Song Story Part 7

Song Story Part 7.... Covenant Keeper ....

I was honored to be asked to sing in a dear friend's wedding a few short years ago. The sweet Barnett's tied the knot and I was trusted to write them a song for this holy ceremony of love & commitment. Their wedding & their story is and was so darling and special. Thanks David & Christan for trusting me with this on your day of making God your Covenant Keeper. I love you and I'm proud of you.



When we recorded this song on the color album, I really wanted to use the ukulele because it's just fantastic and makes me want to rush to a tropical island and eat coconut. Thankfully, Pastor Ken Courtney, the musical wizard, can totally play the punk out of one and lent his gift on over to us! You're gonna love it I'm sure! Also, I'm excited to say that my worship leading friend, Todd Childers, is singing on it too! Yeah!!

Covenant Keeper is a prayer-song to God - acknowledging that not only are we making the vows to one another, but to the God of the Covenant. He keeps those vows for us and we are forever bound to the vow and to Him. It's a beautiful thing to think about really. God invented the marriage covenant and because He loves the union so much and will defend it. What a great God we can trust in! If you would like use this song in your wedding, please let me know because I'd love to hear your story! Thank you!

Covenant Keeper
W&M by Carrie Bowen

Verse 1
Covenant Keeper, our Lord of love
You gave us this day to join our hearts
In celebration, we gather in Your name
Oh how we’ve waited for this day
Loving each other we long to say

We promise and hold true to the vows we render before You

Verse 2
Our lifetime journey, committed to Your hands
Surrendered to Your faithful plan
Your love unites our way
We know you will see us through
We are forever bound in You
We are forever bound in You

We promise and hold true to the vows we render before You

Chorus:
May Your grace abound between us
Let Your everlasting love surround us
As our lives announce Your wonder
May our lips speak of You so tender
May our hope always be found in You

Bridge:
We embrace this union
Committing our love to You
So whatever may come our way help us stay near
Near to You

Story Behind the Song Part 5

Song #5 is "Sticks with Me"...

One Friday afternoon last summer, Meagan & I came back to the house after a pretty long day at the studio. I wanted to show her some ideas I had been working on about love being sticky. We sat on the swing and the song just came together instantly. We had SO much fun writing this together and I cannot wait for you to hear it! I'm so thankful that out of this hilarious collaboration of ideas, words, melodies & watching Maisey run around shouting out sticky things, we were able to capture something really fun and special. I'm a firm believer that music should make you feel better & bring some hope to your heart. I hope this song does that for every listener. I feel like this song could be a key for those who wouldn't normally listen to Christan music to open their hearts to other songs on the album as well as songs from Nightlight.

There is a line in the 2nd verse that says "I've been studying us". Well it's true. Over the last few years, I've had loads of time to study about marriage & relationships and I want to encourage you for a second if I can. The one thing I know for sure is that God will FIGHT for your marriage even when on the days you can't. The covenant is with Him and He loves this holy union more than we can ever comprehend. This doesn't mean we get off the hook though in being indifferent with our love. We should still do our part in loving & respecting our treasured spouses & strive to grow as the word prescribes. We should also guard our hearts from the enemy because "family" is on the front-line of the battlefield. It's a real war! Yet, we should rest in the fact that God is fighting for us and He gets the glory for keeping marriages together. Through Christ, marriages can survive any storm and thrive. Let's rest in that today and lift each other up in prayer - for our marriages & families. Thanks for reading ya'll!! Love you!

"Sticks With Me"
By Carrie Bowen, Meagan Lambert & Maisey Bowen

I've been waiting, waiting here for you
by the door of the frig
it's getting late
(hey)
rearranging letters to spell out
simple reminders of the little things

see these ABC's and 123's
not everything is so easy
like maisey's glue i'm stuck on you
and it's plain to see
your love sticks with me

while they're learning, learning all they're books
I've been studying us and i realize
(ohhh)
it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out
the how's and the why's

it's like honeysuckle syrup
mud pies in the afternoon
candy corn while trick or treating
snicker doodle cinnamon
frantic family holidays
make sure all the bills get paid
holding hands in summer time
fingerprints on window panes