[derek webb] the ringing bell

Derek Webb’s new album came out for early download on theringingbell.com at the start of this month. I’m so glad Ren ran across this early! The album doesn’t come out until May, however if you order it online “early” you are able to download it now, not to mention you get a 96 page graphic novel that goes along with the songs of the album. So, two things, (1) go to theringingbell.com and (2) support this awesome musician who constantly puts his life on the line for truth.

Check out these lyrics from the last song on the album “This Too Shall Be Made Right:”

people love you the most for the things you hate
and hate you for loving the things that you cannot keep straight
people judge you on a curve
and tell you you’re getting what you deserve
this too shall be made right

children cannot learn when children cannot eat
stack them like lumber when children cannot sleep
children dream of wishing wells
whose waters quench all the fires of Hell
this too shall be made right

the earth and the sky and the sea are all holding their breath
wars and abuses have nature groaning with death
we say we’re just trying to stay alive
but it looks so much more like a way to die
this too shall be made right