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SGYP Bros 2022

Oh Tell Me What's The Key

Earthen Vessel I Was Made

From message 5 of the 2022 Winter Semiannual Training

Ezra was a priestly scribe, skilled in the law of Jehovah
Fully mingled, open, saturated, filled up with the Lord.
He completely trusted in his God, one with His heart’s desire
Giving understanding, sense, and insight
Of the Father’s word!

CHORUS
Lord, gain Your Ezras today
For Your recovery
Oh, for this we pray that You would have Your way
For Your testimony.
Reconstitute us, sanctify us,
Enliven us through the truth
Train us Lord, right now, Your dispensing allow—
We’ll be the priestly scribes you need.

Out from evil Babylon, but we’re still stained with its mixture
How we need to be reconstituted in the holy Word.
Separate us with Your rhema word, that we may magnify You, Lord 
Every word that comes out from the mouth of
God we will receive!

Bring us out into the light, save us much more in Your life
Triune God do give us revelation to remove the veil.
The recovr’y has the highest truth—may we store up all these treasures; 
The subjective truth—and crystals too—must
Richly dwell in us!

Lord, Gain Your Ezras Today

For Which Cause I Remind You (2 Tim 1:6-8)

O Jesus, I Have Promised (Hymn 465, new tune)

Open your mouth, open it wide

MAINE 2025 SATURDAY AFTERNOON ISLAND PARTY JAMS

This year on Saturday we started a jam early around the cold ash pit by the clubhouse. You can’t imagine the ear to ear smile on the face of this old sound man, hearing the music you’re about to hear, through my headphones, doing the thing I most love to do, surrounded by my dear friends of as much as 30 years, and their children and children’s children, singing and playing this extraordinary music. We’re doing this, not in a studio, but in the middle of a party, so  anything can happen, but, every once in a while, everything works out perfect.

This music was recorded in August 2025, on an island in the middle of a big lake in Northwest Maine, where we’ve been gathering, thanks to the Loons, for decades. Many of these friends, musicians, and singers from Maine and from all over the country and abroad, hadn’t seen each other, much less played with each other, for at least a year. It’s all improvisation, Jams, not Performances, with no prior Rehearsals or Song Lists, so this is as real as it gets.

This album is arranged in the actual order in which the music was played, minus the many out-takes, but, when it’s all done, it seems I couldn’t have thought of a better order. The music is all acoustic Americana, though it ranges all over the place, from Bluegrass to Jazz to Folk to Country to Rock to Reggae, (and this album also includes Musical Comedy) but it really works as an organic album, and that’s big for people like me, who still appreciate albums.

Sounds best, like you’re right on that island in Maine partying with us, when played on a good stereo with two separated speakers, left and right, or on a headset, or, one of my favorites, on a car stereo, so that this stereo recording will actually sound three-dimensional. You can hear the location of each instrument and singer. More than ever before, I was able to immerse myself (and my stereo pair of mics) into the belly of the music, literally surrounded by the musicians, the instruments, voices, and harmonies, so that, if you listen in true stereo, I can take you right in there with me.

On some songs, there’s a little too much chatter, but when you’re actually at a campfire, and people are talking, laughing, and partying, you filter that out, and the only thing you hear is the music. Crank it up, and let your imagination take you there, and enjoy. It’ll surprise you.

Recorded, edited, and mastered by
Mike Berliner, aka Mikethemikeman


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And gave me power to choose
That blessed, perfect freedom,
Which I shall never lose."

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