Aaron Gillespie is best known for being the former drummer and lead singer of popular Christian metalcore band Underoath; these days, he fronts for the alternative rock group The Almost. Gillespie has never really let go of his Christian roots, though, and a new single, We Were Made For You, just debuted in the Top 50 of Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. We Were Made For You precedes Anthem Song, his first solo outing, sometime in March 2011 (according to Wikipedia). Currently a youth leader with Florida’s First United Methodist Church of Hudson’s Ignite Student Ministries, Gillespie and his wife Jamie run a clothing label as well, Pig Cloth.
We Were Made For You is a driving, unabashedly worshipful praise anthem that sings of God’s many virtues. A singalong chorus, energetic guitars, and frantic drums make We Were Made For You an easy choice for CHR programmers, but the fact that it’s getting attention on the main Christian chart tells us exactly how great the song is and how popular Gillespie is in the Christian rock industry. What do you think? Is Gillespie the real deal?
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WE WERE MADE FOR YOU
Aaron Gillespie
We come to be with you
Come and bring you
Our attention
Our affection
We’re here to be with you
Here to bring you
Our offering
Here in this place
Deep inside our hearts
We wanna scream it out
You are God
You are God
We were made for You
Shout for You
You are God
You are God
We will live for You
Everything we do
You are God
God of creation
You came from Heaven
You became a man
Bringing hope again
You laid Your life down
Took all of our sin
Nailed it to the cross
Where You paid it all
Now we bow our hearts and we stand in awe
You are God
You are God
We were made for You
Shout for You
You are God
You are God
We will live for You
Everything we do
You are God
There’s no one like You
You are the only truth
In a world that’s so confused
There is no one like You
You are God
You are God
We were made for You
Shout for You
You are God
You are God
We will live for You
Everything we do
You are God