:: M squared T ::

:: Sunday, February 16, 2003 ::

Just returned from a concert featuring Jars of Clay and Caedmon's Call. Caedmon's opened, and really rocked the place out. Unfortunately, Jars really misread the audience and kinda crashed and burned. Too many slow, depressing songs all in a row. Besides the fact that it was in a basketball gymnasium. It was a bit hard to hear, they were having sound problems and we were sitting on hard bleachers.

I came away with a new appreciation for Caedmon's Call - especially for their song "Only Hope." It was inspired by Charles Wesley's hymn, "Depth of Mercy". The first stanza will suffice for here:

DEPTH of mercy! can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God his wrath forbear?
Me, the chief of sinners, spare?
I have long withstood his grace,
Long provoked him to his face,
Would not hearken to his calls,
Grieved him by a thousand falls.

2 I have spilt his precious blood,
Trampled on the Son of God,
Filled with pangs unspeakable,
I, who yet am not in hell!
Whence to me this waste of love?
Ask my Advocate above!
See the cause in Jesu's face,
Now before the throne of grace.

Keep up the good work, Caedmon's! And Jars, guys, well, the picking the song out of the hat thing didn't work at all tonight. Sorry.

:: Matt 2/16/2003 11:50:00 PM :: permalink :: ::
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