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Voice Of Truth (song)

2006-06-20T03:26:40Z

Firedude417:

Track number three on Casting Crowns
Track number three on Live From Atlantia

== Lyrics ==

:Oh what I would do to have
:The kind of faith it takes to climb out of the boat I'm in
:Onto the crashing waves
:::
:To step out of my comfort zone
:To the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
:And He's holding out his hand
:::
:But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
:Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
:The waves they keep on telling me
:Time and time again. 'Boy, you'll never win!'
:"You'll never win"
:::
:But the voice of truth tells me a different story
:And the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"
:And the voice of truth says "This is for My glory"
:Out of all the voices calling out to me
:I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth
:::
:Oh what i would do to have
:The kind of strength it takes to stand befoe a giant
:With just a Sling and a stone
:Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
:Shaking in their armor
:Whishing they'd have had the strength to satnd
:::
:But the gian't calling out my name and he laughs at me
:Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
:The giant keeps on tell me
:Time and time again "boy, you'll neve win!
:"You'll never win"
:::
:But the stine was just the right size
:To put the giant on the ground
:And the waves don't seem so high
:From on top of them looking down
:I will soar with the wings of eagles
:When i stop and listen to the sound of jesus
:Singing over me
:::
:I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

== Achievements ==

=== 2005 GMA Music Awards ===

==== Awards ====
* Inspirational Recorded Song - "Voice of Truth"

==== Nominations ====
* Inspirational Recorded Song - "Voice of Truth"

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If We Are The Body (song)

2006-06-20T03:09:21Z

Firedude417:

Track number two on Casting Crowns
Track number one on Live From Atlantia

== Lyrics ==

:It's crowded in worship today
:As she slips in trying to fade into the faces
:The girl's teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
:Farther than they know
:::
:But if we are the body
:Why aren't His arms reaching?
:Why aren't His hands healing?
:Why aren't His words teaching?
:And if we are the body
:Why aren't His feet going?
:Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
:There is a way
:::
:A traveler is far away from home
:He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back row
:The weight of their judgemental glances
:Tells him that his chances are better out on the road
:::
:Jesus payed much too high a price
:For us to pick and choose who should come
:And we are the body of Christ
:::
:Jesus is the way

== Achievements ==

=== 2004 GMA Music Award ===

==== Nominations ====
* Pop Contemporary Song of the Year - "If We Are The Body"

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User talk:Prab

2006-06-20T02:56:21Z

Firedude417:

I had some spare time and the inclination today to do some editing. :) Is there any way you are able to remove the error from the .htm files that are being used as a source for those pages? The error with the mispelled ''Mathew'' exist in these files too, so in their current state they are going to be adding to the workload in terms of editing out the spelling error before pasting the content into the articles. This is more of a 'spurt' of activity for me, so there is no real rush for any of this to occur. --[[User:Mustaphile|Mustaphile]] 18:23, 20 April 2006 (EDT)

Hi Mustaphile,

Yes, it is possible to search replace. I went ahead and changed it in all the pages along with some other changes that may help. However, there may still be a few things such as removing the space below Mathew Henry link etc. to make it appear the way we want may still have to be done manually. I will keep trying to see if we could do that in an easier way. I uploaded the new updated files.

[[User:Prab|Prab]]

==I've noticed something strange==
The Talk:Main Page was moved by Willy on Wheels and then moved back and then it shows me as moving Talk:Main Page to Bitch. I never visited the page on the 11th of May, nor did I move the Talk:Main Page, so I'm curious how the edit history comes to show me as making the move. It's a mystery. I thought perhaps someone might have cracked my account, but my password is definitely not a weak password. It's most disconcerting.

# (cur) (last) 03:04, 11 May 2006 MustaphiIe m (Talk:Main Page moved to Bitch)
# (cur) (last) 18:58, 19 April 2006 Muser m (Talk:Main Page on Wheels moved to Talk:Main Page)
# (cur) (last) 03:47, 19 April 2006 Willy on Wheels m (Talk:Main Page moved to Talk:Main Page on

-edit-

Ah I see now. I think it is someone who has signed up with my name but is using a capital 'I' for Idiot, instead of an lower case 'l' for larry. I noticed this as I was editing this message. :)
--[[User:Mustaphile|Mustaphile]] 02:17, 12 May 2006 (PDT)

== Thanks ==

Thanks for sorting out the Birmingham page i was really tired so i went to bed before finishing it... I live in Birmingham so if you think of anything that you cannot find out easily that i could ask the archbishop myself or somehting else jsut say :-)

God bless
Anton.

== Happy to Help ==

I am happy to help in this worthy project. I would sure think of you when I am in Birmingham and you are welcome to visit us when in Philadelphia. God Bless.

--[[User:Prab|Prab]] 15:39, 15 May 2006 (PDT)

==Added new sysop==
I've added user Ymmotrojam to the list of sysops. I assume thats ok to do. --[[User:Mustaphile|Mustaphile]] 22:50, 19 May 2006 (PDT)

== user permissions ==

Prab, just thought I'd make note of the conversation on [[Talk:Main Page]] about restricting the ability to move pages to only sysops and higher. --[[User:Ymmotrojam|Tom]] 23:07, 19 May 2006 (PDT)
:I'd be supportive of this restriction. The latest vandalism would be resolved quite effectively with this one measure. --[[User:Mustaphile|Mustaphile]] 01:39, 1 June 2006 (PDT)

::As a fellow wiki admin, I'd almost want to make wikichristian over again from scratch, starting off with the latest version of mediawiki, and the latest spam protection measures... I can't imagine how junked up the database must be with all the spam it has gotten, and I'm not entirely surprised that the site has had corruption errors in the past. You could even save the 'user' table in the database so that people don't have to re-register. That's just me though... {{smile}} --[[User:Ymmotrojam|Tom]] 02:08, 1 June 2006 (PDT)

:: I agree that we should restrict the ability of the users to move the pages. The mediawiki version we are using is pretty recent and we do use spam protection measures such as wordpress. However, it is a constant process and we will have to keep upto date with the latest antispam features.

--[[User:Prab|Prab]] 03:05, 14 June 2006 (PDT)

User talk:Prab

2006-06-20T02:53:13Z

Firedude417:

Voice Of Truth (song)

2006-06-19T20:56:19Z

Firedude417:

Track number three on Casting Crowns by Casting Crowns

== Lyrics ==

:Oh what I would do to have
:The kind of faith it takes to climb out of the boat I'm in
:Onto the crashing waves
:::
:To step out of my comfort zone
:To the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
:And He's holding out his hand
:::
:But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
:Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
:The waves they keep on telling me
:Time and time again. 'Boy, you'll never win!'
:"You'll never win"
:::
:But the voice of truth tells me a different story
:And the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"
:And the voice of truth says "This is for My glory"
:Out of all the voices calling out to me
:I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth
:::
:Oh what i would do to have
:The kind of strength it takes to stand befoe a giant
:With just a Sling and a stone
:Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
:Shaking in their armor
:Whishing they'd have had the strength to satnd
:::
:But the gian't calling out my name and he laughs at me
:Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
:The giant keeps on tell me
:Time and time again "boy, you'll neve win!
:"You'll never win"
:::
:But the stine was just the right size
:To put the giant on the ground
:And the waves don't seem so high
:From on top of them looking down
:I will soar with the wings of eagles
:When i stop and listen to the sound of jesus
:Singing over me
:::
:I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

== Achievements ==

=== 2005 GMA Music Awards ===

==== Awards ====
* Inspirational Recorded Song - "Voice of Truth"

==== Nominations ====
* Inspirational Recorded Song - "Voice of Truth"

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Return to [[Casting Crowns]] contents page

Voice Of Truth (song)

2006-06-19T20:55:29Z

Firedude417:

If We Are The Body (song)

2006-06-19T20:46:08Z

Firedude417:

Track number two on Casting Crowns by Casting Crowns

== Lyrics ==

:It's crowded in worship today
:As she slips in trying to fade into the faces
:The girl's teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
:Farther than they know
:::
:But if we are the body
:Why aren't His arms reaching?
:Why aren't His hands healing?
:Why aren't His words teaching?
:And if we are the body
:Why aren't His feet going?
:Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
:There is a way
:::
:A traveler is far away from home
:He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back row
:The weight of their judgemental glances
:Tells him that his chances are better out on the road
:::
:Jesus payed much too high a price
:For us to pick and choose who should come
:And we are the body of Christ
:::
:Jesus is the way

== Achievements ==

=== 2004 GMA Music Award ===

==== Nominations ====
* Pop Contemporary Song of the Year - "If We Are The Body"

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Return to [[Casting Crowns]] contents page

If We Are The Body (song)

2006-06-19T20:44:15Z

Firedude417:

What If His People Prayed (song)

2006-06-19T20:36:42Z

Firedude417:

Track number one on Casting Crowns by Casting Crowns

== Lyrics ==

:What if the armies of the Lord
:Picked up and dusted off their swords
:vowed to set the captives free
:And not let satan have one more
:::
:::
:What if the church for heaven's sake
:Finally stepped up to the plate
:Took and stand upon God's promise
:And stormed hell's rusty gates
:::
:::
:What if His people prayed
:And those who bare His name
:Would humbly seek His face
:And turn from their own way
:::
:::
:And what would happen if we prayed
:For those raised up to lead the way
:Then maybe kids in school could pray
:And unborn children see light of day
:::
:::
:What if the life that we pursue
:Came from a hunger for the truth
:What if the family turned to Jesus
:Stopped asking Oprah what to do
:::
:::
:What if His people prayed
:And those who bare His name
:Would humbly seek His face
:And turn from their own way
:::
:::
:If My people called by My name
:If they'll humble themselves and pray
:If My people called by My name
:If they'll humble themselves and pray
:::
:::
:What if His people prayed

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What If His People Prayed (song)

2006-06-19T20:34:43Z

Firedude417:

Talk:Casting Crowns

2006-06-19T19:57:26Z

Firedude417:

created a nice page for my favorite christian band csting crowns... only had an hour to do it so i'll add some more later

--[[User:Firedude417|Firedude417]] 20:51, 18 June 2006 (PDT)

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Don't worry that everything you wrote has been deleted - it hasn't. I've moved it into the sub-page [[About Casting Crowns]]. If you're unhappy with the changes, please feel free to revert it to how it was. Thanks. --[[User:Muser|Muser]] 04:24, 19 June 2006 (PDT)

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no problem i going get some of the song lyrics and work a bit more on them today i have an hour or 2

--[[User:Firedude417|Firedude417]] 12:57, 19 June 2006 (PDT)

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Talk:Casting Crowns

2006-06-19T03:51:26Z

Firedude417:

created a nice page for my favorite christian band csting crowns... only had an hour to do it so i'll add some more later

--[[User:Firedude417|Firedude417]] 20:51, 18 June 2006 (PDT)

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Casting Crowns

2006-06-19T03:49:51Z

Firedude417:

casting crowns in a christian rock band that helps reaching out and drawing youth and adults alike to christ's everlasting love

== Band Members ==

*Mark Hall (vocals)
*Juan Devevo (guitar, vocals)
*Melodee Devevo (violin, vocals)
*Hector Cervantes (guitar, vocals)
*Andy Williams (drums)
*Chris Huffman (bass)
*Megan Garrett (keyboards, accordion, vocals)

== Biography (courtesy of Beach Street Records) ==

Okay, so this is where we're supposed to give you all the marketing hype, the impressive list of awards and nominations, the radio stats, record sales and media coverage. All the facts to confirm just how far up the music career ladder Casting Crowns has traveled in the two short years since the band's recording debut.

Certainly there is much to tell.

But frankly, that's the least of what you need to know about Casting Crowns. There's nothing less important to them than all the marketing details. Instead, if we could all suspend that tiny (or big, as the case may be) voice of cynicism just for a moment—if we could magically transport ourselves to any given Sunday morning at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church outside of Atlanta, perhaps we'd see just how little the music business machine matters.

What matters is what's going on in the lives of the 400+ kids that Mark Hall and the other six members of Casting Crowns minister to each and every week. What matters is whether or not that teenage guy really 'gets' that God believes in him, even when he has trouble believing back. What matters is whether that teenage girl knows she's loved and wanted by the God of the universe, when there's no one else to love her. What matters is that they come to see their lives as the only songs of worship that really count.

"Sixty percent of my students have probably never heard of the Dove Awards, SoundScan or radio charts," says lead singer and songwriter Mark Hall. "These are everyday teenagers living in the real world. Their parents are fighting, or their boyfriend or girlfriend just broke up with them and they're failing math. We come home every week to people who desperately need a relationship with Jesus. This is the ministry that God has called us to." He adds, "You've got to earn the right to talk to them about their lives. They want to know that you struggle too, before you start getting in their business. So it's not about art or music. The music is not the point. Music is just a way of sharing the awesome love of God. So we speak of our weakness and our fears - we speak of our failures and how God rescued us from the pit and allows us to be a part of what He is doing in the world. If we are open and honest about our lives and our walk with Jesus, then others will see us and think, 'Hey, that's me too! God can do that in me!'"

That kind of honesty lies at the epicenter of Lifesong, the sophomore release from Casting Crowns and the band's most compelling work to date. Ably produced again by Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown), Lifesong continues in the same vein as the Casting Crowns debut, bringing focus to topics the band feels aren't being talked about enough. Hall explains, "We're not the angry artist out there throwing rocks at the church. We're in the church every week. We're not talking down to anyone. If anything, we're talking up to them from hearts that God is still working on."

In other words, whether success exits as quickly as it entered, Casting Crowns has no plans to change the subject matter or their approach to it. Hall states, "I think people are willing to listen to the hard truth if you're being transparent about your own life, your own struggles with doubt and fear and failure. These songs, like all the songs I write, are simply about where we all live."

Are we happy plastic people / Under shiny plastic steeples
With walls around our weakness / And smiles to hide our pain
But if the invitation's open / To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain on our stained glass masquerade
—from "Stained Glass Masquerade"
With bold questions set in memorable melodies, songs like "Does Anybody Hear Her," "While You Were Sleeping" and "Stained Glass Masquerade" leave no room for doubt that Casting Crowns continues to challenge the Sunday morning status quo.

Beautiful, worshipful songs like "Love Them Like Jesus," "Praise You In This Storm" and "In Me" confirm their unwavering determination to be living, breathing examples of Jesus in the world. After all, that is why they're here. That's why we're all here.

"Your purpose is to worship Him with your life," Hall says. "On that journey to becoming like Jesus, you may be a doctor, construction worker, salesperson or a youth pastor, but that's not why you're here. You're here to worship Him with everything you have. You're here to become like Jesus."

"This is your life song," Hall says. "This is your act of worship: what you do with the life you've been given. A life of worship says 'God, I'm waking up today. I'm going to do a lot of things, I'm going to go a lot of places, I'm going to talk to a lot of people, but my goal is to point others to You and to make You smile today.' The more we live like that, the more we become like him, and the closer we get to His heart, the more we see that His heart is for people. So then you start seeing people that are hurting. And ministry becomes the overflow of a life poured out at Jesus' feet."

Empty hands held high / Such small sacrifice
If not joined with my life / I sing in vain tonight
—from "Lifesong"
Two years into a whirlwind music career, Casting Crowns has no plans to start counting the kudos, polishing the awards or basking in the glow of audience appreciation. They're too busy living out a larger calling on their lives.

"When something happens in your life, and you know full well that there's not a single thing that you did to make it happen, and you don't feel a need to keep it happening, you just know that for some reason God just wants it to be right now," Hall says. "So a big part of this whole thing is not having too many dreams for the future. I constantly find myself thinking 'God, if we get ahead of You on this thing it'll all be gone.' All we know is that we're husbands and wives and parents first. And we know that we're supposed to be in the church doing what we're doing there. So we're going to bloom where God has planted us in this season and keep doing it until the next season comes."

== Discograhpy ==

* Casting Crowns (2003)
** What If His People Prayed
** If We Are The Body
** Voice Of Truth
** Who Am I
** American Dream
** Here I Go Aging
** Prise You With The Dance
** Glory
** Life Of Praise
** Your Love Is Extravagant

* Life From Atlantia (2004)
**If We Are The Body
**Who Am I
**Voice Of Truth
**Here I Go Again
**American Dream
**Beautiful Savior

* Lifesong (2005)
**Lifesong
**Praise You In This Storm
**Does Anybody Hear Her
**In Me
**Love Them Like Jesus
**Stained Glass Masquerade
**When You Were Sleeping
**Set Me Free
**Father- Spirit- Jesus
**Prodigal
**And Now My Lifesong Sings

Casting Crowns

2006-06-19T03:49:08Z

Firedude417:

casting crowns in a christian rock band that helps reaching out and drawing youth and adults alike to christ's everlasting love

== Band Members ==

Mark Hall (vocals)
Juan Devevo (guitar, vocals)
Melodee Devevo (violin, vocals)
Hector Cervantes (guitar, vocals)
Andy Williams (drums)
Chris Huffman (bass)
Megan Garrett (keyboards, accordion, vocals)

== Biography (courtesy of Beach Street Records) ==

Okay, so this is where we're supposed to give you all the marketing hype, the impressive list of awards and nominations, the radio stats, record sales and media coverage. All the facts to confirm just how far up the music career ladder Casting Crowns has traveled in the two short years since the band's recording debut.

Certainly there is much to tell.

But frankly, that's the least of what you need to know about Casting Crowns. There's nothing less important to them than all the marketing details. Instead, if we could all suspend that tiny (or big, as the case may be) voice of cynicism just for a moment—if we could magically transport ourselves to any given Sunday morning at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church outside of Atlanta, perhaps we'd see just how little the music business machine matters.

What matters is what's going on in the lives of the 400+ kids that Mark Hall and the other six members of Casting Crowns minister to each and every week. What matters is whether or not that teenage guy really 'gets' that God believes in him, even when he has trouble believing back. What matters is whether that teenage girl knows she's loved and wanted by the God of the universe, when there's no one else to love her. What matters is that they come to see their lives as the only songs of worship that really count.

"Sixty percent of my students have probably never heard of the Dove Awards, SoundScan or radio charts," says lead singer and songwriter Mark Hall. "These are everyday teenagers living in the real world. Their parents are fighting, or their boyfriend or girlfriend just broke up with them and they're failing math. We come home every week to people who desperately need a relationship with Jesus. This is the ministry that God has called us to." He adds, "You've got to earn the right to talk to them about their lives. They want to know that you struggle too, before you start getting in their business. So it's not about art or music. The music is not the point. Music is just a way of sharing the awesome love of God. So we speak of our weakness and our fears - we speak of our failures and how God rescued us from the pit and allows us to be a part of what He is doing in the world. If we are open and honest about our lives and our walk with Jesus, then others will see us and think, 'Hey, that's me too! God can do that in me!'"

That kind of honesty lies at the epicenter of Lifesong, the sophomore release from Casting Crowns and the band's most compelling work to date. Ably produced again by Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown), Lifesong continues in the same vein as the Casting Crowns debut, bringing focus to topics the band feels aren't being talked about enough. Hall explains, "We're not the angry artist out there throwing rocks at the church. We're in the church every week. We're not talking down to anyone. If anything, we're talking up to them from hearts that God is still working on."

In other words, whether success exits as quickly as it entered, Casting Crowns has no plans to change the subject matter or their approach to it. Hall states, "I think people are willing to listen to the hard truth if you're being transparent about your own life, your own struggles with doubt and fear and failure. These songs, like all the songs I write, are simply about where we all live."

Are we happy plastic people / Under shiny plastic steeples
With walls around our weakness / And smiles to hide our pain
But if the invitation's open / To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain on our stained glass masquerade
—from "Stained Glass Masquerade"
With bold questions set in memorable melodies, songs like "Does Anybody Hear Her," "While You Were Sleeping" and "Stained Glass Masquerade" leave no room for doubt that Casting Crowns continues to challenge the Sunday morning status quo.

Beautiful, worshipful songs like "Love Them Like Jesus," "Praise You In This Storm" and "In Me" confirm their unwavering determination to be living, breathing examples of Jesus in the world. After all, that is why they're here. That's why we're all here.

"Your purpose is to worship Him with your life," Hall says. "On that journey to becoming like Jesus, you may be a doctor, construction worker, salesperson or a youth pastor, but that's not why you're here. You're here to worship Him with everything you have. You're here to become like Jesus."

"This is your life song," Hall says. "This is your act of worship: what you do with the life you've been given. A life of worship says 'God, I'm waking up today. I'm going to do a lot of things, I'm going to go a lot of places, I'm going to talk to a lot of people, but my goal is to point others to You and to make You smile today.' The more we live like that, the more we become like him, and the closer we get to His heart, the more we see that His heart is for people. So then you start seeing people that are hurting. And ministry becomes the overflow of a life poured out at Jesus' feet."

Empty hands held high / Such small sacrifice
If not joined with my life / I sing in vain tonight
—from "Lifesong"
Two years into a whirlwind music career, Casting Crowns has no plans to start counting the kudos, polishing the awards or basking in the glow of audience appreciation. They're too busy living out a larger calling on their lives.

"When something happens in your life, and you know full well that there's not a single thing that you did to make it happen, and you don't feel a need to keep it happening, you just know that for some reason God just wants it to be right now," Hall says. "So a big part of this whole thing is not having too many dreams for the future. I constantly find myself thinking 'God, if we get ahead of You on this thing it'll all be gone.' All we know is that we're husbands and wives and parents first. And we know that we're supposed to be in the church doing what we're doing there. So we're going to bloom where God has planted us in this season and keep doing it until the next season comes."

== Discograhpy ==

* Casting Crowns (2003)
** What If His People Prayed
** If We Are The Body
** Voice Of Truth
** Who Am I
** American Dream
** Here I Go Aging
** Prise You With The Dance
** Glory
** Life Of Praise
** Your Love Is Extravagant

* Life From Atlantia (2004)
**If We Are The Body
**Who Am I
**Voice Of Truth
**Here I Go Again
**American Dream
**Beautiful Savior

* Lifesong (2005)
**Lifesong
**Praise You In This Storm
**Does Anybody Hear Her
**In Me
**Love Them Like Jesus
**Stained Glass Masquerade
**When You Were Sleeping
**Set Me Free
**Father- Spirit- Jesus
**Prodigal
**And Now My Lifesong Sings