You are God alone…
That’s the title of one of my current favorite songs. Apparently I’m not alone, as the latest song by Phillips, Craig, and Dean is a top 5 hit on Christian radio right now.
For a listen, try this…
‘You Are God Alone’ audio link
Here’s the story behind the song:
“You Are God Alone,” the first single on Phillips, Craig & Dean’s new INO
Records release, Let the Worshippers Arise, was a unanimous pick by the
trio during the album’s song selection process. Penned by songwriter Billy
Foote (”You Are My King [Amazing Love]”), the song was first heard by Dan
Dean when a friend played it for him as they sat parked in Dean’s driveway.
“It was one of those moments that gave me goose bumps as soon as I heard
it,” Dean recalls. “I immediately sent a copy to Randy and Shawn and to our
label president, Jeff Moseley. I think we all knew early on that this song
was going to be one of the cornerstones of this album.”
“We’re drawn to songs that have a message we can sing with real conviction
and passion,” says Randy Phillips. “It can be musically phenomenal, but if
it doesn’t have a message that fits with Phillips, Craig & Dean, then we
probably ought to let somebody else record it. We believe that people can
be healed, delivered, impacted and empowered by praise and worship, and
when we place a song in the family of songs we sing, we believe it has to
be strong enough to really cause someone to be changed. ‘You Are God Alone’
definitely has that potential.”
It is the message of a particular verse that kept Dean’s attention after
hearing the song. “There’s a line that says, ‘You are not a god dependent
on any mortal man. You are not a god in need of anything we can give.’ I
kept trying to justify in my mind that there is something He needs from us
- our praise. But the truth of the matter is that He really doesn’t have to
have anything from us. He is self-sustained. He is God all by himself.”
That same theme of reverence and recognition of God’s presence is what also
inspired PCD’s Shawn Craig. “I love the way this song reminds us of God’s
greatness,” says Craig. “It’s a trite phrase, but I think in the last 10 or
20 years there has been a temptation for us to emphasize God’s eminence
rather than his transcendence. We’ve learned to appreciate the value of
being intimate with our heavenly Father, almost to the point of thinking
Jesus is our buddy. Yes, there are elements of truth in friendship with
God, but I think it’s important that we first remember that He’s great and
He’s awesome before we think about Him being our buddy. He’s the Creator,
He’s holy and He’s a consuming fire.”
Produced by Nathan Nockels, Let the Worshippers Arise is the third
installment in Phillips Craig & Dean’s worship trilogy, following the
success of Let My Words Be Few and Let Your Glory Fall. It is the trio’s
tenth studio project and first with INO Records.
