"Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you." - Paul
"You had a dream. You misunderstood. You thought we were separate but now you hear my voice and you can relax now. Come on and open your eyes." (You Can Relax Now by Shaina Noll)
Oh wow! This is beautiful in so many ways. This lady has a gorgeous voice. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteVery powerful song!
ReplyDelete(except i'd change the words of 'you are eternity' to 'you are eternally mine' - as it can sound pantheistic/new age otherwise)
Good point, although it could also be heard along the lines of "He has set eternity in their hearts" (Ecc. 3:11) I have learned since I posted this that she is into the New Age type approach so she may have had the pantheistic viewpoint in mind. I don't know...
ReplyDeleteYes, the thing i find like you have said before is that even in songs that might not be deliberately christian God can speak through them clearly... I felt it while listening to this song...and often if a lyric bothers me a bit i will change it like i said above.
ReplyDeleteOften i can find the Father's voice in songs that might suprise other christians....eg in the Pink Floyd song "the great gig in the sky" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQGx1AhIMdE&feature=fvw
When i was a young christian i stayed away from music like this as i was told it was all about drugs, but for me i can find God's redemption message speaking through artists who may be anything but a christian - and they don't have a clue how God is speaking to someone else through a song they did not create to worship God to.
For a song like this i can easily contemplate/worship God with my mind to it..