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John Rutledge has been writing and performing music for our worship services for decades. These pages are a collection of some of his work.
What’s this music about?
By John Rutledge
Recently I’ve had requests from people to access recordings of my songs, so I thought I’d try to put as many of them as possible together here, and provide a little background on where they came from.
These songs and performances span almost 50 years, from my time playing with a group called Trinity in college, then through my years creating music for worship at our church – originally under the umbrella of Trinity Foundation and now called Community on Columbia in Dallas, Texas.
The songs flow from my experiences as a believer in Jesus, enriched by family, close friendships and the nurturing community of a church that has met in our living room in Dallas for about 37 years.
Some recent songs are recorded on videos made by my son Johnny, and I expect I’ll be adding more of these recent sessions here soon.
New songs recorded in 2024:
Missing the Mark
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
The word for “sin” in New Testament Greek is “hamartia,” which means “missing the mark.”
“Homeless”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
One of our homeless friends described his bedtime ritual under the overpass, which captures the anxiety of living on the street – He breaks a beer bottle loudly so all within earshot know he has a sharp blade and won’t mess with him.
“I Love Miss Information”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
“Longing for the Song”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
“Joy and Woe are Woven Fine”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Here are links to six videos of some recent songs, previously posted on Facebook:
“The Timberline”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
“Angel Fly”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
“Ashes to Ashes”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
“We Could Be Walkin’ on Water”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
“Recipe for Bread”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
“One Way or Another, We’re Going Through the Fire.”
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Some of these songs were recorded in 2019, and I thought they were lost in a computer crash. Found ’em again recently and pieced them back together.
Don’t Wake Up the Zombie
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Only Love
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Not the Man (See Through)
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Walking on the Surface
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Living with a Lie
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Truly Seen
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Stone Cold Sober
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
On the Via Dolorosa
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
Waiting for the Light (For Bekah)
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge
