Josh Garrels and Beyond the Blue

This is my go-to piece of music lately. And Beyond the Blue is my go-to song. I listen to it, and then, if I'm alone, I listen to it again. (if I'm with my family, I don't usually do that, although it certainly wouldn't shock anyone!)
The album (oops! I've been informed I'm not allowed to say "album" anymore...)...
The disc (but wait! I don't actually have a disc...)...
The tunes (what exactly do you call a compilation of music that you download off the internet?)...
is FREE for download!!
Not all my faithful readers will love it. And that's ok.
But some of you will.

Bonus- when I loaded it onto my I-Touch, the lyrics showed up on the screen! HOW COOL IS THAT?!
So now I can sing along and not make up the words as I go... (that would not shock my family either!)
And besides that- there's so much Truth in those words. When asked about his lyrics in an interview with NoiseTrade, Garrels answers,  "I’ve always known that choosing to explore the intricacies of my faith in Christ would be a potential disconnection for many listeners. Yet, I’ve been compelled to do so, not out of a sense of obligation or to proselytize, but because when I’m honest with myself … I can’t escape how interesting, mysterious, and life-changing the whole thing is. I turn these things over in my mind and heart a lot, and the songs become a sort of tool or vehicle for me to flesh out what’s happening within."
I appreciate that.

Enjoy.

Beyond the Blue

Stand on the shores of a site unseen
The substance of this dwells in me
Cause my natural eyes only go skin deep
But the eye’s of my heart anchor the sea
Plumbing the depths to the place in between
The tangible world and the land of a dreams
Because everything ain’t quite it seems
There’s more beneath the appearance of things
A beggar could be king within the shadows,
Of a wing

And wisdom will honor everyone who will learn
To listen, to love, and to pray and discern
And to do the right thing even when it burns
And to live in the light through treacherous turns
A man is weak, but the spirit yearns
To keep on course from the bow to the stearn
And throw overboard every selfish concern
That tries to work for what can’t be earned
Sometimes the only way to return is to go,
Where the winds will take you

And to let go, of all, you cannot hold onto
For the hope, beyond,the blue

Yellow and gold as the new day dawns
Like a virgin unveiled who waited so long
To dance and rejoice and sing her song
And rest in the arms of a love so strong
No one comes unless they’re drawn
By the voice of desire that leads em’ along
To the redemption of what went wrong
By the blood that covers the innocent one
No more separation
Between us.

So lift your voice just one more time
If there’s any hope may it be a sign
That everything was made to shine
Despite what you can see
So take this bread and drink this wine
And hide your spirit within the vine
Where all things will work by a good design
For those who will believe

And let go, of all, we cannot hold onto
For the hope, beyond, the blue

Said I let go, of all, I could not hold onto
For the hope, I have, in you