The band began when Crowder realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University, a Christian university, were not attending church. Finding this very surprising he and Chris Seay started University Baptist Church (Waco, Texas) in 1995, while he was still a student. Crowder became Pastor of worship at the church and led worship and continued to do so throughout the year.
The church's congregation grew, as did the band's lineup. Crowder began writing songs to incorporate into the worship times at the church and eventually the church released an independent CD, Pour Over Me, followed by All I Can Say in 1999.These CDs brought the band to a wider audience and invitations to festivals and events followed.
The band was signed to sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records when Louie Giglio talked to Crowder about the music and how it could be used more than just at UBC and more world-wide. Although the band toured extensively, they made it a point to be back at their home church UBC in Waco Texas for most Sundays.
Kyle Lake, University Baptist Church's former pastor and also longtime friend of the band, had a strong influence on the band's music in terms of content and inspiration both during his life and after Lake's death.
With their September 2005 release, A Collision or (3+4=7), David Crowder Band explored a new realm of musical diversity. The album houses a mix of bluegrass, folk, alternative, and worship, woven together with a touch of electronic ambience. This release landed them the No. 2 spot on the iTunes Music Store and the No. 39 spot on Billboard 200 the second day after its release. The same day as the release of A Collision, their song "Turkish Delight" was released on the Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia compilation CD. This song, which is a reference to the magical Turkish Delight in C. S. Lewis's book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has an old-school disco feel.
March 19, 2007, the band officially started recording Remedy; the band also revealed the album's website, http://www.remedyiscoming.com/ , which allows fans to follow the band via live webcams, and discover more about the album. Famously controversial rock musician Ted Nugent made a special guest appearance on the album, on the song "We Won't Be Quiet".
Remedy was released on September 25, 2007. The day after its release, it reached No. 4 on the iTunes Music Store. When Mark Waldrop joined the band as the album Remedy was released, his sidekick Rupert came with him. Rupert is a gnome.
During the Remedy Tour the band had up a live web feed on Crowder's Xanga account. The feed had a chat room where fans chatted live with the band and their tourmates. It showed more than half of the tour stops live which included their tour bus, live stage feeds of shows, places the band went, etc. Much of the time the video feed would be on Rupert at different stops. On the final night of the tour Phil Wickham and The Myriad came on stage for a hoe down for the song "I Saw the light". The camera for the feed was on the lid of a ball-cap and was wired into a laptop the band had in a backpack; this equipment was provided by Xanga. The band also used the feed for some time after their Remedy Tour.
July 16, 2008, the band announced it would be releasing a live album and DVD titled Remedy Club Tour - Live,The DVD was filmed In NYC and GA.
Crowder's Xanga entry from January 31, 2009, mentioned the preproduction of the band's next studio album. Also on Mike Hogan's MySpace entry from March 4, 2009, he confirmed that actual recording and production had commenced and provided directions for getting to the live webcam feed, which is in a page simply titled "Church Music". The album was titled "Church Music" and was released on September 22, 2009. The first single off the album was a cover of John Mark McMillan's song "How He Loves". Crowder received permission from McMillan to change the words "So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss" to "So heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss".
The band hosted Crowder's Fantastical Church Music Conference September 30 through October 2, 2010 at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Other presenters at the conference included Louie Giglio, Rob Bell, Israel Houghton, Hillsong London, Matt Redman, Jars of Clay, Matt Maher, Leeland, David Dark, Gungor, Derek Webb, and Isaac Wardell. Mark recorded a Rap song for the band titled "Bwack Be Creepin'" for the band's YouTube channel.
February 5, 2011 the band announced the official start to recording of Give Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys]). On May 21, 2011, the band announced through their website that the band will end after the completion of the Fall 2011 "The 7 Tour" and the release of their sixth album.
Later, on July 21, 2011, the band announced that a Christmas album, Oh for Joy, would be released on
October 4, 2011.
The band stated that they began to record Give Us Rest and subsequently Oh for Joy came out. Some of the songs in the albums Give Us Rest and Oh for Joy were recorded in green rooms and restrooms during the band's last tour.
The band played their final show at the Passion 2012 Conference on January 3, 2012 at the Georgia Dome.
David Crowder is still signed with Sparrow Records and sixstepsrecords under Capitol CMG. He is now making music under the name "Crowder."
Parker, Dodson, Bush, and Waldrop have formed a new band, called "The Digital Age",and run a recording studio in Waco, Texas.
Everything Glorious
David Crowder Band Lyrics
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The night is lighter than it's hue
Would lead me to believe
Which leads me to believe
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
What does that make me?
My eyes are small but they have seen
The beauty of enormous things
Which leads me to believe
There's light enough to see that
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
From glory to glory
You are glorious
You are glorious
From glory to glory
You are glorious
You are glorious
Which leads me to believe why I can believe
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
From glory to glory
From glory to glory
You are glorious
You are glorious
You are glorious
You are glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
In "Everything Glorious," David Crowder Band praises God for the beauty and glory that surrounds them. The first verse talks about how the day is brighter and the night is lighter with God. The lyrics suggest that God's presence illuminates everything and makes it more beautiful than it already is. The chorus reiterates this point, saying that God makes everything glorious, which makes the singer feel like they belong to God. The bridge describes God's glory as being from "glory to glory," which suggests that God's glory is ever-increasing.
The second verse furthers this idea by describing the singer's small eyes being able to see the beauty of enormous things. The lyrics imply that even though the singer's understanding of the world is limited, they can still see glimpses of God's glory. The song ends with a repetition of the idea that God makes everything glorious, and the singer belongs to God. The repetition of the words "glorious" and "Yours" reinforces the idea that God's presence is what brings beauty and meaning to the world.
Line by Line Meaning
The day is brighter here with You
Being with You makes the day more joyful and bright
The night is lighter than it's hue
Even the darkness seems easier to bear because of Your presence
Would lead me to believe
The greatness of Your love and power is evident all around us
Which leads me to believe
All the wonderful things we see and experience speak of Your greatness
You make everything glorious
You have the power to turn everything into something marvelous
And I am Yours
I belong to You and You alone
What does that make me?
Being owned by You is the greatest honor and privilege
My eyes are small but they have seen
Although I am limited in my perspective, I have witnessed Your grandeur
The beauty of enormous things
I have seen Your greatness in both the small and the grand
There's light enough to see that
Even in the midst of darkness, Your light shines bright enough for us to see
From glory to glory
You continue to reveal Your glory and splendor to us
You are glorious
You are the source of all that is beautiful and good
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: David A. Crowder
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The day is brighter here with You
The night is lighter than it's hue
Would lead me to believe
Which leads me to believe
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
What does that make me?
My eyes are small but they have seen
The beauty of enormous things
Which leads me to believe
There's light enough to see that
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
From glory to glory
You are glorious
You are glorious
From glory to glory
You are glorious
You are glorious
Which leads me to believe why I can believe
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
From glory to glory
From glory to glory
You are glorious
You are glorious
You are glorious
You are glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
You make everything glorious
And I am Yours
@vp1690
listening to it today, after years, it still sounds so beautiful and meaningful thank you Lord for this song and for DavidCrowder Band
@joshcook503
I'm a son of God and with him I can do all things.
@bobrusable
David Crowder band I miss them but i know there living in gods path. David impacted so many people and its just amazing. David if you were read this GOD BLESS YOU!
@oliveradera7017
2020 Who is here with me? Glad you showed up. Do not worry. Everything will be fine.
@joshuacarter6420
You make everything glorious, you make no mistakes Lord. Even in the valley of the shadow of death you are with me. Thank you for reminding me I'm worth it all.
@corbanverdejo
Has it been 14 years already?!?!? 🥲🥹 Indeed, with the LORD, everything has been and will keep on being glorious.
@Samuel-km5yf
I’m 40-something and DCB is my all time favorite band.
@bman78629
Amen! that 9,000,000 kids praising God in heaven free from the pain of this world.
@Wroom90
You make my past glorious. You make my present glorious You make my future glorious! You make everything glorious! You are glorious!
@willrobertson4365
Beautiful. You make everything glorious and I am Yours, Jesus!