1) The Choir were a ro… Read Full Bio ↴There have been two bands known as The Choir:
1) The Choir were a rock band in the mid-1960s from Cleveland Ohio, best known for the oft-covered song "It's Cold Outside". With the addition of singer Eric Carmen, they became The Raspberries in 1970. The band consisted of Dann Klawon on rhythm guitar, Dave Smalley on vocals & rhythm guitar, Wally Bryson on vocals, lead guitar, & bass, and Jim Bonfanti on vocals & drums.
2) The Choir (originally The Youth Choir) is an atmospheric alternative Christian rock band, led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals, Steve Hindalong on drums -- who also writes most of the band's lyrics -- and Dan Michaels on lyricon, electric flute and saxophone. Originally formed in Southern California in the early 1980s, the band members moved to the Nashville, Tennessee area in the 1990s. Past members include guitarist Marc Byrd and bass guitarists Michael Sauerbrey, Robin Spurs, Bill Batstone, and the late Tim Chandler.
Each band member also has a depth of musical history outside of The Choir. Hindalong produced four successful City On A Hill albums, writing the well-known song "God of Wonders" with Marc Byrd. Daugherty has been a member of the Christian-alterna-pop-supergroup The Lost Dogs since it started in 1991, and Hindalong joined the group in 2006. Chandler was the bass player for years for Daniel Amos and that band's alter egos The Swirling Eddies, and passed away in 2018. Byrd was a member of Common Children, recorded with his wife Christine Glass as Glassbyrd, and is currently half of the post-rock duo Hammock. Michaels has been a Senior Vice President of Fair Trade Services (formerly INO Records) since 2000.
Render Love
The Choir Lyrics
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What does a man gain, who loses his soul?
What can a man rule who conquers his world
Then falls out his window and loses his girl?
Render love
Let there be peace in the land
Reconcile women and man
Stranger meet brother, pass the peace pipe
See in the man's eyes no stereotype
Love waits at our door the spirit divine
Sow it in your heart, reap it in mine
Render love
Let there be peace in the land
Reconcile women and man
Lay down your weapons and lift up your fear
Render love
Hold out your hand, be the one
Reconcile father and son
Love is the reason you're here
Render love to your world
Render love to your world
Render love to your world
Render love to your world
Render love
Let there be peace in the land
Reconcile women and man
Lay down your weapons and lift up your fear
Render love
Hold out your hand, be the one
Reconcile father and son
Love, after all, is the reason we're here...
The lyrics to The Choir's song, "Render Love" speak about the power of love and its ability to bring peace and reconciliation to the world. The opening lines suggest that those who engage in war and violence are foolish and ultimately lose their own souls. The difficult question is posed: what can a man rule if he conquers everything but loses that which is most important to him? The chorus of the song encourages listeners to "render love" in order to create peace on earth and reconcile differences between genders, generations, and cultures. This theme is repeated throughout the song, with the idea that love can break down stereotypes and barriers and create unity among all people. The ultimate message is that love is the reason we are here, and that we should work to extend it to all those we come in contact with.
Line by Line Meaning
Ash is what fools reap, war what they sow
Fools receive only ashes as their reward, while wars are the result of what they have sown.
What does a man gain, who loses his soul?
What benefit does a man receive if he forfeits his soul?
What can a man rule who conquers his world, then falls out his window and loses his girl?
Even if a man attains dominion over the world, he cannot control the fickleness of fate, which in turn may make him lose everything.
Render love, let there be peace in the land, reconcile women and man, lay down your weapons and lift up your fear
Evoke the emotion of love, resulting in peace and unity among all genders, put aside arms and overcome fears
Stranger meet brother, pass the peace pipe, see in the man's eyes no stereotype, love waits at our door the spirit divine, sow it in your heart, reap it in mine
Embrace each other, kin or stranger, and cast aside prejudice. Recognize the existence of love waiting to be embraced and shared; let it thrive in the heart of each individual.
Render love, hold out your hand, be the one, reconcile father and son, love is the reason you're here
Extend love, reach out and be the catalyst for the connection between fathers and sons. The reason for our existence is ultimately tied to love.
Render love to your world
Spread love in every corner of the world.
Contributed by Jason T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.