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| The Blessing Song-by-Song |
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1. Calling For A Flood
2. Identity
3. The Blessing
4. Still Calls Me Son
5. Ancient Words
6. Breathe On Me
7. Love To Say Your Name
8. While I'm Waiting
9. Something Big
10. Sacred Pages
2. Identity
3. The Blessing
4. Still Calls Me Son
5. Ancient Words
6. Breathe On Me
7. Love To Say Your Name
8. While I'm Waiting
9. Something Big
10. Sacred Pages
Track Listing:
1. Calling For A Flood
John 3:30
"I was on vacation last summer and we made a stop in Georgia to see our family. I was feeling a bit discouraged about whether or
not God would do anything with my music. I was praying and asking God to engulf me with His presence from the chambers of
my heart to the portals of my mind and every square inch of the room I was in. I needed to forget about myself and what I wanted
and be flooded with Him."
2. Identity
1 John 4:17
"As He is, so we are in this world. Well-known pastor and author, Andrew Wommack said it best: “What we’ve got to do is find
out who we are in Christ and start coming from the victory that is already ours. Instead of trying to obtain victory, instead of
fighting toward getting healed, take a stand that ‘by His stripes, I am healed.’ The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the
dead is on the inside of me and there aren’t enough demons in hell to take from me what God has already given me. Confess the
word of God, not to get God to move, but because God has already moved. So say it, believe it and act on it. You’ve already got
it!”
3. The Blessing
Deuteronomy 30:19
"I lived 20 years of my life struggling with depression and handling it with medication. God delivered and healed me 3 ½ years ago.
Depression has run through my family for generations. As a young boy, my family told me that I had this illness too, I believed it
and therefore it became real in my life. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is.” Jesus bore this curse along with every other at
the cross. When I began to believe His reality, my reality changed. It’s so important that we speak truth and blessing over our
spouses, children and everyone else. The power to bless and to curse is in the tongue. I figured it was time for this truth to be said
in a song."
4. Still Calls Me Son
Luke 15:11-32
"I always say, ‘You either were a prodigal, are a prodigal, or about to become one.’ Producer Mark Miller called me and challenged
me to write a song on the story of the prodigal son. I don’t usually write songs “on demand,” but I woke up the next morning with
a chorus in my head. “After all I’ve done, could he run to me; and would he kiss my face; could he even look at me. After where I’
ve been, should he take me back, I would understand, I’ve disgraced him.” I called my co-writer of 14 years, Scott Johnson, and we
finished the song fairly quickly. After all, we were once prodigals."
5. Ancient Words
Genesis 48:20, Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 3:13-14
"This song is inspired by the book, “The Forgotten Blessing: Ancient Words That Heal Generational Wounds.” The author
painted a beautiful picture of how we are to bless our children. I’ve learned to bless as the Jewish patriarchs did, with my right
hand on my children’s head, speaking the ancient blessings. As I bless others, God fulfills His promise to Abraham, “in blessing, I
will bless you.”
6. Breathe On Me
Genesis 1:2, John 20:22, Acts 4:30, 14:3
"I was driving through the mountains with a close friend of mine near Winter Park, CO. He was in town from Atlanta and we were
headed to do a ski retreat for a group of college students. I said, “Hey, let’s pray that God will give us a song this week.” We
began discussing what God was teaching us. I had been learning a lot about the Holy Spirit and His role in our lives. I was
reminded of the scripture in Genesis that says the Spirit of God “hovered over the darkness of the waters,” and in John, chapter
20 when Jesus was in the upper room and He breathed on the disciples and said, “Receive the holy spirit.” I said, “Let’s write a
worship song inviting the Holy Spirit to breathe on us.” God answered our prayer that week!"
7. Love To Say Your Name
"God has many names to describe His character, attributes, and nature. Some of those names I have known for years and have
always enjoyed using them in my prayer time or as I lead worship. Most of them are difficult to pronounce, much less to
remember. I figured if I put the many names of God into a song that we could all remember them. There’s an expectation of
provision when we call to Him using Jehovah-Jireh. There’s an expectation of peace when we call Him Jehovah-Shalom. God
loves to be called by His names!"
8. While I'm Waiting
Psalm 5:3, 27:14, 33:20, 37:7, 38:15, 40:1, Isaiah 30:18, Lamentations 3:24
"The explanation for this song is simple, I was waiting on God and I was hurting when I wrote the lyrics. I probably wouldn’t
have written a song if my friend, Mike, hadn’t encouraged me to document what I was going through during that time. I’m sure
there are few people who can’t relate to this song, but the important thing to remember while we’re waiting on God is to not just
wait but to actively wait. Serve, worship and be faithful with what you have, where you are… “even while (you) wait.”
9. Something Big
“Attempt something so big for God that it is sure to fail without Him.” I’m not sure who first spoke these words, but they’ve
never left me. I believe the desire to be a part of something greater than ourselves is built into the core of each one of us. That’s the
reason I left Georgia to become the worship pastor of a church plant in south Denver called “Southlink.” I believe that this song
will strike a chord with many visionary dreamers who are contemplating stepping out and doing something that only God can
truly do through them. In his book, “Visioneering,” Andy Stanley said, “A divine vision done God’s way and in God’s timing is
sure to succeed.”
10. Sacred Pages
Luke 6:48
"The famous poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote, “Earth’s crammed with heaven; And every common bush afire with God;
But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit around it and pluck blackberries.” My prayer is that God would open our
eyes to see and ears to hear so that we will realize that Heaven is co-existing with us right here and now. This song was written
while we were in the studio tracking the album. The producer, Mark Miller, liked it so much he said, “Let’s cut it.” Mark also
sings backup on this song and he sounds pretty good singing background for a country singer who can’t hear a lick of harmony!"
John 3:30
"I was on vacation last summer and we made a stop in Georgia to see our family. I was feeling a bit discouraged about whether or
not God would do anything with my music. I was praying and asking God to engulf me with His presence from the chambers of
my heart to the portals of my mind and every square inch of the room I was in. I needed to forget about myself and what I wanted
and be flooded with Him."
2. Identity
1 John 4:17
"As He is, so we are in this world. Well-known pastor and author, Andrew Wommack said it best: “What we’ve got to do is find
out who we are in Christ and start coming from the victory that is already ours. Instead of trying to obtain victory, instead of
fighting toward getting healed, take a stand that ‘by His stripes, I am healed.’ The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the
dead is on the inside of me and there aren’t enough demons in hell to take from me what God has already given me. Confess the
word of God, not to get God to move, but because God has already moved. So say it, believe it and act on it. You’ve already got
it!”
3. The Blessing
Deuteronomy 30:19
"I lived 20 years of my life struggling with depression and handling it with medication. God delivered and healed me 3 ½ years ago.
Depression has run through my family for generations. As a young boy, my family told me that I had this illness too, I believed it
and therefore it became real in my life. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is.” Jesus bore this curse along with every other at
the cross. When I began to believe His reality, my reality changed. It’s so important that we speak truth and blessing over our
spouses, children and everyone else. The power to bless and to curse is in the tongue. I figured it was time for this truth to be said
in a song."
4. Still Calls Me Son
Luke 15:11-32
"I always say, ‘You either were a prodigal, are a prodigal, or about to become one.’ Producer Mark Miller called me and challenged
me to write a song on the story of the prodigal son. I don’t usually write songs “on demand,” but I woke up the next morning with
a chorus in my head. “After all I’ve done, could he run to me; and would he kiss my face; could he even look at me. After where I’
ve been, should he take me back, I would understand, I’ve disgraced him.” I called my co-writer of 14 years, Scott Johnson, and we
finished the song fairly quickly. After all, we were once prodigals."
5. Ancient Words
Genesis 48:20, Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 3:13-14
"This song is inspired by the book, “The Forgotten Blessing: Ancient Words That Heal Generational Wounds.” The author
painted a beautiful picture of how we are to bless our children. I’ve learned to bless as the Jewish patriarchs did, with my right
hand on my children’s head, speaking the ancient blessings. As I bless others, God fulfills His promise to Abraham, “in blessing, I
will bless you.”
6. Breathe On Me
Genesis 1:2, John 20:22, Acts 4:30, 14:3
"I was driving through the mountains with a close friend of mine near Winter Park, CO. He was in town from Atlanta and we were
headed to do a ski retreat for a group of college students. I said, “Hey, let’s pray that God will give us a song this week.” We
began discussing what God was teaching us. I had been learning a lot about the Holy Spirit and His role in our lives. I was
reminded of the scripture in Genesis that says the Spirit of God “hovered over the darkness of the waters,” and in John, chapter
20 when Jesus was in the upper room and He breathed on the disciples and said, “Receive the holy spirit.” I said, “Let’s write a
worship song inviting the Holy Spirit to breathe on us.” God answered our prayer that week!"
7. Love To Say Your Name
"God has many names to describe His character, attributes, and nature. Some of those names I have known for years and have
always enjoyed using them in my prayer time or as I lead worship. Most of them are difficult to pronounce, much less to
remember. I figured if I put the many names of God into a song that we could all remember them. There’s an expectation of
provision when we call to Him using Jehovah-Jireh. There’s an expectation of peace when we call Him Jehovah-Shalom. God
loves to be called by His names!"
8. While I'm Waiting
Psalm 5:3, 27:14, 33:20, 37:7, 38:15, 40:1, Isaiah 30:18, Lamentations 3:24
"The explanation for this song is simple, I was waiting on God and I was hurting when I wrote the lyrics. I probably wouldn’t
have written a song if my friend, Mike, hadn’t encouraged me to document what I was going through during that time. I’m sure
there are few people who can’t relate to this song, but the important thing to remember while we’re waiting on God is to not just
wait but to actively wait. Serve, worship and be faithful with what you have, where you are… “even while (you) wait.”
9. Something Big
“Attempt something so big for God that it is sure to fail without Him.” I’m not sure who first spoke these words, but they’ve
never left me. I believe the desire to be a part of something greater than ourselves is built into the core of each one of us. That’s the
reason I left Georgia to become the worship pastor of a church plant in south Denver called “Southlink.” I believe that this song
will strike a chord with many visionary dreamers who are contemplating stepping out and doing something that only God can
truly do through them. In his book, “Visioneering,” Andy Stanley said, “A divine vision done God’s way and in God’s timing is
sure to succeed.”
10. Sacred Pages
Luke 6:48
"The famous poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote, “Earth’s crammed with heaven; And every common bush afire with God;
But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit around it and pluck blackberries.” My prayer is that God would open our
eyes to see and ears to hear so that we will realize that Heaven is co-existing with us right here and now. This song was written
while we were in the studio tracking the album. The producer, Mark Miller, liked it so much he said, “Let’s cut it.” Mark also
sings backup on this song and he sounds pretty good singing background for a country singer who can’t hear a lick of harmony!"