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

Truth Be Told, a song


Everyone has dreaming that they
Think they have to hide
A little bit of longing
Tucked away somewhere inside
And I don’t wanna make assumptions,
I don’t wanna pry
But if you never spread your wings,
You’re never gonna fly

If the truth be told
And the world could see
All the secrets you hold
All your mysteries
They would set you free
If the truth be told
If I could be so bold
To tell you honestly
You’re a sight to behold
You can show it to me
It will set you free
If the truth be told

Everyone has disappointments
Swept under the rug
The whole thing would unravel
If you gave a thread a tug
And I can’t make you promises
Or give you guarantees
But if you don’t let the light in
You won’t ever get to see

If the truth be told
And the world could see
All the secrets you hold
All your mysteries
They would set you free
If the truth be told
If I could be so bold
To tell you honestly
You’re a sight to behold
You can show it to me
It will set you free
If the truth be told

Everyone has bruises too sacred
For the light of day
The scarring left behind
When your innocence was stripped away
And I can’t give you easy answers,
If you need to know the whys
But one day it will all make sense
When you look him in the eye

If the truth be told
And the world could see
All the secrets you hold
All your mysteries
They would set you free
If the truth be told
If I could be so bold
To tell you honestly
You’re a sight to behold
You can show it to me
It will set you free
If the truth be told

 

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