It's a cover of a 1970s song by the pioneering Messianic music group, Lamb. It's one of my personal favorites that has inspired me in life and drawn me closer to God.
This song is a collaboration between my old friend Troy Mitchell and a new friend from Israel, Eli Ben Moshe. Troy is a veteran Messianic musician, cantor, and talented songwriter. Eli is a musician himself and audio engineer; his father is Marc Chopinsky from the pioneering Messianic music group Israel's Hope.
For this song, Troy sings the first verse and plays piano and guitar. I sing the second verse, background vocals, and play guitar. Eli is on bass and percussion. Eli also mixed and mastered this track.
A huge thanks to Troy and Eli for adding their skill and talents to this track. A huge thanks to Eli for helping me get started in the recording and audio engineering world.
The song is based on Psalm 98 and Isaiah 52:
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation [Yeshua] of our God.
Shout joyfully to Adonai, all the earth.
Break forth, sing for joy, and sing praises.
Sing praises to Adonai with the harp,
with the harp and a voice of melody.
With trumpets and sound of the shofar
blast a sound before the King, Adonai.
Break forth in joy, sing together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for Adonai has comforted His people.
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
Adonai has bared His holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations.
All the ends of the earth will see
the salvation [Yeshua] of our God
Both command God's people to break forth in joy, sing, and praise God because all humanity will see the salvation of our God. These verses are linked and they are made true only in one person, Yeshua.
The album art is based on a photo I took in Jerusalem a few years ago. A man played guitar, then another man joined on violin. Soon, people gathered around and started dancing. An IDF soldier came by and we lifted him on our shoulders as we danced. It was so joyful, I thought it a fit as album art for this song. 🙏
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| The album art |
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| The photo I took in Jerusalem, used as an inspiration for the album art |
May this song amplify the name of Yeshua, Jesus, the Jewish Messiah and Savior of humanity. "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved!"