Good Like a Medicine

This afternoon my husband recorded some “rough tracks” into his computer using Garage Band. For all of you non-Mac users, basically he plugs his guitars and mics into his computer and can record, mix, and edit songs. He sang a few that he arranged this afternoon, and I was really happy to hear how they turned out. He uploaded them free to a myspace site, and if you’d like to hear his sweet voice singing to his Savior, click here.

My favorites are “Come to the Savior” (click here to hear the traditional tune and read lyrics - quite different!) and “Rejoice,” which was recorded for an Upward Basketball cd in 2003. You have to click on the titles of the other songs if you want to listen to them, and you can download them. Here is what Eric says about his rough tracks:

“These songs are my attempts at making music. Come to the Savior, O Praise Him, and How Much I Owe are all old hymn text with some new music and melodies by me. Rejoice was recorded a few years back on a cd for Upward Basketball. It’s based on Philippians 4:4 and was an aid for kids to use as they memorized Scripture. It was lots of fun. All the songs except Rejoice were recorded with Apple’s GarageBand software. I played my Takamine Acoustic Guitar, Fender Strat, Fender Mustang Bass, and sang the vocals. Hope you enjoy it.”

A program like Garage Band is great for people like my husband who write songs or want inspiration for easily incorporating new music styles into corporate church worship. It has really gotten his juices flowing as he seeks to lead others to God’s throne in worship. Of course I love to hear my husband sing, and I love to sing along with him. Maybe we’ll “record” a few in our garage together and share them with you in the future