MercyMe made history with this amazing song by having the most successful contemporary Christian song on the charts, ever. The song has a great history and story behind it which is chronicled in the movie, "I Can Only Imagine". One for all the feels, for sure.
While I knew if the song itself, I was only vaguely familiar and had never sung it before. In the last year, my personal journey toward spirituality and faith became more cemented, and the joy I get from mentally imagining myself as the person singing this song to Jesus, should I be among the forgiven, and how I would feel is immense. It captured so much of how I felt, the power of God's love for us, and have me hope that maybe my life is valuable after all. With Him, I know it always has been even if my self doubt has waned greatly over the years.
My pastor said some very magical words to the congregation on my 2nd visit before becoming a member of the church that really drove the point home for me, and they were simply: "Even if you have taken your eyes off the Shepard, he has not taken his eyes off of you."
Open your eyes, and let yourself imagine...
I will be making mixing revisions and a few overdubs along the way on this song, and will update the file accordingly before the video is completed but I did not want to delay posting this great tune any longer. I hope you enjoy my take on this great testament...
