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Marvelous Things (Isaiah 25)

ByDan Wilt

For my final project I wanted to write a song, but because this class didn't really spark any ideas in my mind for a song (other that the idea of writing a song that would be practically copying Matt Redman's song "The Heart of Worship") I decided to write a song out out of a Bible verse as Andy Park suggested in his book "To Know You More", chapter "The Gift and Craft of Songwriting", under the category "Inspiration", page 227. I wrote my song out of Isaiah 25:1,4,and 9. Now this verse has always struck me as interesting and generally means something entirely different to me each time I read it (as the Bible tends to do to the reader). When I was reading it and thinking about using it for a song, it meant to me that I can always trust God.
Trust is something I have always struggled with. It is very hard for me to trust people because of many, many bad experiences I had when I was younger. You know the game when you let yourself fall backwards into your friend's arms to demonstrate trust? Yeah, I always hated that game with a deep and abiding passion and would refuse to do it. I would only fall into my parents's arms and that was IT. So the idea that I can let myself fall backwards and God will catch me, never letting me anywhere near the ground and that I can run to Him and tell Him anything without it being turned into gossip was/is a hard concept for me to grasp. These songs lyrics mean a lot to me because of this.
Please forgive the quality of the audio, but do enjoy the song! I would love any constructive criticism that you may have to offer.

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