David Meece

David Meece (born May 26, 1952) is an American contemporary Christian musician who enjoyed success in the mid-1980s and into the early 2010s, with more than thirty Top 10 hits, including several No.

He became a youth pastor and began writing songs reflecting his Christian beliefs, adding classical influences to pop melodies.

For example, in the song "This Time" from the album Learning to Trust, the opening section (as well as the bridge and ending tag) is from Frédéric Chopin's "Revolutionary Etude" (Op.

[2] He was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame on June 14, 2008,[6] and received the 2009 Visionary Award in the Inspirational Male Soloist category.

[7] In 2012, Meece co-wrote the piece "Hands of Hope", with fellow performers David L. Cook and Bruce Carroll, to encourage a Christian response to domestic violence.

"Hands of Hope" was recorded by the Charlotte Civic Orchestra in Charlotte, North Carolina, and featured the voices of Cook, Babbie Mason, Christy Sutherland, Caroline Keller, Fantasia Barrino, Gayla Earlene, Joshua Cobb, Paul Zeaman, and many of the former PTL Club singers from Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's show on the PTL Network.