From Music City…

I want to keep my words short, but once again, the Lord has been so personal to show us exactly which songs He would have us play and sing. (Read more about that on the blog, “Quarantine Blessings”.) Gaylyn and I have never really referred to ourselves as songwriters, but that might be changing after how much we enjoyed co-writing both “Faith Hope & Love” and “Sovereign Ruler of the Skies” over the past few months.

It was during pandemic lockdown we received an email from one of our producers, Phillip Keveren, saying, “Would you like to co-write a song while “social distancing”? We’re very picky when it comes to songs we like, but upon reading the attached lyric by Tony Wood, it was an immediate “yes”.

Weeks later in the studio, after the song was written and we were recording the vocals, I asked Tony, “What inspires you to write?”. Boy, do I wish I had recorded what he said. Just makes it even more special to sing this song knowing the genuine heart behind its writer. “I love the Word of God”, he replied… and then continued to expound on the beauty of 1 Corinthians 13:13.

“So now faith hope, and love abide, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.
– 1 Corinthians 13:13

With lyrics like, “All beauty and vanity, power and fame, just for a moment they shine”, we knew the music video needed to be set in Music City (aka, Nashville, TN). Beginning at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, we gradually make our way to the Pedestrian Bridge across Cumberland River overlooking downtown as the song climaxes into the final chorus, “I choose to spend my life, on things above!” The words are especially relevant to current times where learning to love our neighbors is more necessary than ever; “Now these three abide: faith, hope and love; And the greatest of these is love.”

A huge “thank you” to the film crew, Natalie Simmons and Jason Schultz of PDS Media, for being so phenomenal and fun to work with!

And there you have it… I failed to keep my words short lol.