ALLIE WRITES: Music is such an important, meaningful gift from God, and I’m finding that many other rebelutionaries find music important too. As we near ringing in the New Year, I have found myself thinking about the events of my past year a lot. One thing I enjoy doing is picking out song that describes my calendar year. Do you have a specific song to remember your 2015 by?
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Just Be Held by Casting Crowns. The way our year has gone, I’ve lost control and can’t be the strong one who fixes it all. Here are the lyrics.
Hold it all together
Everybody needs you strong
But life hits you out of nowhere
And barely leaves you holding on
And when you’re tired of fighting
Chained by your control
There’s freedom in surrender
Lay it down and let it go
So when you’re on your knees and answers seem so far away
You’re not alone, stop holding on and just be held
Your worlds not falling apart, its falling into place
I’m on the throne, stop holding on and just be held
Just be held, just be held
If your eyes are on the storm
You’ll wonder if I love you still
But if your eyes are on the cross
You’ll know I always have and I always will
And not a tear is wasted
In time, you’ll understand
I’m painting beauty with the ashes
Your life is in My hands
So when you’re on your knees and answers seem so far away
You’re not alone, stop holding on and just be held.
Your world’s not falling apart, it’s fallen into place
I’m on the throne, stop holding on and just be held
Just be held, just be held
Lift your hands, lift your eyes
In the storm is where you’ll find Me
And where you are, I’ll hold your heart
I’ll hold your heart
Come to Me, find your rest
In the arms of the God who wont let go
So when you’re on your knees and answers seem so far away
You’re not alone stop holding on and just be held
You’re world’s not falling apart, it’s falling into place
I’m on the throne, stop holding on, and just be held
Just be held, just be held
I love Just Be Held! I think that song would just describe my year. Great song choice Regan!
That’s a beautiful song…
🙁 🙂
I haven’t heard this song before! If I had, this probably would have been my pick too. The words are beautiful:)
Thanks… It’s been a hard year, but we’ve kinda clung to this song the last few months. Lotta tears, lotta chaos, lotta being held.
It’s been a hard year for me too, Regan. It ended so much better than it began though! (Thank God for His never failing love, and for His healing.) I feel like I’ve suddenly come out into the sunshine and realized that the sky is blue:)
I can’t wait for this year’s song!
Definitely “Love Broke Thru” by TobyMac for me. On a summer night this year, with no obligations at all, the Lord knocked at my heart and I let him in. It has truly changed me.
Wow! That’s so amazing Jacob. May God bless you!
Wow. Thats a good question & a hard one!
Probally…All I can say – David Crowder Band.
But i’m sure there is more 🙂 How about you all?
What a neat idea! I’ll go with As Long As You Are Glorified:
Shall I take from Your hand Your blessings
Yet not welcome any pain?
Shall I thank You for days of sunshine
Yet grumble in days of rain?
Shall I love You in times of plenty
Then leave You in days of drought?
Shall I trust when I reap a harvest
But when winter winds blow, then doubt?
Oh let Your will be done in me
In Your love I will abide
Oh I long for nothing else as long
As You are glorified
Are You good only when I prosper
And true only when I’m filled?
Are You King only when I’m carefree
And God only when I’m well?
You are good when I’m poor and needy
You are true when I’m parched and dry
You still reign in the deepest valley
You’re still God in the darkest night
So quiet my restless heart
Quiet my restless heart
Quiet my restless heart in You
I’ve never heard of that idea, that’s cool! Well this year was the first year I got into secular music, so I’d say a secular song that describes my year is I’m On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons.
As for a Christian song, I’d have to go with Blessed Assurance:
Blessed assurance…Jesus is mine! Oh what a foretaste of glory divine. Heir of salvation, purchase of God. Born of his spirit…washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song: Praising my savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song: Praising my savior all the day long. =)
Really? My family usually puts what song fits at the end of our Christmas letter every year. A few years ago it was Live Like That, I think 2013.
Haha yeah it’s a totally new idea for me. So is that song you mentioned lol. Who’s it by?
Casting Crowns- one of my favorite bands of all time.
Oh, wait, did you mean Live Like That? That’s by Sidewalk Prophets. Here’s the link to the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfosSggwQS0
Oh, just saw this, sadly I can’t see embedded YouTube videos though =/
Great song! Never heard before!
Okay cool! =)
Yes, sometimes a good old fashioned hymn gets the point across, doesn’t it ?
Definitely! =)
Probably a little too much, by Shawn Mendes and 10000 reasons ( Idk who sings that)
I love 10,000 Reasons! I think it’s by Matt Redman.
“Hollow” by Tori Kelly (the version featuring Big Sean)
“Now I Know” by Andy Mineo
All that glitters ain’t made of gold
It’s the thing you’ve heard a million times before
It took a lot of time, now I realise
Now I know better
It’s better late than never
Now I know
Oh this is hard… This year has been both great and hard in certain ways. Hmmm. I’d say one song that really describes my relationship with my King now is Step By Step by Rich Mullins But I really don’t know if I have one that describes my year, I’m going to think about that and I’ll get back to you.
“Sometimes the night was beautiful
Sometimes the sky was so far away
Sometimes it seemed to stoop so close
You could touch it but your heart would break
Sometimes the morning came too soon
Sometimes the day could be so hot
There was so worth much left to do
But so much you’d already done
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise you
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise you
And I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You’ll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days
Sometimes I think of Abraham
How one star he saw had been lit just for me
He was a stranger in this land
And I am that no less than he
And on this road to righteousness
Sometimes the clime can be so steep
I may falter in my steps
But never beyond Your reach
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You’ll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days
And I will follow You all of my days
And I will follow You all of my days
And step by step You’ll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days”
do u know where is the house of Abraham located?
This is kinda hard, this year has been really hard, and I honestly wasn’t looking forward to 2016…until I surrendered to love yesterday, can I just say how amazing that was? But anyways here’s what what I would say:
Tell Your Heart To Beat Again by Danny Gokey
You’re shattered
Like you’ve never been before
The life you knew
In a thousand pieces on the floor
And words fall short in times like these
When this world drives you to your knees
You think you’re never gonna get back
To the you that used to be
Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Let the shadows fall away
Step into the light of grace
Yesterday’s a closing door
You don’t live there anymore
Say goodbye to where you’ve been
And tell your heart to beat again
Beginning
Just let that word wash over you
It’s alright now
Love’s healing hands have pulled you through
So get back up, take step one
Leave the darkness, feel the sun
Cause your story’s far from over
And your journey’s just begun
Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Let the shadows fall away
Step into the light of grace
Yesterday’s a closing door
You don’t live there anymore
Say goodbye to where you’ve been
And tell your heart to beat again
Let every heartbreak
And every scar
Be a picture that reminds you
Who has carried you this far
‘Cause love sees farther than you ever could
In this moment heaven’s working
Everything for your good
Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Let the shadows fall away
Step into the light of grace
Yesterday’s a closing door
You don’t live there anymore
Say goodbye to where you’ve been
And tell your heart to beat again
Your heart to beat again
Beat again
Oh, so tell your heart to beat again
Wow, those lyrics are powerful! Thanks for sharing, Faith 🙂
I love this song! WayFM recently told the story behind it. It was amazing!
I think I’m gonna have to say “I’ll Keep on”, by NF. The lyrics are Suuuuper long, so I’ll just post the first chorus and verse 😉
Oh, these hands are tired
Oh, this heart is tired
Oh, this soul is tired
I’ll keep on, I’ll keep on, I’ll keep on
I’ll keep on, I’ll keep on, I’ll keep on
Faith is something I am not accustomed to
And trusting other people is something I don’t really love to do
I’ve never been a fan of it
I act tough, but really my shoulders they ain’t built for this
And I don’t have nothing
It’s like I’m standing in the rain and You offer me a rain coat
But I would rather stand there wringing wet than take the hand out
What’s wrong with me?
You said You’ve always got Your hands out
And I cannot continue on my own
So take my hands now
I give You everything
God, not just a little bit
Take it from me
I am nothing but a hypocrite
I hate sin, but I built a house and I still live in it
Afraid to open up the door to You
Let You into it
My soul is lost and
What it needs is Your direction
I know I’ve told You I do not need Your protection
But I lied to You
This thing is tiring
And man was not created for it
God, please retire me now
Oh my word, yes!!! This song is so powerful! It’s been one of “my song’s” throughout this year. 🙂
I just found it the other day, and It knocked my proverbial socks off. It was so good!
Yeah, I think I heard it on K-LOVE a couple months ago, and it was so good I couldn’t stop listening to it!
ikr? I listened to it over and over again. 🙂
Hehe, I was like “Dude. You gotta know me or somethin’, cuz this is me.” 😮
Haha, yeah I know! o.O
Eyyyyyy what’s K Love?
It’s a Christian music radio station. 🙂
Oh my goodness! Yes! NF is so amazing!! 🙂 Are you familiar with some of his other stuff too? 🙂
I’m only just beginning to dig into his other music, but I love what I’m hearing so far!
awesome! *high fives back*
*Jumps in and high fives everyone* 😀
*high fives all around* lol
“stressed out” by twenty one pilots
Wish we could turn back time
To the good ol’ days
When my mama sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed out
They’re my favorite band!! I’m actually wearing one of their shirts right now… XD but yeah Stressed Out describes my year pretty well..
I am just now getting into them. So far, “Goner”‘s my favorite!
Yes!! That one is good! And sad… my favorite song of theirs right now is Message Man or Migraine.
We Won’t Be Shaken by Building 429
This world has nothing for me
This life is not my own
I know You go before me and I am not alone
This mountain rises higher
The way seems so unclear
But I know that You go with me so I will never fear
I will trust in You
Whatever will come our way
Through fire or pouring rain
We won’t be shaken
No we won’t be shaken
Whatever tomorrow brings
Together we’ll rise and sing
That we won’t be shaken
No we won’t be shaken
Oooh oooh oh
Oooh oooh oh
Oooh oooh oh
No we won’t be shaken
You know my every longing
You’ve heard my every prayer
You’ve held me in my weakness
Cause You are always there
So I’ll stand in full surrender
It’s Your way and not my own
My mind is set on nothing less
Than You and You alone
I will not be moved oh
Whatever will come our way
Through fire or pouring rain
We won’t be shaken
No we won’t be shaken
Whatever tomorrow brings
Together we’ll rise and sing
That we won’t be shaken
No we won’t be shaken
We will trust in You
We will not be moved
We will trust in You
And we won’t be shaken
[x3]
No we won’t be shaken
Whatever will come our way
Through fire or pouring rain
We won’t be shaken
No we won’t be shaken
Whatever tomorrow brings
Together we’ll rise and sing
That we won’t be shaken
No we won’t be shaken
Oooh oooh oh
Oooh oooh oh
Oooh oooh oh
No we won’t be shaken
Oooh oooh oh
Oooh oooh oh
Oooh oooh oh
No we won’t be shaken
Are we allowed a whole playlist-K. I guess not.
The top three songs that I’ve listened to a lot this year and maybe describe it somewhat are I’m Letting Go by Francesca Battistelli, Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath, and I Put On Christ by Laura Hackett.
Here are the words to I’m Letting Go:
My heart-beat standing on the edge,
But my feet have finally left the ledge.
I cannot go back
There’s no turning back.
I’m letting go of the life I’ve planned for me
And my dreams.
I’m losing control of my destiny.
It feels like I’m falling,
And that’s what it’s like to believe
So I’m letting go.
This is a giant leap of faith-
Trusting and trying to embrace
The fear of the unknown
Beyond my comfort zone.
I’m letting go of the life I’ve planned for me
And my dreams.
I’m losing control of my destiny
It feels like I’m falling,
And that’s what it’s like to believe.
So, I’m letting go
And giving into your gravity.
I know that you are holding me,
And I’m not afraid.
Oh, I’m letting go of the life I’ve planned for me
And my dreams.
I’m losing control of my destiny.
It feels like I’m falling,
And that’s what it’s like to believe. (Yeah)
It feels like I’m falling,
And this is the life for me.
And I’m letting go.
Oh yeah
It feels like I’m falling,
And that’s what it’s like to believe. (Yeah)
It feels like I’m falling,
And this is the life for me
That’s my favorite song by Brandon Heath! And I like I’m Letting Go.
Yeah, I mostly have Switchfoot and Brooke Fraser music on my iPod, but for some reason even though I don’t have many songs from Brandon Heath or Francesca Battistelli, these really speak to me.
Well, actually I listen to music mostly on my mom’s phone
“Give Me Your Eyes” is fantastic. 🙂
That’s one of my favorites!
“Love” by Chris Tomlin {with Watoto Children’s Choir}
When our hope is hard to find
And our faith is in decline
We need a cause to
Stand behind – love
We all want the way it feels
Time it comes and time it steals
What remains, what is real – love
There is love
There is forgiveness
There is love in times of need
When life is cold
There is a promise
You will never go without…
There is love
It heals the sick
Comforts the weak
Breaks the proud
Raises the meek
In this life no guarantees…
Love is the answer
Love will find a way
When we love one another
It’s a brighter day
O-kwa-ga-la-kwe,
Ku-singa-byoo-na,
Bwe-twa-ga-la-na-o-lu-
Na-ku-lu-suu-fu
{lyrics via: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/chris_tomlin/love_with_watoto_childrens_choir.html }
Definitely “Oceans” by Hillsong United. God taught me a lot about trust this year andHe truly brought me to the place where my faith was made stronger (as it says in the song).
You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand
And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You’ve never failed and You won’t start now
So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
[6x]
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
Oh, Jesus, you’re my God!
I will call upon Your name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours and You are mine
“Let It Out” by Switchfoot. I needed to learn not to be weighed down by my responsibilities and learn just to throw it all off and take a break. That’s what this song helped me do.
Keep, keep, keep pushing this higher
I’ve been living uptight
(Take it easy right now)
Like a moth to the fire
Like I’m losing this fight
(Take it easy right now)
From the day we’re born,
We are scarred and torn,
We’ve been scared to sing out loud
But we don’t care no more
Cuz we know life is short
And we don’t care who hears us now
Breathe it in and let it out.
Let it out.
Got my walking on a wire
Got me shaking at night
When my soul gets tired
Feels like I’m losing this fight
From the day we’re born,
We are scarred and torn,
We’ve been scared to sing out loud
But we don’t care no more
Cuz we know life is short
And we don’t care who hears us now
Breathe it in and let it out.
Let it out.
Are you holding on?
Are you up against those ropes?
Cuz I know how it feels to lose hold.
Are you holding in?
Well c’mon let it out!
Take it easy
Take a bath and let it out
From the day we’re born,
We are scarred and torn,
We’ve been scared to sing out loud
But we don’t care no more
Cuz we know life is short
And we don’t care who hears us now
Breathe it in and let it out.
I love, love, love that song, as I’m a huge Switchfoot song. You forgot the wow’s 😉
Haha yeah I know. But it is a great song and Switchfoot is a great band! Album #10 is coming next year! Can’t wait!
Yay!
What’s your favorite Switchfoot song?
Your Love is a Song is by far one of my favorites!
My cousin always makes fun of that one, but I personally like it.
They don’t know what they’re missing out on, haha!
My favorites include Souvenirs, Yesterdays, Enough to Let Me Go, and Erosion but I think I like Jon Foreman’s solo albums best.
Wow! I’ve never actually heard any of those! Are those some of their older songs? Some of my favorites are Let It Out, When We Come Alive, Back to the Beginning Again, Blinding Light, Hello Hurricane, Restless, The Sound, and Stars.
Souvenirs is from Vice Verses. Yesterdays is older. It’s from Oh! Gravity, Enough to Let Me Go is from Hello Hurricane and Erosion is from Learning to Breathe. Yeah, so all of them are from older albums other than Souvenirs. I love Stars. Here’s a Reb article that uses the lyrics from Stars to make a cool point-http://therebelution.com/blog/2013/05/what-facebook-tells-us-about-human-nature/#.VogisDbxvA4
Yes! Don’t mean to be a conversation creeper, but Jon Foreman’s solo albums are so awesome! I love Cure for Pain, Inner Peace, Baptize my Mind, and White as Snow!!
Baptize My Mind is one of my faves.
YOU’RE A SWITCHFOOT SONG?? ;D
Lol. I totally did not see that. . .That’s hilarious. I meant I’m a huge Switchfoot fan.
Sorry, I have a bad tendency to tease people about typos they make, I knew what you meant. =)
It’s fine. It’s hilarious.
“Good to be Alive” by Skillet pretty much sums it up for me 🙂
Skillet is probably one of the greatest bands of our time and that is one of their best songs!
They are great! I wish their lyrics are a little more openly christian but they still are awesome 😀
I listen to so much music that it’s hard to pick just one song. “Warrior” by Steven Curtis Chapman would probably be one of my top picks.
Hmmmm, 2015 has been an extremely hard year for me, besides moving 3 states away from the place i’ve lived basically my whole life and away from friends i’ve known basically my whole life; my dad was out of work for 3(maybe 4?) months. But I narrowed it down to 2 songs:
Never Beyond Repair by Everfound:
You’ve done what you promised that you’d never do
Your innocence gone and your fears coming true
How did you end up like this? Feeling so lost
Like your life is in pieces too broken to fix
And chains got you tied to a weight you can’t lift
But the biggest mistake that you made
Isn’t too big
[Chorus]
You’re not beyond repair
Grace meets you anywhere
And the mess of your heart
Is where love’s gonna start
Cause you are, never beyond repair
Never beyond repair
For all of your pain there’s a father who hurts
For all of your hurt there’s a healer who works
You’re never too far from his reach
So believe, just believe
The moment you gave up
He gave up his life for you
The savior is able,
His forgiveness is the proof
and Letting Go by Bethel Music:
You’ve brought me to the end of myself
And this has been the longest road
Just when my hallelujah was tired
You gave me a new song
I’m letting go
I’m letting go
I’m letting go
Falling into you
I confess I still get scared sometimes
But perfect love comes rushing
And all the lies that screamed inside go silent
The moment you begin
You remind me of things forgotten
You unwind me until I’m totally undone
And with Your arms around me
Fear was no match for Your love
Umm… What was the other one?
Yeah sorry, i couldn’t get the formatting right. But the second one starts about 33 lines down with “and Letting Go by Bethel Music:”
I wondered if people might be confused. :/
Love Never Beyond Repair! Ever found I awesome!!
This Time by P.O.D.
Maybe Don’t Waste Your Life by Lecrae as well.
Forgiven and Never Surrender from Skillet, Good Good Father from Chris Tomlin and If Today Was Your Last Day from Nickelback
For me it’s definitely Every Good Thing by The Afters. In the second verse it says-
There will be days that give me more than I can take
But I know that You always make beauty from my heartache
Don’t wanna forget or take for granted
That it’s a beautiful life we live
I’m not gonna miss the moments like this
This is a beautiful life You give
I’ve had a pretty bad year, but I know that God is making beauty from it, and he has a reason for every last bad thing I have good through this year. The song also reminds me that God is the reason for every good thing.
Hmm….
Probably “Verge” by Owl City overall. 😀 This year, though with plenty of uncertainty and stress, has been one of excitement and new beginnings for me – graduating school, getting my licence, deciding what to do for the next few years, etc. I feel like this year has been the ‘verge’ and launching-pad into my future. Praise God for what He has done!! 😀
And let’s see… “Brokenness Aside” by All Sons and Daughters, “My Everything” and “You’re Not Alone” by Owl City, “It Is Well” by Shane and Shane, “Idols” by Jessica Anderson, and “Stray” by The Assemblie are some that have been particularly pertinent this year.
I was going to say “Verge!”
Hahaha awesome!! *virtual fist pump* 😀
Funny, either Meredith Andrews or Kari Jobe also has a song called “you’re not alone”
Yeh, Meredith Andrews does! I have a feeling it would be a pretty popular song name…
I actually just wrote a poem last night that pretty much describes my year.
As the kind of person who loves writing and sharing poetry I’ll put it here even though it’s not actually a song. (I already put three songs in an earlier comment.)
The poems called The Gold of Life
Sometimes I go up,
And other times I go down.
Sometimes I go up,
And other times I go all around
Till I feel like I’m going inside out
And the pain makes me want to shout.
This world is like a roller coaster.
And if you could see my face on a poster
One day I’d be the perfect Christian guy
The next day I’d be wishing I could die.
One day I’d be reaching after fading dreams
Till I realize they’re not what they seem.
And every day is different
And every day’s a fight.
I might know what wrong is
But I don’t know what’s right.
Every day is different
Every day a blessing
You’ve given me so much
That there’s no good in stressing.
One day I’m radical.
The next day egotistical,
And don’t get all statistical.
I don’t want to see the graphs
‘Cause I’m probably on a downward slope.
Maybe I’m going up.
But when I feel I’m losing hope,
I can’t forget your love.
You’ve given me a thousand gifts
In every single breath
But some day I’ll lose all of it
When I finally meet death.
Maybe I’m too earthly.
Maybe I can’t see Heaven.
I want the childish faith
I had when I was only 7.
Every season’s the best of life
And every season has the worst strife.
But I want to look back and laugh
I wan’t to see
You were leading me
On the right path.
And now I have the friends
I asked you for so long.
But they just can’t satisfy.
I guess that I was wrong.
But I know that you can,
And you carry me
Through marigold pastures
And deepest misery.
Let me graze in the green.
Show me things I haven’t seen.
Let the sun fully shine.
I like gold, but brighter’s fine.
I want to see the bluer skies,
Instead of grazing on noontime cries.
Oh, you change me now.
You carry me through the gold of life.
John! This is really beautiful 🙂
Thx, Haylie!
So wonderful! Great job!!! Keep it up. Wish you all the best on your roller coaster ride.
Thx, Marietta!
I like that. Especially the stanzas that have “graph” “friends” and “graze.” Those were inspirational:)
Thanks Mallory! Do you write poetry at all?
Poetry? You might call it that if you stretch your imagination just a bit;)
Oh, come on. I’m sure you’re great.
Thanks:) Honestly though, (and I’m not being modest) most of my poems are terrible, but there are a few I like. I plan to study poetry writing this Winter, and see if I can’t improve …
Coolio.
Haha! I like your expression. I usually say “cool beans.”
I’ve been writing poetry since I was a junior in high school, (haven’t written anything for about a week though, so nothing currently) but if anyone wants to read them here’s the site address: frommyautisticheart.com. I also have some other things I’ve written on there as well
“Rejoice” by Andrew Peterson.
This song has reminded me that through the trials I should be praising Him;looking for His goodness and not constantly be praying for everything I want.
And when the peace turns to danger
The nights are longer than days
And every friend has a stranger’s face
Then deep within the dungeon cell
You have to make a choice
Rejoice
Rejoice
Rejoice
And again I say
And again I say
And again I say
And again I say
Rejoice
Be still and know that the Father
Will hasten down from His throne
He will rejoice over you with song
So set your face against the night
And raise your broken voice
As far as a song that describes my past year, I think it would be something having to do with finding purpose in God, but I don’t know of a song like that.
But I think the song “pieces” by Meredith Andrews describes the past few years of my life, and that’s why it is my favorite song. It says how God takes the broken pieces of our life and makes them into something beautiful.
This is the chorus:
Give Him your wounds, your bruised and broken pieces
All your questions, all your secrets
You don’t have to hide who you are
You belong to someone greater
Than all your past mistakes and failures
Rest in who He is
He knows how to make your pieces fit
Oh my goodness, yes. And I love Meredith Andrews! I met her 7 years ago. Her music is purty great. (:
man…. everybody is naming songs by Christian artists and I don’t have one. I’d have to say mine is Photograph by Ed Sheeran. I don’t exactly know why, but it is.
Hey, I know how you feel, I listed a secular piece first. Honestly I thought about putting a classical piece but I wouldn’t get any upvotes ;D jk
Hahaha, it’s all good:) I was going to do Shake it off by Tay Swift…
I love Taylor swift
*highfive* Ed Sheeran is awesome!!!
I would have to say ‘Shoulders’ by for King and Country because it helps me recognize my dependence on God every time I listen to it. Going along with that, ‘Fix My Eyes’ has been a huge part of my walk with God in general this year. It makes me focus in and tell myself that I’m not here to please the world but to have a relationship with my savior.
I love For King and Country!!!!!!!!!1
Me too! I would actually say that I am obsessed… 😉
Me too!! Quite honestly I’m listening to Baby Boy right now. 🙂 They’re headlining with Winter Jam this year!!1
Yeah, I think I listened to fK&C music for ~3 hours today. I was cleaning my room, but still…
Haha, that was me doing my schoolwork.
I love ‘Shoulders’! It’s such a great song 🙂
“Loyal” by Lauren Daigle and Chris Tomlin’s “Good Good Father” are definitely two songs I would like to remember 2015 by. Both describe God’s love for us so beautifully, and have really influenced me to rest in His love, because it is truly perfect and unchanging.
I LOVE thost two
This is an awesome idea! 🙂 Mine would have to be “You Make Me Brave” by Bethel Music and Amanda Cook
I have heard You call my name
I have heard the song of love that You sing
So, I will let You draw me beyond the shore
Into Your grace, Your grace
As Your love
In wave after wave
Crashes over me, crashes over me
For You are for us
You are not against us
Champion of Heaven
You’ve made a way
For all to enter in
You make me brave
You make me brave
You called me beyond the shore
Into the waves
You make me brave
You make me brave
No fear can hinder now
The love that made a way
Lyrics via songlyrics.com.
Ohh how do I pick one song. That’s impossible! Probably Flawless by MercyMe, Touch The Sky by Hillsong, Shooting Star by Owl City, and Guilty by NewsBoys. I am always finding new songs and right now these are my favs!
YES. Flawless and Touch the Sky are ah-mazing(:
“Blessings” by Laura Story fits my family’s year perfectly. God has turned such bad things for good in 2015. Here’s a link for my full mantra for the year (on my brand- new blog!:)
http://dandeliondaydreamsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/grace-change-and-challenges-2015.html
Mine is probably Trees by Twenty One Pilots. It’s kinda a song about yearning to see God and experience Him. That’s what I really focused on in 2015.
Shoulders by for King and Country is second place, because that song helped me get through a lot and trust in God during the hard stuff.
Oh my goodness! You like Twenty One Pilots? I just got into them, and I’m even listening to them right now, and I clicked onto this article, and your comment was the first I saw. I love ‘Trees’ so much!
Yes!!! I’m listening to them right now too! Their hometown (Columbus, Ohio) is about 20ish minutes from where I live, and yeah I just really like them. My favorite song by them right now is Kitchen Sink. I love the message. 😀
That is so cool! Woah, that’s so funny because Kitchen Sink is my favorite too! Have you heard some of the interviews where he talks about the song?
Yes, I’ve watched the interviews and they make me emotional. XD When he’s singing the song and he goes from singing “leave me alone” to “don’t leave me alone” his voice cracks and it makes me want to cry.
I know! Like, the interviews always either make me laugh super hard and make a fool out of myself sitting in public (like all their “How We Met Stories” or they make me cry.
That is my favorite part in the song, because I feel like that a lot… constantly pushing people away, and telling them to leave me alone, when I really don’t want them to.
A lot of their interviews are reeeeally funny. XD Oh my goodness, I’m the exact same way. That’s why I love the song. I also appreciate how it encourages people to creat.
Oh, so definitely. My family always looks at me weird when I’m sitting on the couch smiling awkwardly with my headphones on. I know how you feel! When I listen to them, I just want to start writing songs!
I almost feel bad now that I started listening to them because when I listen to other artists, I suddenly realize that there isn’t a very deep message, and I get disappointed. Haha XD
Oh my goodness, my family does the same thing!! They’ll be like, “whatcha watchin over there?” and I’ll say something like, “oh, Tyler and Josh are talking about extreme phone pinching.” And they’ll just think it’s weird and walk away.
Yes, exactly!! There are a lot of bands that I used to listen to, but decided to stop because I felt that their lyrics were too shallow and non-relatable.
That is so funny! Have you seen the two videos that are like… Five Things You Didn’t Know About Twenty One Pilots Pt 1&2? Where they answer for each other. They are so funny! I have a Youtube playlist called Best TOP videos, and they are made up of all the ones that made me laugh hardest.
YES those are soooo funny! My favorite video is the one where they’re playing Happy Wheels. XD “Use your glutes!”
Ohh! Sven and Spencer! I liked where Sven was completely torn apart, and Josh was like “Is he okay?” I laughed so hard!
Yes!!! Or when Sven gets shot with a ton of arrows and Tyler is like, “Poor Spencer watched his dad die in an honorable way.” XD XD They are so funny!
Oh my gosh, yes! I love how they just act like normal guys in interviews and everything like fame hasn’t fazed them, because I don’t think it has. They’re not stuck up and prideful like a lot of celebrities become after they become famous. 😀
Exactly!! And they’re not into drugs or cussing, which is awesome. I love it.
The first song I heard from them was… I think Lane Boy on Pandora, and I was like, oh, I like this song, let’s look up the lyrics. I was quite pleasantly surprised when I saw that it didn’t have bad language, and actually had a good message, so I looked up more songs from them, and then interviews, and I was so happy to see how moralistic they are, not only in their music, but also in real life. 🙂
“No Phun Intended”. Probs my favorite thing right now.
Me too!
yaaaaay
That is actually a very tough question. My song would probably be ‘ My Soul Longs For You’ by Jesus Culture
Gratitude – Dara Maclean. “How can I say thank you? How can I adore You? All I have to offer is the life I lay before You. You are the Only I live for, so let my heart be filled to overflow, each day brand new with gratitude” 😀
It’s hard to say. I’ve gone through several stages this year. The first stage would be from January to June, where I was at a spiritual low. I was almost indifferent towards God in the sense that even though I still cared, I just didn’t prioritize my relationship with him. I feel like the song “Babylon” by Jonathan Thulin captures my spiritual mood: sad, depressing, and wanting to find a way out of it.
My next stage is characterized by “Carry Me” by Josh Wilson. Because of a mission trip, I was forced to pray earnestly, and it brought revival to me. This lasted until Mid-November, and I still use this song as my alarm. It’s a good idea to start the day knowing that I need God’s help.
“Lord, I Need You” is the theme song of the next stage. My church had a retreat, and God opened my eyes to the fact that I needed to work harder on my end of the relationship. He led me to start praying more, and immediately, several temptations and dark secrets came to light. This song was especially encouraging in the bridge, which says, “Teach my song to rise to you when temptation comes my way.” Being a musical person, I took it literally and began to sing when I faced temptation.
Finally, the final one, my current stage, began a week or two ago. It’s a Chinese song, so it won’t mean much to most of you, but it says (If translated),”New things are going to happpen, new anointing, new grace. We will sing a new song, filling the earth with it.” (Please excuse my rough translation.) New things are happening in my life, and it amazes me to see everything unfold.
I love carry me.
You’re Not Alone by Owl City or Amazing Grace. These songs just confirm how utterly messed up I am and how crazy my year has been and how amazingly awesome my God is!
Mine would have to be “All the Way My Savior Leads Me”. God’s leading this year has been truly wonderful. And this hymn sums it up so nicely, and it has helped me to trust Him when I don’t know what’s next. 🙂
“Life Is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts… I know he’s talking about a girl with the “if you’re going my way” part and stuff…but generally this songs sums up my year with all the emotions and changes that took place…From moving to Africa, culture shock, having to many people come and go in my life, etc…and then learning to rely more heavily on God in these times!! These lyrics could be altered just slightly and instead of making a girl the cneter of them, God could be the center…and that’s how I view this song. =)
Life’s like a road that you travel on
When there’s one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There’s a world outside ev’ry darkened door
Where blues won’t haunt you anymore
Where brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
We won’t hesitate
To break down the garden gate
There’s not much time left today
[Chorus:]
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you’re going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
Through all these cities and all these towns
It’s in my blood and it’s all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands
From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The Khyber Pass to Vancouver’s lights
Knock me down get back up again
You’re in my blood
I’m not a lonely man
There’s no load I can’t hold
Road so rough this I know
I’ll be there when the light comes in
Just tell ’em we’re survivors
There was a distance between you and I (between you and I)
A misunderstanding once
But now we look it in the eye
There ain’t no load that I can’t hold
Road so rough this I know
I’ll be there when the light comes in
Just tell ’em we’re survivors
[Chorus: (x3)]
Omigosh… I just heard this song last night!
XD It’s a fun one hey??? I Love it!! 😀 And it sums up 2015 prettty accurately for me…haha!
It is! lol 2015 definitely has been a crazy one for our fam!
Oh, but you haven’t lived until you have heard the Veggietales cover for “Life is a Highway.” It’s pretty much awesome sauce 😉
Ohmygoodness!! There’s a VEGGIETALES VERSION!?!?!? I NEED to see this!!!
YESSSSS! You do!!!! It’s on their “Country Album” *smiles*
VEGGIE TALES DID LIFE IS A HIGHWAY???!!! No way…
Yes way!!! And It’s fantastic 😀
There’s two songs. Both are by a alternative pop/hip hop Washington-based music group called Kings Kaleidoscope. the First one is Fix My Eyes (not the same as For King and Country). This one describes a lot of the deep parts of my life. The other one is All Glory Be To Christ (an worship song sung to the tune of the famous New Years song Auld Lang Syne (check out the lyrics of this one to compare)). This one describes how i want this year to be be and how I wished last year was. Please watch the following videos. There really great!
https://youtu.be/o6lLYpIUOmY
https://youtu.be/zGUq4fdocuI
Wow, All Glory be to Christ is amazing.
This may not be classified as a “song”, but I think the musical piece that really describes my past year would be Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Sorry, I’m a Classical music nerd. (Actually, I’m not sorry.) Anyway, this work is brilliant because of its sense of continuity: despite its huge emotional scope, it retains the same underlying theme throughout. And my life is like that: despite the many changes, God’s plan remains – not always obvious, but always beautiful; sometimes concealed, but always just showing through. In the Goldberg Variations we find a staggering range of emotions: some baffling, some painful, some exhilarating, and some just simple but equally real. So yeah… It really sums up my experience as I discover God’s plans for my life. Exciting stuff! (And I apologise for my lengthy description… Actually, there’s a lot more to say!)
*high five*, fellow classical music nerd!
I didn’t know you were one too! High-five back! (By the way, I’m someone you know – I’ve just temporarily changed my name…)
I know, I figured that out 😉
Yeah, after I wrote that, I figured that you probably would have. 🙂
These kinds of names are really becoming a rebelution trend, aren’t they? 🙂 LOL
Heheh. yeah. (we kinda went nuts on Gabrielle Massman’s article. Sorry, Gabrielle. ;))
Lol. Maybe I should try this. It sounds fun. Of course, it would be nothing cool like Hammer Dulcimer or Harpsichord since I only play piano. But hey, (That’s my catch phrase)
Don’t sell yourself short! Piano is amaaaazing!
True. True.
Is this quirky enough?
Perfect. 😀
The world part is a little confusing. But there’s worlds on eyeballs. That’s my philosophy.
Actually, my book is all about a world on the eye of an old man named John Winndelburgh.
Cool! And Winndelburgh is a pretty fantastic literary name, btw 🙂
Thx
Interesting…I’m Ryan, by the way. You’re writing a book about that? That’s neat! Winndelburgh is a cool name, by the way. 🙂
Thx!
Yeah! So, the question is, who started it? Obviously, Josh was the first to have such a name, but I was the first to start copying Josh, so the originator’s identity is debatable. lol XD
Btw. not to interrupt your conversation or anything but I love your new name! 😉
I like yours too!
While I wouldn’t consider myself a classical music nerd, I’ve always marveled at how instrumental music can wholly embody a mood or emotion. I liked your description, by the way
Thank-you!
For me, probably “Fly” by Maddie and Tae would be my song for 2015. Hearing it on the radio always made me feel stronger.
I love that song!!!
Me too:) It sounds lovely as an instrumental as well.
I saw them in concert.
Listening to the radio and this song called “Living in a memory” by the band Luminate comes on and it is totally my song. This past year has been on of the worst. Having friends get cancer and dying. Falling in love and having to brake up because your boyfriend is cheating on you and lying about everything, and plane just not knowing what to do with my life.
The first verses and chorus,
How many years will it take
To make my past go away
I’ve heard You say I can change
But I feel the same
It’s so hard to face this, I’ve got to let it go
I’ve made a million mistakes
My hearts been broken and used
I knew You could heal this heartache, but I was a fool
It’s so hard to say this, but I know it’s true
I know it’s true
I’m not
wasting time, living in a memory
I’m not wasting life, waiting for a chance to breathe
We can jump, take a dive, and do this
We gotta love and learn how to forgive
I’m not wasting time, living in a memory
I guess for me, thinking back, it would have to be “Through all of it” by Colton Dixon. Through the song, he talks about choices we’ve made whether they’re good or bad, our ups and downs, God is there through all of it. The chorus hits me every time:
“I have won
I have lost
I got it right sometimes
But sometimes I did not
Life’s been a journey
I’ve seen joy, I’ve seen regret
Oh and You have been my God
Through all of it”
The second verse as well:
“You were there when it all came down on me
When I was blinded by my fear
And I struggled to believe
But in those unclear moments
You were the one keeping me strong
This is how my story’s always gone”
I love love love that song it’s ones of my favorites
For me it’s “Lord I need you” by Matt Redman. This past year was the hardest year of my life. And I still thank God He pulled me through.
“Lord, I Need You”
Lord, I come, I confess
Bowing here I find my rest
Without You I fall apart
You’re the One that guides my heart
Lord, I need You, oh, I need You
Every hour I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
Where sin runs deep Your grace is more
Where grace is found is where You are
And where You are, Lord, I am free
Holiness is Christ in me
Lord, I need You, oh, I need You
Every hour I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
Teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
And when I cannot stand I’ll fall on You
Jesus, You’re my hope and stay
Lord, I need You, oh, I need You
Every hour I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
You’re my one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
I love that song! Matt Redman does quite a few good songs. 🙂
Great song!!
Earlier this year, it’s been “Something to Say” by Starfield. I’m just starting to get out of this dark period where I’ve been questioning everything I know about God and life in general. Holding on to the truth that “faith might mean there won’t be answers, and hope might mean enduring through the night.”
I’ve got something to say
It’s been one of those days
When I’m finding it hard to believe in You
I’ve got something to say
I’ve forgotten how to pray
And I’m finding it hard to believe the truth
I’ve got something to say
Right now it feels like You are slipping away
Like I am drowning in a crisis of faith
Like I’m alone
I’ve got something to say
What was black and white is gray
And I’m finding it hard to believe in You
And faith might mean there won’t be answers
And hope might mean enduring through the night
But help me not forget in darkness
The things that I believed in light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLPMehpT8Ik
I guess the song that best describes 2015 would be “The Reason” by Lacey Sturm. 2015 held a lot of ups and a whole lot of downs. There were times that I wanted to give up, but as the song says:
“And now I finally see the reason.
That I was made to be Yours alone.
You formed my heart with Your own hands,
And now I finally understand
If I gave You my life,
I’d be healed by Your grace
I was made for Your love
That no one can replace”
While 2015 was a year full of wandering in the darkness, it ended with the hope of the future, that through that darkness I learned to trust God and His plan for my life, which gave 2016 a pretty good start!
This year has pretty crazy, because I graduated from High school, and went on to college out of state at Moody Bible Institute. I discovered twenty one pilots this year, and I have a hard time listening to anything else these days, but my 2015 song was written my Tyler Joseph (the lead singer) back when he was in high school. It is called “Save” and it is essentially a desperate cry to Jesus for help. This song just describes my inner cry for my Savior to please SAVE! I highly recommend listening to it.
“Save” -Tyler Joseph
I won’t take much of your time
I just want you to see
What I have made inside these lines
It’s as good as I can be
It’s as good as I can be
This is all that I can be
This is all that I can be
All that I can be
Head tilted down, knees on the ground
And I will ask, ‘”Please.. SAVE! Save me!
I deserve for you to turn away
I was ashamed to speak Your name
I can’t believe that all you see
Is that you have covered me gracefully
You’re all I want to be
You’re all I want to be
You’re all I’ll ever need
You’re all I’ll ever need
Jesus, Jesus.. Please.. SAVE!
Save me!
I won’t take much of your time…
Just enough, for you to save me
Love this song! Tyler’s songs have helped me through so many things.
Yeah, I know what you mean! He is an incredible musician and songwriter, and what he is talking about in those older songs is really and truly what we struggle with. I can’t wait to see what he writes next!
Me neither! I heard him say in an interview tht his next album will be different, so I’m excited to see (or hear) what it’s about!
Wooo! I can’t wait either!
This is such an inspirational song for me! This is basically my motto throughout my transition into high school
Yes, it is a great and inspirational song!
This year has been pretty rough on all of us, and “One Day” by Hans Zimmer has been the one I’ve listened to a lot. There are no lyrics, but it’s still a very soft, inspiring song in and of itself. Neat idea, Allie, by the way!
I already commented but I just heard this song and it pretty much sums up 2015.
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Umm…..I’d have to say either Great Is Thy faithfulness (Jimmy Needham’s version!!!), or He Knows by Jeremy Camp…….
Hmmmm… for the fist part of the year, Love You With the Truth, by casting crowns.
the rest… Good, Good Father, Chris Tomlin and Just be Held, Casting Crowns. I also thank Jonny Diaz and Mathew west for helping me make it through the year… and Danny Gokey. yeah…
My entire 2015 is summed up in two songs: Even When it Hurts by Hillsong, and Joy by Rend Collective. Deep pain, and deep joy.
Hillsong United one of the greatest bands ever, Even When It Hurts a beautiful & gorgeous song.
So far for the year of 2016, the song that sums up my year is Paralyzed, by NF.
I made a bad decision and I felt like I was losing faith in God. I was mad at everyone and everything. I didn’t want to go to school. I didn’t want to wake up. I only wanted to stay in bed. Not eating or drinking. Thankfully things are looking up to me now. My faith is now fully restored and I found a way to deal with my mistakes. Music.