The testimonies . . .
Dear william the lesser,
This movie page ( http://www.dayspring.com/movies/webmovies/psalm23.html ) is a picture of what I enjoy when listening to the CD you blessed me with - - intense, perfect rest in my Lover. It is played every night as I lay down to sleep without fail, because it speaks to my soul of His unending Love and passionate acceptance of the living sacrifice that I am. In all sincerity it is one of the most touching and peace inducing collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs I've ever been blessed to enjoy. My special favorites are "Take Me Where You Are", "Sanctuary of Your Heart" and "Deep". It truly felt like the cry of the Bride was being voiced and being heard by her Love in perfect strains of harmonic delight.
Thank you so much for blessing me with it! May your reward come speedily!
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Your lyrics are nothing complicated - just awesome revelation & worship to God for the simple truths of His love and the simple beauty of utter devotion to Him. Your music and your heart are bearing the fruit of the Spirit of God and sowing seeds that are bearing fruit as well - in me and in others - so rejoice ! your work is not in vain and God is giving the increase !
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i'm really enjoying your cd. i think the word that best describes it is "peaceful". it sounds like the Shepherd playing for His sheep.
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Thank you for the blessing that God is giving me through your music - you're right when you say it is simple and honest and it is also right from your heart - the heart you so obviously have for the Father - and it is touching my heart for my Father, deeper and deeper each time I listen to it. Yes it is bringing me into places that I long to be with my Jesus - what an absolute blessing! The "Intimacy" song was . . . well I have to tell you, the first time I heard it, it was shocking to me - I'm just a year accepting Jesus into my life and it has been an extreme year - He took an old time Catholic gal who had never really known the Father and never knew Jesus and just catapulted me into an extreme radical follower and lover of Christ so it has been quite a year! But just recently I have been grappling with this intimacy thing - it has been coming up a lot but not in a way that has helped me get to the right place with it until your sharing in your song! The second time I listened to it (yes I was brave enough to do this - I know prompted by the Holy Spirit is more what I know it was) but the second time Jesus just so ministered to me and I just wept and wept and revelation just fell upon me! It was no coincidence that this song got into my hands and I thank God for your obedience and your gift and I ask for His blessings on you and the ministry He has you working with Him in!
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Your cd came into my hands at a crucial time in my journey with the Lord - as we know He is never early never late but always on time - He is taking me to such a deeper and higher level at this time and most definitely your music is part of my getting to know His heart more and more - so be assured that this was definitely from God - and I praise Him for the way He works and ask His blessings upon you for your obedience!!
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- it was so amazing especially considering how your "Intimacy" song just came into my life - intimacy is the key to saving faith - we must know our Lord intimately - your song just kept going through my head and it just confirms over and over again that this is the key!
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William - I have to share with you that EVERYTIME I listen to your "deeper . . .
higher . . ." CD I get into another and better place with the Lord - it just is so incredibly wonderful the entire CD is deeply anointed and I praise God for using you in such a way that brings people into "deeper . . . higher . . . " places with Him - it is the desire of our hearts to be there!!!!
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I played your Restoration CD while traveling to the conference and the two songs that just so washed over me "You Are Able, Lord" and "Come To Me" - Jesus just so used these songs to minister to me and help me to process through this whole thing and William, your voice is just so wonderful, it is so gentle - full of the love you have for the Father - you so gently bring us into the presence of the Lord - this is how I view Jesus as powerful and Almighty as He is He is just so gentle and tender and precious! On the way home I played your "Restoration" and I played it from the beginning and just Praised and Worshipped the Lord all the way home . . .
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So william . . . I so thank you for both your CD's - I can feel the anointing in every word - I can hear the cry of your heart for your desperation to be in His presence it so matches mine and all of us who so love Him and the cry for all who don't that they come to know Him and love Him! I can hear the deepest love that you have for Him and the praise and thankfulness of His faithfulness and His restoration to you! How wonderful to be able to voice it as you do and that you share it with all of us brings healing and a connectedness that we all have - as brothers and sisters - in our bonding of our love for Him!
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. . . track 5 is very enjoyable musically. Your bass solo is very expressive and fitting to the music. The words tell of a place I would like to be someday. Right now with all I've been through, I'm in need of rest and restoration. Thank you for giving me this CD...I believe God will use it to not only bring healing into my life but also to move me to a deeper level of intimacy that I desire and know He wants for me.
I have been pressed but not crushed, persecuted not abandoned, struck down
but not destroyed...(my current theme song). In Christ, I will rise again to do the work of the Lord...and your CD will help get me there.
Thanks again...you are a blessing and a gift to the Body.
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As for your CD, what can I say? Less is more. This is a good CD for the spirit. It can help us focus on our relationship with the Savior...something that we all need to do . . . daily.
I believe it is out of our "being" that we discover who God is, and who we are in Him. I further believe that our "doing" must come out of our "being". When it doesn't come from being, we tend to get frustrated like Martha (Luke 10:38-42) because we lose sight of what is truly important . . . Him.
Thanks for the gift . . . not only to me, but to the Body of Christ. We must prepare our hearts to receive our Bridegroom. This work (from the heart) prepares our spirit and our mind for the challenges of life that come each day.
