Casting Crowns

casting-crowns

Channel Views: 73,439
Total Upload Views: 6,894,906
Subscribers: 101
Joined: March 27, 2012
Last Visit Date: 2019-08-06T12:10:27

Artist Bio

The Christian pop group Casting Crowns formed in 1999 as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, FL. Led by singer, songwriter, and youth pastor Mark Hall, the group's initial lineup also included violinist Melodee DeVevo and a pair of guitarists, Juan DeVevo and Hector Cervantes. The musicians relocated to McDonough, GA, in 2001, and expanded their lineup by adding bassist Chris Huffman, keyboardist Megan Garrett, and drummer Andy Williams. This augmented version of Casting Crowns released two independent albums on CD, both of which were well received in the Atlanta area. One of the albums then found its way into the hands of Mark Miller, lead singer for the country group Sawyer Brown, who was struck by Casting Crowns' driving pop/rock style and Hall's vocal delivery of his hard-hitting but devout songs. Miller signed Casting Crowns to his fledgling Beach Street Records, a division of Reunion Records with distribution by the Provident Label Group, and took the group into the studio along with co-producer Steven Curtis Chapman, himself a popular artist on the CCM musical scene. The resulting album, Casting Crowns, was released in 2003 on the Beach Street imprint. It fared extremely well in Christian markets, eventually going platinum and peaking at number two on the CCM charts. A sampler with five songs, Live from Atlanta, was released on Reunion Records in 2004, packaged with a bonus DVD containing band interviews and a music video. Lifesong, released in August 2005, became the band's most successful record yet, cracking the Top Ten in the secular market while maintaining the band's religious fan base as well. Like its predecessor, the record went platinum, and Casting Crowns' increased popularity helped send their follow-up album, 2007's The Altar and the Door, to number two on the Billboard album charts. Meanwhile, the single "East to West" spent a record-breaking 16 consecutive weeks atop the Christian charts. A Christmas-themed album, Peace on Earth, appeared in 2008, tiding over the group's fans (and yielding a number one hit, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day") while Casting Crowns readied another LP of original material. Until the Whole World Sings arrived late in 2009, followed by the live album, Until the Whole World Hears in 2010.

Casting's Website

Casting on Facebook

%e2%80%98Desert+Road%e2%80%99+%e2%80%93+Casting+Crowns+(Official+Music+Video)

‘Desert Road’ – Casting Crowns (Official Music Video)

All Videos

LATEST | POPULAR

‘Desert Road’ – Casting Crowns (Official Music ...

'No Hurt' Casting Crowns Official Music Video

'Scars In Heaven' Casting Crowns Official Music...

'Nobody' 124 Fans Film Live Casting Crowns And ...

'Start Right Here' Casting Crowns Official Lyri...

'Nobody' Casting Crowns Featuring Matthew West ...

'Make Room' Casting Crowns Featuring Matt Maher...

'Loving My Jesus' Live Casting Crowns Performan...

'Broken Together' Casting Crowns Live Performan...

'East To West' Casting Crowns Live Performance

'Praise You In This Storm' Casting Crowns Live ...

'Lifesong' Casting Crowns Live Performance

Casting Crowns Albums

Come to the Well
October 2011
Share
Album Tracks
- Already There | 4:31
- Angel | 3:44
- City On the Hill | 4:09
- Courageous
- Face Down | 3:37
- Jesus, Friend of Sinners
- Just Another Birthday
- My Own Worst Enemy | 3:29
- So Far to Find You | 5:00
- Spirit Wind | 5:18
- The Well | 4:55
- Wedding Day | 4:25
Until the Whole World Hears (Live)
August 2010
Share
Album Tracks
- Until the Whole World Hears | 5:13
- If We've Ever Needed You | 3:42
- Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) [Live] | 4:42
- Mercy | 5:37
- To Know You | 4:22
- Holy One | 3:35
- Blessed Redeemer | 4:05
- At Your Feet | 6:34
Until the Whole World Hears
November 2009
Share
Album Tracks
- Jesus, Hold Me Now | 4:15
- Blessed Redeemer | 4:08
- Shadow of Your Wings | 2:31
- Until the Whole World Hears | 5:03
- If We've Ever Needed You | 3:38
- Always Enough | 4:55
- Joyful, Joyful | 4:26
- At Your Feet | 4:35
- Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)
- Holy One | 3:16
- To Know You | 4:25
- Mercy | 4:56
Peace On Earth
October 2008
Share
Album Tracks
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel | 4:05
- I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day | 4:22
- O Come All Ye Faithful | 3:47
- Joy to the World | 2:37
- While You Were Sleeping | 4:55
- Silent Night | 3:32
- God Is With Us | 4:30
- Away In a Manger | 3:37
- Christmas Offering | 5:14
- Sweet Little Jesus Boy | 3:08
The Altar and the Door (Bonus Track Version)
August 2007
Share
Album Tracks
- All Because of Jesus | 4:54
- White Dove Fly High | 3:48
- 'Tis So Sweet to Trust In Jesus | 3:16
- What This World Needs | 4:40
- Every Man | 4:46
- Slow Fade | 4:36
- East to West
- The Word Is Alive | 5:19
- The Altar and the Door | 4:40
- Somewhere In the Middle | 5:05
- I Know You're There | 3:48
- Prayer for a Friend | 2:49
Lifesong
August 2005
Share
Album Tracks
- Prodigal | 5:43
- And Now My Lifesong Sings | 4:03
- Lifesong | 5:16
- Praise You In This Storm | 4:57
- Does Anybody Hear Her
- Stained Glass Masquerade | 3:49
- Love Them Like Jesus | 4:30
- Set Me Free | 4:25
- While You Were Sleeping | 4:53
- Father, Spirit, Jesus | 5:10
- In Me | 4:42
Casting Crowns
October 2003
Share
Album Tracks
- Your Love Is Extravagant | 3:52
- What If His People Prayed | 3:28
- If We Are the Body | 3:58
- Voice of Truth | 5:23
- Who Am I | 5:35
- American Dream
- Here I Go Again | 4:45
- Praise You With the Dance | 3:56
- Glory | 5:06
- Life of Praise | 3:17

Casting Crowns

Channel Views: 73,439
Subscribers: 101
Last Visit Date: 2019-08-06T12:10:27
Total Upload Views: 6,894,906
Joined: March 27, 2012
Artist Bio
The Christian pop group Casting Crowns formed in 1999 as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, FL. Led by singer, songwriter, and youth pastor Mark Hall, the group's initial lineup also included violinist Melodee DeVevo and a pair of guitarists, Juan DeVevo and Hector Cervantes. The musicians relocated to McDonough, GA, in 2001, and expanded their lineup by adding bassist Chris Huffman, keyboardist Megan Garrett, and drummer Andy Williams. This augmented version of Casting Crowns released two independent albums on CD, both of which were well received in the Atlanta area. One of the albums then found its way into the hands of Mark Miller, lead singer for the country group Sawyer Brown, who was struck by Casting Crowns' driving pop/rock style and Hall's vocal delivery of his hard-hitting but devout songs. Miller signed Casting Crowns to his fledgling Beach Street Records, a division of Reunion Records with distribution by the Provident Label Group, and took the group into the studio along with co-producer Steven Curtis Chapman, himself a popular artist on the CCM musical scene. The resulting album, Casting Crowns, was released in 2003 on the Beach Street imprint. It fared extremely well in Christian markets, eventually going platinum and peaking at number two on the CCM charts. A sampler with five songs, Live from Atlanta, was released on Reunion Records in 2004, packaged with a bonus DVD containing band interviews and a music video. Lifesong, released in August 2005, became the band's most successful record yet, cracking the Top Ten in the secular market while maintaining the band's religious fan base as well. Like its predecessor, the record went platinum, and Casting Crowns' increased popularity helped send their follow-up album, 2007's The Altar and the Door, to number two on the Billboard album charts. Meanwhile, the single "East to West" spent a record-breaking 16 consecutive weeks atop the Christian charts. A Christmas-themed album, Peace on Earth, appeared in 2008, tiding over the group's fans (and yielding a number one hit, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day") while Casting Crowns readied another LP of original material. Until the Whole World Sings arrived late in 2009, followed by the live album, Until the Whole World Hears in 2010.
Casting's Website
Casting on Facebook

2558 views

‘Desert Road’ – Casting Crowns (Official Music Video) - Christian Music Videos

Acting and following God when the path forward is murky takes a tremendous amount of faith. In life, circumstances will test and stretch our faith in ways never imagined. One song is about acting, following and listening to God even when the next step is entirely unknown.

“Desert Road” by Casting Crowns is about those times and experiences in life when the path forward is a mystery, but choosing, in faith, to follow God’s direction.

The songwriter mentions being on a desert road with doubts, and questioning God. The lyrics ask God if this plan, which remains unclear at this point, is really what He intended.

Nevertheless, the songwriter puts their fears and doubts aside and steps out in faith. They are relying on their belief that God is still in control. He knows the plan and that’s good enough for them.

“I don’t know where this is going
But I know who holds my hand
It’s not the path I would have chosen, but I’ll follow you to the end”

The beautiful words so eloquently and concisely describe following and listening to God’s direction at times.

The song also mentions that perhaps the songwriter had shifted their focus and was leaning on their own knowledge and understanding. The songwriter, in this situation filled with unknowns, admits their error and is ready to listen and follow God’s plan once again.

In addition to the song’s beautiful lyrics about stepping out and acting in faith, the song’s video is also gorgeous. Viewers are treated to big, sweeping views of desert landscapes and massive rock formations.

As the lyrics remind us and the images in the video reiterates, even out in the desert, God is still in control and knows the way forward and we must trust Him.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”