| The Touch of The Master's Hand Notes Page The poem, "TheTouch of The Master's Hand", is an excellent allegory of God's love and guidance towards us. Although the poem has meant something different for many other people, I believe that it is a great representation of Ephesians 2:19: "Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God." God has called us to be saved from our old-man, or sin, nature. He has taken that worthlessness away from us and has made us precious in His sight. We were once strangers to God, lost in the trappings of the world, but God saved us through His Son Jesus Christ. He has made us whole. Like the violin in the poem, we have been saved by the touch of the Master's hand. I arranged the vocal to follow the transition from weakness to strength. Throughout the first two stanzas (before the master plays the old violin), I sing the song a cappella, giving it an unrhythmic and out of tune feel. Then, when the music begins, I gradually get stronger and stronger throughout the rest of the poem. When it switches into the last and most important stanza of the piece, I changed the key of the song to make it stand out even more. Two years after I wrote this song, I found out that I wasn't the only one that was touched by this poem enough to put it to music. There is a different kind of treatment to the poem that was recorded by the gospel and country-western singer, Bill Anderson. The song can be heard in its entirety by clicking here. I also found out that a short film has been made that was inspired by this poem. I have not seen this film, but more information on it can be found here. |
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