Take the World, but Give Me Jesus

I love this version by Ascend the Hill (thanks Tim Euken for showing me this)

Take the world, but give me Jesus,

All its joys are but a name;
But His love abideth ever,
Through eternal years the same.

Oh, the height and depth of mercy!

Oh, the length and breadth of love!

Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!

Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Sweetest comfort of my soul;
With my Savior watching o’er me,
I can sing though billows roll.

Take the world, but give me Jesus,

Let me view His constant smile;
Then throughout my pilgrim journey
Light will cheer me all the while.

Take the world, but give me Jesus.

In His cross my trust shall be,
Till, with clearer, brighter vision,
Face to face my Lord I see.

-Fanny Crosby,

If I had a choice, I would still choose to re­main blind…for when I die, the first face I will ev­er see will be the face of my bless­ed Sav­iour.

- Fanny Crosby

Atlas Hands

Atlas Hands by Benjamin Francis Leftwich

 

Take me to the docks, there’s a ship without a name
It is sailing to the middle of the sea
The water there is deeper than anything you’ve ever seen
…Jump right in and swim until you’re free

I will remember your face
‘Cause I am still in love with that place
But when the stars are the only things we share
Will you be there?

Money came like rain to your hands while you were waiting
For that cold long promsie to appear
People in the churches started singing above their hands
They say “My God is a good God and he cares”

I will remember your face
‘Cause I am still in love with that place
When the stars are the only things we share
Will you be there?

I’ve got a plan
I’ve got an atlas in my hands
I’m gonna turn when I listen to the lessons that I’ve learned

This will make you want to learn how to dance

Les Twins- Laurent and Larry Bourgeois

Makes me want to dance and dance well.  I’ve watched this close to fifty times now and it still blows me away.

‘Walking in the Air’ gets Dubstepified

Walking in the air from the 1978′s animated film ‘The Snowman’ gains some 2010 dubstep beats.

Kudos to Jonny Rose for showing me this.

Playing Guitar the Botswana Way

Came across this incredible vid thanks to youtube user Bokete7 whose channel is “An intimate visual experience of daily living in Botswana.”
Definitely worth a look after watching this.

Digital vs Physical Media

Bookshelf full of Books

or iPad?

The days of physical media are numbered.  Take a cursory look at services like iTunes, LoveFilm, Amazon MP3 store and you’ll soon realise that physical copies are dying out to be replaced  by digital media downloaded from the Net. Instead of walking into a shop you simply enter in your card details press buy and voila you have the book or album available for your iPod, phone, and PC. I don’t deny this ease of accessbility is incredibly useful,  however it gives me some sadness deep down in the retro recesses of my heart.

Perhaps some parts of me are just plain old school but I love the idea of collecting media in a way I can physically touch, put on a shelf and pass onto my friends and family. A good example of this is my friend Martin who for most of his life has collected vinyls and placed in them sentimental mementos .  An amazing idea which means in the future revisiting a Vinyl brings back many memories for him and his family, something a  hard drive full of data cannot recreate.

Josiah Gillespie- ‘Say Anything’ Video from ‘The Ache and Answer’ debut album

My good friend Josiah recently released his debut album ‘The Ache and Answer’.

Get his album from iTunes , Amazon, Physical copy from Zang Productions or listen to it on Spotify.

Here is the video ‘Say Anything’ below. Check it out its amazing.:

Apple’s ‘Ping’, The Future of Music?

Today Apple have released ‘Ping’ integrated into iTunes which in their own words they describe as a “Social Network for Music”.  Ping will be a way to see what music your friends are listening to aswell as follow the updates of favourite artists such as new single or album release. These updates will be similar to the news feed on facebook and also allow you to see when those artists are playing near you, which friends are attending and buy tickets within iTunes itself. For more features and other information see the official page .

Whisper of a Thrill – Earth Song

Incredible video, soundtrack and images are just breathtaking. If you have a decent enough computer click here and then select 720p HD, Has to be watched full screen. Truly epic.

Come Home- Findlay Brown

This is song is incredible. Listen.