Satisfy Us With Your Love- (A song of Advent)

After nearly 2 weeks without a singing voice I'd resolved to turn this song into a responsive reading... or a Cohen or Cash cover. [grin]

Musically, I'd had the 5/4 meter in my head for some time and the melody grew out of that. I knew once I got going with it that it sounded a lot like a few different hymns; particularly When the Role is Called Up Yonder. However, as I plugged ahead it was unique enough to stand alone.

Thematically, it's an Advent song that reaches back to the yearnings and voices of the Psalms and specifically the Song of Moses which looked towards the promised Messiah to come. I don't know if this is common but I find that once we enter the Advent season we start hearing Christmas songs... but this just glosses over the longing and waiting and expectation that should fill the weeks prior to Christmas.

I had an enormous block with the lyrics early on. I was sitting at the table and my wife, Krista, asked how it was going. I said, "Tell me about expectancy" not ready for the flood that was about to break over the banks as she explained the ups and downs, the joy and hopes and fears of having just gone through pregnancy and the birth of our son, Cohn. (guys, for the record... we're clueless) Anyway, a lot of credit goes to her for connecting the dots for me. This wouldn't be here otherwise.

Satisfy Us With Your Love (lyrics)
Satisfy Us With Your Love (mp3)