Living Waters is a song of my journey to learn to go to the Source directly. At first I only went when I was desperate and had no other options. However, I am learning more and more to live a lifestyle of drinking from His Presence and being prayerful all the time. God wants a relationship with me and you, and He wants to be intimately involved in our day to day lives. Drink, drink, drink...

No murder is ever acceptable, but a specific murder in October 2020 tore my heart apart. A loving, hardworking young man, was tortuously murdered and hanged as a public statement. He had no history of violence or racism. We can ask why, but will probably not find an answer. My heart was consoled as I started to write this song. My anger and turmoil turned to submission to an Almighty, loving and righteous God. Nothing is hidden or secret in His sight. In His Presence there c

During this transformational journey, the desire to be busy with music developed from a trickle to a mighty current. What was I created for?

I let my fingers slide over the rough texture of the certificate. It is printed in gold: “Trinity College London”. “Elize Swart is awarded Level 3 Certificate in Graded Examination in Music Performance - Grade 8 Piano”, stares at me in black letters. The next two words humbly proclaim “with Merit” in smaller print. Really? Is this it? For my entire adult life, I have longed to have this certificate in my hand. The first time I did this exam to get hold of this sought-after ce

“Singer-songwriter and piano teacher”. These words are bursting with more meaning than you would ever know. For some, it may be insignificant, simply a reference to a career. For me, it symbolises a major breakthrough and a homecoming. Let me explain. My career path took me on a journey of statistics, teaching mathematics and science, and later in programming. I spent only one or two years on each of those careers but several in studies and training, and I was very frustrated