Through the Deep Dark Valley by The Oh Hellos

This album is one of the most beautiful proclamations of the gospel I have heard in …maybe ever. I’ve just fallen in love with it, and it deserves to be preserved here. Listen to it in one sitting, all the way through, in proper order. It’s a concept album that basically takes you through the garden of eden, the fall of man, and restoration through grace. It’s poignant and artful and makes you think and it’s also musically excellent (acoustic/folk with uncommonly good melodies and more pep than most). Thanks to Tyler and Maggie Heath for creating this. Wherever you are I feel a sort of grateful kinship with you.

Anyways, please listen. Twice. or Thrice.

This is an old-school song from the 90’s, but I absolutely love it, and have since my childhood. It is the song of a hope in future grace so powerful that it becomes a song of present courage. And I love the strings and ocarina – it makes it epic, musically. For fun, listen to the one line sung by Michael W. Smith toward the end!