“A Modern Musical for The Ages.”
A Note From
the Director
Nancy Schwartz
The title itself may have you wondering about the content of this “amazing”, but small book of the Old Testament. Yet it proves to be a profound and insightful “voice” from history.
My journey through its pages began after reading a collection of messages entitled “From Confusion To Confidence” by a minister from Wales named Selwyn Hughes. How I acquired this book is another story in itself, nevertheless it led me to do a ‘deep dive’ into some weighty scholarly accounts to further my understanding. Surprisingly, scholars revealed a much unknown fact - that the book of Habakkuk is one of the most “intact”, yes well preserved, and accurate of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Though only three chapters in length, its weighty and very personal account of human events takes us into one man’s struggle to understand how God, in His timing, could bring an answer that “wasn’t what he was asking for.”
Through his strong statements and cries for help, we find ourselves sometimes demanding, as well as imploring God, for the same answers in much the same way. His message became a final song, as the last chapter reveals it in musical stanza form with the words ‘though the fig tree does not blossom and there are no grapes on the vine’. It reveals a song of hope in trying times. As a musician myself, I found his words becoming songs to me, songs that could take us through his story, highlighting powerful scriptures that continue to speak to us today. That is why, after completing years of work, I am inviting you to a presentation of audio and visual songs prepared here by Tones Studio of Rochester, that will give you a portion of the entire concert version of “Look And Be Amazed “. With some of the finest engineering and talented musicians from this area, this presentation will give you a first hand experience that represents a portion of the concert version we hope to present here in the Rochester area. It is my hope that you can attend, and as you preview it, keep in mind these thoughts…
When history comes back,
To our present day,
To render its story against our dismay.
Will we learn from its lessons,
As they echo through time
Or repeat the same story
With a weakness that rhymes.
We hope to see you here.
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VIDEO OF NANCY
Listen to the music of “Look And Be Amazed”.
The director & songwriter, Nancy Schwartz, shares the vision.
Hear the stories behind the songs.
Learn how to join the vision, and host your own event.
“If we know who we really are, and where we really come from, we will exert ourselves even more to surpass previous generations. That is why the study of our spiritual history, Revival & Awakening, our TRUE identity, remains of critical importance. Our history is not just the story of who we once were, but of our destiny; not merely what we have accomplished, but our future success.”
Leonard Jones