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to music, using them as lyrics, almost verbatim. As of 2014, the band has interpreted over 50 of the 150 Psalms into songs including, notably, the Psalms' theme of longing for justice. Founding mainstay, Matthew Jacoby (lead vocals, guitar) explained, "the psalms are important today because we
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tend to romanticise spirituality a lot and these songs present biblical spirituality in its original form, very real and yet present in such stunning poetic form. It is a perfect blend of spiritual realism with aesthetic and artistic integrity."
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promoting it. On a few occasions past members of the band have had a chance to join again on stage. In 2012, Hayden played a few songs at a concert in
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