By Darin Skaggs
Here
begins a journey in which I take ten bands I like and countdown my ten favorite tracks
from them. Just so you know, this is my
favorite not what I think are the greatest.
So here we go…
For
me, worship music is a tough genre to pull off.
Some artist do it well, but are not creative enough musically and others
just can’t seem to pull off interesting lyrics.
The only artist that does it truly well is David Crowder Band. They make music that is interesting enough to
just have on. And if you just need some
good worship music, DCB is the go to. So
without further or do, here it goes my top ten favorite David Crowder Band
songs.
Gotcha, here are some honorable mentions: Because He Lives (Give Us Rest), God Almighty, None Compares (Church
Music) and Church Music - Dance[!]
(Church Music)
10. Here Is Our King (A Collision)
This
song is one of their more popular songs.
It does everything right. It is
catchy, lets us know there is a God who is there for us and has metaphorical
Bible like lyrics comparing the blooming of a rose to how we feel about God.
9. After All (Holy) (Give Us Rest)
With
its calm, whisper like verses and strong, anthem like choruses After All helps DCB’s finale album be
one of its most powerful.
Probably
DCB’s most popular songs, being sung in the majority of church services, and
does not seem to be going anywhere.
Their version so pure and calming, you can’t help but feel something
every time you listen to it.
7. Oh Great God, Give Us Rest (Give Us Rest)
DCB,
while making beautiful, powerful worship music also can have a sense of humor
about them naming their finale album Give Us Rest. With the title tracking opening the album, the
song is almost a prayer for the world (“Have you seen this place it’s all a
mess”) and themselves (“I’ve done my part too well I ‘fess”)
6. Never Let Go (Remedy)
Never Let Go is a simple song with its
only mission to give the listener peace that God, well, never let’s go. The whole Remedy album is an attempt at
bringing peace to the listener and this track is a highlight.
5. Wholly Yours (A Collision)
The
first third of A Collision is full of classic songs like Here Is Our King and Foreverandever
Ect but nothing quiet tops Wholly
Yours. It makes for a great worship song and DCB is having fun with their
lyrics, “You are Holy, Holy Holy.” Then near the end of the song proclaiming “I
am wholly, wholly, wholly Yours.”
4. Can I Lie Here (Church Music)
An
unconventional track from DCB, but a great one.
Taking the idea of “Love like a child” and making it their own.
Throughout the song he asks if he can lie in His arms much like a vulnerable
child.
3. Surely We Can Change (Remedy)
Closing
out their best record, in my opinion, is a beautiful song that with the
choruses struggles with the temptation from man and the immense love of
God. Of course, choosing the love of God
and wanting to save the world the song proclaims “The whole world’s about to
change!”
2. Oh, Happiness (Church Music)
Maybe
the bands least worship like song and again maybe it is their most. For the chorus David Crowder brought about
twenty of his friends to all sing “Oh, happiness! There’s grace, enough for us
and the whole human race.” With this
song, and most of Church Music, DCB attempts to rewrite the rules for what
worship should be. The song is pure fun and gives us what it promises,
happiness.
1. The Glory Of It All (Remedy)
Maybe
the most powerful worship song I’ve ever heard. Hiding a small church service
in the song preaching God was there at the beginning and will be till forever,
then says if you’re lost come to Him.
The chorus stirring your emotions each and every time it is sung.
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