before the deep
RecognitionGod's eternality and human frailty.
Emmeline
Drawn By Hand Records
Emmeline
My PortionAcoustic Americana / Indie-Folk GospelRooted in faith. Carried by song. Offered in grace. The first single from the upcoming debut album opens a porch-lit world of hymnody, frailty, and inheritance.
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Thou art my portion, Thou alone.
portion is the album's central confession: God Himself as cup, lot, living bread, dwelling, and treasure that will never fall.
Upcoming debut LP
The world counts wisdom in gain. The Gospel counts it in loss.
My Portion follows a soul from recognition to final sight: who God is, who we are, what must be lost, what cannot be taken, and what it means for Christ to be life rather than ornament.
Psalm 73:25-26Psalm 16:5John 15:1-8Revelation 21-22
Seven movements
A record built like a weathered hymnal margin.
costly strain
ConfrontationThe Gospel wisdom of losing all to gain Christ.
ruined wide
TransformationThe irreversible crossing after grace calls your name.
portion
DeclarationGod as inheritance, dwelling, cup, lot, and treasure.
lesser loves
RenunciationA fierce refusal of idols and false comforts.
the mystery
UnionChrist in the believer and the believer in Christ.
face to face
ConsummationFaith giving way to sight at the end of the road.
Questions
Plain answers for listeners, writers, and curious wanderers.
Who is Emmeline?
Emmeline is the acoustic Americana and indie-folk gospel project of Sarah Emmeline Hayes, released through Drawn By Hand Records and Vox Petra. Her songs pair raw front-porch storytelling with the Psalms, old hymnody, and rooted Christian theology.
What kind of music does Emmeline make?
She makes handmade folk-gospel shaped by fingerpicked guitar, subtle mandolin, upright bass, room tone, and an intimate vocal delivery that keeps breath, fret buzz, and small imperfections in the final recording.
What is My Portion about?
My Portion follows a seven-song arc from human frailty to final hope. Across the record, Emmeline writes about surrender, renouncing idols, union with Christ, and the confession that God Himself is the believer's lasting inheritance.
Where can I listen to Emmeline?
The official Emmeline home is helloemmeline.com. Verified public links currently documented in the Vox Petra registry are Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and YouTube Music at artist/profile/topic level. Full My Portion release-level DSP links still need verification before broader available-now claims.
What does 'be Thou my portion' mean?
It names the central confession of the project and of the song portion: not treating God as an accessory, but as cup, lot, dwelling, treasure, and enough. The language draws from Psalm 16, Psalm 73, Lamentations 3, and the wider hymn tradition behind the record.
What is Common Metre (8.6.8.6)?
Common Metre is a hymn structure with alternating lines of eight and six syllables. The song portion is written in that pattern, which is why its lyric can be sung to historic tunes such as Amazing Grace and O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing.
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