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"beauty & love" by HOMECOMING: God's Inescapable Presence


(by Jasper Tan) Looking for a chill worship song to accompany you when you are in the mood to just chill and relax? Then "beauty & love" by Homecoming might just be the song for you. As shared by the group, "beauty & love is a psalm-like prayer rooted in Scripture and marked by honest, reverent worship. The song reflects on the nearness of God, declaring that He is closer than we often realize and present in every season through His Spirit. With imagery drawn from breath, mercy, and daily pursuit, it affirms a God whose love chases us through both joy and sorrow, meeting them at every step with grace." HOMECOMING delivers a testimony of God's ever always present presence if we learn to acknowledge it in our daily living. 

HOMECOMING - beauty & loveHomecoming poses a question: "can we ever escape God's love for us?" More often than not, we tend to neglect his love because when times are good, we feel like we are on top of our own world, self-absorbed by our own abilities to get through life. But when we are dealt with a tough hand, we'd often easily lose hope and succumb to our weakness and self-doubt. But when in fact, in our triumphs and trials, whether which seasons we are in, God has always been a constant presence in our lives. He celebrates with us during our times of joy, and also commiserates with us during our times of sorrow. It's his love that blesses us with good tidings, and it is his love that lifts us up when we feel like losing hope. 

Aptly titled "beauty and love", the song delivers the themes succinctly, and offers a promise that God will never forsake us. And the chill nature of the song offers an extra comfort as we try to soak in the words of the song, with perfectly timed musical dynamics that make this song stand out. Truly a soul-stirring modern CCM song that is worth listening to.

(Related scripture: Psalm 139:7-8; Psalm 23:6; Romans 8:38-39)

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