In keeping with the new year, the song of the month All That I Am, was inspired by Spurgeon’s morning meditation on Psalm 103:2 – Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.
Oh, that I’d weave your mercies into song
That my jewels of praise would form another crown
That my soul would give off sweet, sweet music
For your mercy endureth forever
ⓒ 2019 Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we were brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
January Notes
I’m kicking off the New Year by releasing the fourth song from the Love Strands album. Last month’s song, Oh Loving God, Help Us, produced some interesting conversations. Your moments of sharing are always a blessing to me!
As of this writing, I’m on the other side of playing a pretty domestic role through the holidays, and now, with the New Year, I’m prepping for my journey south in a couple of weeks. Watch for the release of the Love Strands album on February 14, 2020!
Now go, and play nice!
Song of the Month
Winter Run ’19
Friday, January 10, 2020 – Lifegate Coffeehouse, Somers Point, NJ
More info at eddymann.com
I thought I’d let Robert Louis Stevenson’s Christmas poem speak for me this month. The song of the month Oh, Loving God, Help Us, was inspired and written around his offering.
“Loving Father, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men.
Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting. Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.
May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children, and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.”
~ Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we were brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Love you all,
Pray on,
Eddy
December Notes
There’s another release this month from the Love Strands album. The past two drops have been received well with Grace Is Not A Blue-Eyed Blonde receiving a surprising number of responses from the United Kingdom.
The Winter Run ’19 will be short on stops, but not on substance. I can’t wait to see you, pray with you, and worship with you again. There are a few unconfirmed dates as of this writing so keep an eye out for additional events.
Now go, and play nice!
Song of the Month
Winter Run ’19
Friday, December 06, 2019 – New Song Cafe, Mays Landing, NJ
Saturday, December 07, 2019 – Souled Out Basement, Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, December 14, 2019 – Hope Community Church, King of Prussia, PA
Sunday, December 15, 2019 – Blessed Hope Church of the Nazarene, Phillipsburg, NJ
Saturday, December 21, 2019 – TBA
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 – Conshohocken UMC, Conshohocken, PA
Saturday, January 03, 2019 – TBA
Saturday, January 10, 2020 – Lifegate Coffeehouse, Somers Point, NJ
More info at eddymann.com
As November unfolds it always makes me aware of my blessings, and just how grateful I am for them. There’s a song on the Love Strands album called Grace Is Not A Blue-Eyed Blonde. It’s a song about the wonders of God’s grace, and it seemed appropriate for this month of thanksgiving.
Grace finds me when I’m not looking
Grace loves me when I’m not worthy
Grace visits me when I don’t deserve it
Grace is not a blue-eyed blonde
~ Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we were brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Love you all,
Pray on,
Eddy
November Notes
Susan and I have finally made it to our southern home. It was a long time coming. We’ve experienced a vivid season of loss over the past six months. Even as we arrived, as we pulled into the driveway, we lost yet another piece of our world. Yet as November reveals itself I feel the need to be thankful. I find God’s grace to be an amazing comfort in all seasons, and so it’s loving grace that’ll reenergize me, refocus me, and prayerfully renew me this month.
Now go, and play nice!
Song of the Month
Winter Run ’19
Friday, December 06, 2019 – New Song Cafe, Mays Landing, NJ
Saturday, December 07, 2019 – Souled Out Basement, Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, December 14, 2019 – Hope Community Church, King of Prussia, PA
Saturday, January 10, 2020 – Lifegate Coffeehouse, Somers Point, NJ
More info at eddymann.com
My prayer life is a work in progress. It seems it’s always under construction as I search for a deeper place to connect with God. On my next release, there’s a song called ‘A Gethsemane Wink’ in which I bare a bit of my journey, both the successes and also the shortcomings. After all, being broken means we never arrive and there’s always more work to be done.
I’m a prayer whisperer in need of a Gethsemane wink
~ Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we were brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Love you all,
Pray on,
Eddy
October Notes
Over the weeks to come, I’ll be releasing songs from a new project called ‘Love Strands.’ The seeds of this album can be traced back to the spring of 2015 when I was experiencing a season of despair. In that moment of waiting, I was awakened to some of the most beautiful strands of love. As is my way, those sweet images and memories usually get shared through the medium of song. In this case, they make up the body of this work. It’s a genuine blessing to be able to share them, even if it’s one at a time.
Now go, and play nice!
Song of the Month
Winter Run ’19
Friday, December 06, 2019 – New Song Cafe, Mays Landing, NJ
Saturday, December 07, 2019 – Souled Out Basement, Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, December 15, 2019 – Hope Community Church, King of Prussia, PA
Saturday, January 10, 2020 – Lifegate Coffeehouse, Somers Point, NJ
More info at eddymann.com
As the Summer Run comes to a close, it’s time to reflect for just a moment on all the blessings that have been poured out on our lives. That’s not to say that there haven’t been concerns. In writing this I remembered a song from the Dyo album back in 2003. It’s called The Balled of Kerr, and it shares the optimistic view of a dear departed friend (Ed Kerr), that when asked how he was doing, always responded, ‘nothing bad ever happens to me, because Jesus loves me.’ And yes, that’s my youngest (Maddy) singing.
Eddie was a guiding light A beacon of hope in the darkest night Whenever the water rose above his head He smiled and laughed and then he said … ‘Nothing bad ever happens to me’
~ Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we were brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
September Notes
As of this writing, there are still a few Summer Run dates to be completed. I’ve been blessed by the opportunities to share and hang with you all summer, and I’m looking forward to growing in the new relationships that have been a result of those gatherings. If we haven’t caught up yet, there’s still a couple of events left.
I’m excited about the fall season. There are a number of projects near or completed for release, so keep an eye out for the new sights and sounds. I’ve also got a couple of new ministry opportunities that I’m praying over. Your prayers for clarity are welcome.
Now go, and play nice!
Song of the Month
Remaining Summer Sun
Friday, September 06, 2019 – New Song Cafe, Mays Landing, NJ
More info at eddymann.com
As summer arrives I find myself in the middle of a quest for balance. Being a naturally disciplined and organized person, it’s very easy for me to allow the structured patterns of my life to remove the randomness. So in between the upcoming scheduled dates I’ll be keeping track of what I do.
I saw a shirtless boy with a bag of donuts
watching the sun come up
As I passed him by between his next mouthful
he smiled and asked wassup?
I could see on his face
the innocence behind his tired eyes
I could hear in his voice
the embarrassment beneath his worn out lies
What I do, what I do is immeasurable
I saw a homeless mother in a cotton dress
and a pair of old flip-flops
As I walked on by she lowered her eyes
and murmured something ‘bout those shops
I could see on her face
the loneliness behind her tired eyes
I could hear in her voice
the embarrassment beneath her worn out lies
What I do, what I do is immeasurable
What can I say to you in love
What can I do for you in love
I saw a dusty man with a tear in his eye
sitting on the curb
As I drove on by he raised a sign
that said ‘love is a verb’
I could see on his face
the faithfulness behind his tired eyes
I could hear in his voice though he didn’t speak a word
a hope that never dies
What I do, what I do is immeasurable
~ Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we were brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Love you all,
Pray on,
Eddy
July Notes
The Endurance album continues to touch folks and that’s a blessing. As I’ve said before, it’s not for everyone, but I’m strengthened and encouraged by your positive prayers and responses.
July’s events are all return engagements, which is exciting in that I get to see some familiar faces, and also we get to share some time in fellowship.Check out the schedule below and on the website.
As you may have gathered from my greeting, this month I’m reading a book called A Life of Balance by K.P. Youannan. It’s been reminding me of the importance of keeping things in balance, and how important that is in staying healthy and honoring God.
Now go, and play nice!
Song of the Month
Summer Schedule
Saturday, June 01 2019 – Karen’s Place, Doylestown, PA
Saturday, June 08, 2019 – Good News Coffee House, Bronxville, NY
Saturday, June 29, 2019 – Trinity United Ministries, Hatboro, PA
Tuesday, July 09, 2019 Ocean Grove Pavilion, Ocean Grove, NJ
Frirday, July 12, 2019 – Friday Night in the Light, Foglesville, PA
Saturday July 13, 2019 – Conquering Grounds, Bensalem, PA
Saturday, July 20, 2019 – Boardwalk Chapel, Wildwood, NJ
Sunday, July 21, 2019 – Lima UMC – Media, PA
Friday, August 03, 2019 – Full Throttle Cafe, New Castle, DE
Saturday, August 04, 2019 – Trinity United Ministries, Hatboro, PA
Saturday, August 10, 2019 – Salem Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove, PA
Monday, August 12, 2019 – Karen’s Place, Doylestown, PA
Saturday, August 24, 2019 – Day in the Son, Malaga, NJ
Friday, September 06, 2019 – New Song Cafe, Mays Landing, NJ
Saturday, September 07, 2019 – B4C Benefit Concert, Philadelphia, PA
This week marks the release of an album of prayers called Endurance. Mankind has been singing prayers to God from the beginning of time, and so it continues with this offering. The prayer below is from the collection and is entitled Deliver Me.
O Lord, that I may live
That I may live and breathe, childlike
That I may see through the veil
That I would be dewy-eyed
Deliver me
Deliver me from myself
Pour upon me the cleansing love
That flows to self forgetfulness
Lay upon me the hands of healing
That touch a soul of meekness
O Lord, forgive my ways
Forgive my scanty and meager ways
Deliver me
Deliver me from myself
O Lord, hear my prayer
Hear my prayer of lost and weakness
Hear my pray, hear my prayer
Hear what burdens lay heavy on my heart
Hear the voice that speaks from deep in my soul
Deliver me
Deliver me from myself
~ Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we’ve been brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Pray on,
Eddy
May Notebook
Friday, May 03, 2019 is the release date for the Endurance album. This collection of prayers has been on the back burner for seven years, and now they can finally breathe and have life. This is a quiet release in that I’ve not made a big splash about it’s drop date. I know that this offering will not be for everyone, but for those of you who are fond of mediative prayer, my hope is that you can experience a deeper and more meaningful moment through these expressions of faith.
May’s song, Deliver Me, is the second featured song from the project. The lyric above is self explanatory so there’s no need for me to elaborate any more other than to say that it reflects a moment of prayer, the conversation, on my end, as it happened.
As I’ve been sharing what I’m reading this year, last month’s book was called The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel. I was taken with the in-depth look at what the Sabbath means to the Jewish community, and how I might grow to have a more profound sense of the day. I loved this quote, “The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space… to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation.”
I’m looking forward to getting into rehearsals for the summer run. Live dates begin the first weekend in June at Karen’s Place, in Doylestown, PA. I can’t wait to see you all!
Song of the Month
May Schedule
Continuing Wednesday, May 01, 2019
Breathe… and give thanks!
Mankind has been singing prayers to God from the beginning of time, and so it is that this month I offer a prayer in song from a new collection called Endurance.
I’ve known of your love
And I hunger for more
Broke without grace
I’m knocking at your door
Love I long to know
Sharpen and refine
Lost without you
Oh, for love divine
I’m holding on to you
I’m holding on to you
Begin anew in me
Speak to my soul
Strength to rise
Hear my prayers of ol’
When I’m hurt by the harshness
When this cold world is heartless
All through the darkness
I’m holding on to you
~ Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we’ve been brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Pray on,
Eddy
April Notebook
It’s life’s hills and valleys that tend to define our journey. This month I find myself back in my northern digs. This change of location is six weeks early, but loving relationships require a flexible calendar. My father-in-law took ill while we were down south and coming north was the right compassionate thing to do. So here we are, not particularly happy with the weather, but still relishing in the blessings that spring has to offer.
April’s song, Holding On To You, is the first of a collection of sung prayers that I’ll be releasing over the next few months. The collection is called Endurance and was written back in 2011. Through God’s timing it appears that now is the time to share them with you.
This past month I started reading a book called ‘The Master’s Men‘ by William Barclay. It’s not new, it was originally published in 1959 and I’m reading a 1985 edition. It was recommended to me as a character study of the Apostles. So far I’ve really enjoyed a deeper understanding of the part each disciple played in the Jesus story.
My prayer is that this months’s song will comfort and strengthen you as you continue along your journey.
Beautiful Savior
King of Creation
Son of God and Son of Man
Truly I’d love Thee
Trust I’d serve Thee
Light of my soul, my Joy, my Crown
Fair are the meadows
Fair are the woodlands
Robed in flowers of blooming spring
Jesus is fairer
Jesus is purer
He makes our sorrowing spirit sing
King of Creation
We praise Your name
Beautiful Savior
Lord of the nations
Son of God and Son of Man
Glory and honor
Praise adoration
Now and forevermore be Thine
~ Joseph Seiss, Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we’ve been brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Pray on,
Eddy
March Notebook
The new month includes some time in Key West to catch up with the family Conchs that I haven’t seen in a few years. And the road down will allow for a visit with an artist friend which prayerfully will bear fruit in the form of a live or future in studio podcast. Stay tuned!
I’ve created a Spotify playlist that shares my ever changing soundscape called ‘The State of Mann.’ Please feel free to join me by following it. On my reading list this past month has been Margaret Feinberg’s ‘Taste and See,’ a global culinary and spiritual adventure in discovering God among butchers, bakers, and fresh food makers, that to this point has been a savoring experience.
Homeward Bound will continue as the Spirit moves. Our journeys at times can seem so isolated, but what we’re experiencing is communal in that at one time or another we’re all walking the same path and being guided by the same loving hands. So please continue to keep an eye out on facebook, twitter and instagram as these events unfold, and as always share how the Spirit moves you.
Song of the Month
March Schedule
Beginning Friday, March 01, 2019
Breath… and give thanks!
I’m releasing a new single today called ‘He Remembers.’ It was written back in the spring of 2016 and was inspired by a quote from novelist Elise Wisel, ‘God is God because He remembers.’ A free download is available at eddymann.com.
He remembers my first breath of air
He remembers because He was there
And still my Maker is with me everywhere
He remembers and He’s with me now
He remembers the first word I said
He remembers what I turned and fled
And still my Father never turned His head
He remembers and He’s with me now
He knows my pulse and the pulse of everything
Every moment ever lived and each created thing
He knows my name and the thoughts that cross my mind
He knows my heart, and the heart of all mankind
He remembers every tear I’ve sown
He remembers when I felt alone
And still my savior has never left me on my own
He remembers and He’s with me now
~ Eddy Mann
Call me, text me, tweet me, message me, email me, write me… we’ve been brought together by God for a reason.
As always, remember you can send an anonymous email to prayer@eddymann.com for prayers and encouragement.
Pray on,
Eddy
February Notebook
Well as January ends I’ve settled into my southern digs and have found a relaxed atmosphere to work and play. There’ll continue to be some new music appearing in the next few months as I’m just finishing up some mixing and art work. Inspiration is everywhere here so I don’t suspect that there’ll be a slow down in the offerings.
Of note is that I just finished reading an interesting book called Jesus Asked by Conrad Gempf. It’s a relatively short read, but it opened up some interesting new images for me, like if Jesus were to meet you on the street today he’d be more likely ask you something rather than tell you something. And in response I’ve actually answered a few questions with questions of my own lately.
My newest ministry Homeward Bound has been providing some energetic feedback which is encouraging. The spontaneity of it will take some time to get use to, and the broad avenues of sharing will also be an adjustment to handle. My hope was that this could reach many of you who are at a distance from me, and or don’t have the means to participate at an event in person. It’s my prayer that the live pop-up events will continue to grow in freedom and transparency. And yes, from time to time I may be able to invite some of you to be in house. So continue to keep an eye out on facebook, twitter and instagram as these events journey on.
Song of the Month
February Schedule
Friday, February 01, 2019
‘He Remembers’ Single and Video Release.
I’m kicking off the New Year by releasing the fourth song from the Love Strands album. Last month’s song, Oh Loving God, Help Us, produced some interesting conversations. Your moments of sharing are always a blessing to me!
The Endurance album continues to touch folks and that’s a blessing. As I’ve said before, it’s not for everyone, but I’m strengthened and encouraged by your positive prayers and responses.
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