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Stories Behind the Songs

Most of the songs I write spring from scripture as I’m reading, inspired by a teaching, or from various life events as they unfold. Here are a few of those stories behind the songs. I hope they give you some insight into the songs and my thoughts in writing them.

0 Big Enough

  • February 26, 2015
  • Dawson
  • · Stories Behind the Songs

I’ve been busy lately getting the house ready for our new baby and haven’t had much time for songwriting but here is a new song finally! This song was inspired mostly by a quote that Bryan Duncan shared on twitter by Oswald Chambers which lead me to look up the full devotional the quote came …

0 Without Love

  • August 22, 2013
  • Dawson Cowals
  • · Stories Behind the Songs

Inspiration & Overview I wrote this song on February 18, 2002 after being inspired by a recent Lindy Hop performance I had witnessed done to the swing classic It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing), a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Mills. I spent a lot of …

0 I Am With You

  • November 25, 2012
  • Dawson
  • · Stories Behind the Songs
I Am With You

Inspiration & Overview I wrote this song on November 3, 2012 after being inspired by Cliff Graham‘s amazing book, “Day of War,” which is a fictional account of the battles and life of David and his mighty men. They are currently working on turning his book into an epic movie, and the action filled sequences …

0 Stop the Sun

  • October 2, 2012
  • Dawson
  • · Stories Behind the Songs

I wrote this song on December 2, 2009. I wrote this song just before Christmas of 2009 to be a 1st wedding anniversary surprise for my wife, Jessica, as our anniversary was coming up in January of 2010. I kept it a secret from her and my good friend Nick Garrett-Powell and I got together …

0 Precious Is The Blood

  • September 21, 2012
  • Dawson
  • · Stories Behind the Songs

I wrote this song on April 24, 2005. This song is slated to be on a few upcoming projects as it fits for both my Hymns project and Easter project. I’ve been inspired lately after hearing several recently “revived hymns” by artists like Owl City and Jadon Lavik. So I decided to put my hand …

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Precious Is the Blood

Release Date: March 26, 2013

Newest single, "Precious Is the Blood", is based on 1 Peter 1:18 and features accordion and gorgeous harmonies!

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