music meditations: This World Has Nothing For Me

Thursday, May 20, 2010

This World Has Nothing For Me

A lot of songs I've been writing recently have been about the idea of being "crucified with Christ." What does it mean to be crucified with him, or to be crucified to the world? What does this look like? For me it has seemed to look like a gradually decreasing desire to find my life in this world or to fulfill myself here. This song is a very simple one, and most of the words are not my own, but taken almost directly from scriptures that have prompted this meditation (Galatians 2:20; 6:14; Philippians 1:21-24).

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This world has nothing for me
I am crucified with Christ
This world has nothing for me
Since that glorious day I died

My will it is to know him
My longing is to see his face
In waiting I will love him
Now to live is Christ, to die is gain

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My primary goal for this blog is that it be an encouragement to you. In March 2012, I finished my first album, "Glad" (which you can check out on iTunes), but there are a number of other songs that I've written or am currently writing, and I wanted a place where I could share these songs on a more regular basis with anyone who's interested. Most of these songs are very simple recordings done in my bedroom with a mic and a guitar. Some of them I've taken an hour to record, and others I've taken a little more time on, mostly depending on the season of life I find myself in.

You'll notice the playlist to the left. Each of these songs has their own blog entry, with some thoughts about the song, perhaps how/why I wrote it, and the song lyrics (and recently I've been adding chords as well). My desire is not just to post a song to listen to, but a word of encouragement that will make you think!