The Story

I've absolutely fallen in love with this album, called Music Inspired by The Story. It's a compilation of various, well-known Christian artists like the lead singers of Casting Crowns, Jars of Clay and Newsboys, Jeremy Camp, Chris Tomlin, and Mandisa. The songs themselves are written from the perspectives of Biblical characters.

Beginning with an overtude "Creation," the songs are Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Ruth and Naomi, David, Daniel, Esther, Job, Mary, Jesus, the thief on the cross, Mary Magdalene, the disciples, Paul, and the church at the Second Coming. I really like most of them and they make you see so much of what these people must have felt.

You can find all of these songs on YouTube. I would highly advise that you listen to them ALL even if it takes some time. I'll leave you with the first one "Good" (Adam and Eve) by Matthew West and Leigh Nash. Enjoy!

If I could, I’d rewrite history
I’d choose differently; if I could, I would
I’d leave out the part where I broke Your heart
In the garden’s shade, fix the mess I made
If I could, I would

If I could, close my eyes and then
Dance around again; if I could, I would
Be who You adored, why did I need more?
When beauty was not trained to hide behind my shame
If I could, I would.

Can You hear us cry?
Wishing we could turn back time
To feel Your breath when branches move
Take one more sunset walk with You
Must each tomorrow hold
Such brokenness untold?
Can’t imagine how You could
See all of me and say it’s good

If I could hold one memory
It would surely be how You walked with us
I’d go back in time, un-tell my first lie
And let Love’s injury heal in spite of me

Can You hear us cry?
Wishing we could turn back time
To feel Your breath when branches move
Take one more sunset walk with You
Must each tomorrow hold
Such brokenness untold?
Can’t imagine how You could
See all of me and say it’s good

It is good. It is good.
You still love us more than we believed You could
Could there be something more?
Will it ever be the way it was before?

Can You hear us cry?
Wishing we could turn back time
To feel Your breath when branches move
Take one more sunset walk with You
Must each tomorrow hold
Such brokenness untold?
Can’t imagine how You could
See all of me and say it’s good