Books by Dale Harris

Books by Dale Harris
A Feast of Epiphanies

Though I Walk, A Novel

Daytime Moons and Other Celestial Anomalies, a book of poems

Second Wind

Second Wind
An album of songs both old and new. Recorded in 2021, a year of major transition for me, these songs explore the many vicissitudes of the spiritual life,. It's about the mountaintop moments and the Holy Saturday sunrises, the doors He opens that no one can close, and those doors He's closed that will never open again. You can click the image above to give it a listen.

The Song Became a Child

The Song Became a Child
A collection of Christmas songs I wrote and recorded during the early days of the pandemic lockdown in the spring of 2020. Click the image to listen.

There's a Trick of the Light I'm Learning to Do

There's a Trick of the Light I'm Learning to Do
This is a collection of songs I wrote and recorded in January - March, 2020 while on sabbatical from ministry. They each deal with a different aspect or expression of the Gospel. Click on the image above to listen.

Three Hands Clapping

Three Hands Clapping
This is my latest recording project (released May 27, 2019). It is a double album of 22 songs, which very roughly track the story of my life... a sort of musical autobiography, so to speak. Click the album image to listen.

Ghost Notes

Ghost Notes
A collections of original songs I wrote in 2015, and recorded with the FreeWay Musical Collective. Click the album image to listen.

inversions

inversions
Recorded in 2014, these songs are sort of a chronicle of my journey through a pastoral burn-out last winter. They deal with themes of mental-health, spiritual burn-out and depression, but also with the inexorable presence of God in the midst of darkness. Click the album art to download.

soundings

soundings
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"soundings" is a collection of songs I recorded in September/October of 2013. Dealing with themes of hope, ache, trust and spiritual loss, the songs on this album express various facets of my journey with God.

bridges

bridges
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"Bridges" is a collection of original songs I wrote in the summer of 2011, during a soul-searching trip I took out to Alberta; a sort of long twilight in the dark night of the soul. I share it here in hopes these musical reflections on my own spiritual journey might be an encouragement to others: the sun does rise, blood-red but beautiful.

echoes

echoes
Prayers, poems and songs (2005-2009). Click to download
"echoes" is a collection of songs I wrote during my time studying at Briercrest Seminary (2004-2009). It's called "echoes" partly because these songs are "echoes" of times spent with God from my songwriting past, but also because there are musical "echoes" of hymns, songs or poems sprinkled throughout the album. Listen closely and you'll hear them.

Accidentals

Accidentals
This collection of mostly blues/rock/folk inspired songs was recorded in the spring and summer of 2015. I call it "accidentals" because all of the songs on this project were tunes I have had kicking around in my notebooks for many years but had never found a "home" for on previous albums. You can click the image to download the whole album.

Random Reads

One Last Hurrah, a song


The party’s almost over and time is running out
And no one knows when we’ll be back here again
And we’re holding on for love or the fear of missing out
Cause the end is about to begin

The hour’s getting later, but I don’t want to leave
Cause we’ve been through a lot, but we’ve still got one shot
And now this might be our fate or our final destiny
So let’s give it all we got

When it’s all said and done,
The joy of the race is the ache of the run
Cause whether you lost or you won
You still gave it your all

For one last hurrah, here in the land of the living
We’re making the most of this moment we got
Cause nobody knows,
Just how much time we’ve been given
So stay lost in the wonder and standing in awe
For one last hurrah

The party guests are leaving the night is nearly done
But as late as it gets, it’s not over yet
We got one more chance at living before the rising sun
So let’s love with no regrets

Cause at the end of the day
Your heart is worth more than the parts that you play
And when it’s all stripped away
You still gave it your all, for

One last hurrah, here in the land of the living
We’re making the most of this moment we got
Cause nobody knows,
Just how much time we’ve been given
So stay lost in the wonder and standing in awe
For one last hurrah

Hallelujah, I’m holding on to you
Till our final au revoir
O, Hallelujah, I give my heart to you
For one last glorious hurrah

One last hurrah, here in the land of the living
We’re making the most of this moment we got
Cause nobody knows,
Just how much time we’ve been given
So stay lost in the wonder and standing in awe
For one last hurrah

 

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