Not too many people in my life know this,  but my brother Steve and I used to sing together quite a lot-  and we have the kind of blend that only brothers can have.  This recording is something that we made in the recital hall at Luther back in the spring of 1982, right before I graduated.  Our mutual friend Brad Will was in the recording booth, twiddling the knobs,  and I think he did a pretty darn good job of capturing our sound.  It’s me on the verses – but on the refrain,  Steve takes over the melody.

I think of this as “The Rock Song” because a dear friend from Atlantic,  Chris Roules,  liked to call it that.

I like to dust off this song every so often –  and as a matter of fact,  on the “Streams of Mercy Never Ceasing” concert that commemorated my 25th anniversary at Holy Communion,  this is one of the songs I chose to sing. This song means a lot to me.   Truth be told, though,  I would have much rather sung it with Steve.