An unforced hymn

Today I wrote a worship song.

Though I used to be in a Christian band, I've never been one for writing worship. There's so much in the human experience to sing about - you can write a gazillion songs about love in just trying to capture that feeling alone. Its not that I try and cut God out of my art - I'd like to think that if you look deep enough into my lyrics you would see his influence on every line (or at least some of them). Its just to me a lot of worship seems forced. Its like songs about love, you rarely can write one which perfectly captures that feeling. And I don't want to force my worship on God. Worship to me is something which flows out of your heart, and a lot of other people's hearts are closer to God than me. So I prefer to sing their songs rather than my own.

And yet...
Someone somewhere once told me that you write about what you love.
And the flipside could be true, in that you love what you write about.

This is not what I love. This is WHO I love.

NEARER

Though despair conspires with the night
To empty day's new light
May I hold with shaking hands this truth
Be nearer my soul to you

Though every hope a sinner drowned
Though every sunset clouds
Still let me seek with every move
Be nearer my soul to you

Oh, Spirit flow

Through every deep and darkening storm
Let Your love be my warmth
Though brighter days I will pursue
Be nearer my soul to you

Though I may seek bright heavens home
NOW, Lord Jesus let me know
Nothing more or less than to
Be nearer my soul to you

Oh, Spirit flow

In my weakness you are my strength
In my silence you are my song
Lord I'll praise your name forever
In your arms is where I belong


(c) Jordan Gowan and Falling Movement Music 2014


Inspired by:
Edge Kingsland
Psalms 96:1-2, 98:1
2 Corinthians 12:9