Give Us Rest

The first two blogs were a little more serious than I had first imagined. So, it's time to lighten up the mood and talk about music.
For the past week I have listened to a single cd. Usually its a mixture of a few, but last Tuesday The David Crowder Band release "Give Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys.])"


This is the seventh and final cd from the crowder band. To put it simple, it is awesome. I choose the word awesome because thats what it does, it leaves you in awe. The Crowder band has found a way throughout the years to put images and pictures and thoughts of God that just blow me away. Take the song "Sometimes" for example, it's currently my favorite.

The is the final chorus and the bridge (i think its called a bridge.)

It’s Your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
We’re lost in You
We’re lost in You
It’s Your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
We’re lost in You
We’re lost in You
It’s Your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid
Just set your sail

And risk the ocean there’s only grace
Let’s risk the ocean there’s only grace


I love it because it sets the picture of God's love being like an ocean that has no end. I picture myself on a small sailboat in the middle of the Pacific. I look all around and all I see is water. I'm underwater and there is no bottom for miles. I am totally lost in the love of God.
Then the line "dont be afraid just set your sail. risk the ocean, there is only grace."


Another reason I have come to love Crowder is the crescendos and building of their songs. "Oh Great God, Give Us Rest" starts out nice and slow with a piano and before I know it im blaring the radio in my car (so I cant hear myself sing) and im stomping along with the bass drum. I bet I look ridiculous.




The final thing that is just crazy to me is how the built the album. It's 34 songs and "It's arranged to follow the theme of the traditional requiem mass." I had no idea what that meant, so i googled the definition. Wikipedia says "is a mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons."
Still didn't help much.

I just know that it is awesome. I strongly recommend it to anyone of any age.

p.s.
They covered 3 hymns at the end of the cd. Caleb Cox says they are his favorite. Check em out.