Every couple of years, I eagerly look forward to the release and consequent purchase of an album from none other than the creative powerhouse known as the David Crowder* Band. This past Tuesday marked one of those fateful days that I embrace with anticipation and worry. Anticipation to hear the new music, but worried that they might not live up to the hype and expectations I have. It never seems to fail though, DC*B always pushes the envelope a little bit farther and crafts a new masterpiece that marks a new era in worship music. Few albums in my collection receive the title of masterpiece, but Church Music provides a seamless listening experience that has such a deep current of truth and theme (lyrically and musically) that it can only be revered as a true masterpiece.

Get the album and take some time to do the following (in no specific order):

1. show your ears some new sonic goodness
2. let your heart and mind soak in the rich lyrics
3. challenge your thoughts on what church music is and can be
4. revel in God’s glory and love

You can get it at iTunes, Amazon (cheapest as of today), the DC*B store, and just about anywhere else music is sold.

Check out TheJointReview.com for a thorough review.

Sound off in the comments with your favorite song(s) and what you like most about the album!

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us so.

Yeah, He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us.

We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…

He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves.
Yeah, He loves us.

Audio

Check out the David Crowder Band version – early release from their upcoming album.

How To Play

Grab the chords and lyrics here.

I’ve been playing it capo 5 in “G” to give it that nice ringing, pedal tone sound. Ends up sounding more like DC*B’s version of it than the original. Capo 5 also makes it easy to transition into a couple others I do capo 5 (Everything Glorious, Everlasting God, and All Because of Jesus.

The original uses “sloppy wet kiss” in verse 2, and from what I can tell, Crowder changed it to “unforeseen kiss.” I’ll change it up and use “lover’s sweet kiss.” (We ended up reverting to Crowder’s choice for the lyrics.) Sloppy wet kisses in congregation singing just sounds a little odd but is definitely some powerful imagery for God’s love. Kudos to John Mark for writing such a moving song.

Update: Check out John Mark’s blog post about changing the lyrics to How He Loves