Indelible Grace Hymnbook

Believe it or not, there is a real dearth of modern worship songs that even mention the doctrine of the Trinity, let alone develop it. (My friend Dr. Lester Ruth has written about this.) So I am regularly on the lookout for good Trinitarian hymn texts. I discovered this one a few years ago. When Blake Mundell (a recent Belmont RUF graduate) asked for some texts to work on I was happy to send it along to him. I like the way the tune brings a little world music flavor to a text that speaks of God as the King of the Nations. It is fitting for a Trinitarian hymn of praise such as this to have a huge vision of the work of our Three-In-One God.

Originally this track was in a different key with Jeremy Casella slated to sing it. But Jeremy sounded so good on the scratch vocal for "Until The Daybreak" that I decided to have Jeremy sing that one, and have Katy Bowser sing "Glory Be To God." I think both tunes turned out really well. But that meant we had to completely rebuild the track (except for the drums which Ian Fitchuk had played) in a new key. Enter Jeff Pardo. Jeff got a great sound on the acoustic guitar and then started adding keyboard parts. I love the way Jeff layered several keyboard parts, and the track really came together when I added an electric guitar part, trying to channel my hero Larry Carlton. Katy did a great job bringing a little jazz vocal styling to an Indelible Grace track too. (If you like this, you might also enjoy her Coal Train Railroad projects.) - Kevin Twit