Audio Archaelogy

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Recently I discovered that my friend Tom Brooks had archived these early, raw, experimental recordings of songs I wrote long ago. Some of these songs I had forgotten about. Some are from deteriorating cassette recordings. On some songs you can hear our church members join in singing. These songs are generally of poor audio quality, but …they are what they are.

(Apologies for the ’80s drum machine, unexplained clicks and pops, tape hiss and other artifacts).

The Pharisee
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

City of Light
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Awake Sleeper
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Dust
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom (Habakkuk 3)
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

The One Song
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Egypt-The Plagues Song
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

The Garden
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

The Tree of Evil and Good
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

The Threshing Floor (For Pentecost)
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Georgi Vins – Vins was one of many persecuted believers in the Soviet Union in the 1970-80s.
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

One by One (Unity)
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Walk in the Light (experimenting with a round)
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

True Love Waits
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

I Want The Real You
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

These next three songs are overburdened with ’80s drum machine. Mea culpa.

Snapshot
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

The Great Deceiver
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Lords of Tomorrow
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Miscellaneous Songs About Other Stuff

Accompanied by Randy Beacham and Wade Cottingham on some of these, I think:

Courting Star
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

The Treasure
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

Trying Hard
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge

The Giant and the Elf – a children’s song about God
– Nursery rhyme adapted by John Rutledge

You Must Have a River – In gratitude for nurses and other caregivers everywhere.
– Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge