Listen here, download below.

Here is an offering of firstfruits from a new batch of songs.  This is an acoustic demo (a bit rough around the edges) and not the finished version, though I think it captures the essence of the song well.  I plan to record this again in the studio with Donn Halliburton (producer of Beyond the Veil), as we are now working on my new album.

I wrote “Crown” on New Year’s Day.  I wanted to sing words of blessing over the listener.  As the songwriting progressed, a lyrical path emerged that went from pain to surrender to salvation to growth and came full circle to ministering to those in pain.  I pray it blesses you.

Thanks to my wife Becky for lyrical help, and thanks to bandmates Andy Othling and Stephen Dumas for helping me record this.  The lyrics are included below.

“Crown”
words and music by Chuck Elmore. Copyright 2010.

May the snares that you’ve stepped in fall open, may the wounds there not leave any scars
The affection that you’ve long been chasing, may you realize it’s already yours

May you not offer sweat for redemption, may you instead accept divine blood
May the stones that are thrown turn to water and bury you under the flood

You may go down with covering in tatters, you may go down abused and forlorn
You will rise as a child of your father, you will rise up renewed and reborn

May the lies you have bought start to crumble, may regret and remorse disappear
Let the fear and the hopelessness tremble and your light cause the darkness to clear

May you run to the souls who once shunned you, to the captives in chains deep inside
May you show them the locks have been broken, may you open their prison doors wide

You will proclaim the news of His favor, you will carry a name of renown
May your hands raise up those who are downcast and your head bear the weight of a crown

May your head bear the weight of a crown, you’re the King’s child, put on your crown

Chuck Elmore – vocals and guitar
Stephen Dumas – guitar solo
Mixed and engineered by Andy Othling

Download “Crown” for free HERE.

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Gently sleeping little child, Ancient of Days in a newborn frame
Now come to us and we shall call His name Emmanuel
Angels brought the news with joy, Go to the manger and there you will see
In swaddling clothes a wondrous mystery, God as a little boy

In a stable, no room in the inn, the Lamb of God to take away our sin
Born for death that we might live again, Do you have room to let Him in?

Wise men came from far away to witness what to them had been foretold
A brand new face upon their God of old, born unto them this day
And the star shines brightly still, though only seen through the eyes of faith
Come and receive this glorious gift of grace with peace and goodwill

Credits:
Chuck Elmore – Vocals, acoustic guitar
Andy Othling – Electric guitar
Shannon Harden – Cello
Donn Halliburton – Keyboards, percussion, additional instruments

Engineered and mixed by Andy Othling and Donn Halliburton
Produced by Chuck Elmore, Andy Othling, and Donn Halliburton
words and music by Chuck Elmore copyright 2009

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