08. Michael Card - Why

[oooSierra]

LOVE THIS! Beautifully played and sung. I remember this oldie but goodie so well, but have not heard it recently, until someone told me about it.

[jer1ndie]

I'm an atheist and I love Michael Card's music.

[Lkomodo]

@jer1ndie why? Is it just the music style? Or the soul behind it? What is so attractive about Michael Card music?

[Bootski55]

Always loved this song. I haven't heard it in so long.

[GatorBaby06]

sara groves + michael card = nuff said

[18dvine]

Who in their right mind would dislike this video???

[emily95983]

we sang this at my church camp during the passion

[JesusisLord196]

Very good song.

[charmeyn2]

beautiful song, and with Phil Keagy on guitar with Micheal..awesome combination

[MimsSchmid]

Is there anywhere a good translation(English/German)?

[donatellomatt]

it is definitely Sara Groves

[amee528]

who is the female singer?? Her voice is beautiful

[gorlaf]

Isn't that Sara Groves as the female voice?

[suscpay]

Love this song, thanks for posting. I sing and would love to sing with Michael Card sometime

[bbiermanster]

I had trouble watching this through the tears. Thank you Lord!

[Bubblies94]

This song hits hard. Great song for the Lenten season!

[random236]

Thats Phil Keaggy on the guitar at 1:45!

[mvpmpt]

AMEN!

[titila910]

omgoodness. This is beautiful. Praise God!!!

[chieftalentofficer]

WHY? Because God loves us so much! The Cross is God's stair to Heaven. This song only point to the fact.

[grazidemocratta]

@chieftalentofficer I agree...too...

[LadyGreenEyes964]

Beautiful rendition of a great song! Thanks for sharing this, wonderful message, wonderful lyrics. 

[GerrieJohan]

Praise you Lord Jesus

[caliqso]

Beautiful... Thank you!

[1minidisco]

I wish somebody could upload a video teaching how to play Michael's songs on guitar. I can play but am not as good.

[MissLaurieD]

Such a powerful song!

[chrcuneo]

this is an awesome song by michael card

[PianobethSy]

love this song....who is the lady singing with Michael?

[Patternpop]

For all who would seek to love a thorn is all the world has to give.

Yeah.

[MissLaurieD]

"His love would have held him there" That is such a great line! BEAUTIFUL!

[emilyedie22]

we sang this at our passin play

[amooreification]

mamma mia,che meraviglioso canzone...

[1sepela]

this song is telling the truth cause it's only a friend can betray you...

[las042851]

Michael Card...a man of God...a gifted artist...who brings glory to His Great God and Savior Jesus the Christ!

[alexleitch37]

"My God, my God, why have you never forsaken me?" I can not even begin to answer that question, I just know my Savior in unabashedly besotted with me. His Grace chasing me down the road, repeatedly calling out my name like a jilted lover bolting down the steps of a church on our wedding day in a manic and frantic search for his bride, refusing to let me out of his sight, let alone out of his life forever. What can I say but "I, who chose to betray my Lord for much less than Judas, cries"

[Jartean197]

My church sang this for our stations, it was amazing.

[Niyaru]

1st verse about the kiss no doubt the saddest and best

[jbw7]

I remember crying the first time I heard this while driving in the car. "That's not what a kiss is for".

[SoniaRose71]

Love this song and the story Michael tells about how the Lord gave him the answers to the questions he had when he was writing this song.

[MrPekkal]

Aamen!!! I Love this song!!! Bless You!!!

[martialartpractiser]

nice and catchy song.may God bless the one who made the lyrics.praise the Lord our God and Saviour.Amen.

[xydex99]

True!

[anna777mo]

Awesome! I saw Sarah and Michael on this tour...unfortunately Michael was sick:(

I think Sarah's voice was made for Michael's songs;)

[MorayEel997]

Every time I listen to this I get extremely sad. But, it always reminds me that the pain and sadness gives us eternal life in Heaven. Praise the Lord.

[Patternpop]

@MorayEel997

Wow...

[steveascension]

Just Beautiful

[Snowbunny444]

Jesus had come to steal every heart away :)

He stole my heart away...

[AlwayzGodsBaby]

Praise God for that! =0)

[radge6]

steve

[fridaynightovernight]

Amen Amen

[Dejan2116]

Beautiful. Praise our Lord Jesus who's grace is greater than our sin. Have mercy on me O God, according to your loving kindness, according to your abundant mercy. For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me; cleanse me from my iniquity and create in me a clean heart O God! Let the bones that you have broken rejoice-for you desire truth in the inward being. Arise O God! For you will inherit the earth. Arise O Lord! For you judge the earth And all people will see your glory!

[DocVoicy]

Amen!

[1minidisco]

Michael Card is the best Crhistian singer-composer ever.

[ycry41]

I agree with you 1minidisco! He does sing from his heart...Did you ever see him live?

[1minidisco]

I´ve seen him live 3 times, one with John Michael Talbot. His music comes right from the very heart of God. And I say he´s the best ever because unlike other great Christian musicians, his music touches every soul, even unvelievers. It happened to me precisely with this song when I was an unbeliever. Dittos.

[ycry41]

I can say AMEN AMEN AMEN to that 1minidisco! I only saw him live once when he came to King College in Bristol, TN. It was great. I could stay in that concert all night because it was wonderful. THE MAN DOES SING FROM THE BOTTOM OF HIS HEART...MAY GOD BLESS HIM AND KEEP HIM HUMBLE.

[1minidisco]

Yes, a big AMEN, May God bless him every minute of his life.

[sonicforge]

That would be Phil Keaggy on the other guitar. Anyone know who else is in this?

[Claritaloo]

Sara Groves singing on the last half of the verses. The cello player is the same guy that Michael Card always plays with when he's on tour.

[haltdenmund1]

John Catchings

[wright27]

thanks lord for helping me to know you more and more beautifully through such awesome songs.

[princessofguitar]

i got selected today to sing this song with another soloist at my schools easter assembly . its such a beautiful song

[ttmasonry]

He saved Sampson He can save you :)

[invisibleally]

I like the phrase: Jesus has come to steal every heart away.. He has stolen mine, but sometimes I wander away.. Sorry, LORD..

[buckbeak1965]

Wow! It shure is Good to be Born Again, the Lords music is the best,

Great BiG Sighhh! I AM BLESSED! :-)

:-0 :-() JOY...JOY...

[reigealexis]

great song1

[joseph1865]

I always like this song . I have the book Joy in the Journy.

[mcook180]

That IS Phil Keaggy, he is awesome

[mihamoeller]

Michael Card is my favorite singer. Since I became a born again Christian his music touched my heart. I think he is a man of humble spirit and noble heart!!!

[Deesrickchevrolet]

Wow, I have watched 8 of this guys videos. He is amazing, or should I say he has been blessed...Yeah the later.

This song touched my heart the most so far, But i am not done watching the rest of the videos....But, so far they are all good!

[cmcphee]

Hey brother! You have uncovered a jewel if you have just discovered him!

[mnhzmazingrace]

Hi there, I'm so glad you've discovered one of my favorite modern psalmists ... If you haven't found it yet, check out Michael Card's, GOD'S OWN FOOL, gives a perspective of foolishness that is indescribable to "foolishness" ... be blessed!

[littlewings08]

Wonderful. is that Phil keagy on the guitar?

[donald4yah]

Abraham came out of his UR government it's religion it's society so did Noah his and so did Moses his Egypt

Y'shua The Messiah a Hebrew man with a Hebrew Name, also came out of His lands government religion and society, He practiced the religion He preached in Rev 18:4

Your jesus is a false name by an fake author since Y'shua appears over 200 times in the Old Testament, and the name jesus not once

Who were the jews supposed to be looking for, a English letter "J" name, no Hebrew letter?

[donald4yah]

Revelation 18:4 commands to "come out" of "her" the babylon.

Babylon Iraq of ancient, had a government, and religion, and a society.

America does as well

Rev 18:4 The Her is, one own "her" nation of government, religion, and society

America is so confused over it's thousands of differeing faiths and belief religions, it knows not what it's national religion is

Irregardless, to come out means, government, religion, and society

Come out was to late when no one listened to Noah

[donald4yah]

The art of logic, position and contra, shout this fact from the roof tops of the doubleminded, hypocrite, two toungued, Americans house of people.

[donald4yah]

"In God we trust" written on the dollar bill which pays for the abortion and the divorce God said He hated both, and then when the super religious claim they are not apart of this evil, they spend the very same dollar on a war killing their enemy while their Saviour jesus tells them in Matthew 5:40-44, commanind to love thy enemy, and the word "kill" never appears in the verse.

To love someone is the oppostie of killing them!!!

[donald4yah]

Sara is a jezebel and michael card is a ahab, and babylon who, what, when, where, and how, will prove this.

The fact that anyone is blessed by the music means their eyes are so closed shut, they cannot see Holiness for what Scripture speaks of.

[janeygirl14]

And you my friend dont have much time left before our Saviour returns

[mnhzmazingrace]

hey janeygirl14, what do you think you might've stolen with this comment? Think about being a lifter-upper rather than a downer-taker ... cause that's the way the Uppertaker did ...

[Slapmastaoffunk]

MAN I love Sara Groves!

[donald4yah]

Man, I love Y'shua not some american jezebel sara groves...

[Slapmastaoffunk]

Yeah, I love Y'shua too! Although I don't think Sara Groves is evil.

[gisellemdantas]

Jesus sacrificial love is beautifully questioned by this song. Michael Card's music is so deeply rooted in God's word. It touches my heart and makes me see some Bible passages in a whole new perspective.

[rachelinthegraveyard]

this is gorgeous

God is so good

[ConFuoco88]

This song always brings tears to my eyes, it is so emotional. Thank you for posting it!

[phillipenses]

beautiful song.

[hardy231291]

the woman sings with such pation it brings a tear to my eye. michael card you have changed my life in so many ways, ur music touches me in many places other music couldnt. god bless you michael. god to extra time making you, so talented and handsome.

[Cardigan16]

I am Atheist but now I am reconsidering this music is pure and makes me feel great! Good job michael card! Hes my dad you know!

[bluerat101]

so true if we look who betrayed us it was a friend indeed not a stranger

[DonGordeeto]

Us?

[metal395]

ELIZA u are the man ;)(princess)

[j3sfreak]

:)) Cine esti tu straine? ;))

[gritandsteel]

I seen him in concert,,,a very humble man that brings gods love to life

[Slapmastaoffunk]

Man Sara Groves has such a nice voice!

[Godlvr2007]

Michael is an amazing man. a true reflection of God and wow, the woman is an amazing singer with true passion in her heart. i love this stuff. its such a blessing!

[MaggieInNY]

j3sfreak Michael Card's music...this song especially brought me such peace after my husband was killed in an accident. Michael is being used by God to sing for His Glory. Thank you for posting.

[j3sfreak]

That is so wonderful :) I am glad to hear this :) God bless you :)

[hobbets123]

Michael is a very talented man use by god

[asuna320]

this is pretty awesome thanks or posting this!I love this song..learning it on my guitar right now XD!

[ecclesiastes94]

I would like to thank j3sfreak for posting all this wonderful blessed music I've felt so far from"home"lately ElShaddai brought me to tears thank you

[j3sfreak]

:) you're welcome

[JesusisLord196]

@j3sfreak thanx 4 posting this song, it's 1 of my fav songs!

[gisellemdantas]

Michael Card touches my heart with his songs, making me think deeply about God's Word and it's impacting truths.

[Rammstein011]

There are sooooo many prophecies from the Bible that have actually happened! More prophecies than any other religion...(that doesn't follow the Bible)

[Yesica1993]

So beautiful, thank you.

[VeniVidi]

And you don't know him personally. Let's not pretend you do.

[musicalman77]

You cannot prove the "Jesus of the Bible" is fiction anymore than I can prove He's fact, so you are left to your opinion, and I to mine. Likewise, I am left to my experience (not pretending) with Him, which you cannot disprove either, but which, again I cannot prove. Further debate is pointless, but I will say that, someday, we'll both know for sure, huh? I cannot recall the exact quote, but someone said something like, "I'd rather live my life for Him and be wrong than NOT and be wrong."

[VeniVidi]

It's not pointless. It stops readers being drawn into your cult and being brainwashed as you have been, and it helps them learn to think for themselves rather than simply believing what they are told by mischievous clerics. I say god-based religion is a load of old nonsense, and the burden of proof is on you to show it isn't if you claim it isn't, and you won't be able to discharge that burden of proof. The gospels are a fraud, designed to make citizens behave better, and belong in the dustbin.

[VeniVidi]

As for "someday we'll both know for sure", no we won't. That's a clever deceit of religion, to postpone knowledge to a "heaven/hell" beyond the grave which in fact no one ever reaches.

The gospels have been constructed in reverse. The question is asked:- what messages need be given to the citizens to program them to live as better people in the hope of making civilisation work?, - and the gospels are those messages, supported by party tricks ("miracles") to authenticate the lead character.

[musicalman77]

So, what do you believe happens "beyond the grave?" Anything? Nothing?

And what would you suggest to make civilisation "work?" Again, I ask, if the gospels were designed for the purpose you suggest, then why do its followers so often find themselves so counter to "civilisation?"

[VeniVidi]

Nothing happens "beyond the grave", musicalman. Our consciousness fades to nothing at the point of death, and that's the end for each of us. Finito!

Love would make civilisation work - the message of the gospels - but human beings are a defective product in that respect, which is why civilisation fails to work. We are essentially lazy, selfish, unenlightened and dishonest, etc - the message the author(s) behind the gospels spell out. Thus civilisation doesn't work. It's a broken thing.

[j3sfreak]

Actually the "party tricks" were used to prove people of THAT time that Jesus' power was real.

[VeniVidi]

The "party tricks" didn't happen, j3freak. They don't have to actually happen, if you put them in a book buried 2000 years back in time. Any author can have his protagonist turning water into wine, bringing people back from the dead, walking on water, and doing whatever other wondrous things he chooses: that's the nature of fiction. They are designed to deceive the gullible, and you show the design works.

Get it?

No? Some people never get it do they? That's why religion has power over them.

[musicalman77]

#1 - It's not "my" cult. #2 - A "cult" by broadest definition, is any group which holds a set of beliefs, so most everyone is in a "cult" of some type - even you. #3 - I have not been brainwashed, and have a very diverse religious background. I've studied all major world religions and was formerly active in New Age and Wicca, until I discovered the truth of Christianity. And that I did through personal EXPERIENCE with Jesus, and not, as you say by listening to any "mischevous clerics."

[musicalman77]

Mischevious clerics--about whom, it might surprise you to learn, I agree with you on this one point. I believe no one should listen to them, but each should seek and study for himself. #4 - I could get into a debate of "proof" with you, but it would be pointless. I could dig up the three or four traditional proofs of God, with which I'm sure you are already familiar, and point out that it is impossible for you to prove a negative, but again, what's the point?

[j3sfreak]

Yeah, the Jesus of the Bible is proved to have lived and stuff but this is not the thing to hold on to cuz christian faith is belief in things we can't see actually. Once you've come to that experience you can't deny it and it's real 2 u. Any other way, like musicalman77 said... it's pointless.

[j3sfreak]

Really, it doesn't. Cuz what we speak of is from our own experience - which we can't prove 2 u, but is fact to us. You, on the other hand, can't speak on the basis of something proven to be true (either) so u don't add up 2 anything proving the things u say, helping people "think". I have the right to say whatever I want, even try and "draw" people to my belief, it's their job to do the thinking. But then, when people come to the God of the Bible, it's something more than brain working in them.

[j3sfreak]

That was a reply to "It's not pointless. It stops readers being drawn into your cult[...]".

[econgradstud]

I love how each of Michael Card's songs reflect the Bible and love. That Christian content is missing from a lot of contemporary Christian music.

[bravesgo]

You have the right to believe the way you want. As for me and my house we will serve the Lord!

[musicalman77]

See reply, two posts up. I'll figure this out sooner or later.

[forevernicolex3]

yay! mine too!.

[musicalman77]

Actually, he was not fictional. Many ancient historians attest to the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth. He is mentioned in several extra-biblical sources including Flavius Josephus, Cornelius Tacitus, Pliny and Tacitus, among many others as being a historical person (and one mentions the darkness at his crucifixion). Besides...He is risen and I know Him personally!

But if you think it's a load of crap, why are you here watching this video???

[VeniVidi]

I didn't say he didn't exist.

I said "The Jesus of the bible is a character of fiction." The guy who performs magic tricks (water to wine, shopping feeds 5k, man back from the dead, etc) and gives us all the so-wise words. Pure fiction. So to have a song asking why this, why that, is simply silly. This and that are because the author(s) wrote the character that way! That was my point. The lyrics are therefore a load of crap.

How can I know something is a load of crap before watching it?

[musicalman77]

See reply, two posts up. Don't know why it didn't go here.

[MightyAngelJoe]

Awesome song! I love it!

[gasness1]

You are good at posting, thanks for all the lyrics, etc.

[judur553]

Did Sarah tour with Michael? Or was it just this one concert?

[j3sfreak]

she does appear in most of these vids.

[CEBREESE]

2-questions:

1. Who is the female vocalist?

2. When/Where did this concert take place?

I've been listening to Phil Keaggy & Michael Card for 26+ years and never knew they toured/played together.

Thank you for posting.

[jesuschildjb]

Awesome song I'm glad my fiancee introduced this song and singer to me.

[waylifetruth]

you must be blessed ;)

[jesuschildjb]

yes I'm very blessed and thankful to GOD :)

[jesuschildjb]

LOVE MY CHOTEY NARAM

[alquimistaj18]

BEAUTIFUL SONG.

[jaryturner]

A technical genius and real man of God. Rare.

[GirardSh]

Just wonderful.

[SAHM2005]

Beautiful! Michael Card is one of my favorite singers and my husband introduced me to his music :)

[CatherineDaniel]

Only a friend can betray a friend. Card is unmatched. Praise God for Michael Card.

[newenglandlady65]

Michael Card, I love to listen to his songs!

[darkwaltz00]

i like the version he did with john michael talbot better. his brother to brother cd was awesome

[xxxNIKKIxxxKINOxxx]

I KNOW! The problem is, I lost that cd a long time ago and can't find it anywhere except on the internet... and I have no money and I don't believe my dad and mom will buy it for me from the Net. :sobs: lol

[darkwaltz00]

we listen to it during Lent on our way to church.

[CatherineDaniel]

Michael Card is the best, the very best.

[floopydisc]

These words are soo amazing! God bless you Michael. May He allow you to write many more!!

[lindsay201]

Beautiful, the guitar from Phil Keaggy is amazing, the lyrics are a poem, the voices, like angels wings.

[buckbeak1965]

Every one looks great, I drive a 18 wheeler his music is what I listen to. A-men, If you ever need some one to hall you're stuff around let me know, Love ya bro"

[markhanson56]

Sooo good!

[cambria284]

It certainly is, you can tell because of his missing middle finger, two incredible musicians

[prov31girl]

i really like this one

[macsilva]

Sublime! One of the most beautiful Christian poems ever sang, IMHO! Michael Card blesses my life every time I hear hear his music!

[whimsicalfaery]

Oh my goodness! That's Phil Keaggy, isn't it?

[j3sfreak]

If he sais so, I believe it is him.