David Crowder Band (stylized as David Crowder*Band and The David Crowder*Ba… Read Full Bio ↴David Crowder Band (stylized as David Crowder*Band and The David Crowder*Band) was a six-piece Christian rock and modern worship band from Waco, Texas. Their final album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 charts. They disbanded in 2012, with David Crowder pursuing a solo career under the name Crowder and the rest of the band, except for Mike Hogan, forming The Digital Age.

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.

Joy To The World
David Crowder Band Lyrics

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Joy to the world! The Lord is come:
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns:
Let men their songs employ,
While fields and floods, rocks,hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground:
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.

He rules the earth with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove

The glories of his righteousness
And wonders of his love.

Overall Meaning

The first stanza of David Crowder Band's "Joy to the World" expresses the joyous celebration of the arrival of the Lord, the King of Earth. In this line, the song refers to Jesus' birth as a means of bringing joy to the world, which is emphasized in the following line, "Let earth receive her King!" This is a call to the inhabitants of Earth to open their hearts and minds to the wonder and glory of the Lord's arrival. The third line, "Let every heart prepare Him room," emphasizes the need for people to make space in their hearts and lives to receive the blessings that Jesus brings. The fourth line then calls for a universal celebration of the Lord's arrival, with "heaven and nature sing" proclaiming the joy.

In the second stanza, the song describes how the Savior reigns over the earth, and how even natural elements are rejoicing. This triumphant message is reinforced with the repetition of the phrase "the sounding joy." The next lines evoke the imagery of all of Earth's terrain coming together in song to honor the Lord, with "fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains" resonating with the sound of praise. The stanza concludes with a call for people to sing and uplift the Lord.

The final stanza is about the Lord's power to heal sorrow and redeem the world. It imagines a world where sin and sorrow no longer exist, with an absence of thorns and infestation. Jesus' arrival brings blessings that are as far-reaching as the curse of sin itself. Furthermore, the Lord rules the Earth with truth and grace, and His righteousness and love are visible to all nations.

Line by Line Meaning

Joy to the world! The Lord is come:
Express happiness to the world as the Lord has arrived

Let earth receive her King!
Allow the world to welcome their ruler

Let every heart prepare him room,
Make a place for him in every heart

And heaven and nature sing.
The sky and all of nature celebrate this joyous event.

Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns:
The world should rejoice because the Savior is in charge

Let men their songs employ,
Mankind should articulate praises

While fields and floods, rocks,hills and plains
All natural elements-terrains, water bodies, hills, etc. must join in

Repeat the sounding joy.
Reiterate the resonance of joyfulness

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Stop the spread of vices and sadness

Nor thorns infest the ground:
Get rid of all misfortunes and afflictions

He comes to make his blessings flow
He arrives to shower divine blessings

Far as the curse is found.
Overcoming all evil with his holy powers

He rules the earth with truth and grace,
He rules the planet by upholding truth and displaying grace.

And makes the nations prove
Gives all countries a chance to experience

The glories of his righteousness
The wonderful divinity of his morals

And wonders of his love.
And the magical beauty of his love

Lyrics © HAL LEONARD LLC, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Integrity Music
Written by: Isaac Watts, G Handel, Roger Wagner

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