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prayerbook no. 2 CD (pre)release concert

You've no doubt heard of CD release concerts. You've most likely been to one at some point. But have you ever been to a CD (pre)release concert? Neither have I. This is your chance!

Brian Moss (and band)
Saturday, February 25th @ 7:00pm
Maple Valley Presbyterian Church
Maple Valley, WA
www.mvpc.net

Please join us out at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church (another post is coming about MVPC in the near future) on Saturday, February 25th, for a CD (pre)release concert for Prayerbook, no. 2. We'll be playing a bunch of songs from the soon to be released CD.

This will also be the last time (at least for a while) that I'll have the joy of working with good friend and drummer, Jeffrey McCormack. Jeffrey is going to be moving to Nashville next month and we're going to miss him bunches. Come out and give him a big hug.

And for those of you wondering when you'll actually be able to get a hold of the CD, I have good news! The record is being mixed right now. After that, mastering. After that, manufacturing. After that, listening! We're getting close. Thanks for your prayers and patience!

recording with mark mohrlang

This video was recorded in the studio yesterday. Mark Mohrlang is on guitar. Brian Fennell is engineering. The song we're working on is from Psalm 18 on what will soon be Prayerbook, no. 2.

 

reformed worship article

I wrote an article that was just published in the new issue of Reformed Worship. This journal is a great resource for all those who are into, well, worship that is reformed. My article focuses on my journey into writing new songs inspired by the psalms. Here is the first paragraph...

Am I really supposed to pray like this? That is the question I kept asking myself when I first started praying through the Psalms. I tried to make the prayers “my own” but found that I could not. I tried to pray through the psalms in their totality - in their joy, anger, praise, lament, exultation, despair, longing, and hope - but it was just too much for me. I wanted these prayers to echo through the depths of my heart. I tried praying through the psalms in a week, in a month, in three months. I wanted to learn how to pray and I was sure that there was no better way to learn how to pray than to pray the prayers that Jesus himself prayed. But things were not going as planned...

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recording in nashville

I am on my way home. I had an amazing ten days in Nashville working on Prayerbook, no. 2. I spent my first three days working at Classic Recording studio in Franklin, TN. Joey Sanchez was on the drums, Steve Mikesell on bass, Brian Oaks on guitar, myself on piano, and Ronnie Brookshire engineering.

Over the weekend I had the privilege of spending some time with my parents who drove down from their home in Kentucky. We went to Christ Community Church on Sunday morning. It was my first time returning to my former home church in about a decade. The city of Franklin is still recovering from the devastating flood of last week and I was able to witness the community coming together in tough times; a powerful witness to be sure.

Over this past week I worked with Kenny Hutson on mandolin/guitar/pedal steel, more Brian Oaks on guitar, Ryan McMillen on accordion/keyboard & Kenny Meeks on guitar. Yesterday I had the privilege of spending the day working with Michael Card. We worked on Psalm 23 together and we finished up a co-write on Psalm 29. The words of the chorus (as they currently exist)...

The God of glory thunders
Above the raging waters
Enthroned upon the flood
Forever is our God
He reigns

THANKS again for your prayers and support. More to come...

Joey Sanchez at Classic Recording in Franklin

Kenny Hutson

Kenny Hutson on pedal steel

Brian Oaks on guitar

Ryan McMillen on accordion

Kenny Meeks on guitar

Michael Card on banjo

Me saying, "Thank you!"

and here we go...

I am currently on my way to Nashville, TN thanks to the generous support of so many of you. This has been a long time in the making and I am so excited to see (and hear) Prayerbook, no. 2 get off the ground.

I am going to start the recording process with some good old friends (Steve Mikesell, Brian Oaks, Joey Sanchez, Ronnie Brookshire, Kenny Meeks, Paul Eckburg, Michael Card, Kenny & Katy Hutson) that I haven't worked with in a long time. It is sure to be a bit of an adventure as the city has been flooded and there has been an incredible amount of damage. (Take a look here.) The studio where I will be working is in good shape and those I am working with have all been spared the most severe damage. I thought about not going because of all that has been going on there but it still seems like this is the right time to go. To sing the psalms in the midst of the storm seems like what we should be up to anyway. (i.e. Psalm 29:10-11)

After two weeks in TN I will take all of the tracks with me back to Seattle & Vancouver where I will finish the project up with some more good friends. Stay tuned! There will be more to come soon...

thank you

On February 18th I asked for your help in making Prayerbook, no. 2 a reality. Over the last six weeks you have come together to pledge $5,000 in support of this project. What else can I say but THANK YOU! I am looking forward to putting the finishing touches on the songs, recording the demos, getting into the studio, tracking, overdubbing, mixing, mastering, manufacturing and releasing this project. There is a lot of work to do at this point and I would appreciate your prayers throughout this whole process.

I pray that you will have a blessed Holy Week(end). If you have not already heard this song I invite you to listen to The Father's Love. It is a communion hymn I wrote a couple of years back. And yours for FREE thanks to other generous patrons who have supported my work in the past.

the making of prayerbook, no. 2

As of 8:44pm on March 31...

33 pledges for $5,000

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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I am hoping to record Prayerbook, no. 2 (featuring new songs inspired by Psalms 16-30) this coming May. I need to raise $5,000 by March 31, 2010 in order to make this happen. This is an all or nothing kind of deal; if I don't reach that goal by then you need not worry about having to pay the money you pledged to the project. (But, hopefully, we'll make it!) This is a By/For project so all contributions will be tax deductible.

Here is a youtube video with more info.
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If you are able to pledge $20 you'll receive...

    - the earliest available download of the record

    - a copy of the CD as soon as it is available

If you are able to pledge $100 you'll receive...

    - demo recordings as they become available

    - behind the scenes studio footage

    - plus all of the above

If you are able to pledge $1000 you'll receive...

    - a free concert (travel expenses not included)

    - plus all of the above

If you would like to help make Prayerbook no. 2 a reality then just email your pledge to me HERE
(vibemore@gmail.com).

THANK YOU!

concert this wednesday

I will be performing a concert of songs from the Prayerbook Project this coming Wednesday night at First Christian Reformed Church in Vancouver, BC. This will be my first concert in Vancouver (since 2001) and I will be singing songs from both Prayerbook, no. 1 and what will hopefully become Prayerbook, no. 2 at some point next year. Trevor Vanderveen just finished up a sermon series on the psalms and I am going to do my best not to mess up his solid teaching. I hope to see you there.

Brian Moss and songs from the Prayerbook Project
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
1st Christian Reformed Church
2670 Victoria Drive - Vancouver, BC
7:30 PM

psalms in worship

I was recently interviewed for an article published by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. (One note of clarification, Bryan Burton was at JKPC for 11 years. I was there for 9.) It is a good article that tells of the way the psalms have been a part of the contemporary worshiping church. Read more HERE.

in the morning

Andy Crouch led worship at the National Pastor's Convention last week and played my song, In The Morning. I have received some emails in regards to this song, based on Psalm 5, and I am including the song materials here for you to use freely.

In The Morning from Psalm 5

In the morning, I come to you, with everything and all I am
I am waiting at the altar for your fire to descend
There is nothing I can give you that is worthy of the way
In the morning, I come to you, O Lord, hear me as I pray

I the morning of your mercy, I will bow before the King
I lay before you all the pieces of my broken offering
You consume me, burning through me, it is better to obey
In the morning of your mercy, O Lord, hear me as I pray

In the morning you are faithful to destroy the evil one
And the wicked, you will blind them with the scorching of the sun
All the liars, truth defiers, to the grave where they will stay
In the morning you are faithful, O Lord, hear me as I pray

In the morning of your glory You will lead the chosen home
Through the promise of Messiah all your love will be made known
You are holy, forever holy, living one eternal day
In the morning of your glory, O Lord, hear me as I pray

In The Morning chord chart

In The Morning lead sheet

In The Morning MP3

The song is released under the Creative Commons license. Or, to be more specific, Creative Commons (Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States).