Sam and I are a natural fit as co-writers, as we both care about intimacy with God, theology enrobed in poetry, and timelessness in lyrics and melody. We hope this song is a blessing to your church, and that it helps those who sing it rejoice in the incredible greatness of God, and the wondrous things He has in store for us.ĭW: I’m moved every time I hear or play this song. It was truly a team effort, and the greatest reward is a new friendship.

We would go back and forth, considering our different perspectives. I loved working with Dan for various reasons, but not least because when we disagreed we approached the issue in question using reason, logic, persuasion, and of course – passion. He sent a long recorded message detailing not just every line, but every single word: rearranging, changing lyrics, explaining how they fit, where they fit, where they were weak, how they could be improved, and why it all mattered.įor the next few weeks we wrote, edited, and rewrote in an attempt to get a song we both felt good about. Yes, this is a winner let’s get to work.” Then, with his next message, I knew I’d hit the jackpot in a writing partner.

With these three thoughts intact, I sent a rough mp3 off to Dan, thinking he would hear it and shrug and say, “Let’s move on.” Instead he immediately wrote back to me and said something along the lines of, “I have faith for this.

I love that! Once these two concepts had been merged, I realized that the only chorus that would make sense would be about God’s endlessness, from beginning to end, and this led to the New Testament revelation of Alpha And Omega. Yet this is good news! Because, as His children, the great things He has in store for us are likewise beyond our reach of language or imagination (no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind conceived). It simply asks, “…By what measure could Your worth be weighed? Or the riches of Your glory by appraised?” because whatever else we might say of God, this is fundamental: His greatness is beyond the reach of any language and craft that we possess. SY: Dan Wilt’s and my song, Alpha And Omega, began with a pre-chorus I wrote years ago inspired by this lofty meditation from Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?”įor from him and through him and for him are all things. Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? How unsearchable his judgments, his paths beyond tracing out! “Oh, the depth of the riches of wisdom and knowledge of God! Dan and his wife Anita have three adult children, and live in Thompson’s Station, TN. He studied Philosophy and Religion, and became a worship leader, songwriter, professor, and pastor in the Vineyard (see Vineyard Worship). After encounters with Christ in high school and college, Dan devoted his life to loving, and being loved by, Jesus. In college, Sam recalls walking into the local Vineyard Christian Fellowship and hearing the Holy Spirit say, “These are your people.” He, his wife Tiffanee, and two daughters reside in Campbellsville, KY where he works as a Chiropractor, rides motorcycles, and writes songs.ĭan Wilt grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, searching for the shimmering truth behind everyday life. Sam Yoder was born into an Amish family of six children, and his parents led their children out of the Amish after having encountered the extravagant goodness of God in Jesus. Or the riches of Your glory be appraised? The best is yet to come for Your childrenĪnd by what measure could Your worth be weighed? Here is the story behind the song.Īll that You’ve prepared for Your children This collaboration between friends seeks to do all three in a way that inspires the Church to worship.

On top of several brand new songs, the album also features some of BlackY's newest and most popular BEMANI tracks.ġ3.Combining theological reflection on the God-Beyond-Words with poetic sensitivity and a celebration theme – is a labor of love. ΑΩ is BlackY's first major album, and his eleventh album overall.

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