Sandra McCracken - Songwriting With A Scripture-Soaked Imagination

Sandra McCracken’s prolific contributions as a songwriter, modern-day hymn writer, and record producer have brought grace and clarity to her soulful, folk-gospel sound. Whether in a theater or in a chapel, she is a dynamic performer who blurs the lines of what church music sounds like, captivating and inviting audiences to sing along. While many of her songs like “We Will Feast In the House Of Zion” and “Thy Mercy My God” have settled into regular rotation in Christian worship services internationally, she has also had songs recorded by All Sons And Daughters, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Audrey Assad, A Rocha Compilation, Bifrost Arts, Caedmon’s Call and others. She is further a founding member of Indelible Grace Music and Rain for Roots (children’s music) and has been a guest writer for Art House America, She Reads Truth, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, RELEVANT Magazine, and more.

In the first episode of season 3, Sandra and our host Adam Russell talk about how songwriting is influenced by the world around us, discovering who we are when our normal affirmations are stripped away and the opportunity that change brings to learn to love each other.  Sandra also shares her love of the Psalms and the profound impact they’ve had on her songwriting, and how songs can be a purveyor of hospitality.

 

Show notes: Sandra’s Website https://www.sandramccracken.com

Sandra McCracken - Lay My Worry Down https://bit.ly/2X7jeIc

To Be Told - God Invites You to Coauthor Your Future by Dan B. Allender https://amzn.to/2X6lBL7

Yo-Yo Ma - “Music Happens Between the Notes” (On Being with Krista Tippet) https://bit.ly/3rN2eEZ

Sandra McCracken- Traincar https://bit.ly/3pICyrk

Sandra McCracken - Patient Kingdom https://sandramccracken.lnk.to/PatientKingdom

https://sandramccracken.lnk.to/PatientKingdom