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The Family Name

by Rusty Vining

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1.
Invocation 00:49
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord almighty
2.
As steady as my hand is As sure as is my shot I can’t keep my heart from wanting the things I haven’t got for as much as I love you Feels like my heart might burst There is nothing I can give you You did not give me first And all of these words Don’t mean a thing How can this beggar who’s barely so wn together Be the child of a king For all the goodness of my intentions Despite motives both true and pure I admit there are still some times I forget your here And there are words I can hardly utter but they’re the ones I need the most I need to grasp the hand of a father But I’ve always thought of you as a ghost And all of my beliefs And all of my songs All of these moments of brief revelation Are the truths you’ve known all along If it pleases my lord and king To spare a needle and some string On such an old and tattered thing I’ll lye as still as i can be And let you patch what’s left of me If it pleases my lord and king To spare a needle and some string On such an old and tattered thing I’ll lye as still as i can be And let you patch what’s left of me
3.
I’VE ALWAYS HEARD THAT LIFE WAS LONG AND HARD WHEN I’M DOWN HERE AND YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE I TOOK A GAMBLE AT THE END OF MY ROPE I TOOK A CHANCE THAT THERE COULD STILL BE HOPE THIS IS THE CRY OF A DESPERATE MAN A DRIED UP ROOT IN A WEARY LAND IT’S A HOME IN DISREPAIR THAT NEEDS THE BUILDER'S HAND IT’S THE LOVERS WHO ARE PARTED WHO KNOW THEY’LL MEET AGAIN IT’S THE LOVERS WHO ARE PARTED WHO KNOW THEY’LL MEET AGAIN I SWEAR I LOVE YOU EVEN WHEN I DON’T MY MIND KEEPS DOUBTING BUT MY HEART IT WON’T THIS IS THE SON WHO SHAMES THE FAMILY NAME THE CHILD AFRAID TO TOUCH THE LIONS MANE IT’S THE SUN AND MOON THAT RISE AND FALL EVERYDAY THE SAME IT’S THE KISS BETWEEN THE MAN AND WIFE IT’S THE REASON THE GUESTS CAME IT’S THE KISS BETWEEN THE MAN AND WIFE IT’S THE REASON THE GUESTS CAME IT’S SO EASY DOIN THE HARDEST THING I’VE EVER DONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE LETTING GO JUST FEELS LIKE BEING BORN AGAIN WITHOUT THE WEIGHT OF MY SELFISH PRIDE ALL I ASK IS PLEASE JUST HELP MY UNBELIEF BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT’S NOT OVER YET LET ME HEAR YOUR WORDS WRITE THEM ON MY HEART BECAUSE I KNOW I WILL SOON FORGET YAH I KNOW I WILL SOON FORGET
4.
When you came to me I said Let me bury all my dead Let me mourn for all I'll soon have lost You said there's nothing here for you Just look at all I've brought you through You've got to lighten your load if you're carrying a cross Oh my God I’m so small Oh my God I’m afraid of everything If you could stand to see the scars I would let you have my heart But there’s a part of you I feel like I don’t know There’s a little boy inside Who wants to run and hide But he’s needing just to be held in your arms I can hear those old church hymns but the sound is growing faint and thin There's so much chaos circling around my head The world was light, I was a child My hopes were free and running wild I swore I wouldn't grow up but I guess I did Oh my God I’m so tired Oh my God I’m disappointed by everything If you could stand to hear me cry I would weep away the night But I’m afraid to face the darkness in my soul It’s getting easier to turn away I see so much pain everyday I don’t even feel it anymore Some mornings i think i hear a song from long ago Then in a moment it is gone And I don’t know where it goes When you came to me again You were like an old familiar friend Maybe you could set me free again
5.
Bring us all in All of us in Bring us all in All of us in Stumbling’ drunk through the streets a generation prophetic in its verse With minds that are staggeringly free Drowning in the emptiness of words Exposing their bodies like pagan temples For strangers to enter in and worship for the night Fleeing at the sight of morning’s light Bring us all in All of us in Bring us all in All of us in Lying restless in their beds And burning down the wick of raw desire Praying prayers that are cold as a tomb And burning with the pentecostal fire Binging and purging on joy and sadness Peering long and hard into the mirror of the past Believing what has been is what will last Bring us all in All of us in Bring us all in All of us in I live in the middle of an ocean In the middle of an island And I’ve never seen the ocean All I’ve ever known is dry land It’s strange to be so busy when you know that you are dying’ A friend of mine once told me Love follows devotion And it’s hit me rather strangely But I’ve entertained the notion Maybe I’m empty of love ‘cause I’m hopelessly devoted To proving the hypothesis there never was an ocean But the closer that you draw to the salty ocean air You can hear the words carried on the wind Like a fragment of melody from a long forgotten hymn Bring us all in All of us in
6.
Abba's Child 01:20
7.
You are everything I ever wanted And a thousand other things besides I could go on describing you till the the breath leaves from my lungs And never once run out of things to say Your story is the greatest ever written From the beginning to the end I see your love The wonder of all wonders is I'm in the tale at all get to be together in the end You bring songs out of the silence in the cavern of my heart you are my home. you burn inside my chest until I'm where you are You are the true love I've always wanted You found me naked sleeping with my pride You broke the bedroom door down and shouted "my beloved" I thank you that you would not be denied I thank you that you would not be denied You bring songs out of the silence in the cavern of my heart you are my home. you burn inside my chest until I'm where you are In the shelter of your love I am free There's not a trace of who I used to be

about

I would like to extend much appreciation and love to the following friends who contributed to this album: Jeffery Niemeier- for widening the height and depth of every song on this album with your beautiful violin performance, Chad Wahlbrink- for encouraging these tracks to shine and reach their full potential with your mastering skills, and Ryan Koster for his giving visual manifestation to this project with his artistic abilities, this album is for you.

My wife, my one-and-only, Kelsy for being my biggest source of encouragement and friendship, and for blessing these songs with your effortless harmonies, my love for you is ever being renewed and I love sharing the adventure of our lives together. This album is for you.

Rob McFadden, Holly McFadden, Mike Fravel, and Luke Dean for being such good friends and for being willing to loan their voices to the dream of making a communal album. You all inspire me and I’m honored to be your friend. To the Reckless Remnant Crew- Joshua Kohns, The Donahues, The Heatons, Brad Plaggemars, thank you for journeying with me into the deeper mystery of faith that our Father is calling us to. Thank you for pursuing the kingdom. Thank you for being compassionate but never letting me settle. This album is for you.

Mom and Dad- thank you for too many things to list. First thank you for pursuing God. Thank you for raising me with honesty and vulnerability. Thank you for encouraging me, for listening to songs, for abiding with my ever-changing tastes and wacky ideas. Thank you for instilling in me the confidence to believe that I can do this, and teaching me that I can’t do it on my own. I love you both. This album is for you.

My Grandmother Betty Vining- Thank you for your prayers, your support, great conversations, for playing goalie for me when I was 5 years old taking slapshots in the driveway at you, watching the same handful of movies with me over and over because I never got tired of Aladdin and the Muppets, and mostly for showing me what it means to really love someone so much that nothing is to much too give. This album is for you.

To the rest of my amazing family, all of my aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousins, people who show up to family parties- Thank you for all of your love and support over the years. This album is for you.

To 2 of my spiritual mentors who’ve challenged my thinking over the years and inspired me to dig deeper, to dive straight into the tension of truth and grace- Mirf and Nic, thank you for taking time to talk over a coffee or a beer and hear me out. I know at times I’ve been difficult to have a conversation with, but thank you for showing up, for listening, and for saying the hard things when necessary. Thank you for seeing the potential in me at times when I might not have recognized it. Thank you for pursuing God. This album is for you.

Finally to anyone who still believes, still hopes, still prays, still trusts, or at least still wants to, this album is for you. Isaiah 42:3 promises, “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.”

credits

released May 5, 2017

The Family Name was recorded in the summer and fall of 2016 by Rusty Vining in his basement.

Jeffery Niemeier performed violin on “Patchwork,” “Cold Feet,” “The World Was Light,” “Bring Us In,” and “Shelter”
Kelsy Vining sang harmony on “Patchwork,” “Cold Feet,” “The World Was Light,” and “Shelter”
Rob McFadden performed vocals on “Patchwork”
Michael Fravel performed vocals on “Cold Feet”
Luke Dean (Vagabonds) performed vocals on “The World Was Light”
Joshua Kohns (Kohns) performed vocals on “Bring us in”
Abba’s Child contains a clip of from a sermon by Brennan Manning entitled, “Abba Father”
Holly McFadden performed vocals on “Shelter”

Mastered by Chad Wahlbrink (www.chadwahlbrink.com)
Art Direction and Cover Art by Ryan Koster (insert website here)

All music and lyrics by Rusty Vining © 2016

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