Sunday Morning Music: Caedmon's Call "Hope to Carry On"

It's Throwback Sunday! Great tribute to the late Rich Mullins with interviews and footage of Caedmon's Call playing with Rich.

Capital Kings - You'll Never Be Alone

One of my favorite passages in scripture is the beginning of the book of Joshua. God has placed the leadership of Israel on his shoulders after the death of Moses but God then reminds Joshua that's he's not in it alone. God's gonna be there right by his side. I know that sometimes I need that reassurance as well in my life. Here's how it reads and I think this song was written with this scripture in mind (at least in part). I've underlined my favorite parts.

After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you— from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.’ No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.“Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:1-9

Andrew Peterson - So Long Moses

Behold the Lamb of God - The True Tall Tale of the Coming of the Christ

Written and Performed by Andrew Peterson

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So long, Moses

Hello, Promised Land

It was a long, long road

But you people are home

So long, Moses

Hello, Joshua

Goodbye, Canaanites

We're coming to town

Twelve tribes and no crown

No crown, Oh Lord

We want a king on a throne

Full of power, with a sword in his fist

Will there ever be, ever be a king like this?

Hello, Saul

First king of Israel

You were foolish and strong

So you didn't last long

Goodbye, Saul

Hail, King David

Shepherd from Bethlehem

Set the temple of God

In mighty Jerusalem

He was a king on a throne

Full of power, with a sword in his fist

Has there ever been, ever been a king like this?

Full of wisdom, full of strength, the hearts of the people are his

Hear, O Israel, was ever there a king like this?

Hello, prophets

The kingdom is broken now

The people of God

Have been scattered abroad

How long, O Lord?

So speak, Isaiah

Prophet of Judah

Can you tell of the One

This king who's going to come

Will he be a king on a throne

Full of power with a sword in his fist?

Prophet, tell us will there be another king like this?

Full of wisdom, full of strength,

The hearts of the people are his

Prophet, tell us will there be

another king like this?

"He'll bear no beauty or glory

Rejected, despised

A man of such sorrow

We'll cover our eyes

He'll take up our sickness

Carry our tears

For his people

He will be pierced

He'll be crushed for our evils

Our punishment feel

By his wounds

We will be healed."

"From you, O Bethlehem

Small among Judah

A ruler will come"

Wasted Life - Seventh Day Slumber

In an interview with Christianity Today, lead singer and founder of Christian Hard Rock band Seventh Day Slumber, Joseph Rojas admits to his past struggles. “I've struggled in my own life with feeling like I couldn't hear the voice of God clearly, especially in the middle of stressful situations,” says Rojas.

“You may not be able to hear God as clearly as you would like to at times but you should take confidence in the fact that your God is always in control!” 

Joseph has a miraculous testimony. Check it out.