Waking Up
I turn my face with hand upraised
overwhelmed by the rays of truth
That illuminate injustice
This world is full of believers whose voices are not being heard because they do not fit into mainstream Christian culture. Therefore, the emergence of the spiritual underground, which is buzzing with new life and innovation as a random network of misfits find each other, and a much needed place of safety. These past few years, Common Hymnal has anticipated the future of this as-yet-uncoalesced movement by building an online library to facilitate an exchange of songs, stories, and ideas. A recurring thread: praise and protest. Not only are we continually on the hunt for "hidden treasure," but, from time to time, we throw a little fuel on the fire by hosting content creation camps. Initially we add new music that we are finding to our "Unproduced" collection on SoundCloud and YouTube. As is appropriate, we curate creatives and content in one-off products for the mainstream streaming platforms, and put together "pop-up" bands for events. We share the “gems” that we are finding via this site, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, Spotify Playlists, Apple Music, Pandora, podcasts, Patreon, live events, and a weekly Cyber Soiree which is streamed live on YouTube every Sunday at 8:00pm CST.