When the COVID-19 pandemic began to shut things down this past Spring, many of my scheduled events were canceled or moved online and, as a result, I recorded a lot of videos of songs I would have performed in person. I’ve been meaning to add them all here, at the website, and finally got around to doing it!
The Gospel Coalition #TGC19 Playlist
A couple of the hymns I recorded for Come Away From Rush & Hurry made it onto a great playlist the Gospel Coalition put together as a soundtrack to their conference. You can check out the entire playlist here:
Really glad these hymns, “Blest Are The Pure In Heart” and “At The Cross Her Vigil Keeping” are getting some exposure. They have blessed me tremendously. The first time I heard “At The Cross…” was during Lent. We prayed each verse of the hymn in between the Stations of the Cross liturgy. It was as beautiful as it was haunting.
“Blest Are…” is certainly a memorable text but it was the melody that first lodged in my heart and mind. I heard this gem a few years ago for the first time.
Anyway, I’m so grateful to be included on a playlist like this, with so many artists I both listen to and admire. I hope you’ll enjoy and share the playlist on Spotify or Apple Music or wherever you get your tunes!
Here’s the playlist/article from TGC’s website.
JB
New Album Coming Fall 2018!
A New Album!
Come Away From Rush & Hurry is Coming Fall 2018
Dear Friends,
I have been working on arranging and recording these hymns for the past two years and I can't wait to share them with you.
As you might know, my vocation is a wonderful mix of husbanding, dadding, counseling, priesting, and music making... so much of the work on this album was done in between sermon-writing, potty-training, and therapy (my own and that of my clients).
Stealing away to work on this music brought life to me as a husband, priest, and therapist.
In that Fall I will be releasing these songs on all the familiar online retailers and will be printing physical CDs as well, to bring with me on tour.
Thanks for supporting my music. Stay tuned!
- Josh Bales