Washed By The Water

Album: Heat (2007)
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Songfacts®:

  • This Christian rock ballad was inspired by the Rinehart brothers' father, a pastor who weathered some false accusations within his congregation. Lead singer Bear Rinehart told Music Faith: "There was some stuff that got said at our church that actually turned out to not be true when it all came out. I just thought it was a cool thing that my dad kept his integrity throughout that whole situation." >>>
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  • The band was also inspired by the gospel tune "I'm Free" by Reverend Milton Brunson.
  • This was Needtobreathe's first #1 hit on the Christian chart.
  • This won Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2009 GMA Dove Awards.

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