To Make Man Whole Song

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To Make Man Whole:

"To Make Man Whole"

Background Story for "To Make Man Whole"

In spring of 1995, freshman medical student Brett Quave enlisted study partner Ron Foo to collaborate on a song, "To Make Man Whole," that he was working on; Ron recalls that Brett already had the framework of the song complete, and that he quickly bought into its premise: "To Make Man Whole" would be lyrically consistent with the mission of Loma Linda University and the experience of those who studied and worked there; at the same time, the song would be musically accessible to a broad, contemporary student audience.

The two students rushed hammering out the final form of "To Make Man Whole" over about a week -- and it was exam week! -- during marathon study breaks, so that class president Mike Eby could include it at freshman dedication. With classmate Kevin Balli providing piano accompaniment, the freshman choir closed dedication with the song's first performance. A couple of months later, graduating class pastor Tim Grigsby used "To Make Man Whole" with his class' choir during their graduation, setting the stage for forthcoming classes of medical students to perform "To Make Man Whole" as a part of the Loma Linda University's ceremonies.