Praise and Worship Songs
Easy Worship Songs – Tags
May 29th
Ever heard the saying, “sometimes simple is better”? This is often the case with worship. Easy worship songs, or tags, can sometimes be the most powerful part of a worship set.
What Are EASY WORSHIP SONGS (Tags)?
These are the songs that are usually only 2-4 lines long and 3-4 chords progressions.
Some may consider them a little bit too basic, but as I mentioned, “sometimes simple is better”. A few examples of easy worship songs would be: Read the rest of this entry »
Lord Of Lords Hillsong Lyrics
May 26th
Music Lyrics – Christian
I was thinking about one of posts that I made yesterday about how I love that a lot of Hillsong songs focus on who God is, instead of who we are. And it made me think about a song from Hillsong United from one of my favourite songwriters Brooke Fraser – Lord Of Lords.
This song is amazing and it really paints a picture of who God really is and how He is the not just the Lord, but the Lord of Lords.
If you haven’t heard it, here are the lyrics – I will continue my thoughts about the lyrics after.
LORD OF LORDS – Hillsong Lyrics
Take It All Chords Hillsong
May 26th
Guitar Chords – Christian
I know that there will be a lot of musicians and members of worship teams reading this blog, so I thought that I would be a great idea to start posting guitar tabs for some of the most popular Christian worship songs.
Today we will start with the Take It All chords. Hillsong are popular around the world for their praise and worship, so they are definately a great place to start! Speaking of Hillsong, check out our recent post ‘You Are – Hillsong Albums & Songs‘.
TAKE IT ALL CHORDS – Hillsong
Words and Music by Matt Crocker, Scott Ligertwod and Marty Sampson 2005 Read the rest of this entry »
Artist Spotlight: The Glorious Unseen
May 24th
I am always on the lookout for fresh worship music and emerging artists and today I would like to stoplight one of my favourite worship bands – The Glorious Unseen.
Who Is ‘The Glorious Unseen’?
The Glorious Unseen began with a Sunday night Bible study… Disillusioned by the local church scene, a few former youth leaders and friends gathered on a spring Sunday night outside Nashville, TN. What took place ignited their hearts together… They came together to express their desire for God. They came together because they desired community. Their style of ministry was different… Not ever knowing what was going to happen, they continued to meet every Sunday night to pursue God – and to have Him pursue them. The worship that emerged from this group was simple, introspective, and vulnerable. When worship leader Ben Crist wrote his first song – he didn’t consider it a worship song… “I just wrote this cool song, but never thought it would be something we would play in worship. I thought maybe I’d have a side project where I’d play some of my own songs from time to time.” But when a few friends persuaded him to use the song during a worship set – the people were touched, and as he wrote more and more songs, the group gathered around them. The songs became their soundtrack. They became songs that brought them closer to God, and God closer to them… (From The Glourius Unseen Myspace)
The Glorious Unseen – Tonight The Stars Speak
Tonight The Stars Speak
In 2006 Ben landed a recording contract with Tooth and Nail records after his 5song worship cd caught their attention. He started recording, with his debut album being released in 2007 titled ‘Tonight the Stars Speak
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This recording is one of the rawest worship albums that I have ever listened too, which is quite refreshing. I love how Ben doesn’t shy away from being real – instead he has just written what was on his heart.
I am a massive fan of great lyrics. I won’t go as far as saying lyrics are more important than music, because they both play such important roles in a worship song, but I love lyrics that a real, that I can grasp and make my own – and Ben does this with this able. Let me share some of my favourite sections from a few of his songs. Read the rest of this entry »
Louie Giglio Church Planter – Passion City Church
May 24th
The latest news is that Louie Giglio (Indiscribable DVD, and Passion Fame), is founding Passion City Church in Atlanta. While this is exciting news, I know that a lot of you will be wondering why the move from conference founder and music producer to Louie Giglio – Church Planter. And yes he is starting his church from scrath (more on that later).
Here is what Louie has to say about this new stage of their ministry:
If you haven’t heard by now, Passion is taking a massive turn as we head into the future. At the heart of the shift is a sense of fresh calling that God has made unmistakably clear to Shelley and me over the past eighteen months or so. Though for many reasons it looked like we might never lead a local church, all that has changed as God has placed in our hearts a huge passion to do just that. So in the coming months, by the grace of God, we will be planting a Passion Church in Atlanta as a local expression of the Kingdom of God for our rapidly growing and diverse city as well as a base for our influence throughout the nation and world.
I think it an exciting move for Louie Giglio. Church planting is not easy, but he has a great team to help him with their church launch – including Chris Tomlin and band, and Matt and Beth Redman (no shortage of amazing worship!)
This is a massive step of faith for Louie, but then again he is not a stranger to doing something different when called to by God. In 1995 Louie started Passion as gathering of college students and turned it into a international college movement that has a massive impact!
First Service At Louie Giglio Church
The first service will be held on the 20th of September, with monthly meetings for the first couple of months before going bi-weekly then eventually weekly. This is a smart move as it enables them to take the time to iron out problems before getting into the craziness of running weekly services.
I know that Louie Giglio, church founders and a lot of the public are aiming for a successful launch and I really think this could be a church to keep an eye out for, as we should see a lot of resources coming from this talented team.
Louie Giglio – Indiscribable DVD
May 23rd
A couple of years ago I was able to go with a few friends to the Hillsong conference in Sydney, and that is where I first heard the Louie Giglio Indiscribable talk. I must say that left amazed and still consider this message to be one of the most well-conveyed talks I have ever watched. I say watched because with Louie Giglio, Indiscribable featured a lot of ‘big screen imagery’ to help us understand the greatness and sheer hugeness that God is – by the things that He created. This is an amazing DVD so I thought I would take the time and write a small review on it. Read the rest of this entry »