Worship Musician August 2019 | Page 36

culture to not use words. But it is so powerful. my rose-colored glasses came off, and even I could cry just thinking about that song, the as incredible as our team is, and everything is, response is absolutely so powerful. ministry is tough. I felt like I was just questioning so much but still needing to lead worship, so [WM] “Honest” from your new project, is just when we wrote that song last Summer it was that; brutally honest. Somehow Melody, you really from a place of doubt. I was doubting and your co-writers have been able to share a private prayer, eloquently communicated to the so much, but after you have an encounter with the Father and you’re already deep in you Honest Father, and craft it into an anthem that builds know it’s too late to turn back. So even though the body of Christ. This is no easy task. What a really bad diagnoses, but the Lord is so I had all these doubts I wasn’t going to leave can you tell us about that song? good. We wrote that song before we knew the Him. Where would I go? I think Peter said that, diagnosis, and asked my Dad to arrange that “Where would I go?” So I think that’s kind of [Melody] Its so crazy to talk about it right after song before the diagnosis, and then when the what you hear in the song. “Responsum A Patre.” All of the strings and the diagnosis came it was like the Lord gave me arrangement of that song my Dad did, and the something to hold on to through that song and [WM] Influence Music is a very unique song is literally called “Responsum A Patre” through his response because it’s so uplifting. collective. You’ve assembled yourselves from which is “Response of a Father.” My Dad is a I know my Dad is healed and it’s so cool entirely different musical backgrounds including mariachi and he brought his mariachi violinist because I can listen to “Honest” and I feel like pop and worship persuasions among others. and arranged it, and my Dad has never done the Lord planned a little soundtrack for me. It’s This all makes for a much larger musical palette worship music so for me that song just holds awesome! for listeners. Can you elaborate on this? was such a difficult season. My Dad had got I think really over the last year I almost felt like [Matt] You’re right, we’ve all come from 36 August 2019 such significance. I get emotional because it Subscribe for Free...