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Bigger - Acoustic At Oak Street Mill

by Philip Hamrick

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Bigger - I wrote this song during the summer of 2015 with 7(!!!) other people! 8 people crammed into my small home office, with notebooks, coffee and Bibles, gathered around my piano. The challenge was to write a song to be used for a message series of the same title later that year. We settled on using the song of Moses (Exodus 15) as inspiration. This is the first song in the Bible. A song the Israelites sang after God let them pass through the Red Sea on dry ground, as he rescued them from the pursuing Egyptians who were swallowed up following the same path. The point being, that God is fighting for us. Sometimes we see it, other times we don’t. He’s bigger than our problems. I honestly can’t remember how many writing sessions we had, but there were multiple. Finally, we came up with something we were all proud of.

I signed with a label in 2016 and released this song on an album entitled “Getting Stronger.” However, in the years since the release, I’ve always wanted another chance at it.

So, one night in November of 2020, I got some friends together and set up recording gear in the old mill space where my current church offices are. I love what we came up with! I’m so excited to release something that really sounds like me. I pray believers can be encouraged by these words and I hope that people will resonate with a different kind of worship sound.

I’m thankful for a second chance.

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Though the armies come
When the darkness falls
By the depths of the sea
When the waters rise
Spread them far and wide
Deliver us, set us free

God You're bigger than all the enemy throws at me
You restore us, You're fighting for us to bring victory

Free us of our pride
All the things we hide
Lay down everything
In Your majesty there's eternity
In Your power we will sing
In Your power we will sing

God You're bigger than all the enemy throws at me
You restore us, You're fighting for us to bring victory
You're our strength and our song
You are our salvation, salvation
Who compares with You, God
We give You our praises, our praises

You are the Warrior
You triumph over all
Almighty God is Your name
You are the Warrior
You triumph over all
Almighty God is Your name

God You're bigger than all the enemy throws at me
You restore us, You're fighting for us to bring victory
God You're bigger than all the enemy throws at me
You restore us, You're fighting for us to bring victory
God You're bigger than all the enemy throws at me
You restore us, You're fighting for us to bring victory

When the waters rise
Spread them far and wide
Deliver us, set us free

credits

released April 16, 2021
Written: Philip Hamrick, Hope Towner, Abigail Culbreth, Sara Carney, Emily Carney, Victoria Queen, Mikala Croom and Raven Pfeiffer

Vocals and guitar: Philip Hamrick
Backing vocals: Rachel Hamrick
Keys: Kent Wooten
Bass: Christopher Law
Drums: Raven Pfeiffer

Recorded and Mixed by: Brad McKay
Mastered by: John Baldwin

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Philip Hamrick Charlotte, North Carolina

The singer-songwriter from North Carolina gets back to his roots with his new single release - "Not Finished Yet." Recorded at the famed Sound Emporium studios in Nashville, it's big a departure from the polished sound of his 2016 major label release, "Getting Stronger." Using mostly live tracking methods and minimal production, Hamrick returns to his storytelling best. ... more

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