John Mark McMillan - #4 / Sheet Of Night

John Mark McMillan. What an amazing songwriter.

His new album, Economy, is planned for release on November 1st.

Death In His Grave

Another song by John Mark McMillan. This one gave me the chills...in a good kind of way!

Lyrics are below.


Death In His Grave (Performance Video) from john mark mcmillan on Vimeo.

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

How He Loves (The Story)

You may have heard the song "How He Loves" on David Crowder Band's 2009 LP, Church Music. It happens to be one of Hope's and my favorite songs. Little did I know that this was a cover on David Crowder Band's CD. The song was actually written by John Mark McMillan after one of his best friend's died in a car accident.

I have added two videos related to the John Mark McMillan song "How He Loves". The first is the story behind the song and the second is the song itself. ***One suggestion for both videos***: Click play, once the video starts click pause, and then let the video load (you'll see the time bar filling up in red as it loads). Once loaded, you can again click play. This will allow the video to play without interruption.


How He Loves (The Story)




How He Loves - John Mark McMillan

Dress Us Up (Song of the Day)

Time for another song of the day. Just discovered this artist named John Mark McMillan. Here is his song "Dress Us Up" from his album The Medicine. Guessing you all will like this song...let me know!

  05 Dress Us Up by Du2you

Dress us up in your righteousness
Bring us in with a ring and a kiss
When you walk into the room you know I can't resist
Every bottle of perfume always ends up on the floor in a mess

You make us sparkle and you make us shine
Like the stars who sing on your chorus line
Through space and time we'll harmonize
Where deep meets deep like the ocean meets the sky

The sun and the moon
They come out of their grave just for you
The dead man and the cynical too
They're coming out of their grave
And it's just for you

Cause the love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
Than the power of death

Dress us up in the blood of a son
Who opened up his veins so that we could overcome
Hell and the grave in the power of his love
After three dark days he showed us how it's done
And he still does

You make us sparkle and you make us shine
Like the stars who sing on your chorus line
Through space and time we'll harmonize
Where deep meets deep like the ocean meets the sky
Yeah

The sun and the moon
They come out of their grave just for you
The dead man and the cynical too
They're coming out of their grave
And it's just for you
Cause the love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
The love of God is stronger
Than the power of death

His love is stronger, his love is stronger, his love is stronger, his love is stronger
His love is stronger, his love is stronger, his love is stronger, his love is stronger