This week we have even more free music from Sara Groves! If you liked her free acoustic EP last week, then be sure to get this week’s song “Open My Hands.”  It’s actually the next single from her album “Invisible Empires” and my personal favorite track on the record Check out her video interview below to see the story and meaning behind the song, and scroll down to get it for free!

I had a few co-writes on this last record with Jill Phillips, Andy Gullihorn, and on a song called “Open My Hands” with Ally Rogers who is a great songwriter in Nashville. We were talking about the verse that says “He withholds no good thing from us,” and the puzzlement of that, when you know people in your life that are having difficult times. And she shared with me this devotion by Charles Spurgeon:

“In Psalm 84:11 we read, ‘No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.”’Sir Richard Baker comments, ‘But how is this true when God oftentimes withholds riches, honor, and health of body from men? Though they walk ever so uprightly.’ We may therefore know that honors and riches and bodily strength are none of God’s good things. And the good things of God are chiefly peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, for wishing of God’s presence, and envisioning his face. These good things God never withholds from the godly.”

I have found this to be true in my own life that even though I might be struggling in other ways, God doesn’t withhold His good things from me. -Sara Groves

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Sara Groves has lots of good news this week with the release of her new music video “Scientists In Japan” plus a free acoustic sampler she’s giving away on NoiseTrade. This new music video is different than any others we’ve seen from her, so we’re interested to hear your thoughts on it. Take a look below and let us know what you think!

Free Acoustic EP!

Do you remember these great live performances we got to watch from Sara and her friend Steve Mason (Jars Of Clay) a while back? Now you can go download all 4 live songs for free over at NoiseTrade.com/SaraGroves. If you don’t have her album, “Invisible Empires” yet then this will give you a good taste of what you’re missing

Click here to go download the free EP now!

Sara Groves has another beautiful new music video out called “Miracle” that we wanted to share. Take a look below, and then scroll down to see what she had to say about the song in our behind the scenes interview.

I remember getting the idea for this song, “Miracle” when I was driving to jury duty. It was raining, and I was thinking, “What is the good news in relation to?” We had some friends who were going through a really difficult divorce, and I wondered about the good news of that particular circumstance of a couple falling apart.

Then I thought, “The good news of the miracle of love and God’s work in our hearts is that we literally can see things that we can’t see, heal in ways that we couldn’t heal, and we know things that we could not have known on our own. I’ve experienced this in so many ways in my life, especially in my marriage, where I’m able to feel feelings that I thought wouldn’t be possible again. But then I go before the Lord and ask, “Help me feel things that I can’t feel, help me understand things that I can’t understand,” and I’m always amazed at how short of a time it actually takes before I’m feeling that love and engaging again. But, not only just to this level of survival, but thriving in this place of wonder at what God has done in my heart.

You asked, and Sara has answered. She came by last week to help us kick off our first “Q&A From The Cube” series, and had some great things to say in response to your questions. Check out the video below to learn more about the songs on her new album, hear how she got her start, and get a deeper understanding about the luxuriousness of her husband’s beard…

“Invisible Empires”

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As you may have seen, we have a lot of great stuff going on this week for Sara Groves- but we’re happy to say that the fun just keeps on coming!

First off – Today we’ve got a special interview video where Sara talks all about the meaning of the album and her inspiration behind it, and we have a brand new page dedicated to Sara HERE where you can go watch it, along with more videos and live performances to come in the following weeks!

Visit www.freeccm.com/saragroves/unplugged to watch our first video and see all Sara has to say about “Invisible Empires”

Secondly – Sara is coming to visit next week, and she wants to hear from you!

She’ll be hanging out in our office on Tuesday ready to answer any questions you have for her! Post everything you’ve got for Sara in the comments section, and we’ll pick some lucky winners for Sara to answer via video!

Sara’s new album “Invisible Empires” is available everywhere now, so don’t forget to pick up your copy!

Have a good weekend!

Laura

If you haven’t gotten your copy of Sara’s new album yet, then here’s your chance to hear one of the brand new songs off the record! Sara Groves and friend, Steve Mason (of Jars of Clay), play “Eyes On The Prize” in the video below!

I was in a conversation with a friend at International Justice Mission about longevity and having fortitude for the long haul, and had been looking for a song to encourage those from the organization. Another friend had given me a collection of civil rights songs a couple years ago, and I just love listening to those songs rallying around freedom. We’ve spent a lot of time working with IJM, and trying to share this message of combating modern day slavery and human trafficking, and so I found this song and thought “What a cool song this would be to re-make.” It was originally called “The Gospel Plow” and was an old hymn that was re-written during the civil rights movement to be “Eyes On The Prize.” – Sara Groves

Hear the full story and much more in the exclusive commentary edition of the album at SaraGroves.com

The song lives on, and unfortunately there’s a need for it in multi-generations. There still is a need for freedom to be sung, and there are still slaves being held captive around the world. – Troy Groves

From the album “Invisible Empires”

Available for instant download now at SaraGroves.com!

As you may have heard us mention before, Sara Groves has a new album on the way called “Invisible Empires” that’s pretty amazing (and available for instant download on her site). She and her husband Troy sat down to talk through the entire record, song by song, in an exclusive director’s cut edition that we wanted to share with you. They chatted all about the writing and recording process, shared the life experiences behind the songs and laughed a whole lot. Get a sneak peek of the first track, “Miracle,” below off of the commentary edition as Sara and Troy introduce the new record!

Visit SARAGROVES.com to go download your copy of the album and the director’s cut now!