First, I have to say I was a little worried when I heard Shane and Shane were coming out with a new CD. Their last album Pages is still a CD often played in my car, and I was wondering if Everything is Different (their new CD) would live up to its predecessor. Yet, they didn’t disappoint and I am glad to hear the new sounds of God-glorifying music produced by Shane and Shane from their new album, Everything is Different (click here to purchase). Although most of their songs are not written for congregational worship, they write and sing songs that honor and glorify our great Lord! Here are a few of the lyrics that you will hear when listening to this CD.
I’ve been crucified with Christ/And I no longer live/But He lives in me/And the life I live/In the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God/Oh who loved me and loves me/And who gave himself for me/You have resurrected my heart from the grave.
Who am I to know Your glory/Who am I to recognize Your voice/Calling out/How could I be in Your story/God who was and is, and is to come/Who has won/I was dead in my sin/You came in
I appreciate the way they sing songs that are straight from scripture or things that the Lord is teaching them. Moreover, they understand that God doesn’t need us; He is completely self-sustaining on His own. Shane Bernard said in an interview with Christianity Today, “A lot of people [worship leaders] have pure motives, but our whole idea of impact is jacked because God doesn’t need us and He never has needed us and can use someone just as powerfully as he used me in a basement with six guys worshiping him for three hours on a Sunday night so much more than he can use you leading worship in a football stadium.” It is words like these that encourage me to seek Christ as my ultimate treasure, not music.
Overall, It is a great album to have on your shelf or .mp3 players (whatever you prefer).
– Jeremy Dillon
