul! Oh my Savior
Peter denied you three times; I have denied you more
As the nails went in,
I was standing right there
And you breathed your last
I shook my head and I cried,
“Oh my God, what have we done?
We have destroyed your Son!
Oh my God, what have we done?
We have destroyed your Son!”
Oh my soul! Oh my Jesus
Judas sold you for thirty; I’d have done it for less
Oh my soul! Oh my Savior
Peter denied you three times; I have denied you more
And the blood ran down
I was standing right there
And the water poured
I shook my head and I cried,
“Oh my God! What have we done?
We have destroyed your Son!
Oh my God! What have we done?
We have destroyed your Son!”
“ i’ve been troubled since the day that i got here,
troubled till the day that i disappear
that’ll be the day that i finally get it right ”
Brandon Heath, Wait and See
“Some glad morning when this life is over,
I’ll fly away
To a home on God’s celestial shore,
I’ll fly awayI’ll fly away, Oh Glory!
”
I’ll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I’ll fly away
I’ll Fly Away
“ It’s easy feeling righteous when removed,
All you’ll get is what you want to hear ”
Jimmy Eat World, Carry You
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
I was reminded of a song today when hearing the Hebrew word “Selah,” a word that appears frequently in the Psalms. It seems to reference the more poetic songs accompanied by music and is some sort of phrase ending similar to the word “Amen.”
The word itself is the title of a song by a band that came through on tour and played with my band in Colorado. We were just starting out at the time, and there was a local coffee shop similar to Queen Anne’s Q Cafe called Everyday Joe’s that we were set to play on a summer Friday night. It turns out the group coming through was on a small self-promoted tour through the midwest and made a stop in Fort Collins, CO. At the time we were 16 and they were about 18, and we thought they were some hillbilly crew of guys, sporting tucked-in shirts and a couple sets of cowboy boots. Later, upon witnessing a distinct big sound and an unparalleled connection to the smallest of “crowds,” we realized that we were the posers and they indeed lived up to their name, The Exception.
This is the song “Selah” from the only full-length album they produced, and we are happy to say we have a copy and got to know the guys who shaped our opinion and meaning of music as an art form and emotional and metaphoric vehicle from then onward.
