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Songs of the weekend (:

1. Phil Wickham - Divine Romance
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The fullness of Your grace is here with me/ The richness of Your beauty’s all I see/ The brightness of Your glory has arrived/ In Your presence God, I’m completely satisfied/
For You I sing I dance Rejoice in this divine romance/ Lift my heart and my hands
To show my love, to show my love/
A deep deep flood, an Ocean flows from/ You Of deep deep love, yeah it’s filling up the room/ Your innocent blood, has washed my guilty life In Your presence God I’m completely satisfied/

I recently acquired this song from Katherine Rutledge on a mixed cd that she had in her car. This song is an incredibly uplifting ballad about God's constant presence and personal love for all of us. Whenever I am feeling in doubt or let down, this song encourages me to just keep trusting and relying on God to take care of my needs and wants in this world. I have been walking to class, listening to this song on my ipod before and after class and it really helps me go about my day. I think as holy week is approaching, this is a great song to listen to and remind us of Jesus's passion (2nd verse). More from Phil Wickham to come.

2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Myspace.com/leonalewis

Closed off from love I didn't need the pain Once or twice was enough And it was all in vain Time starts to pass Before you know it you're frozen But something happened For the very first time with you My heart melts into the ground Found something true And everyone's looking round Thinking I'm going crazy But I don't care what they say I'm in love with you They try to pull me away But they don't know the truth My heart's crippled by the vein That I keep on closing You cut me open and I Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love You cut me open Trying hard not to hear But they talk so loud Their piercing sounds fill my ears Try to fill me with doubt Yet I know that the goal Is to keep me from falling But nothing's greater Than the rush that comes with your embrace And in this world of loneliness I see your face Yet everyone around me Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe

Leona Lewis is a rising pop/R&B singer out of London, I just recently discovered her music and to be honest am only really crazy about this song so far.... This song is an incredibly empowering song about love and following your heart. She is talking about other people in her life being discouraging and trying to pull her away from how her heart feels but she has to remain true. While I cannot personally relate to this song at this time being that I am not in love and havent been for several years lol, I really appreciate the raw emotion that she clearly expresses in this song. I went to downtown Greenville a couple nights ago at about 1 am and ran around this park called Falls Park which has a waterfall and I was just jamming out to this song and others and just felt, in a nutshell.......ALIVE

3. Simple plan - I can Wait Forever
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You look so beautiful todayWhen you're sitting there it's hard for me to look awaySo i try to find the words that i could sayI know distance doesn't matter but you feel so far awayAnd I cant lieEvery time I leave my heart turns grayAnd I want to come back home to see your faceAnd ICause I just cant take itAnother day without you with meIs like a blade that cuts right through me But I can wait, I can wait forever, When you call my heart stops beatingWhen you're gone it wont stop bleeding, But I can wait, I can wait forever

Now you are probably thinking, Simple plan, they are a little high school emo band....I beg to differ. Simple plan has drastically matured with the release of their latest album in 2008 and this song is evidence. This song is about waiting for "the one" for as long as it takes. The themes of this song include loyalty, respect and lasting love and who is either in love or has been in love, cannot relate to this feeling???

I hope this first post has given u a taste of what I hope to expose in this blog. I have provided one Christian, 1 pop/R&B, and 1 alternative rock song for you to enjoy and check out.

Until next time...

God Bless
Nick