Time: 56:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Folk, Country, Gospel
Art: Front
01. Twelve Gates To The City (3:51)
02. Headed For The Promised Land (2:33)
03. A Few More Years (5:40)
04. How Can I Keep From Singing (4:36)
05. Denomination Blues (4:46)
06. Hard Times (5:31)
07. Shall We Gather At The River (4:08)
08. The God Who Rescued Me (3:05)
09. All My Tears (5:19)
10. What Are They Doing In Heaven Today (4:25)
11. O, The Precious Blood Of Jesus (4:04)
12. Where Cross The Crowded Ways Of Life (4:30)
13. Twelve Gates (Reprise) (0:32)
14. In The New Jerusalem (3:49)
One day, during the recording of A Few More Years, my assistant asked me to explain why I was so excited about this batch of songs. I reflected for a moment over the last 2 to 3 years - a period which involved buying and selling houses, moving, experiencing our first child leaving the nest, walking with more and more friends and family who were suffering from disease and other hardships, and knowing the grief of not a few loved ones dying. I then told her that during this period these songs helped me hear what I needed to hear, that is, aspects of the gospel that shored me up and helped me deal with the stress and emotional upheaval that was accompanying all of our circumstances. They were a balm for the weariness I felt, reminders of the steadfast love of God for his children, and the hope that comes from trusting in that love to bring me through whatever life in this fallen world may bring. They were also reminders of the things to come, of the new heaven and the new earth, and the New Jerusalem, the city of God, coming down. They were reminders of a God who sets things right, finally and completely in the age to come, but also even today as his children pray “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” and act accordingly. With that in mind I’d like to offer some brief commentary on each of these songs.
A Few More Years
