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Chris Mason’s new CD came a little early in the mail over the weekend. His new EP “Songs One Through Six” releases tomorrow, but I suppose I was one of the lucky ones to get a copy before release day. I got a chance to sit down yesterday afternoon while it was quiet in the house and really pay attention to the lyrics and the message woven in these 6 songs.

The first four songs on the EP speak the voice of a man who is expressing struggles with doubt, frustrations with failure, and confusion about the world around him. Mason’s writing really pulls you into the man’s point of view. You feel his frustrations, and you understand them - partly because of the skillfully crafted lyrics, and partly because the man’s frustrations are familiar to your own.

When you’re not sure how the man’s story (or your own story) will end, you reach track five, “Reaching Out,” which gives a voice of reason to the man in the previous songs. “Reaching Out” calls to the man to lay down what he has been holding onto and to accept the hope found in grace. The story then concludes with “Precious Lord, Thy Mercy Come,” a song simple in its production but profound in its content and its placement in Mason’s story. The man, now seeing an answer to his doubt, failures, and confusion, calls on the mercy and grace freely given. The struggle ends in anticipation of what will come because of mercy and grace.

“Songs One Through Six” is available at Chris’ web site, and I would highly recommend it as an addition to your collection. You will enjoy hearing this story over and over again because you will realize that your story, like the story Mason is telling, can have a happy ending. And everybody loves a story with a happy ending.