In the stillness | Rebecca Hardie | The Exile Band | Origin Scotland

Recorded in 2009 - the exile band: un|broken album
a bruised reed He will not break, and a faintly burning wick He will not quench
Isaiah 42:3
All of us have tasted brokenness at some stage of our lives. To deny this also exists in our walk of faith would be dishonest as we find ourselves sometimes confused, even angry as we try to understand God’s will and purpose. This album emerges from that struggle, so clearly seen in the Psalms, of God’s people longing to serve Him with a fervour born of love, despite doubts and despair at the evil in the world, the church and ourselves that causes us to see ‘through the glass darkly’.
Having been broken before Him though, with the reality of our sins and our failures, we find ourselves un|broken, forgiven, lifted in praise and adoration of our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of glory, Lord of lords and the Author of our faith.
This album is dedicated to all those involved in the struggle of life, love and righteousness with the prayer of the exile band that you will come through the battles to know Him closer than a brother.
In the Stillness
by Rebecca Hardie
Soloist: Rebecca Hardie
Discovering that a dream that you have been chasing is not the same as the reality that God has for you can bring many different emotions; disbelief, confusion, frustration, heart break. I wrote this song a couple of months after such an experience in my own life, when I finally laid down all of my anger and resentment, acknowledged that I was either in this situation with God or without Him and once again handed over my life.
In the stillness, thinking only of you;
All the strivings of this foolish heart,
The hopes and dreams lay broken at your feet.
And as I kneel down here before Your throne,
And as the tears roll down my face
I'm finally in a place were I can say.
“This is for you, all that I am,
'Cos You made me and you loved me,
I'm everything You planned.
Take these faces that I hide behind
'Cos there's no fooling You.
Please take instead this honest broken heart
And draw me close to you.”
In the stillness, thinking only of You.
Finally where I should be,
Fixing my gaze upon Your face.
And as I kneel down here before Your throne,
And as the tears roll down my face
I'm finally in a place where I hear You say:
“This was for you, all that I am,
'Cos I made you and I love you,
You’re everything I planned.
Take these faces that you hide behind
And be the one I made,
Take strength in me come sit beneath my wings
And I'll hide you from the storm.”
Artistic Direction & Arrangements: Colin Peckham & Dave Biddulph
Engineer: Euan MacRae
Singers: Rebecca Hardie*, Jenna McGuinness, Karen Calder*, Anne Meadows, Judith Orr, Mark Calder*, James Hardie, Hywel Clifford, Luke Westendarp, Stuart McAra, Steph Macleod*
*soloists
Guitars: Steph Macleod, Chris Gaspar, Mark Calder
Bass Guitar: Dave Biddulph
Drums: Luke Wilson
Piano: Colin Peckham & Jamie Liddel (Be Still)
Organ: Tim Martin
Percussion: Pedro Orbegozo
Trumpet: Ray Munday
Trombone: Peter Crockett
Saxophone: Andrew Barber
Violin: Helena Dykes, Christine Munday
Viola: Claire Griffiths
Cello: Angie Aiken
Flute: Rachel Coghlan
Oboe: Mary Davis
Clarinet: Ian Clark
Bassoon: Sophie Etherington
Horn: Francois de Villiers
Recorded at Mucmara Studio on the Island of Mull and in Edinburgh, Scotland, January-March 2009
Origin Scotland and the exile band would like to thank all those who generously gave their time and talents that this album could be made. This album was recorded and produced with the assistance of an award from An Airde (Scottish Charity no. SC035241), based at Mucmara Studio, Isle of Mull, Scotland. For further details see www.anairde.com.
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