The lyrics are right out of Revelation chapter 5. For this album there was a format to follow as much as possible. The choice of songs was personal. Each one spoke to my life in some way or reminded me of something. Theme is what I'd like to do or need to get done on a given day.
Variations is what actually happens.
Sometimes it is close to the theme and sometimes it bears no resemblance at all. The only given is that at some point somewhere there will be practice time, and whatever gets missed will be made up. When I was in school, I decided that someday I wanted to perform Organ Music for the Southern Baptist Convention because the fact that it's a national organization means that they could have the best of whatever they wanted. Years later I was asked what I would do if that goal was ever reached, I said that I'd have to set new goals. Last year that goal was exceeded when I was asked to sing for a service at the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.