The Vision:

This album began in the summer of 2001. On a night in late August, God began to show me a vision that would birth this project. The vision was a grand ballroom. Inside were guests - saints and angels - dressed in shining robes and white clothes. The guest of honor was Jesus. He was beautiful, dressed as a King, wearing the clothes of royalty. As I watched, He made His way down the staircase and onto the main floor. For several moments He stood there motionless, his eyes scanning the crowd. Soon, whispers could be heard from the crowd, "Dance.....Dance....". He simply shook His head.

Slowly, He turned towards the door. There He took off the beautiful adornments and crown and quickly stepped outside. It didn't take long for him to find what he was looking for. I was there in the gutter, covered in dirt, looking terrible, smelling just as bad. He ran to me and smiled. "Dance with me" I just looked at Him. "Jesus, how can I possibly dance with you? Look at me! I could never come with you..." He spoke it again, "Dance with Me." And with that, He picked me up and began to carry me back to the ball room. We stopped at the door. He turned to the angel standing there and spoke the words found in Zechariah 3:4. "Take away the filthy garments from him." And to [me] he said, "See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes." He took me by the hand and led me into the ballroom, through the crowd, and up the staircase. We walked down the hallway and into another large room. Here, there were no other guests. We danced alone as He began to sing.

I began to write. Many songs will fade away.... but I'm hearing a new song.....

All the songs on this album (except one track) have been written since that night. They are reflections of the songs we believe God is singing over a church He desperately longs to romance and purify. As you listen, we pray you will hear the new song - the call to come away and be romanced, to dance through the night around His throne.

by Evan Earwicker

 

"Very few songs move me like the songs on this CD. God has given Evan (age 19) a raw anointing to draw you into the throne room and experience the Presence of the Bridegroom. I give this CD the highest recommendation - the Breath of God is on it!" - Kevin Kleint, The Elijah List, Webmaster

Imagine the King of the universe breaking into your world ... stepping into your room. In the midst of who you are, in the middle of what you're doing, suddenly He is right before you. The King of Heaven and Earth, in all His beauty and with perfect love, extends His hand to you! He reaches down and, as your eyes meet His, He turns His head to whisper these words in your ear: "Dance with Me!"

From this vision was borne a song and an incredible wave of worship. It swept over those who were touched by a young psalmist's response to this outpouring of God.

The psalmist is Evan Earwicker, a then 17-year-old from Bend, Oregon, who from the tender age of 12 had felt a call to lead God's people in worship. At fourteen, Evan went with his pastor to a Worship Together conference in San Jose. On the last day of the conference there was a call for prayer for those who felt led to write songs and lead worship. Encouraged by his youth pastor's wife, Evan stood and received prayer for a new mantle and new anointing on his life. He wrote his first song that night, the first of many.