I'll Fly Away

I beg you to listen to Jars of Clay's version of "I'll Fly Away":

Some bright morning when this life is o'er
I'll fly away
To a home on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away

When the shadows of this life have gone
I'll fly away
Like bird from these prison walls have flown
I'll fly away

I'll fly away, O Glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujuah by and by
I'll fly away

Oh how glad and happy when we meet
I'll fly away
No more cold arms, shackles on my feet
I'll fly away

I'll fly away, O Glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujuah by and by
I'll fly away

Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joy will never end
I'll fly away

I'll fly away, O Glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujuah by and by
I'll fly away

Here's the song on YouTube... Sorry I couldn't find one with a nicer video to accompany it.

The Last 100 (cont.)

I now have the results of today's "Last 100" experiment. Below I have listed the last 100 songs I listened to today. While listening to my music, I was reminded that half of my music is actually on my work computer, and while I can still access those folders, my media player on my laptop ignores them... so therefore I only had about 1/3 of my music to listen to today! But, I think the outcome does a good job of summing up my musical tastes.

Before you see the list, I should give credit to Brandon Adam Bible... who I've never met... but whose blog (http://brandonbible.blogspot.com/) inspired me to take on the task of completing this "Last 100" list. As mentioned in my earlier post today, I was seeking inspiration from other worship leaders who blog. Unfortunately I was distracted by this fun project.... but I will continue on my quest for inspiration. Take a look at who made the cut:

THE LAST 100

1. Iron and Wine – "Boy With A Coin"

2. Ian McIntosh – "Open Up The Heavens"

3. Hillsong United – "Devotion"

4. James Morrison – "The Only Night"

5. Joshua Radin – "Sky"

6. Mates of State – "My Only Offer"

7. Wilco – "You Never Know"

8. The Civil Wars – "Poison & Wine"

9. Planetshakers – "Cry Holy"

10. Sufjan Stevens – "Sister Winter"

11. Jason DeRulo – "Whatcha Say"

12. Coldplay – "Strawberry Swing"

13. Colbie Caillat – "Fallin' For You"

14. Norah Jones – "Waiting"

15. Phil Wickham – "Divine Romance"

16. Peter Bradley Adams – "For You"

17. Chris Tomlin – "Jesus Paid It All (Everything Glorious)"

18. Regina Spektor – "Eet"

19. Dave Barnes – "Greyhound"

20. Griffin House – "When The Time Is Right"

21. Iron and Wine – "House By The Sea"

22. Greg Laswell – "It's Been A Year"

23. The Gabe Dixon Band – "Further the Sky"

24. Jack's Mannequin – "Rescued"

25. Jack Johnson – "Middle Man"

26. Hillsong – "Mighty to Save"

27. Hot Hot Heat – "In Cairo"

28. Imogen Heap – "Bad Body Double"

29. Griffin House – "Lay Down In Your Fields"

30. Candy Claws – "Don't Turn Around"

31. Jars of Clay – "These Ordinary Days"

32. Matt Wertz – "Red Meet's Blue"

33. Shawn McDonald – "Beautiful"

34. Black Eyed Peas – "Imma Be"

35. After Edmund – "It's Alright"

36. Anathallo – "Hanasakajijii (Three: The Man Who Made Dead Trees Bloom)"

37. Ryan Myddleton – "On Your Own"

38. Moby – "Beautiful"

39. Amos Lee – "Black River"

40. Josh Garrels – "Mercy Triumph"

41. After Edmund – "Come and Rain Down"

42. Kyte – "Nothings Cruel"

43. Fiona Apple – "Window"

44. Eric Hutchinson – "You Don't Have To Believe Me"

45. Phillips, Craig, and Dean – "Hallelujuah (Your Love Is Amazing)"

46. Imogen Heap – "Swoon (Instrumental)"

47. Moulin Rouge – "Come What May"

48. Ellery – "Long Coat On"

49. My Morning Jacket – "Touch Me, I'm Going To Scream"

50. Patty Griffin – "One Big Love"

51. Erin McCarley – "It's Not That Easy"

52. John Legend – "Green Light"

53. Brandy – "Right Here (Departed)"

54. Eric Hutchinson – "Oh!"

55. Jars of Clay – "Revolution"

56. Jeremy Camp – "Beyond Measure"

57. Jazz Rolle – "Hiding Place"

58. TAB the Band – "Skip Your Class"

59. A.A. Bondy – "Witness Blues"

60. Ólafur Arnalds – "Raein"

61. Justin Currie – "What Is Love For?"

62. Shawn McDonald – "Lovely"

63. John Mayer – "Stop This Train"

64. AM Drive & Cliff Ritchey – "Don't Fear"

65. The Weepies – "Can't Go Back Now"

66. The Fray – "We Build Then We Break"

67. Kyte – "Boundaries"

68. Ratatat – "Five"

69. OneTwoThreeFour – "Leave Me Sleep"

70. Toby Lightman – "My Sweet Song"

71. Michael Bublé – "Sway"

72. Ben Folds Five – "Best Imitation of Myself"

73. Fall Out Boy – "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today"

74. Anathallo – "All The First Pages"

75. Nickel Creek – "Can't Complain"

76. Lili Haydn – "Strawberry Street"

77. Mat Kearney – "Undeniable"

78. Neo-Classical Piano Music – "Gray Sky Tone Dance"

79. U2 – "Breathe"

80. Snow Patrol – "Open Your Eyes"

81. Scott Tyler – "Storyville"

82. OneRepublic – "Someone to Save You"

83. Andrew Bird – "The Happy Birthday Song"

84. Will Gray – "I Can't"

85. Sigur Rós – "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"

86. Augustana – "Rest, Shame, Love"

87. Dave Barnes – "Jackson"

88. Joshua Radin – "I'd Rather Be With You"

89. John Legend – "Everybody Knows"

90. Will Gray – "Where You At"

91. Matt Wertz – "Everything's Right"

92. Sigur Rós – Milano

93. Rihanna – "Wait Your Turn"

94. Iron and Wine – "Innocent Bones"

95. The Gabe Dixon Band – "And The World Turned"

96. Ted Nash – "Cheryl's Theme"

97. Phil Wickham – "Heaven Song"

98. Sigur Rós – "Gódan daginn"

99. The New Pornographers – "The End of Medicine"

100. Jack's Mannequin – "The Resolution"

The Last 100

So I've been wanting to learn more about being a worship leader. I'm only 22 years old (23 in only 14 days!), have had pretty much no training in worship leading, and feel like I've been thrown into this position with only the gifts God had given me.... along with a lot of His grace & mercy cushioning the fall. I decided that I would search for other blogs that other worship leaders write, to see if I can gain any insight from what they write. Needless to say, my noble pursuit came to a halting stop when I came across a blog where the guy's last entry was the last 100 songs he listened to. I read through the list. We have very similar tastes. In fact, I would say about 75 out of the 100 songs were songs I know and love. It got me thinking about what I listen to, and so I've made it my goal today to listen to 100 songs while I work, and to keep track of what they are. Should make for an interesting finished product I think. Stay tuned (no pun intended).

My Perception

So I wrote a new song... a while ago... but since leaving college my regular audience is no longer easily accessible, and therefore hardly anyone has heard it. I thought I might share it with you today. You can listen to a demo version of it at: www.reverbnation.com/MeganSauder. I encourage you to listen to all of my songs - I love feedback! This song, however, is titled "My Perception"... I think it's always best to read the lyrics and listen at the same time. By no means is the recording on the website a finished version... in fact, it's quite the opposite. It's my very first demo recording of it for me to work off of... so you can judge me, but just don't judge me quite as harshly as you would if it were the final studio cut. The male vocals that come in on the last chorus with me are done by my talented friend, Kirk Hacker (www.myspace.com/kirkhacker), who so generously has been letting me use his studio for free! Talk about amazing.

Enjoy!


My Perception
(c) 2009 Megan Sauder

Verse:
Turn on the spotlight
To my insecurities
Afraid to face the spotlight
Down on my knees

I know that there's beauty
In the things I do
But why can't I see it
When I'm compared to You?

Pre-Chorus:
There's beauty in everything
All I see and I hear
But I just keep missing it
It would lead me to You
Please lead me to You

Chorus:
Cloud my perception of this world
I want to love like You love them
Heal this broken world
And I know that I've failed You
Time after time
Can You see through me
And see what's on the inside?