Well, I’ve hit the wall. Creatively that is. I hope you guys are doing better. But actually considering that fact, today went pretty well. I spent a few hours with Chris Collins today. I think we’re both pretty fried from 7in7, but it is always good to be with him. We came up with a great guitar part to write a song over. I think we are both kind of spent lyrically. It tried to be about Jesus healing the blind man at the pool of Bethesda. I kind of thought we might be writing about Paul. Needless to say, it needs some work. But the guitar stuff is awesome.
I spent the rest of the day in worship mode. I finished most of the lyric to “Satisfy”. I really like it. It’s a very strong worship tune for me personally. And Chris and I started on one based on an old Fannie Crosby lyric:
All crowns be on His sacred head
All worlds be at His feet
All scepters in His mighty hand
All tongues His praise repeat
Powerful stuff. Tonight I added some verses from the raising of Lazarus and the resurrection of Jesus. Good day.
I might try to get something done tomorrow, but it’s my wife’s birthday. And I’ve written seven songs already. So we’ll see how the day goes.
Todd
Todd-
Thank you so much for sharing these seven days with us. I look so forward to hearing these beautiful songs. I love your music so much – there is always so much wonderful worship in it. God bless you – and I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow with your wife celebrating her birthday!
Best regards,
Janet
A couple years ago I was teaching a class on Christian composers to a group of home school kids. We were learning about what an amazing, grace filled woman and prolific writer Fanny Crosby was. Over 7000 (?) works. Almost unbelievable, even for believers. I had them each tell me one thing about God. Something He’d done for them or how they perceived Him. They shared, I jotted their comments. Pretty cohesive thematically and some of them rhymed. So I put to them that if one blind woman could write thousands of songs, they could each contribute a line or two and come up w/ at least one piece. I’d written before myself, so I just helped them order it and tweak a time or two. My favorite two verses from their work –
Your mercy and grace last forever
Your holiness, your majesty endure
Your mighty hand wonderfully made me (LUV that line!)
I am yours, I am yours
The Master of all creation
You are my King, it’s my desire
To walk in your way as you guide me
To serve you with all (of) my life
Neat kids! I think it’s kind of the “Stone Soup” approach and I loved it. Sometime when you’re stuck I bet you have friends that would kick in a line for the greater good that your ministry does. Or you could just go hang out w/ some kids and pick their brains a bit. Out of the mouths of babes, ya know!
Write on!
BTW- We never came up w/ a proper melody for the above piece. Who better than …. (Nudge, nudge, wink, wink)
I’AM ACUALY A MORNING PERSON BUT I WHATED TO THANK YOU FOR THIS BURST OF ISPERATION
1 COR. 13 LOVE SUFFERS LONG AND IS KIND THIS IS A SONG
BACK AGAIN I DON’T WHAT ANY PART OF THIS SIN HOW CAN YOU LOVE ME WHEN YOU DO NOT LOVE YOURSELF . FOR THOS HOW CAN HEAR IT {PASSAGE ABOUT UNICK} STAY PURE SOULY SET APART FOR GOD VIRGEN UNDEFILD REV. RETERN TO FIRST LOVE
I BEN DOWN THAT WAY FELT LIKE DIEING! IF I COULD BE SO BOULD . IM TRYING TO TELL YOU STAY CLOSE TO THE ONE HOW KNOW YOU MOST STAY CLOSE, DONT EVER LEVE “VOCOLY I JUST SORRED HEAR
IFF YOU COULD ONLY LOOKE A LITTTLE FORTHER KEEP UOUR EYES ON THE PRISE , HEAD THE COUSELS OF THE WISE SHE CALL OUT ON THE STREET YOU HOW AR SIMPLE TURN ASIDE LAY DOWN FITHH AND DPRIDE CAST ALL OF YOUR CARES ASIDE I HAVE BEN THER DONE THAT TRUE FORGIVENESS IS THE KEY YOU HAVE GOT TO BE OBEDEANT THER IS BLESSING WHATEN ON YOU DO THE THISNG YOU THOUGHT YOU KOULD NEVER DO AND DAS YOU SEE GOD BRING YOU THROUGH HE DO IT RIGHT NOW COME WITH ME LETS WAHS IN THE WORD RENWE YOUR MIND
MARRAGE THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE NOW MORE CHANSE ON ME HWO GOD HIS PUT TOGETHER ?KNOW GOD VOICE AND THE VOICE OF A STRANGER YOI WILL NOT FOLLOW MY STEPS ARE ORDERED BU TJEJ ;PRD OST MPT ,U ROGJTESSSMSESS BUT YOURS IM STANDING IN NOT MY TRAITH BUT YOURS “PRAY IN THE SPIRITH NOW I KNOW ALL THING ARE WORKINING TIOGETHIER FOR MY GOOD BECUSE I LOVE THE LORD AND AMM CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPAS .
THIS MESSSEDGE IS FROM GOF FOR YOU ” I HSBR MSKFR YUOU FORMED YOU FROM YOUR MOTHERS WOB FEAR NOT I AM WITH YOU