Baptism Song

New song

This is a song I started to write about a year ago, trying to express the experience of baptism in a personal way and the power of the symbolism, and trying to put across some of the truths of Romans 6. It stayed as one verse and an unfinished chorus for over a year, and then a few weeks ago all the rest of the verses tumbled out in one sitting as I was worshipping.

Vocals and acoustic guitar are me, all additional instruments and production is by my friend Ben Trigg, general musical whizz kid and very talented chap. 

There is a Place

Demo of new song

This song came out of a traumatic personal situation, where I found that at the time I ought to have been most anxious and afraid I was instead filled head to toe with the utterly supernatural peace of God. It’s found in Jesus!!
My lovely wife Emily on bvs

ps excuse the image!

I believe

Garageband demo of a new song-got a bit carried away with adding acoustic guitars!

I had been reading a famous book about the “historical figure of Jesus”-a historian’s point of view about what we can and can’t be certain about regarding the person of Jesus. I just wanted to lay my cards on the table about who Jesus was and is, and sing out nice and loud that he was real man who walked and talked, could be touched, seen, and heard, who could bleed, and who died for real, and rose again for real.

Before the earth’s foundation were laid,
You were the Son of God
Through you all creation has been made
You are the Living Word.
In You all things now hold together,
Sustainer of all life.
You are the heir of all things Jesus,
The first-born from the dead

I believe in One Lord Jesus Christ
I believe He walked the earth and died
To rise again, the promise of new life
Now He is high and lifted up

Eternal Word of God made flesh,
The Father’s love revealed.
You made Your dwelling here with us,
Our God Immanuel.
Emptied Yourself of ev’ry form of kingly majesty,
Humility and love perfected,
Our God the Servant King.

Then as a lamb led to the slaughter,
You bore our punishment.
Without a cry of protestation,
This cruel injustice stood.
Oppressed, afflicted, bore our sorrows,
Our sickness and our grief,
All sin and judgment there exhausted,
Humanity redeemed.

Bridge:
All glory, all honour,
Majesty and praise,
Be unto the Lamb who was slain.
Let all earth, and heaven,
Magnify His name,
For our Lord Jesus lives again.

We Cry Out (rough)

rough demo

A rough recording from a Sunday meeting at mosaic- recording’s a bit distorted but you get the idea! The song is a prayer for the gospel to reach the nations and for the Church of Jesus Christ to rise up to its calling.

Jesus, In Your Name

'Jesus in Your name' acoustic demo

This song flowed out of a personal time of worship-as I sang the words of the chorus I was simply proclaiming, meditating on and worshiping the beautiful name of Jesus-the name that in the words of Charles Wesley is “music in the sinner’s ears”, and “life, and health, and peace”. The verses just began to express some more of the truths that the name of Jesus represents and speaks to us, and that I was so grateful for: His mercy, His forgiveness, His saving grace and power, His new life, His words, His victory and authority over powers of darkness, freedom in Him, and the justice, righteousness and renewal that His kingdom brings to a needy and broken world. And praise God that this kingdom will endure and His reign will know no end.