Delirious?
For the past 15 years, one of my favorite music groups — Christian or secular — has been Delirious?! Alas, the time has come to say goodbye to these guys who brought a wave of change to Christian music and who put social consciousness as well as staying true to biblical views of people and their value to God into their music these last 5 or 6 years. They played the end of their last U.S. tour this past weekend and I know I will miss their style, thoughtfulness, passion, and energy. Nothing quite like seeing them live and joining in on the non-stop journey of music, praise, and call to action.
I was blessed with a preview of their new greatest hits album, History Makers, and it’s got about 30 or so of their greatest songs. If you get a chance, take a look and see what you think. While some of their older favorites are best known — “Lord You Have My Heart,” “Shout to the North,” “Majesty,” “Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble,” & “I Could Sing of Your Love Forever” — I love some of their new stuff as well as the old stuff — “Paint the Town Red” & “History Maker.” My all time devotional song to Jesus is one of their older ones, “What a Friend I’ve Found.” And during one of the darkest times in my journey of faith, the song “Every Little Thing” seemed to pop up again and again to minister to the broken and wounded parts of my heart. Here’s the lyrics of that song for you to ponder.
Everything must change
There’s a mirror showing me the ugly truth
These bones they ache with holy fire
But I’ve got nothing to give, just a life to live
If your world is without colour
I will carry you, if you carry me
Every little thing’s gonna be alright
Every little thing’s gonna be alright [x2]
There’s no-one else to blame
I live my life between the fire and the flame
I’ve built my house where the ocean meets the land
It’s time to live again, pull my dreams out of the sand
Let your world be full of colour
I will carry you, if you carry me
When it’s all falling down on you
You’re crying out but you’re breaking in two
When it’s all crashing down on you
When there’s nothing you can do
There is someone who can carry you
Here’s to BlueTree rising to fill the void, both lyrically and also musically, but they’ve got big (white) shoes to fill!
To the Delirious? lads, thank you and good work. Most of all, thanks for the passion you have for Jesus … oh, and here’s a little reminder, every little thing is going to be all right because there is Someone who can carry you!