Everyone Gets to Play
As is heard in the opening line, I was inspired by the Psalmist in writing this song. Another source of inspiration came from a sermon on the prodigal son, and the idea of God’s extravagant grace which he lavishes upon us. The song went through several iterations over the past year and a half, with… Continue reading Lost Lustre
This song was written some time back, but had no bridge, which I felt it needed. As sometimes happens in songwriting, the song sat in one of my song writing books and when playing through it one day, the bridge came to me and so it was back to the recording of the song and… Continue reading Wandering Life
Jesus Alone Chord Chart (pdf) Jesus Alone Chord Chart (Word doc) This song was written as I thought about Jesus’ death and resurrection and His claims that if you had seen Him you had seen the Father. Further to this is the opening of John’s gospel – ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the… Continue reading Jesus Alone
This song is about being confused and in a state where you don’t know whether things are real or if you are dreaming. I wrote it about 5 days ago. I recorded it in my room this last Monday using my Digitech multi-effects unit as a digital input to Logic Studio. I used my Larrivee… Continue reading What Have These Thoughts Done To Me
“Burn in me” was originally, “Burn over me”, and was inspired by the preaching of Peter Robertson, New Zealands own resident prophet, when he was preaching regularly at Thames Elim. Love that man and his heart. Ian’s comments: This was a really cool Rumours of Worship session (18 December 2010) because Andrew G (Ian and… Continue reading Burn in me
