Pot's Ponderings: The City Harmonic

One of my favourite bands of recent years has been the City Harmonic, and not just because my wife used to babysit the drummer. I know many in our school community enjoyed a concert by them last night down the street at Glenridge Bible Church. I hope to catch them later this week at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario (I think there are still tickets available).

 My favourite song of theirs is called “Holy (Wedding Day)”(you can listen online here). It is a song that is powerfully played and draws heavily on themes from the book of Revelation, to a time when all is made right again. It is a song (story) of longing for something greater than our present circumstance. In many ways, this is the story in which we are inviting all of our students to play a part.

Our theme for the next month is God Worshipping. We desire our lives (and our students’ lives) to be part of God’s redemptive story. I love it that we get a glimpse of the ending of the story in Scripture. We see through a glass dimly, but it is good to keep a picture in mind of what lies ahead:

This is the story of the Son of God
Hanging on the cross for me
But it ends with a bride and groom
And a wedding by a glassy sea
O death where is your sting
Cause I'll be there singing
Holy Holy Holy
Is the Lord

This is the story of a bride in white
Waiting on her wedding day
Anticipation welling up inside
While the groom is crowned as king
O death where is your sting
Cause we'll be there singing
Holy Holy Holy is the Lord

Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy
Is the Lord Almighty
Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy Holy
Is the Lord Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
Who was and is and is to come

This is the story of the Son of God
Hanging on the cross for me
And it ends with a bride and groom
And a wedding by a glassy sea

This is the story of the a bride in white
Singing on her wedding day
Of the God who was and is to stand before a bride who sings
Holy Holy is the Lord Almighty 

-The City Harmonic