Yesterday my progressive channel friend @DavidRHenson pointed me to this music video posted on Conan O’Brian’s webpage. I didn’t expect much, but I’ll admit the fact that it was filled in a church got me interested. It’s a beautiful song that I think really articulates the disires of my the heart and my faith. It tells a beautiful parable about planting seeds that bloom into new life and a kingdom of freedom where swords are turned into plowshares.
I’ve heard something like that before.
The Band is called the Collection and I think I’m going to have to pick up their new album. The band’s webpage describes the inspiration behind it saying:
The band lost a dear friend to suicide, and their experience in the wake became the undeniable mold in which “Ars Moriendi” would be cast. As such, the album itself enfolds its listeners and brings them into a ground-shaking world where they are forced to ask the same questions the members of the Collection bore through the difficult process.
“I realized, when it happened, I’ve never worked through or questioned death that much,” says Wimbish. “It’s felt far away, and this time it slammed me in the face.”
Questions arise from song to song, wrestling unapologetically with life, death, hope, and the point of it all. Married with these themes is an overarching tone of redemption, both in lyric and musicality.
It’s great to see talented musicians writing songs of hope that come out of the struggles of their life… check out the video!
Here are the lyrics. Listen close, it’s the Gospel.
I am an anchor at the bottom of a lake longing for the ship from which I break
I won’t let nobody down, no, I won’t keep nobody grounded
You walked around and you planted seeds,
your kingdom came up from among the weeds
and the men all cried while staring at the trees
saying, “what are we supposed to see?”Well, I say you’ll see freedom.
Stop looking at the ground, start looking at the leaves
up among the dirt and rust is where the kingdom breathes
you’ll see freedomWhen we finally left that town, we had put all our stones down and you drew lines in the middle of the street (redefined the place we meet)
if they come to meet us there, we’ll turn all of their swords to plowshares and sow the earth with diligence and love (must’ve come from heaven above)We will sow the earth with diligence and love
it won’t matter anymore where you came from!
The Album just came out this week… consider picking up a copy!
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