This ballad was written for dear friends of mine who lost their father and husband. 

It attempts to describe the deep groaning of the soul on the face of death, and the shifting of reality after change and loss.

If you have experienced this type of grief, be it through death, depression, loss of memory, abuse, physical or mental trauma, leaving home, or anything else... this song is for you. It is a prayed-over ground for you to grieve on, held in the arms of Jesus. 

The Spirit Himself hears your groaning, and intercedes for you with groanings too deep for words(Romans 8:26). Jesus Christ knows your suffering, because he undertook it on the Cross. I AM, the name He gave to Moses, dwells with you in the fire. When the very fabric of your life seems to have changed, He does not change. When you walk past places where there used to be laughter alone, He will be present. His voice sings over you. (Zephaniah 3:17)

If you have given yourself to Him, He will build you up, His bride, and clothe you with a gentle hand. He will make you dwell with Him forever, in glory. 

In the midst of your darkest hour, when you feel most forsaken, Jesus Himself was forsaken in order to bring you near. There is no betrayal, no death, no burden strong enough to rend the bond between you and your mediator. 

Because Jesus passed through death and rose again, and because Death has no power over His resurrection, we can sing these words: 

In the twinkling of an eye—
Dear Heart, take comfort!
In the twinkling of an eye 
His arms will take you up and bring you to His home.
Weep now, 
He weeps with you.
But you will dance when your weary eyes have proven Him true. 

He is coming back soon. Hallelujah.

In the Twinkling of an Eye

hope you enjoy :')

watch the full video on youtube!!

vaultboy - i do (demo)

brent: live from the internet

you were good to me (live from the internet)

I wrote this song after I applied to go to Japan for an internship; it's been quite a journey, getting to that point, but it's so freeing to just say yes to something I love. We're all called to "go" in the Great Commission, so I just couldn't let that desire to do so be kept under the surface. Thus, I chose to forgo my military plans and apply to go to Japan-- and this song was born soon after :) Thanks for taking a listen! 

Lyrics👇
Verse 1:
Where are you leading me, God?
Where are you leading me?
I thought I was so sure
But there is so much more 
Coming at me head on

What do I do next, Lord?
What do I do next? 
This passion grew within me
But this other one flickers deep
Within my yearning soul

Chorus:
Take this longing 
And use it as a spotlight on the road
Cause I'm willing to give it all up 
To go

Verse 2:
I've never felt this way before 
Saying yes to something while I am still scared
But You never said it would be easy 
So I'll take this leap of faith and see
What You have in store

Bridge:
And even though chills run all through me 
I can't turn back
I can't turn back 
And though it's hard to say what is driving me
I know this is God's plan
Yes I know this is God's plan


To Go

Lyrics:
There’s no picture frames on these walls 
Cause I’d just have to take them all down 
And all this music I had finally gotten used to 
Will be replaced with new sounds 
While I just try to figure things out 
I’m still trying to figure things out 

The sky and I are very good friends 
We just seem to keep on meeting again 
Cause I am weightless 
No roots to hold me down 
I’m restless 
I barely touch the ground 

Tell me what it’s like to be the one who stays 
Without numbers counting down in the back of your mind each day 
Walking in the living room looking at your pictures in frames 
And you could plant a garden if you wanted 
So much time for beautiful things 

But I am 
Climbing in the skies again 
Loves are left behind again 
My whole world just dies again 
Sinks beneath the clouds 
Cause I am weightless 
No roots to hold me down 
I’m restless 
I barely touch the ground 
I’ve barely touched the ground 

And they keep telling me how free I am 
Just how blessed to have these wings I am 
But wings just take me away from them 
Wings just take you away 
Wings just take you away

I'm weightless
No roots to hold me down 
I'm restless 
I barely touch the ground 
I've barely touched the ground 

You could plant a garden if you wanted 
So much time for beautiful things 
Loving even deeper if you wanted 
Grounded in your loving without wings

You could plant a garden if you wanted 
So much time for beautiful things 
Loving even deeper if you wanted 
Grounded in your loving without wings

Wings (Live)

Written by Joseph and Timmy O'Brien
Produced by Joseph O'Brien
Mixed and Mastered by Joseph O'Brien

STAGES

baby i don't wanna be alone anymore... 

watch the full video on youtube!! <3

i don't wanna be alone (demo)

these are all from Piper's emo phase, please proceed with caution or not at all :)

To Go

Piper Glen

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