John Mark McMillan - "The Medicine" und die Geschichte von "How he loves us"

Hab eine neue CD - "The Medicine" von John Mark McMillan. Coole, einzigartige Stimme, großartige Gitarrensounds und ehrliche Texte - ein wirklich gutes Album. Das einzige was mich zwischendurch nervt sind die Backingvocals in manchen Refrains, klingt für mich zu voll und zu stark (macht das Sinn?), aber darüber kann ich locker hinwegsehen angesichts dieser Songs. Sein bekanntestes Lied ist wohl "How he loves us", und er erklärt hier wie es zu dem Lied gekommen ist:

How He Loves : A Song Story from john mark mcmillan on Vimeo.

Und noch eins, "Death in his Grave":



Though the Earth Cried out for blood
Satisfied her hunger was
Her billows calmed on raging seas
for the souls on men she craved

Sun and moon from balcony
Turned their head in disbelief
Their precious Love would taste the sting
disfigured and disdained

On Friday a thief
On Sunday a King
Laid down in grief
But awoke with keys
Of Hell on that day
The first born of the slain
The Man Jesus Christ
Laid death in his grave

So three days in darkness slept
The Morning Sun of righteousness
But rose to shame the throes of death
And over turn his rule

Now daughters and the sons of men
Would pay not their dues again
The debt of blood they owed was rent
When the day rolled a new

On Friday a thief
On Sunday a King
Laid down in grief
But awoke holding keys
To Hell on that day
The first born of the slain
The Man Jesus Christ
Laid death in his grave

On Friday a thief
On Sunday a King
Laid down in grief
But awoke with keys
Of Hell on that day
The first born of the slain
The Man Jesus Christ
Laid death in his grave

He has cheated
Hell and seated
Us above the fall
In desperate places
He paid our wages
One time once and for all