Free Bird

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  “. . . A light broke in upon my brain,—  It was the carol of a bird;  It ceased, and then it came again,  The sweetest song ear ever heard,  And mine was thankful till my eyes  Ran over with the glad surprise,  And they that moment could not see  I was the mate of misery.  But then by dull degrees came back  My senses to their wonted track;  I saw the dungeon walls and floor  Close slowly round me as before,  I saw the glimmer of the sun  Creeping as it before had done,  But through the crevice where it came  That bird was perched, as fond and tame,  And tamer than upon the tree;  A lovely bird, with azure wings,  And song that said a thousand things,  And seemed to say them all for me!  I never saw its like before,  I ne’er shall see its likeness more;  It seemed like me to want a mate,  But was not half so desolate,  And it was come to love me when  None ...

Laura Story Elvington in Concert

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Join President and Mrs. Bill Jones for an indescribable CIU night with alumna Laura Story Elvington -- Sunday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m.

Free e-tickets and details: http://www.xpressfaithcolumbia.com/

Music out of heartbreak— After only one year of marriage, three-time Dove Award nominee Laura Story’s husband was stricken with a brain tumor. In the midst of her husband’s surgery, radiation and intense physical therapy, Laura struggled to express her faith through her music. Since then her songs have blessed thousands of lives.

Laura will share her music and her story in Xpress Faith Columbia, a musical event being held nightly on Friday-Sunday, April 23-25, 2010 (CIU night is Sunday, April 25), at 7:30 at Spring Valley Baptist Church, 91 Polo Road, Columbia, SC. Accompanying Laura will be the 100-voice Praise & Worship Choir and Orchestra of Spring Valley Baptist Church.

Laura's Roots

A gifted vocalist and worship leader, Laura Story is the composer of one of the nation’s best-loved worship songs, "Indescribable." This song has been recorded by multiple artists including Chris Tomlin and has topped the charts. Starting as a concert string bassist and aspiring to become a great symphony conductor, Laura spent her childhood involved in the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg.

She is a graduate of Columbia International University and former member of the Columbia, SC-based band Silers Bald. She married her childhood sweetheart Martin Elvington and lives in Atlanta. She has recorded several albums and performs concerts around the country.

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