Chesterton Music

Hello Friends! Just felt like my heart was open to worship today and that perhaps some of my friends were feeling the same. Just hit record here so it's just a live recording. If this could help you in prayer or worship today than by all means join in. Love you all. God wins. 😉 -Chesterton

Hello Friends! Today's video is a something different that I'd like to share with you. It's a re-posting of an earlier song that I recorded a while ago. While that recording was a popular one, I decided to take it down. Although I had the best of intentions, the original video that I made to go with it didn't age well. But, by popular demand I am re-posting this song with a new recording that reflects that time that has passed and a new video that I think more accurately represents who we are in this #lightclub. Well, the way our Father likely sees us anyways. And I think that He is proud of what we've done so far. So here's to much, MUCH more. He has brought us together and shown us that we will never be alone again. Let's see this through. The party at the end is gonna be spectacular. Love you guys. -Chesterton Chesterton Music 2023

This was my first attempt a live streamed music. It experienced some connectivity hiccups. But, I would say all in all it was a successful proof of concept. Several of you have already reached out and said that you appreciate this. It was my hope that this could help us who have been isolated start to feel more connected and that appears to be a a hope worth exploring. More to come!

Hello Friends I wrote this song as my attempt to grieve along side a valued friend to many and member of our community. Sammy, when words don't suffice, I make music. This is a situation where words in no way suffice. May you and your family be blessed and protected during this difficult time. Grieve well my friend. -Chesterton "Every Time (Heart of a Father)" You’d push your nose up to the door Couldn’t keep your little face away And though things would change Two things we’d always know I’d come home and You would smile at me I never knew just what to say When you needed to be close to me I’m so happy that you hugged me anyway So I’ll always know Just how it feel to be have you here How many times did I kiss you goodnight? How many times did I try to get it right? How many times did you fill me with delight? Every time Every single waking day No part of you will I regret You were perfect to the time you closed your eyes And I’ll see you The moment I close mine How many times did I kiss you goodnight? How many time did I try to make it right? How many times did you fill me with delight? Every time All music and Lyrics by Chesterton Music 2023

Hello! Today is about as gloomy a day as it can get. So, I thought I'd try and push back against some of the darkness on this Music Monday with a some light. I hope this helps you to focus for a moment on what's most real. and most important in life. Until next time I bless you. Love you, friends!

Hello Frens! Tonight I'm uploading a new song in honor of a fantastic lady that many of you know. We've all been going through quite a bit lately and she's not been immune. So, just thought I'd send her out a song and let her know that there are a lot of folks out there who care. Glad we are all in this together. Aren't you? I was hoping to do a lot more with this one, but wanted it done tonight so had to let it be what it is. I gave it my all. Hope y'all enjoy it. Especially you, Sigs. I bless you friends. Until next time, I love you all. -Chesterton "Sig's Song" Sigrun you’re wild But it’s never a game to you Heart of a child There’s always something new Your tired hands are holy Open up your eyes and see the truth That I have always been right next to you The sky erupts with orange, pink and blues Wherever you go love will follow Sweet fascination Wonder that won’t hold back Graceful creation You sing as you swing your axe Lay down your weapons slowly Open up your eyes and see the truth That I have always been right next to you The sky erupts with orange, pink and blue Wherever you go love will follow Chesterton Music 2022

Hello friends! So I might have missed the boat on Kash's request for a theme song, but after learning about it toady I decided to write this one on my lunch break. The production value isn't high, but I just love a good song writing challenge! I bless you today, my friends! Love you all! -Chesterton

Hello friends. As I have run into more and more of you lately who are currently grieving the loss of a parent of grandparent, it felt like the right time to post one of my most personal songs. This song is for those struggling through saying goodbye to someone that they were never able to completely say "I forgive you" to. There are so many complex emotions. I wrote this song recently to help my father grieve the loss of his mother, my grandmother, with whom he had a complicated relationship. I hope it helps those of you who can relate. Jesus can and absolutely still wants to works redemptive miracles, even after death. I bless and and love you all. Grieve well, my friends. -Chesterton Over You (The Love of Jesus) Chesterton Music Sometimes I feel like I could be alright and if the world were made of my thoughts it'd be true But life's not all about me and I didn't make myself and there would be no me if there were no you I've never known a day that you weren't here even if we never figured things all out We can't remake the choices that once made us what we were but with my heart I choose to say this now I speak the love of Jesus over you If He could love someone like me than I know that He loves you too He gave His authority and I want to use it to say I forgive you and I speak the love of Jesus over you Now I gave Jesus everything and that means me and you I choose to see the past through my new eyes Among those things you did you also did the best you could I believe you loved me and you tried Now none of us were good with pain
I know it's true We guarded it we've used it to survive But if the Master of Redemption says it isn't mine to keep Well then I won't deny my King a thing He paid for with His life I speak the love of Jesus over you If He could love someone like me than I know that He loves you too He gave His authority and I want to use it to say I forgive you and I speak the love of Jesus over you Chesterton Music 2022

Happy #MusicMonday friends! Todays Music Monday cover is an Elton John classic by the name of "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters." Although early Elton John is one of my all time favorite artists, this selection was inspired by a post from a friend. I had forgotten just how good of a song this was and thought I'd give it a shot this morning. It's a bit of a stretch for my vocal style, but a great song that deserves for recognition. Have a great week friends! I bless you and love you guys! -Chesterton

Hey Friends! Wasn't planning on uploading a video today, but I was just messing around this morning with 432hz tuning this morning and man gotta say, I really dig it! I've never been able sing well in this key before, but I think this is something that I will leaning into heavily in the future. Thanks for the suggestion, Bree!! I bless you all and love you guys. Thanks for listening!

Hello friends! Well, as happens, I have entered a phase in my personal life where I am needed by my family and won't have the time to dedicate large chunks of hours per week on producing content. So, I am experimenting with less time-intensive, more sustainable short term solutions. I was able to do a take of this song, make the video and post it within a few hours this morning. It's still a lot of time, but it's better than a few days. It's very stripped down and is pretty much a live recording, but if folks are OK with it, it may be the way to go until things get settled around here. The lyrics to this song are obviously incredibly timely. The music was not necessarily, so I tried to change up the style of the song to make it a little more now. I hope you enjoy it. Until next time, I bless you all. Love you guys. -Chesterton

Hello friends. I had a rough day today, but you know what? There is one very big reason that we don't get to just give up. Jesus paid the ultimate price so that we could be us. So we know that we will get there. He could have had anything. He wanted my heart. I bless you and love you guys. -Chesterton You Deserve All My Heart You deserve all my heart You deserve my heart You deserve all of my heart (Repeat) Even the darkest places I’ve been too scared to even go I’m taking down the fences I’m letting You open the doors You deserve all my heart You deserve my heart You deserve all of my heart (Repeat) The parts I’ve held onto dearly The ones I want everyone to see I hold them up to You freely I’ll letYou decide what makes me me You deserve all my heart You deserve my heart You deserve all of my heart (Repeat) The dreams you gave that I once neglected Buried down deep and left to die Now with my heart You have resurrected We will build them together side by side You deserve all my heart You deserve my heart You deserve all of my heart copyright Chesterton Music 2022

"No Changing You" a Chesterton Original Copyright Chesterton Music 2022 Hello friends! It's been a couple of weeks since my last upload and this is why. I have spent more time on the recording of this song and making of this video than on any previously and I have learned so much! This song, like many of my songs, was written while thinking about a friend who was experiencing some very difficult times. It's about how, regardless of our circumstances, Jesus is always the same person that we first fell in love with. This song is dedicated to that friend, to all my friends and of course to my best friend, Jesus. Love you, guys. -Chesterton

So I found the perfect song for today. It was so good in fact, that I couldn't finish it in time. When I realized this I got discouraged for just a second but then remembered what #musicmonday is all about! So, I got out my phone and just sang what was on my heart. Happy Music Monday everybody!! -Chesterton

"Oh Girl" A Chesterton Original When this song came to me all at once, I thought I wrote this song for my wife. Years later I realized that it's also about how Jesus feels about me, his bride. It was a lot to take in. We are living in a time where people are prophesying all over the place and don't even know it. I realize that if a song just comes to me, then it's probably meant for somebody else. If you needed to hear Jesus say this to you, then this song was meant for you as well. May it be an encouragement to your heart. Peace be with you, Chesterton Oh girl it's barely enough this time forgive me my sight this town is there a place for us to carry or be the light? So get up don't let it slip your mind this time watch as the days float by your eyes You gave just a little too much now there might not be enough to make yourself alright this time Oh Girl this world is no place for you but you're gonna need some time so stay and I'll hold on to your lonely heart cause it's got a friend in mine Don't give up we'll make it to the finish line look up and see there are still stars tonight this world is not your home but you're not here alone I still choose you to be my bride Copyright 2022 Chesterton Music

When I read the words to this song (prophetically written almost 30 years ago,) I wept. I had to do a version of it for all my friends tonight before I went to sleep. We are all in this boat together. Let's steer her straight into the storm. Love you all. -Chesterton

I wrote this song recently to help a person I love through a very complex and difficult situation. Even though the original subject matter was personal, they've requested I share this in hopes that other people who need to hear it might resonate with it, and that it might help them to grieve well. I bless you, my friends. Jesus loves you so much. He really does. -Chesterton

So this is more of a "re-write" than a cover so while many people who love the original version of this song may not like this very much, as a songwriter I'm really proud of it. A re-write is more of a songwriting exercise in which an attempt is made to pretend you are writing the the song as a different artist or in a different genre. I wrote this in my own style and it came after seeing an old friend recently after many years of absence. I think it encapsulates the bitter-sweetness that came with that encounter. Blessings and peace to you, friends. -Chesterton

This song is what happens when I read C.S. Lewis and then start thinking about the difference between my experience of the American church versus the hope in my heart for what being a part of God's family could and should be like. Happy #musicmonday everbody! -Chesterton Something There is something something in all that is right so we keep on living hoping that one day we might see the light but why does it feel like something's wrong? why do even feel at all? Tuesday I will see you see you and I will smile But are we really listening? why don't we all just stop and stay awhile? I'm getting tired of sitting still who's gonna start to make this real? Let love be genuine and true let's try and love like Jesus if God is with me and with you then what are we so afraid of? Chesterton Music 2022

Forgive the wrinkled shirt- it's still early but I wanted to get this encouragement to some friends of Truth Social this morning. So many of us think we know scripture because we've heard the words. But context and PERSONALITY is often removed when communicating through text. What if instead of hearing these verses as a command, we heard them instead as a lullaby from Jesus? Be joyful in hope, be patient in affliction and be grateful in prayer. Before I chose you for me, I could see that you'd be scared of everything you couldn't plainly see Be joyful in hope, be patient in affliction and be grateful in prayer. Loving you is easy for me Cause I know that you can't see when I'm holding you and I've got what you need So be joyful in hope, be patient in affliction and be grateful in prayer. Blessings, friends. -Chesterton

Happy Music Monday everyone! This is a song I wrote a while back but never got around to recording. I thought I'd share it with the world this #musicmonday. It's about realizing that God is changing you and that His patience with you, like His love, knows no bounds. I hope this finds you if you need to hear it and that it's an encouragement to other members of this big, beautiful Kingdom family. Blessings. -Chesterton When there’s fear stuck inside of me and what you ask seems beyond my reach I cannot rely on what I feel for truth Father, please teach me to trust in you When accusations come at my heart and I want to give up and fall apart You know I believe in what You've said You’ll do Father, please teach me to trust in you Teach me to stand on your words and your grace Until I’m no longer thrown around by these waves For no matter how I feel You’re true Father, I’m learning to trust in you When it hurts 'cause I’ve failed again and I’m scared that I’ll never change I turn and look back on what I’ve seen you do Father, I’m learning to trust in you Teach me to stand on your words and your grace Until I’m no longer thrown around by these waves Until every part of me is true and I can do what is right and never fear bad news Until every part of this has been renewed Father, please teach me to trust in You.

I took a little bit more time and made a little home studio version of this Beatles classic at the request of my daughter. She had a instrumental Beatles playlist that she had been falling asleep to and Blackbird was of course one of the tracks. Sorry there's no video with this one as its not a live recording and I just wanted to get get it out to the folks who might want to hear it. Peace and blessings to you all! -Chesterton

Happy #musicmonday everybody! I'm having a really difficult, action packed couple of days here, but still wanted to keep my commitment to you and myself to keep posting at least once a week. A few people had asked about me doing a piano song and someone suggested a "happy" one so this week I went with my own spin on an old Iron and Wine song, "Sunset Soon Forgotten." I used to sing this while my wife made dinner in our first home together right after we got married so it always brings up good memories. As always, if you have any song requests or ideas feel free to message me on Truth Social at @5_d_Chesteron or leave a comment right here. Hope you enjoy and and have a great week!

When I completed the lyrics I recording this quickly so as not to forget the melody. It was not intended as a final recording but I feel like it did capture a mood. Blessings, Chesterton I know this feeling alone with my thoughts and reasons why I should care should I go deeper with no one around to see if I come up for air I wanna run with you the way that I used to No idea if I got what I wanted if I’d stay or if I’d know too soon to say if I’m really one to see when it is time to go I wanna run with you the way that I used to Cold and dark when the language has left me missing how you made me feel as soon as thoughts turn to memory in my head how am I to know what’s real? I wanna to run with you the way that I used to

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