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7 Songs

by Luke Vassella

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Fearfully & Wonderfully- an arrangement of Psalm 139 by Luke Vassella Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely All that is and is yet to come You know it discretely Where could I go? Where could I flee from your presence? If I know there's a kingdom coming How can I deny my lord If I can't hide, if there's no use running If his word is sharper than any sword It has pierced my heart Renewed my spirit Called me out of the dark And given me ears to hear it Search me and know my heart Test me and know my worried mind Anything in me that isn't right Lead me in your way, help me leave it behind Where could I go? Where could I flee from your presence? If I know there's a kingdom coming How can I deny my lord If I can't hide, if there's no use running If his word is sharper than any sword It has pierced my heart Renewed my spirit Called me out of the dark And given me ears to hear it Pierce my heart Renew my spirit Call me out of the dark Give me the ears Oh people we are fearfully and wonderfully made Why do I worry about my life What I will eat and what I will wear If my Father knows what I need If my Father cares Why do I worry about tomorrow I can't add a single hour to my life Oh people we are fearfully and wonderfully made *3
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'The Unfailing Love' - an arrangement of Psalm 130 & 131 by Luke Vassella Out of the depths I cry to you O Lord O hear my voice, hear my cry for mercy If you kept a record of our sins O who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness People, put your hope in the Lord forevermore O People, put your hope in the unfailing love forevermore There's too much information, there's too much data bearing down on me How can anybody stand it and not be given over to the fire and the fury Everybody wants their pound of flesh, the spectacle and the tournament Still this world staggers on, blissfully deceived with ornament O people, put your hope in the Lord forevermore O people, put your hope in the unfailing love forevermore I wait, my soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen wait More than the watchmen wait for the morning Lord I give up my pride I turn away from my arrogance I do not involve myself with things too wonderful for me But I have stilled and quieted my soul Like a child with its mother A contented child is my soul O people, put your hope in the Lord forevermore O people, put your hope in the unfailing love forevermore I wait, my soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen wait More than the watchmen wait Be still my soul Be still my soul Wait for the Lord
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Hoping 04:26
Hoping - words & music by Luke Vassella Looks like we're holding on by the skin of our teeth How strange to be living in the dying days of the (Great) Barrier reef Where is the hope to be found as this world comes apart Is there anything hidden that won't be revealed in each and every heart I'm hoping I'm praying I'm trusting I am hoping beyond all hope Hoping against all hope I'm ready and waiting Trusting Praying I'm wide awake to strengthen what remains What remains? Looks like we're being cast down from the highest heights Like the leaves on the forest ferns we're reaching for the light People got to lend a hand, people got to give a damn We're all going to have to serve somebody Hoping Praying Trusting I am hoping beyond all hope Hoping against all hope For the things I cannot see For what is, and what is yet to be I'm wide awake to strengthen what remains What remains? Hoping beyond all hope, hoping against all hope For the healing of our nation For the vital work of regeneration We have not loved our Neighbour We have not loved our Mother Sister or our Brother We love ourselves; and yet we don't even love ourselves... We love our comforts We love our ideology We love our world view But if all these things should pass away I'm still hoping Hoping Beyond all hope Against all hope Hoping Praying Trusting Hoping
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A Sign 03:32
A Sign - words & music by Luke Vassella 2017 I need a sign I need a hand I need to know Just where I stand It's just the faltering faith Of a mortal man But I'd appreciate a sign If you can I need a sign I need it bad I need a sign More than I ever had I keep pressing on I don't know why Feeling funny in my mind I could lay down and die I need a sign I need some help I need to know From the power greater than myself Reveal your hand In these troublesome days Let me know your heart Let me know your ways I need a sign I need it bad I need a sign More than I ever had I keep pressing on I don't know why Feeling funny in my mind I been fixing to die I need a sign
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Wondrous Carbon Dust - Words & Music by Luke Vassella 2015 I was thinking about the story Jesus told his friends about not giving up He said there was a judge, didn't care about God or men or old women He was just an empty cup He ignored the widow pleading for justice, crying out to him day and night That judge could not care less, but he got so sick and tired of her persistence He finally did what was right So listen to the careless judge, pray my friends and don't give up Down on the corner of Conway & Carrington Street 2 O'clock every Thursday, I've seen those Knitting Nannas meet Pleading for justice, to protect the land and the water For Australia's children, every son and every daughter O lead us from temptation, deliver us from evil Father forgive our many sins upon this land and it's people Teach us to be satisfied with all we need for today My friends if you can hear Better keep your eyes wide, the kingdom is near As it is in heaven let it be on earth So let it be with you If you're tired of doing good, when you feel discouraged Remember the good judge knows what you're going through Pray his kingdom be revealed in you Do to others as you'd have them do Let the kingdom live in you Let every man be a liar, let God be true Let the kingdom live in you Cause this is what we are The wondrous carbon dust of stars Father see our hurt And hear our cry Before we return to dirt As it is in heaven let it be on earth
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Be Still My Soul - an arrangement of Psalm 37 by Luke Vassella Be still my soul, wait for the Lord Do not worry because of evil men Trust in the Lord and do good Delight yourself in the Lord He will give you the desires of your heart Refrain from anger and turn from wrath Do not worry, it leads only to evil In a little while the wicked will be no more Though you look for them, they will not be found But the gentle will inherit the land The wicked borrow and do not repay But the righteous give generously If the Lord delights in a man's way he makes his steps firm Although he stumble, he will not fall The Lord upholds him with his hand So turn from evil and do good You will dwell in the land forever The Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones They will be protected forever But I've seen a wicked and ruthless man flourish like a green tree But he soon passed away and he was no more Though I looked for him he could not be found Consider the blameless, observe the upright There is a future for the man of peace Be still my soul Be still my soul Be still my soul Be still my soul Be still my soul Wait for the Lord
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Mercy Rain 03:14
Mercy Rain - words & music by Luke Vassella Oh mercy rain Fall on us again Fill our hearts Flood into our veins Mercy fall on down Over our wounds and scars Teach us peace Show us what we are O maker be our friend Come make us whole again Cause we've carried this load So long our hearts could explode Mercy rain Call us by our name Wash away our shame O maker be our friend Come make us whole again Cause we're already dancing on our graves In your mercy rain, mercy that saves Our wayward hearts From beating in vain Mercy rain Fall on us Again

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‘7 Songs’ is the second album Luke has released in 2020.
It's a personal collection of affirmations, prayers and interpretations of biblical psalms.
These are maintenance songs.
Songs of maintaining faith amid rapid societal changes, a deteriorating social fabric, a global pandemic, escalating climate disruption and the associated grief. This album includes interpretations and arrangements of ancient songs that acknowledge a hope that's been shared through the centuries. During its creation it had a seemingly ominous working title; ‘Australian Psalms For A Climate Apocalypse’, but a closer consideration of the meaning in the word apocalypse is instructive. It's a Greek word (ἀποκάλυψις) meaning “an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling.”

The 2 year recording process began in May 2018 in a pleasant, light filled art studio situated in the lush green hilled locality of Lindendale, Northern NSW. Later overdubs were added in the space cave, Luke’s home studio with the following guests; violins by Isaac Vincent, piano by David Vassella, nylon string guitar by Jeremy White.

Written, performed, recorded, mixed by Luke Vassella.

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released June 16, 2020

violins-Isaac Vincent
piano- David Vassella
nylon stringed acoustic guitar- Jeremy White
vocals, guitars, bass, percussion- Luke Vassella

cover photograph by Karen Cartwright.

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Luke is well known on the NSW North Coast and beyond as an inspirational performer.

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