TO THE KINDNESS OF GOD: An Album Review (Track 1)

This is part of a series of articles. The intro article can be found here: https://steemit.com/music/@thejebi/to-the-kindness-of-god-an-album-review-introduction

1. Come as You Are
2. Hymn to the Kindness of God
3. The Shelter of the Shadow
4. That Kind of Love
5. When Dinah Held My Hand / Jesus Is on the Mainline
6. Gomer’s Song
7. This Is My Father’s World
8. I Will Be Kind
9. Why Not Change the World

To the Kindness of God opens with ascending piano chords, and an invitation: “Come, come as you are, Broken and scarred…”

There’s a quiet boldness in Michael’s voice. “…Surrender your fear, It is safe, there is comfort here.” The instrumentation embodies the call. The refrain gives the reason for the call: “For the LORD is good, And his love is everlasting… Won’t you come?”

A simple message, yet deeply profound. This is what Michael has been approaching in his songwriting for all these years. Hesed is the heart of “El Shaddai.” The power behind the prayer, “Jesus Let Us Come to Know You.” The object of “Joy in the Journey.” This album is the culmination of decades of study in Scripture.

(To be continued...)