"My Savior's Voice"
Melody & Lyrics by Matthew Beckham
Music & choral arrangement by M.Beckham/Kirsten & Edward Jerlin
© 2007 Matthew Beckham/Everlasting Arms Records & Publishing - All Rights Reserved
Matt Beckham, a fellow church member at Salem Evangelical Free Church, is a talented singer, songwriter, actor, playwright, husband, & Christian, though not necessarily in that order. :-)
"My Savior's Voice" is a song Matt brought to me to provide (as he so aptly put it), the "nuts & bolts" to a very emotional melody & lyric. I perceive the song to be a modern-day "Because He Lives". Kirsten & I arranged the choir parts based closely on Matt's ideas for it. On this recording, Matt is singing the lead vocal, Kirsten & I are singing the choir parts, & I'm playing all of the instruments.
Our choir performed this song at our annual Spring Concert in a few weeks ago.
Choir arrangements & kerioke tracks are available upon request.
In Matt's words:
"My Savior's Voice" was inspired by great American Hymns like "Old Rugged Cross" and "Amazing Grace". Although I don't pretend to reach the heights of those classics I do have a bit of a history with them. From birth I was in my Father's church: First Baptist Jefferson, Texas, listening to the great hymns performed.
As a gospel song, "My Savior's Voice" is part of a grouping (Gospel, Country, Field Songs, European Ballads) that birthed the Blues. I feature the song in a screenplay that I've written about the Blues called: "Midnight Rain". By writing this song I have attempted to place the Blues at the heart of popular music and place Gospel at the heart of the Blues.
Huge thanks to Ed for providing a forum to release an original song. He's supported me with this website and also with his stellar piano, arrangement and production value behind the song.
You can hear more music from the "Midnight Rain" screenplay by clicking on Matt's MySpace pages: secretchordcollective and mattwillb.
Matt can be reached via email by clicking here.
Enjoy!
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Thank you & God bless.
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"My Savior's Voice" MUSIC 4:01
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"My Savior's Voice" LYRICS