soon . But yes , another 6 / 8 song with Brandon about gratitude that ’ s not ‘ Gratitude .’
[ WM ] I recently read a reference to a rather scary injury that happened to one of your children . As parents , it sobers our faith when this happens , doesn ’ t it ? All of a sudden , personal opinions become perspectives , and prayer and gratitude take on a much deeper essence . You cowrote the song “ Gratitude ” last year . How has your recent experience impacted you and the meaning of that song ?
[ Benjamin ] Exactly . As I was saying , I think with ‘ I Can ’ t Thank You Enough ’ and then obviously the song ‘ Gratitude ’ as well , it takes on a whole new meaning . And beyond that , the song has just absolutely amazed me and blown my mind .
Last night I played at the Ryman with Brandon Lake , and we finished the night by playing that song . He very graciously asked me to sing it , at least start it off then he took over , but it ’ s still shocking to me when I sing that song in a room and the way that people confess it and how beautiful they sound when they ’ re singing it . Especially at the end with how loud and passionately they sing it . As a writer you really don ’ t get those moments very often , if ever , and I ’ m so grateful to get to have a song that it is resonating with people like that . I imagine writing songs is akin to the feeling of sending a kid off to college . They ’ re still yours , but they ’ re off living their own life and occasionally you see them . So last night one was one of those moments where I guess my kid came back to visit me and it was really nice to see that they ’ re doing well .
[ WM ] Turning to a lighter subject matter , may I ask you what your guitar of choice is these days ?
[ Benjamin ] Oh , great question , I actually just got a Lowden ! I was very privileged to have George Lowden take me through the factory back in Ireland . They ’ re made thirty minutes from where I grew up and I ’ ve admired them for a long time . There are so many incredible singer songwriters who use them . They ’ re all handmade in an incredible factory which he took me around and I was able to buy it straight off him so that was really really cool . I played it last night at the Ryman for the first time , which I should tell him that ’ s where it made its debut because that ’ s really cool . But yeah , I ’ m loving it and if you don ’ t know what they are you should check them out , so warm and I recommend the jumbo size .
[ WM ] Ben , it ’ s delightful to visit with you . Thank you so very much for this time . Your new album will have impact upon the church and its songwriters . God be with you .
[ Benjamin ] Thank you so much ! It ’ s been an absolute pleasure . As always , you ’ ve got great questions . Thank you so much for your time .
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