Sunday, July 6, 2008

what's in my ipod

Steve Fee is quickly becoming one the most well-known and "most-sung" worship leaders in the country. Seems like 2 years ago that not many people outside of North Point circles knew who he was... now it's probably hard to be in a worship service where you're not singing his songs.

Let me just say that he is probably one of the greatest worship song writers alive right now (I would put him up there with the likes of Tomlin, Crowder, Redman, & the Hillsong guys). And Steve's not trying to become a star. He's just trying to "put words to what the church wants to say to God." [worship]

I bought his Burn for You CD at Passion '06 after he lead us in some crazy intense all out worship one night. It quickly became one of my favs & probably one of the most played on my iPod! Then the band signed with a label & re-released Burn For You as We Shine and switched up the song order a little + added 2 or 3 new ones. I still went and bought it when it came out because I love the songs he's writing. Plus we had just returned from Daytona Beach @ Big Stuf where he rocked his new song Happy Day a few times a day. Pretty catchy tune. it was worth the price of the album.

*So, if you don't know Steve Fee's stuff... where have you been? And if you don't have one of these CDs yet... BUY ONE TODAY!!! you can actually click here to buy one.

I could honestly write a blog about each of his songs because they are so amazing & truly are exactly what my generation wants to say to God! He captures the heart and passion of this generation perfectly.

In fact, the 1st time I heard the title track of the indie CD - Burn For You - it was like someone wrote it from my thoughts. It's exactly what I want to say to God and have been saying to Him for years. It is "unexplainable" but I'm really glad Steve put it in a song I can sing to God! I really just wanted to leave you this one song on the blog. read it... if your heart resonates with it & you feel it jumping out of your chest like mine, then you'll love the songs he's writing for us to worship God with.

There's a stirring in my heart
Unexplainable
There's a calling on my days
Undeniable
And there's a fire in my bones
Uncontainable
And it's causing me to burn
It's causing me to burn
It's causing me to burn
For you

I'll go anywhere
I'll do anything
At any cost for you
My King [yes! that's an awesome thing to shout!]

There's a passion in my heart
For the world to see
Revival fires burn
A great awakening
And there's a raging fire inside
That's so high
And it's causing me to burn
It's causing me to burn
It's causing me to burn
For you, yeah

Oh, burn for you
Yeah, burn for you
To the ends of the earth
To the ends of the earth
To the farthest part
Til every heart has heard

To the ends of the earth
To the ends of the earth
To the farthest part
Til every heart has heard

1 comment:

ethan welch said...

i gotta holla for steve. this band is my favorite praise and worship band currently. they have a pumpin sound that makes u wanna stand up and shout, but also, they have some intense lyrics. my favorite part of their lyrics is the way they talk about "Jesus." they use Jesus' name more than any other band i know right now. in our pluralistic culture, "God" isn't always the God of the bible. its good to clarify that we believe in Jesus. word!