When I heard this song I knew that the opening song lyric sounded familiar, and that it sounded very Job-like. Not too many years ago I would have found a Bible concordance and started looking for “horse” in the listings under “Job.” Nowadays google is much faster and the print much more favorable to read. The results are posted below, interspersed with the lyrics. Continue reading
Tag Archives: David Eugene Edwards
“Black Soul Choir” by 16 Horsepower (David Eugene Edwards)
Another great song and video from David Eugene Edwards and 16 Horsepower. Continue reading
“As I Went Out One Morning” – Cover by Wovenhand & original Bob Dylan version
Cover by Wovenhand / David Eugene Edwards & original version by Bob Dylan Continue reading
“Straw Foot” by David Eugene Edwards – “It ain’t no sin boy, to be forgiven”
I like this song because it is in a musical style I really like, has interesting lyrics, and because it is about the forgiveness of sin. Many of us have heard or read the late Christopher Hitchens promote his view that substitutionary redemption, on which Christian salvation is based, is “morally repugnant.” I don’t wish to present a critique of Hitchens here, or a defense of substitutionary redemption, although I have found a very excellent blog post that presents a fairly comprehensive response to Hitchens. My own purpose here is simply to share this great song by David Eugene Edwards, which includes the verse,
Tell me how it is that You don't want what he's given It ain't no sin boy To be forgiven