Our King on high

From heaven above to earth below
The Son came down full of grace and truth
To free mankind, locked in chains
Bound in sin, shut off from the light

And yet he came
He showed the way
But more than that:

He paid the price to set us free
And give us power to love and serve
Our king on high

He came to serve, not to be served
He came to give us life, we don't deserve
He didn't demand the rights that he had
As Creator of mankind and King of the Universe

But still he came
He showed the way
But more than that:

He paid the price to set us free
And give us power to love and serve
Our king on high

He went to the cross, his body bruised and torn
On his head a crown of thorns; placed for all to see
And yet he loved, the very ones
Who ridiculed and hammered in the nails

And so he came
He showed the way
But more than that:

He paid the price to set us free
And give us power to love and serve
Our king on high

I think this is the first song I wrote, one of them at least. One thing I try and do in all my songs is keep Christ focused. In fact that is the key to our Christian lives too, Christ likeness, Christ centred. He is everything!

Songs from a broken heart are songs that I've written and I want to share with you. They are contemporary Christian songs that seek to communicate the heart of being a Christian - sorrow for sin, repentance, a love for the Lord Jesus and a deep desire to live for Him in every area of life.

I wrote most of these songs when I was living out in Turkey for a while. Returning to the UK in 2001 I got together with a few friends from Enfield Evangelical Free Church, the church where I became a Christian in 1994, to develop them further. This group included: Dave Brady, Dan and Rachel Went, Tom Reeves, Richard Maclannan and Neil Arrowsmith.

It was on my heart to be able to share these songs with others and so wanted to record them. I finally got round to recording in prestigious venues such as our front room in Enfield and the old EEFC church vestry! Those involved in recording on the CD were, Neil Arrowsmith (Guitars), Dave Brady (Drums and Percussion), Dan Went (Drums), Richard Maclannan (Keyboards/Piano), Andy Downe (Piano) and Jonty Allcock (Sax). I sung main vocals, played guitar and bass. My sister, Louise Mott, also sung main vocals on god of grace, as well as backing vocals on most tracks with a little help from my wife Tamsyn.