Josh Garrels-Part 1

I've not really been one to blog about music until now.  Through dear friends of mine, I was made aware of Josh Garrels a few years ago.  From what I hear, he and his wife have a pretty rad, insanely-hard, yet miraculous God story in how they came together and of course, God has faithfully rewarded their faith, and continued it into their marriage.  I couldn't not share his album to the 3 people that come here to read.  It's that good.  This song in particular, a battle cry of sorts, is one of my favorites among many: “Take courage sons, for we must go under the heart of darkness, and set them free…”
Listen hard and listen good. He's a poet. And he's incredibly gifted.
Then go buy his album on iTunes "Love and War and the Sea Inbetween."



RISE
I hung my head, for the last time
In surrender and despair
Before I’m dead, I’ll take the last climb
Up the mountain, face my fears
The time has come, to make a choice
Use my voice for the love of every man
My minds made up, never again
Never again, will I turn round

Though they may surround me like lions
And crush me on all sides
I may fall, but I will rise
Not by my might, or my power, or by the strength of swords
Only through, your love, my lord
All we’ve lost, will be, restored

Take courage sons, for we must go under
The heart of darkness, and set them free
But don’t lose heart when you see the numbers
There’s no measure for, the faith we bring
It’s given us, to overcome
If we run, where the spirit calls us on
The greatest things, have yet to come
With the dawn, we will rise

Though they may surround us like lions
And crush us on all sides
we may fall, but we will rise
Not by my might, or my power, or by the strength of swords
Only through, your love, my lord
All we’ve lost, will be, restored