{"id":43,"date":"2013-10-08T20:05:33","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T20:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/peanutsandpopcorn\/?p=43"},"modified":"2013-10-08T20:05:33","modified_gmt":"2013-10-08T20:05:33","slug":"steven-curtis-chapmans-newest-is-two-albums-in-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/peanutsandpopcorn\/2013\/10\/steven-curtis-chapmans-newest-is-two-albums-in-one.html","title":{"rendered":"Steven Curtis Chapman’s Newest is Two Albums In One"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Steven Curtis Chapman’s latest album is out and available now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a line in the song, \u201cA Little More Time to Love\u201d from Steven Curtis Chapman that says, \u201cThere\u2019s a little boy looking at me in the mirror. He\u2019s asking where the time has gone.\u201d For many, it seems that this artist has been around forever, and yet he doesn\u2019t look any older. I suspect that he is wearing glasses on his new album cover just to make him look his age. He is a grandfather for crying out loud.<\/p>\n

Incredibly, Chapman has won 57 Dove Awards, five GRAMMYs, produced 47 No. 1 singles and has sold approximately 11 million albums, making him one of the most familiar music artists in any Christian household. Still, none of that matters compared to the last few years of trials that he has faced.<\/p>\n

In 2008, Chapman lost his five-year-old daughter, Maria, in a tragic accident. It was an event that made the perpetually happy man question if he would ever be able to sing again. The very next year Chapman released, \u201cBeauty Will Rise,\u201d an album where every song related to the family\u2019s grieving process of losing a child. Time has helped heal the wounds, but of course, not totally taken away. One song on Chapman\u2019s new album just released, \u201cThe Glorious Unfolding,\u201d speaks to this. \u201cMichael and Maria\u201d was written not only about Steven\u2019s daughter, but also a friend\u2019s son. The lyrics somber and sweet:<\/p>\n

Michael and Maria, we can\u2019t wait to see your faces
\nWe already miss you more than words can say
\nI know we\u2019re only separated by a thin veil
\nBut it feels like we\u2019re a million miles away<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe Glorious Unfolding\u201d is Chapman\u2019s 18th<\/sup> album and his first studio album of all-original material in seven years. It feels like two albums in one. This first half is upbeat, the second, a little more thoughtful. \u201cMusically, I really wanted to find those ways to make something that felt very honest and true, and yet very fresh and relevant,\u201d Chapman says about the album on his website<\/a><\/p>\n

. \u201cI felt like this had to be a little bit more exciting and energetic and I was ready to crank it up. It felt like this is the time to do that and celebrate. With this music, you will hopefully hear that and get a sense of the excitement and joy in this record.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLove Take Me Over\u201d is by far the best song on the album and the most fun to listen to. It is so great to hear the joy in Steven\u2019s voice once again. \u201cEven though it\u2019s in the guise of a very fun, up-tempo sing-along-at-the-top-of-your-lungs song, it\u2019s a message and a lesson that I have continued to be in the process of learning,\u201d Chapman says of the song. \u201cI need to be filled with love so that I can be loving in the way I respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

This album is a highly personal one for Chapman. Not only is there a tribute to his daughter, but also to his grandmother (\u201cSee You in a Little While\u201d) and a song dedicated to Mary Beth, his wife of 29 years. \u201cTogether\u201d is a song more about a dedication to a marriage than it is a song about fluffy memories:<\/p>\n

Here we stand, here we are
\nWith all our wounds and battle scars
\nFrom all the storms and all the wars we\u2019ve weathered together
\nWe had no way of knowing when
\nWe started way back there and then
\nHow the road would twist and turn and bend
\nWe just knew we belonged together<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cStatistics show that 90% of marriages don\u2019t survive the loss of a child. The fact that we are together celebrating 29 years of marriage is a testimony to God\u2019s faithfulness and God\u2019s grace,\u201d says Chapman who didn\u2019t play the song for his wife until it was completely finished. \u201cI sat her down and played this for her as we held hands and wept together through this celebration of God\u2019s faithfulness,\u201d he adds, \u201cI\u2019m really hopeful that this song will encourage and minister to people in a deep way.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are a Chapman fan, you will need to add this album to your collection. It a mixture of everything that makes this singer\/songwriter great. It\u2019s honest, raw, clever, powerful and even playful. It isn\u2019t heavy. It is uplifting in a way only someone who has dealt with tragedy and loss can truly express it in words and be able to share hope to others where many would not be able to find any. The lyrics from the album\u2019s title song say it best:<\/p>\n

Lay your head down tonight
\nTake a rest from the fight
\nDon\u2019t try to figure it out
\nJust listen to what I\u2019m whispering to your heart<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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