Song Notes and History - Take On Wings - 2007 The title of the album is taken from song lyrics in quot;Psalm 139quot;, and from quot;Revelationsquot;. For His Pleasure This song was written while on a diving trip with my friends Polly Hix and Tony Fair in October, 2004. I had been challenged personally and professionally that year, and was simply swept off my feet by Polly and Tony's kindness to include me on a trip that allowed me to break away from my routine in the world on land, and enter another overwhelming world of God's creation. The tune, and much of the lyrics for this song and others on this album, were literally written while spending my time gazing at various wildlife 75 feet or so below the surface of the water in Bonaire, NA. I would get ideas, then repeat them in my mind until I could use pen and paper to write the ideas down after returning to the surface. Drums - Nathan Barrow Psalm 24:1-2 - Psalm 107:24 - Luke 19:37-40 Psalm 139 (Written by David Mattson) When I was in high school, my youth group leader at Southminister Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana was David Mattson - who gave me a wonderful gift by taking the time to play guitar with me. Along the way he taught me profoundly in the areas of daily devotions, guitar, worship, worship leading, songwriting and general common sense. David wrote this song, and it was one of the first songs he taught me. It has always been one of my favorites. Most guitar players have a song they begin to play not long after they get the chance to pick up a guitar. This is mine. French Horn - Lauren Hannah; Drums - Nathan Barrow Heartache I went to the Indiana University School of Business, and then law school. After law school I began working as an attorney, and about a year later I wrote this song. I saw those around me struggling with the same choices I was faced with - how much to work, what kind of work to do and whether to spend time working, with family or elsewhere. So many of those I met professionally were only concerned with how much money they were going to make, and when I started being seriously challenged by these choices, I wrote this song. Lead Guitar - Don Basham; Drums - Nathan Barrow Matthew 19:24 - Luke 9:25 & 18:25 - Mark 8:36 & 10:25 Because I Love You It is easy to say I follow what God would have me do, and yet when the choices are really made, it is often something or someone other than the Lord I find myself following. Selfishness is just another way of failing to follow what the Lord would have me (us) do when it comes to relationships. If we are to have the servant's heart God desires for us, then we need to concentrate on doing His will, not our own. The best way to show our love to those we love, is to do what the Lord would have us do in our relationships, not what we think we want or need, or what we selfishly think is best for us. The longer I live selfishly, the more difficult it is to see, identify and start what God would have me do. I Corinthians 13 Life is Like a Journey You Take On A Boat On that same trip to Bonaire in October, 2004, we would travel to and from the dive sites on a boat that would allow us to get the wind in our hair and watch the porpoise, turtles and other sights, and catch some sun along our way. We would occasionally get into a school of flying fish and watch as they jumped out of the water and then glided just above the surface, changing direction once or twice before vanishing back into the blue ocean water. On the boat there wa
