“One Out In The Crowd” is an
important song to me. Even though it has been a long time ago since I actually
wrote the lyrics, they still paint a picture that never leaves me. My intention
was to tell the story from an eyewitness’ point of view. In my mind, the one
telling the story may have been a shepherd simply bringing his stock into town.
As he enters the city, he notices commotion and asks what is going on. He is
told that there is going to be a crucifixion. There is a man named Jesus
claiming to be the Son of God, about to be put to death alongside a couple of
common thieves.
The shepherd can’t believe it. He had
actually listened to Jesus teach in his own village. He had seen this man raise
a young girl from the darkness of death. The song hopefully takes the listener
to a place that they can actually imagine Jesus crying out. I tried to allow
for the specific events that happened on that day to be mentioned. When it all
comes down to it, each of us is faced with the decision to humble ourselves
before God. My intention was to step back and allow the story to tell itself.
Years later, I included this song in a
musical I wrote called “The Broken Seal”. My hope is to record the entire
project as soon as possible and hopefully make it available for churches to use
as an outreach program.
The world seems like it is on fire
these days. There is more evil out there than I can remember. But the one truth
we all have at our fingertips is God’s promise. I hope we can all find some
quiet time this Easter and think about the condition of our own hearts.
Take care,
Scott Coner
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| Scott Coner ( Photo by Cynnamae Productions) |
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