Love's first light in me....

A catholic friend of mine introduced me to Steve Bell when he came to her parish for a concert in Calgary. After the concert, I bought every one of his CDs. His music touched my soul in ways that kept me pondering long after the song had ended. If you haven't discovered Steve's music, it might be a good time for you to find some of his songs and take a listen.

I thought of this song, Burning Ember, when I decided (on a whim) to put this website together. The song speaks to the love of Christ in us - our "first love" burning in our hearts in a way that is beautiful, raging, painful and joyous. I sense in Broadway Church that Christ is drawing us back to our first love - the love we had when we first met and trusted in Jesus (Rev. 2:4).

When I think of the ember glowing in my own heart and in the hearts of the women at Broadway - I can picture the blazing fire as we unite those embers together. May God who began a good work in us complete it until the day of Christ.

Here are the lyrics to Burning Ember
Music and Lyric by Steve Bell

Judge for yourself how great is the one
Who lives in God - whose God is love
Like an iron when left in embers bright
Everything is fire - everything is light
Oh Love, how beautiful You are
Oh flame of joy within my heart

Burning ember
I remember Love’s first light in me
I was cold then
Like a stone when I saw Your flickering
Oh what beauty as You drew near me
I could scarcely speak
Somehow I knew
I would be new in your glowing

Judge for yourself if a fire isn’t safe
When cities fall before her face
Yet a flower can endure the course of a storm
When bowing to the tempest’s rage
Oh Love, more fierce than all the rest
Oh raging joy within my breast

Burning ember
I remember Love’s first light in me
I was cold then
Like a stone when I saw Your flickering
Burn forever
Let me never curse the pain You bring
Somehow I know
I will be whole in Your burning

Oh Love, more lovely than the rest
Oh flame of joy within my breast

Burning ember
Shine forever in the darkest tomb
Warmth of heaven
Hidden secret in a mother’s womb
Flame of beauty
Blazing through me so that all might see
Somehow we know
We’ll all be whole in Your burning
In Your burning
In Your burning