Southern Gospel is a genre of music on its own and it is totally different form of music. Southern Gospel ranges from the Bluegrass sound of the Dixie Melody Boys to a more contemporary sound of Ernie Haase and Signature Sound. My favorite Southern Gospel group is Brian Free and Assurance. I met Brian Free at a concert in May. Here is my evidence:
He was the sweetest man ever and his love for the Lord showed. He is a great singer as well and his group has an acapella CD which is totally amazing. Moving on, my favorite song of his is “Remind Me of the Cross.” I first heard this song when I was going through a depressing time in my life. The bass singer Jeremy Lyle sings it so expressively that it just spoke to me. The chorus goes “Remind me of the thorns You wore as a crown, the stripes that You bore, and the blood flowing down; the nails and the weight of my sin. Should a day ever come that I forget what real love cost? Remind me of the Cross.” As soon as I heard that last part, I broke down into tears. This is a normally a good thing but you see I was driving at that time; thankfully, I didn’t have an accident.
My other favorite Southern Gospel song is “The Potter Knows the Clay." The song brings me back to my college days when my life was a mess and God was bringing me through some trials to bring me back to Him. The last verse is the one that really speaks to me. When she sings “O, Lord isn’t it about time?” That was me and those were the exact words I would say at night when I talked to the Lord. I would tell Him “Lord, I’m done, I learned my lesson. Isn’t it time for the blessings?” Those were some close moments with the Lord and though I would not want to go through that period of my life again I still cherish those moments.
Look for part three soon!!! For now, I leave you with a quote from Fanny Crosby "If I had a choice, I would still choose to remain blind...for when I die, the first face I will ever see will be the face of my blessed Saviour."
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