There is a new song that we have done the past two weeks that I wanted to just post the lyrics for and also speak to if I could.
The song is called “Your Voice Rings Redemption” and it is definitely one of the more personal songs that I’ve written recently that I feel like is coming from where I am and then also where I think we, as a body, find ourselves.
Read through the lyrics real quick first. It does no good to reference something that you haven’t read. ha!
In the quiet place
Where our secrets lay
Your voice is calling out
In our waining faith
Where our sins build blame
Your voice is calling out
My broken will just can’t lift a finger
My broken heart is out of tune
Your voice rings redemption
And You sing over me, You sing over me
(repeat)
In the quiet place
Where I can’t keep pace
Your voice is calling out
In our everyday
When life seems mundane
Your voice is calling out, calling out
My broken will just can’t lift a finger
My broken heart is out of tune
Your voice rings redemption
And You sing over me, You sing over me
(repeat)
Plant my feet on solid ground
And I won’t fall, I won’t fall
Go before me and behind me
I’ll heed Your call, I’m not alone
I’m not alone
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Things are different now than they were even a few years ago with how we all live socially. It used to be that “well-known” people were the only ones whose lives were on display for seemingly the whole world to see but now with social media it seems like everyone’s life is out there always. But I’m no fool to think that everyone is putting their real life out there for the world to see. If I’m being honest I wish some people would share a little less of their real life sometimes (and yes sometimes that’s me too)
But we are very exacting about what we share not only online but within our own relationships and friendships. Why? because we want to control perception and make sure that we are painting ourselves in a good light, smoothing out our skin and hiding our warts. That’s fine but that’s not real life, and this mentality can spill into our relationships with God where we think that God can only see the doors that we open to him, but we truly know better that God can see much farther than even we can about ourselves. He can see “the quiet place, where our secrets lay” he can see the place where “our sins build blame” heaping up storehouses of guilt. He can see into that place where “we can’t keep pace” and “when life seems mundane” and he’s calling out in those places. The beautiful thing is that he’s not calling out judgement and wrath but instead His voice rings redemption. He sings over us calling us to unfold those hidden layers before him so that he can, as the bridge of the songs says, “Plant my feet on solid ground and I won’t fall, go before me and behind me, I’m not alone.”
God is calling his children to depth and honesty and we are those children. We at Sagemont Church must move into this next step at the church with open arms and empty closets to the will of God. It’s an honor to lead the church in saying this together, and I wanted you to be able to know, past the words, what we are really saying.
It’s an honor to lead you guys in worship.
peace
aric
