new song – RESCUE
‘Rescue’ was written after contemplating and pondering all we had heard, read and discussed in Essentials RED.
It’s, well, rough to say the least but I had a few issues with gear and ran out of time to do anything else with it, so the ‘through down’ version is the one you get. I think with a bit of work and some sweet tastiness from the band this actually might end up ok. But this was a reflection or response type project, which was a fabulous exercise causing me to think through central themes of what we had explored over the past five weeks.
There were many directions this could have gone, as we touched on a wide range of themes. I started writing a song for the love feast (Eucharist) but wasn’t ‘feeling it’ and with a few different chords and a change of key the theme of advent was brought to the forefront.
Advent has really come alive to me, as we have journeyed through Essentials RED, approaching Christmas while studying this topic has been great timing. My experiences in church life thus far have had very little room for the celebration of the Christian year, so as we discussed the Worship Language of Time this whole concept has been fresh and thought provoking.
The central theme of advent, the Word made flesh, has got a lot of traction in my heart. Contemplating and meditating on the incarnation has drawn we to new understanding and fresh expression of worship. ‘Rescue’ is an original song born out of exploring and attempting to engage in the season of Advent.
iMovie ended up being my only option, not a good thing!!
and for some strange reason wordpress won’t embed my vid, so you’ll have to follow a link.
I couldn’t make out all of the words from the recording but liked what I heard. This grand story is all about our God who comes to us. Often we reverse that and talk about us finding Him as if we’re the heroes of the story. “You came to us.” Love it.
| Posted 11 months agoWill,
| Posted 11 months agoi have posted the lyrics up, it’s a pdf just below the video link. I love technology but it wasn’t my friend this time around, so unfortunately i had to post the only recording i had of it, which happened to be the one take just to get the idea down. Oh well, think it might be sweet with a band!! Thanks for your comments!!
Donald, I love it! The melodic tension in the verses, the clean and simple words and melody, … great song! Great delivery too. I love the “throw down” version. I look at myself playing and get all embarrassed, but you make it look so smooth. It really was fun to watch.
| Posted 11 months agoThanks for sharing your gift!