My son listened to these guys in the early 90’s, was barley tolerating the noise, allways telling him to turn it down. He passed in 96, senior in HS 🥺. Months later while cleaning out his room i came across his Petra albums. So played them to see what was so special. What a ministry they have, I also like petra now.
I am so sorry for the loss of your son, I lost both mine, they also enjoyed petra, their mother was a contrary to God and fought my intervention in their lives. She is dead now.
This song makes me cry... I cried many years ago when I saw the selfishness of my life and I still cry. It is such a tragedy to just want to live your own safe life watching movies and eating chocolate, while millions are perishing outside. But luckily there is hope. I feel the Holy Spirit patiently drawing me towards His way of life, to lay down my own life as a blessing for others...
I first heard this song in 1985... I was 5 years old. It's STILL my all-time favorite song. I am disappointed in current Christian music so I just keep listening to Petra over & over again. Can't remember who said it, but one of the band members says there is a sermon in each Petra song & it's so true!
Those people are wrong about Christian music being done bad, I can list tons of great bands/artists. Petra for one, Stryper, ApologetiX, Relient K, Newsboys, TobyMac (He's like the King of Christian Pop), Andy Mineo, Skillet, Lecrae and the list goes on.
Why can't 'they' do music well? Let your ears do the listening and not your conscience or mental cognizance. I don't understand your point of view... whacked.
I guess people think if it's Christian that it's not going to be as good as mainstream music and movies. If those people just give these songs a chance they might actually like it. Maybe another reason is maybe the recording studios aren't like many others in the mainstream music industry, I'll admit that special effects wise Christian movies aren't the greatest, but they still are in HD quality though, but they can't do a whole lot with a film because their budget is tight from the get go. Sometimes even the acting isn't too good, but the cast that PureFlix hire are top notch and even some of actors/actresses are also on other well known movies or shows. For example God's Not Dead had Kevin Sorbo and Shane Harper, Kevin well known for Hercules and Shane Harper well known for Good Luck Charlie.
Old Petra was really good. They were a bunch of old converted hippies. Rez Band was another group that was really good. Majority of Christain Rock wasn't great, but there were some bands who were actually really good.
Absolutely. And if more believers understood its meaning, I suspect that they’d be as appalled about it as the Pharisees were at Christ for performing miracles on the Shabbat 😂🤷🏻♂️
Like a velvet whip, is it not? Def my favorite one-it puts everyone in front of the mirror. If anything is divinely-inspired, this song is it, seek no further.
First of all Petra set the standard for other Christian Rock artists. Their music probably reached farther beyond mainstream Christian artists simply because they had not only great music they were inspired as the message reflects. Bob Harmon & Greg Volz set the bar and I thank God for this group who I saw many times live and wish more people had the opportunity to witness the spirit Petra blessed us with. TY
Heard about this guy who was making a fuss at church, and so the pastor & elders excommunicated him, kicked him out, showed him the door. As he walked out of the church he found Jesus right out front smoking a cigarette, "What are you doing out here, Lord?" Jesus said, "Yeah, they kicked me out thirty years ago and won't let me back in either."
I love this song, my friend got me the album Not of This World, after I mentioned how much I liked this album, I bought my own copy a week later. They were a great band...I love their music and I am not even wholly Christian in my beliefs.
Awesome, thanks for sharing! Petra's music has spoken to millions over decades, Christian or not. I first heard them in 1984 and have been challenged over the many years by their music to get myself right and help others with the blessings and skills that I've been afforded. Hope you are doing well, Brian.
Thank you so very much for posting these songs. My first memory of music is from this album. I must have been 6-7 years old and I almost broke down into tears as I remembered my brothers and myself playing air guitar and drums and myself singing to these songs.
Another sleepy Sunday, safe within the walls Outside a dying world in desperation calls But no-one hears the cries, or knows what they're about The doors are locked within, or is it from, without... Looking through rose colored stained glass windows Never allowing the world to come in Seeing no evil and feeling no pain Making the light as it comes from within, so dim... Out on the doorstep lay the masses in decay Ignore them long enough, maybe they'll go away When you have so much you think, you have so much to lose You think you have no lack, when you're really destitute Looking through rose colored stained glass windows - stained glass windows! Never allowing the world to come in - they won't lemmie come in! Seeing no evil and feeling no pain - no feel, no pain! Making the light as it comes from within, so dim - the light's so dim! - so dim - the light's so dim! Looking through rose colored stained glass windows Never allowing the world to come in Seeing no evil and feeling no pain Making the light as it comes from within, so dim, so dim!
Wow! This is one of my favorite songs from 1986. It has such a powerful message-prophetic- as the American church overall has experienced major decline these past 22 years. Scott from San Jose
Im a complete atheist but in the 8th grade I got a chance to help them set up their gear for a show in Pampa,Texas. They played a Deep Purple song during soundcheck! A great song and a great message is where you find it and this is a great song and great message. You be Christian and I be atheist and we still find a connection.
I like this one! I hear Jars of Clay's cover of it when I was young. I've been jamming to JoC again a lot lately and have been researching scattered tuned they've done and came across this one again. Thanks for the post!
It is funny to see all the comments from people who remember about Petra when they were young, I discovered them only few years ago, after the band split, because of my mother's friend still had the Not of This World album... But they are my favorite band since then. This song is one of my favorite. =D
me too, I used to try and figure out what it meant and would ask about it all the time. I was like 7. I hear it now and it amazes me how clearly they make the point and it hits home today.
My sentiments exactly!!! I love the awesome music and witty play-on-words in the lyrics, but there is also so much Spiritual wisdom and Biblical insight woven into songs. The eras and tumults of my childhood are pretty much categorized by which Petra album was helping me through. LOVE 'EM! Anyway. (Since you asked... I just got rather excited 'cause I've never heard anyone say it quite like that. :)
OMG I used to steal my brothers CASSETTE TAPE and listen to this and the 77's Ping Pong over the Abyss. Dude- This song still rocks today!! Unbelievable!
This song was prophetic, I first got saved in 1979 served the Lord (I thought) but was only serving the so called church, and now stained glass windows is a perfect descriptor of the modern American church, the powerless, self serving, money grubbing sold out to the devil church..needless to say I no longer call myself a Christian, but only refer to myself as a believer....the church has locked it doors from the inside, holding the world outside, only allowing those who they think can benefit the machine to come in.....
find a new church. there are still good brothers and sisters out there. we are heading into the homestretch. repent and make ready, the bridegroom is near.
Sad but true Brother, but we should just follow Jesus, he is the true way, so no institution call church give you salvation, its true we need a church for praising god with brothers and sisters, but we should be aware devil trying going into churches
I find it quite ironic that this album got me closer to my Creator...and the church led me to apostasy. All will be settled. But not here. And not now. Not yet.
Before Moving out of my parents House, I had a Pastor from the Evangelical Free Church refer to the Church in 2 Parts, The ORGANIZATION of the Church-The Part you say has closed it self off to the world and sold out, and the ORGANISM of the Church-The Body of Christ, The People the Organization is trying to control. I agree with you, the Organization is making the Organism Sick. I also agree with some of the other comments, Find a new Church. Your old one is obviously not healthy. They do exist trust me, just Pray and God will lead you to the Church Family you're supposed to have
@@neocenobyte That's what happened to mostly all early Christian music. Even Kerry Livgren said he was appalled at what 'christian' music was after he got saved. Is it any wonder he, Phil Keaggy, and Resurrection Band recorded their own music? It's cash not Christ!
We must get this message out to the lost world out there. The word of God commands it. A lot of people are out there unaware of their need for the Lord, how He's gonna change their lives with His love. If nobody ever talked to me about God I honestly would not be here now
This song sums up humanity in general so well. I am glad that God and religion werent specifcally mentioned in this song as it lends it ambiguity so it can be take many ways
I love this!!!! My parents met at a Petra concert, on the More Power To Ya tour....so Petra is kind of in my blood! lol! Thanks so much for uploading all these songs! they are fantastic!!!!!!
Petra, was the Band the Lord used to deliver me from drugs and acultic world,, ( angle of light was the song) praise God, September 17th 1987 - Jesus Christ and Him Crusifed 🙏🕊️💒, amen
Such a well composed song with great guitar work beginning with acoustic and leading to electric. The Jesus movement during these times, despite some flaws, was very evangelistic and I think there was (and maybe always will be) resentment from the younger generation against the stagnancy that can occur in the Church and/or the unwillingness to engage the culture. Great song
This is my all time favorite classic Petra song! Check out their new 2010 Classic Petra "Back To The Rock" album which features the original Petra line-up singing this great song plus 9 more classics and 2 new songs. It's a really good album!
I love Petra. I played it on my work computer last September when there was some evil satanists working in the same office as me! There is a good message in this song. Jesus. You are our Rock :-)
so hard to pick a favor Song from Petra but I would probably pick this one or Adonai, I Just love this One, the lyrics and Guitars, its just an amazing song
Loved this song as a kid. I'm still a Christian and I still enjoy listening to this. 'More Power To Ya' was probably my fave Petra album. Anything after Greg X. Voltz, pure crap.
look at the rose colored stained glass windows all you just trying to "slip" in to heaven.....it wont happen this fact motivates me and i hope it does you too
Hope it motivates you to get out of the safety of the church and be the change you want to see in the world as well. Not by proselytizing, but by exercising the selfless, altruistic compassion that Christ exemplified, at his own peril. Because that’s precisely what this song is about. Best wishes.
I checked out of church-going when my family kicked me out of the house when Covid first started up. They claimed I was putting them at risk (by going to my job so I wouldn't get fired) Since then church just isn't the same. But I still like Petra's music.
My son listened to these guys in the early 90’s, was barley tolerating the noise, allways telling him to turn it down. He passed in 96, senior in HS 🥺. Months later while cleaning out his room i came across his Petra albums. So played them to see what was so special. What a ministry they have, I also like petra now.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your son. Have faith that he is with our Lord and savior. Holding your family in my prayers...
Sounds like a good heart
Wow, inspiring
I am so sorry for the loss of your son, I lost both mine, they also enjoyed petra, their mother was a contrary to God and fought my intervention in their lives. She is dead now.
I am really sorry. but at least he left a good legacy for you.😢😢😢
This song makes me cry... I cried many years ago when I saw the selfishness of my life and I still cry. It is such a tragedy to just want to live your own safe life watching movies and eating chocolate, while millions are perishing outside. But luckily there is hope. I feel the Holy Spirit patiently drawing me towards His way of life, to lay down my own life as a blessing for others...
Telling like it is
I LOVE YOUY BROTHER
I first heard this song in 1985... I was 5 years old. It's STILL my all-time favorite song. I am disappointed in current Christian music so I just keep listening to Petra over & over again. Can't remember who said it, but one of the band members says there is a sermon in each Petra song & it's so true!
B Wade the drummer Louie Weaver said it.
I was 17.
@@LockedBolt Or Daniel Band!
I’m only 27 and I agree with you. Petra still my favorite Christian listen
@@leslieb6881Como extraño a Loui en la banda
My favorite Petra song. Melody, lyric, and message are so powerful.
With many churches choosing to compromise on the teachings of our Lord today, this song couldn't be more relevant.
I'm not a very religious man, but that was amazing! And they say this kind of music can't be well done.
Those people are wrong about Christian music being done bad, I can list tons of great bands/artists. Petra for one, Stryper, ApologetiX, Relient K, Newsboys, TobyMac (He's like the King of Christian Pop), Andy Mineo, Skillet, Lecrae and the list goes on.
Why can't 'they' do music well? Let your ears do the listening and not your conscience or mental cognizance. I don't understand your point of view... whacked.
I guess people think if it's Christian that it's not going to be as good as mainstream music and movies. If those people just give these songs a chance they might actually like it. Maybe another reason is maybe the recording studios aren't like many others in the mainstream music industry, I'll admit that special effects wise Christian movies aren't the greatest, but they still are in HD quality though, but they can't do a whole lot with a film because their budget is tight from the get go. Sometimes even the acting isn't too good, but the cast that PureFlix hire are top notch and even some of actors/actresses are also on other well known movies or shows. For example God's Not Dead had Kevin Sorbo and Shane Harper, Kevin well known for Hercules and Shane Harper well known for Good Luck Charlie.
Old Petra was really good. They were a bunch of old converted hippies. Rez Band was another group that was really good. Majority of Christain Rock wasn't great, but there were some bands who were actually really good.
Petra’s music is awesome no matter what your beliefs! They are great.
This is by far my favorite album. This is the first cassette I ever had of Petra. Brings back a lot of memories.
I got this album on vinyl in 1982, I was 10.
Same
A perfectly crafted song. The intro, the guitar parts, the voice. Dang. It's just THAT good.
Greg X. Volz can HOWL!!!
This song could be three times longer and I would not complain. :)
agreed!
😂
Absolutely.
And if more believers understood its meaning, I suspect that they’d be as appalled about it as the Pharisees were at Christ for performing miracles on the Shabbat
😂🤷🏻♂️
Quit complaining! ☺
AMEN
Petra's slower building songs like this were amazing.
Best rock band ever. They will play in heaven.
The melody of this song, guitar work, and underlying message are impressive....
One of the most biting songs by Petra. Always gives me goosebumps.
My mom grew up in the 80s and introduced Petra to me and my brother when we were little kids.
Man, someone mentioned rose-colored glasses and this song popped into my head. Had to come looking for it.
old one was By John Conliee
True beauty like our Lord. This band helped me grow in the Lord--Jesus will reward them in heaven for their true witness.
Praise the Lord! Beautiful song! One of my favorites.
such true lyrics. even to this day.
His Word is everlasting and His mercies never die.
Petra! I absolutely love Petra, their message, and their sound. Thanks so much for the music! I listen to it almost everyday.
great song, my father had me grow up listening to this
one of my top Petra songs.
Like a velvet whip, is it not?
Def my favorite one-it puts everyone in front of the mirror.
If anything is divinely-inspired, this song is it, seek no further.
First of all Petra set the standard for other Christian Rock artists. Their music probably reached farther beyond mainstream Christian artists simply because they had not only great music they were inspired as the message reflects. Bob Harmon & Greg Volz set the bar and I thank God for this group who I saw many times live and wish more people had the opportunity to witness the spirit Petra blessed us with. TY
Heard about this guy who was making a fuss at church, and so the pastor & elders excommunicated him, kicked him out, showed him the door. As he walked out of the church he found Jesus right out front smoking a cigarette, "What are you doing out here, Lord?" Jesus said, "Yeah, they kicked me out thirty years ago and won't let me back in either."
What a fantastic band! Long live Petra and long live the word of God!
This song helped so many of us.
Sin duda el mejor disco de petra
asi es
I love this song, my friend got me the album Not of This World, after I mentioned how much I liked this album, I bought my own copy a week later. They were a great band...I love their music and I am not even wholly Christian in my beliefs.
Awesome, thanks for sharing! Petra's music has spoken to millions over decades, Christian or not. I first heard them in 1984 and have been challenged over the many years by their music to get myself right and help others with the blessings and skills that I've been afforded. Hope you are doing well, Brian.
Thank you so very much for posting these songs. My first memory of music is from this album. I must have been 6-7 years old and I almost broke down into tears as I remembered my brothers and myself playing air guitar and drums and myself singing to these songs.
Man from the beginning of the song I just want to start crying
This is the Best petra's music
My favourite song from the album 😊
What a song! Praise the Lord❤️
Another sleepy Sunday, safe within the walls
Outside a dying world in desperation calls
But no-one hears the cries, or knows what they're about
The doors are locked within, or is it from, without...
Looking through rose colored stained glass windows
Never allowing the world to come in
Seeing no evil and feeling no pain
Making the light as it comes from within, so dim...
Out on the doorstep lay the masses in decay
Ignore them long enough, maybe they'll go away
When you have so much you think, you have so much to lose
You think you have no lack, when you're really destitute
Looking through rose colored stained glass windows - stained glass windows!
Never allowing the world to come in - they won't lemmie come in!
Seeing no evil and feeling no pain - no feel, no pain!
Making the light as it comes from within, so dim - the light's so dim!
- so dim - the light's so dim!
Looking through rose colored stained glass windows
Never allowing the world to come in
Seeing no evil and feeling no pain
Making the light as it comes from within, so dim, so dim!
Dane Welkersen your negativity is SO not warranted nor asked for.
Preach!!
Thanks for posting these lyrics
I grew up hearing Petra, in my early Teens.
I used to play them on the radio.
loved this song as a kid. I'm not a Christian any more but I still enjoy listening to this. 'More Power to ya' was probably my fav Petra album.
Same! This (and the other Greg Volz-led albums) are very nostalgic for me despite now being an atheist.
Oh thank goodness at least I’m not the only one :D
You're not alone. Same here. Agnostic now, but can't deny that Petra 74-86 was an incredible band.
Come back to faith! The free gift of salvation is yours!
Please don't leave Christ, he wants you back
Wow!
This is one of my favorite songs from 1986. It has such a powerful message-prophetic- as the American church overall has experienced major decline these past 22 years.
Scott from San Jose
What an indictment of the church. And it’s still relevant today.
Ahhh, this is great stuff. I didnt appreciate it enough back in the day. Praise the Lord.
Im a complete atheist but in the 8th grade I got a chance to help them set up their gear for a show in Pampa,Texas. They played a Deep Purple song during soundcheck! A great song and a great message is where you find it and this is a great song and great message. You be Christian and I be atheist and we still find a connection.
Thank you for posting these songs. I thought they were lost forever.
I like this one! I hear Jars of Clay's cover of it when I was young. I've been jamming to JoC again a lot lately and have been researching scattered tuned they've done and came across this one again. Thanks for the post!
Great song. I remember a friend playing the song, More Power to Ya. I was just a kid, back then.
It is funny to see all the comments from people who remember about Petra when they were young, I discovered them only few years ago, after the band split, because of my mother's friend still had the Not of This World album... But they are my favorite band since then. This song is one of my favorite. =D
I am not a Christian in any sense of the word. However, this album is one of the top five on my list.
Why aren't you a christian ?
Just rock n roll music that resonates with a person.....doesn't have to be religious
me too, I used to try and figure out what it meant and would ask about it all the time. I was like 7. I hear it now and it amazes me how clearly they make the point and it hits home today.
I grew up listening to all these albums. Thanks for sharing.
@carrnasaur7 It's great to hear that...I remember listening to Petra before church on Sunday mornings :)
My sentiments exactly!!! I love the awesome music and witty play-on-words in the lyrics, but there is also so much Spiritual wisdom and Biblical insight woven into songs. The eras and tumults of my childhood are pretty much categorized by which Petra album was helping me through. LOVE 'EM! Anyway. (Since you asked... I just got rather excited 'cause I've never heard anyone say it quite like that. :)
Greg Volz could sure sing, and Bob Hartman can sure play the guitar
Understated,but facts!
Amen.
Fabuloso, me encanta ésta pista...
The album cover reminds me of ELO. Love this song!
awesome song!
best song ever!!!
AMEN! Great blessings to you UPF!
Excellent music
Loved this great Petra song .....so happy to be watching the original guys in concert next Easter.
Been listening to them since I got saved back in '92 😇
The beginning is from the hymn showers of blessing
OMG I used to steal my brothers CASSETTE TAPE and listen to this and the 77's Ping Pong over the Abyss. Dude- This song still rocks today!! Unbelievable!
This is my, I'm done. I'll play my favorite song.
I'm trying to find the first time sound when I first loved it on vinyl amp and (Smile)
I'm 30.
ROSE COLORED STAINED GLASS WINDOWS is what the Church needs to hear.
This song was prophetic, I first got saved in 1979 served the Lord (I thought) but was only serving the so called church, and now stained glass windows is a perfect descriptor of the modern American church, the powerless, self serving, money grubbing sold out to the devil church..needless to say I no longer call myself a Christian, but only refer to myself as a believer....the church has locked it doors from the inside, holding the world outside, only allowing those who they think can benefit the machine to come in.....
find a new church. there are still good brothers and sisters out there. we are heading into the homestretch. repent and make ready, the bridegroom is near.
Sad but true Brother, but we should just follow Jesus, he is the true way, so no institution call church give you salvation, its true we need a church for praising god with brothers and sisters, but we should be aware devil trying going into churches
I find it quite ironic that this album got me closer to my Creator...and the church led me to apostasy.
All will be settled. But not here. And not now. Not yet.
Before Moving out of my parents House, I had a Pastor from the Evangelical Free Church refer to the Church in 2 Parts,
The ORGANIZATION of the Church-The Part you say has closed it self off to the world and sold out, and the ORGANISM of the Church-The Body of Christ, The People the Organization is trying to control. I agree with you, the Organization is making the Organism Sick. I also agree with some of the other comments, Find a new Church. Your old one is obviously not healthy. They do exist trust me, just Pray and God will lead you to the Church Family you're supposed to have
@@neocenobyte That's what happened to mostly all early Christian music. Even Kerry Livgren said he was appalled at what 'christian' music was after he got saved. Is it any wonder he, Phil Keaggy, and Resurrection Band recorded their own music? It's cash not Christ!
I saw these guys back in the early 80's. They were the opening band for 'Servant'!
GREAT MUSIC!!
GREAT BAND, GREAT MESSAGE, VERY TRUE THE WORD.
They were awesome in concert..
Awesome then! Awesome now!
there's something awesome about clear gospel. its magnetic!
i am looking forward to seeing you all up there someday.
I Corinthians 15:51-58. Behold, He will show you the mystery and it has nothing to do with 'aliens' (nephilum).
even though its been 3 years, Looking forward to it so all that is good can be in eternal happiness
World peace ⚘💖❤🎶🎸💕🙂😎
We must get this message out to the lost world out there. The word of God commands it. A lot of people are out there unaware of their need for the Lord, how He's gonna change their lives with His love. If nobody ever talked to me about God I honestly would not be here now
Good on ya my bro
This song sums up humanity in general so well. I am glad that God and religion werent specifcally mentioned in this song as it lends it ambiguity so it can be take many ways
I love this!!!! My parents met at a Petra concert, on the More Power To Ya tour....so Petra is kind of in my blood! lol! Thanks so much for uploading all these songs! they are fantastic!!!!!!
Petra, was the Band the Lord used to deliver me from drugs and acultic world,, ( angle of light was the song) praise God, September 17th 1987 - Jesus Christ and Him Crusifed 🙏🕊️💒, amen
Such a well composed song with great guitar work beginning with acoustic and leading to electric. The Jesus movement during these times, despite some flaws, was very evangelistic and I think there was (and maybe always will be) resentment from the younger generation against the stagnancy that can occur in the Church and/or the unwillingness to engage the culture. Great song
Went to the Park Concert Debuting this Album....LOVE THESE GUYS....
Reminds me of my childhood
This is my all time favorite classic Petra song! Check out their new 2010 Classic Petra "Back To The Rock" album which features the original Petra line-up singing this great song plus 9 more classics and 2 new songs. It's a really good album!
Currently on repeat...
Probably the best song on this album...
I love Petra. I played it on my work computer last September when there was some evil satanists working in the same office as me!
There is a good message in this song.
Jesus. You are our Rock :-)
This beautiful band is going to be forevermore. JESUS is the king of Kings. The universe knows that the light always overcomes the dark
Ryan Blount
Dang this song hits
so hard to pick a favor Song from Petra but I would probably pick this one or Adonai, I Just love this One, the lyrics and Guitars, its just an amazing song
Use to hear this playn my stereo down at barn with my horses love memories
this song is the best song of petra
Petra is a concert I went to in California in the 80s CHRISTINE music
vi los subtítulos y me hizo llorar
This is only the 2nd Petra song I have listened to that sounds similar to a mainstream song (Jackson Browne's 'a song for Adam').
Loved this song as a kid. I'm still a Christian and I still enjoy listening to this. 'More Power To Ya' was probably my fave Petra album. Anything after Greg X. Voltz, pure crap.
look at the rose colored stained glass windows all you just trying to "slip" in to heaven.....it wont happen
this fact motivates me and i hope it does you too
Hope it motivates you to get out of the safety of the church and be the change you want to see in the world as well. Not by proselytizing, but by exercising the selfless, altruistic compassion that Christ exemplified, at his own peril. Because that’s precisely what this song is about.
Best wishes.
Colored shine glass windows white heart musician
🎵🎼🎶🎸🎤🙂💖
I checked out of church-going when my family kicked me out of the house when Covid first started up. They claimed I was putting them at risk (by going to my job so I wouldn't get fired)
Since then church just isn't the same. But I still like Petra's music.
M a big fan of Petra.... please can I get a track of this number...I can sing with d track.
JESUS LOVE YOU!
What happened to louie weaver i loved his drumming
I hear this and i get it.
City is talking about Massey Hall restoration and all I hear is this song
mine too!
i was 17. When to do?