Found an absolute gem of an album, which I highly commend: “Daylight Breaks Through – Ben Cantelon”. I’d never heard of the guy a couple of months ago, but he’s apparently starting to take the UK Christian music scene by storm.
And he should be! His lyrics are biblically faithful, beautifully poetic, and reminiscent of hymns sung by the church for a thousand years.
The album only has 7 songs (so really it’s an EP, and most places sell it for less than $10), but there are none that disappoint. We’re going to be singing one of his songs congregationally from Term 2, called “Love Came Down”. It celebrates God graciously coming down to earth, rescueing us from darkness and despair, giving us love and hope.
But the best – and rockiest – song on the album is “You’re the Light”. It praises Jesus as the Light who shines in darkness – radiant in all His glory – the glory all the nations will see on the Day.
Yesterday morning I spoke with a deaf lady. Then in the afternoon I had quite a long conversation with a blind lady. Both of them were lovely. In the past few months I’ve played and sung at two people’s funerals – one of which was a close friend. Maybe that’s why the lyrics to “You’re the Light” move me so much:
In a dying, hurting world
There’s a light that shines for all to see
Though the sky may turn to grey
And broken hearts begin to fade away
The deaf will hear you
The blind will see you
And the dead man will rise
