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It does not accurately represent the chord progressions of all the songs it depicts. It was originally written in D major (thus the progression being D major, A major, B minor, G major) and performed live in the key of E major (thus using the chords E major, B major, C♯ minor, and A major). The song was subsequently published on YouTube. [9]
It has inspired songs such as Rob Paravonian's "Pachelbel Rant" and the Axis of Awesome's "Four Chords", which comment on the number of popular songs borrowing the same tune or harmonic structure. [1] [2] "Four Chords" does not directly focus on the chords from Pachelbel's Canon, instead focusing on the I–V–vi–IV progression. [3]
Neither album sold very well, [29] but the Christian radio hit "Awesome God" on his third album, Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth, brought his music to a wider audience. The song "Awesome God" was written either at Rock Lake Christian Assembly camp in Michigan, or on the way to a youth conference in Bolivar, Missouri in July 1987.
The lyrics, coming from a feminine point of view, but still aggressive, still butch in a way, about creating your own world and working your ass off for it spoke to me as someone who was like ...
"Awesome God" is a contemporary worship song written by Rich Mullins and first recorded on his 1988 album, Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth. It was the first single from the album and rose to the number one spot on Christian AC radio and subsequently became a popular congregational song. [ 1 ]
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Note: All songs written by Rich Mullins, unless otherwise noted. "Awesome God" (4:32) - Michael W. Smith. Mullins' version appeared on Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth 1988 "Jacob and 2 Women" (3:26) - Carolyn Arends. Mullins' version appeared on The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One 1991 "Verge of a Miracle" (4:17) - Billy Crockett
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