creativeTheology & History
Around You
ByDan Wilt
This song is about living with God at the center of your life and relates to the "Earth Element" of spiritual formation.
The verses describe the result of not having God at your center which leads into a prayer cry for help in the chorus. The first part of the chorus expresses a desire to live with Christ as your center and the second part is a commitment to that relationship. The bridge restates the problem and solution.
I was inspired in this course to write about this foundational subject and some of the imagery comes directly from the teaching, comments and readings but I took part of the first verse from a song I started in the Songwriting Essentials course because it makes more sense in this centered song.
So, for all I've learned and experienced during these courses, thank you Dan, Will and fellow classmates.
Ps -- this April 17th revision for the New Creative Exchange has been simplfied to be more focused on the "centered in Christ" theme. Also, any ideas for making the song better are welcome!
Oops, I posted an old PDF!... The first one listed is the correct one.