~A SONG FOR THE NEW YEAR

The lyrics to this beautiful song by Nichole Nordeman 

(of Sparrow Records!) read like poetry.  In an interview with The Christian Broadcasting Network, Nichole related the story behind the song:

"The songs on, 'Recollection: The Best Of Nichole Nordeman,' have found a special place in listeners’ hearts, but perhaps none has had more impact than 'Every Season,' a song written about a friend's wedding day that all too soon was followed by the groom’s memorial service." 

“It was so overwhelming to have these two really heavy life moments, one overflowing with joy and one unbelievably wrought with grief and to somehow still be able to believe…to really believe that God is not God only in a summer season. That God is not God only when our life is good. And it was so much more of a challenge to say to God, ‘You are still here and You are still in charge and You are still full of goodness and mercy’ in the middle of winter. ‘Every Season’ was my way of saying, ‘I’m not going to let Gods’ sovereignty be ruled by my emotions or circumstances or I’ll be all over the map for the rest of my life,' she explains."

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Every Season

Every evening sky, an invitation

To trace the patterned stars

And early in July, a celebration

For freedom that is ours

And I notice You

In children’s games

In those who watch them from the shade

Every drop of sun is full of fun and wonder

You are summer

And even when the trees have just surrendered

To the harvest time

Forfeiting their leaves in late September

And sending us inside

Still I notice You when change begins

And I am braced for colder winds

I will offer thanks for what has been and what's to come

You are autumn

And everything in time and under heaven

Finally falls asleep

Wrapped in blankets white, all creation

Shivers underneath

And still I notice You

When branches crack

And in my breath on frosted glass

Even now in death, You open doors for life to enter

You are winter

 

And everything that’s new has bravely surfaced

Teaching us to breathe

What was frozen through is newly purposed

Turning all things green

So it is with You

And how You make me new

With every season’s change

And so it will be

As You are re-creating me

Summer, autumn, winter, spring



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"To everything there is a season,

A time to every purpose under heaven."

~Ecclesiastes 3:1~

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