Music stirring my soul . . . Casting Crowns, Until The Whole World Hears

I've set my timer to 30 minutes of blog writing time. I miss blog writing. It's sweet to look back on what I was able to capture in typed words what was stirring inside of my heart. My timer was set earlier for ten minutes of kitchen cleanup. This Momma isn't very fond of housework, so ten committed minutes of kitchen cleanup is a ginormous check off my to do list this morning. I usually pop on some music to help get me through dreadful house duties.

My choice of music this morning was a cd from Casting Crowns titled "Until the Whole World Hears". It's actually been my choice of cd for the last week and I can't get past the first 4 songs without feeling inspired to gobble up every lyric and sing the songs as loud as my heart desires! I'm glad that cd albums still exist. Pulling out the paper insert to read lyrics is fantabulous, and reading the extra tidbits is icing on the cake. I just realized this morning that with each song is a list of Scriptures.

The set of Scriptures listed with the song "Until The Whole World Hears" is:
Matthew 5:16/Matthew 28:19-20/Mark 16:15/John 9:5/Hebrews 13:20-22/James 2:19/John 1:1-42/Matthew 24:14.

Wow! Does that not look like a whole devotional that we can study for that one song. In the coming days, I will look at each Scripture and study how it pertains to the song. For now, this particular post will highlight what stirs within my soul in simply listening to the song.

Casting Crowns
UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS

Verse 1:
Lord, I want to feel with Your heart
See the world through Your eyes
I want to be Your hands and feet
I want to live a life that leads

Chorus:
Ready yourselves, ready yourselves
Let us shine the light of Jesus in the darkest night
Ready yourselves, ready yourselves
May the powers of darkness tremble as our praises rise
Until the whole world hears, Lord, we are calling out
Lifting up Your name for all to hear the sound
Like voices in the wilderness we're crying out
And as the day draws near, we'll sing until the whole world hears

Verse 2:
Lord, let Your sleeping giant rise
Catch the demons by surprise
Holy nations sanctify
Let this be our battle cry

Chorus (1x)
Woah, woah, sing until the whole world hears (2x)

Verse 3:
I want to be Your hands and feet
I want to live a life that leads
To see You set the captive free
Until the whole word hears
And I pray the day will see
More of You and less of me
Lord, I want my life to be
The song You sing

Woah, woah, sing until the whole world hears (2x)

Just watched the video on youtube and I'm blown away! Amazing! I can totally turn my reaction into a whole other blogpost, woohooo!


My 30 minutes are up, so I will end and move on to the next task on my day's to do list. Just about every line in this song resonates and stirs up purpose inside of my heart and soul. I trust my life to the One who holds me in His hands. I trust Him to lead my life and direct my path. My heart's cry is to always shine His love into the lives of my family, friends, and those that He puts in my path.

Much love,
Tanya