I LOVE the “Why should the devil have all good music” song and lets hope that his music will continue to be used by God after his death like Keith Green.

One of my favorites:

U.F.O.

“He’s an unidentified flying object
you will see Him in the air
He’s an unidentified flying object
you will drop your hands and stare
you will be afraid to tell your neighbors
they might think that it’s not true
but when they open up the morning papers
they will know they’ve seen Him too

He will come back like He promised
with the price already paid
He will gather up His followers
and take them all away.”

Goodbye, Larry.  Rest in His peace.

Wow! I was just talking about him last week.  I saw him in concert back in 1985 with a band called Vision.  He had a big impact on Christian music.  I’m sorry for his recent pain.  He has no more.

Thanks, Larry, for the music and the inspiration. You are missed…

Larry will be greatly missed on earth, but he is home in heaven

“And now we’ll live forever in another land,
Everything is happening like it first was planned.
Did you get your invitation to come play in the band
And let the Son begin to reign.”

God used Larry’s music paved the way for so much of what we have now.  Precious in the eyes of God is the sleep of his saints… Our prayers are with the family.

AS a teen and young adult Larry’s music and words lifted burdens and provided the joy that I thought Christians could not possess.  His humor has indirectly effected my lifestyle and preaching style as well. I’m delighted for his gain and saddened by the family’s loss.

Wow, I am shocked.  Didn’t know he was ill.  Larry Norman was the first Christian singer I listened to and he paved the way for so many.  I started listening to him in the 1970’s, if that tells you how old I am!  He quickly became one of my husbands’ favorite artists as well.  We really loved him and will continue to listen to his music.  Our sons’ name is Norman

Because of Larry Norman I learned that you could have long hair, like loud screaming guitars and still love Jesus.  I learned that being a Christian didn’t mean commiting intellectual suicide.  I learned that sometimes the Godly thing to do was to challenge an ungodly government and that sometimes it’s even Godly to challenge the accepted norms of the church. Back in the 1980’s I heard Larry Norman give a lecture at the Cornerstone Festival outside of Chicago.  When an individual asked him, “What’s it like being the grand daddy of Christian rock,” Larry Norman’s response was, “I don’t know, I think bible study is more important.” The guy may have been eccentric, controversial, etc, but when it all comes down to it for me he was a prophetic voice to a generation of disenfranchised young people.  And now he finally gets to meet face to face the One whom he spent so many years telling us about...and frankly, I think that’s really cool.

Yeah, Larry and others like him in that generation gave me the excitement and imputus to share my faith at 13.  3 of those junior high friends are now believers and his music had a direct impact.

My first thought was that he died with not just dignity, which we hear a lot about, but with hope.

And my second was to sit with a silly grin on my face as I listened.  He was a lot of fun!

Thanks for sharing that.  And happy for Larry, now that he’s home.