Behind the Praise - Sunday February 15, 2009

"Today is the Day"

This song was written by Lincoln Brewster with Paul Baloche. Lincoln believes there is power when we sing God's word back to Him. Psalm 118:24 "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." We are to live each day as if it's our last.

Click here to listen to Lincoln share how he wrote the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pved9U-P1g

Click here to listen online:
www.last.fm/music/Lincoln+Brewster/_/Today+Is+The+Day

Click here to worship along with Lincoln Brewster:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngHP6ppfRw4

"Praise Him"

Donnie Harper is revered as a gospel pioneer namely for one of his principal ground breaking efforts when he performed with the Rock Group Foreigner on their top 10 hit "I Want To Know What Love Is" in 1984. This was the first time that a Gospel Choir teamed up with a Rock Group in the secular market. This collaboration sparked a trend which continues to this very day where gospel and secular groups partner for the purpose of relaying a united message. Donnie Harper is also credited as the first Gospel group to ever appear on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC Telecast) when his group “Voices of Tomorrow” performed in the late 1970’s.

Praise Him;Jesus, blessed Savior,He's worthy to be praised.
From the rising of the sun,Until the going down of the same;He's worthy, Jesus is worthy,
He's worthy to be praised, Glory
In all things give Him glory;Jesus, blessed Savior,
He's worthy to be praised.
God is our rock,hope of salvation,a strong deliverer, in Him will I always trust.

"There is Power in the Blood"

This hymn was written by Lewis E. Jones.

Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 8, 1865, Yates City, Illinois.Died: Sep­tem­ber 1, 1936, Santa Barbara, Cal­i­for­nia.Buried: Altoona Walnut Grove Cem­e­te­ry, Etowah Coun­ty, Alabama.
Pseudonyms:Lewis Edgar, Edgar Lewis, & Mary Slater
A class­mate of evan­gel­ist Bil­ly Sun­day, Jones at­tend­ed the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute. After grad­u­a­tion, he worked for the Young Men’s Christ­ian As­so­ci­a­tion in Da­ven­port, Io­wa; Fort Worth, Tex­as (1915); and San­ta Bar­ba­ra, Cal­i­forn­ia (1925). Hymn writ­ing was his avo­ca­tion. Lew­is E. Jones wrote this song in 1899. Jones wrote this song at a camp meet­ing at Mount­ain Lake Park, Mar­y­land.

Click here for a gospel arrangement:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=im1Mgg7Dz-g

Click here to worship along Sandra Crouch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxKYMKFEtt0

Click here to worship along with Mahalia Jackson:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaNUzh1dVPw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxKYMKFEtt0

"Before the Throne of God Above"

This song was written by Charitie Lees Smith Bancroft in 1863, but was recently published by Vikki Cook who wrote an alternate melody for it.

You can hear the old version by clicking here.
www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/e/beforetg.htm
You’ll recognize the tune as “Sweet hour of Prayer”

Click here to read through the words:
www.inchristalone.org/BeforeTheThrone.html
What a great line in the second verse:
“For God the just is satisfied to look on Him and pardon me”.

Click here to worship along:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_GB_N_79-Q&mode=related&search=

* Click here to hear the Carolina Crown drum and bugle corps' rendition:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuDSHr7QoIg&mode=related&search=

Before the throne of God aboveI have a strong and perfect plea.
A great High Priest whose name is Love Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,My name is written on His heart.
I know that while in Heaven He standsNo tongue can bid me thence depart.
When Satan tempts me to despairAnd tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him thereWho made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Saviour diedMy sinful soul is counted free.
For God the just is satisfiedTo look on Him and pardon me.
Behold Him there the risen Lamb,My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM, The King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Christ on high,With Christ my Saviour and my God!

Click here to listen to the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0S5Z0H4SpI

“Holy, Holy, Holy”

Holy, Holy, Holy is a hymn written by Reginald Heber (1783-1826). Its lyrics speak specifically on the Trinity as stated in Christian theology. It was written specifically for the use on Trinity Sunday, which occurs eight weeks after Easter The tune used for this hymn, "Nicaea", was named after the Nicaean Council in 325. It was composed by John Bacchus Dykes in 1861 specifically for the lyrics. The composer wrote many tunes to hymns (over 300) and many are still in use today.
Click here to listen to the story behind the song:
http://hymns.lifespringonline.com/?p=13

Click here to listen to the song:
www.joyfulministry.com/holyholyt.htm

Click here to read more about the song:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy,_Holy,_Holy

Click here to hear a vocal arrangement:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTuPeErzEWk&feature=related

Click here to listen to an organ arrangement:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=una7Q2z0WME

Click here to listen to another organ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWCXI-b0O54

Click here for an acoustic guitar arrangement:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFrhK1n_K9M

"Stained Glass Masquerade"

Click here to learn more about Casting Crowns:
www.castingcrowns.com/

Click here to listen to the song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=grRnCSAzwuQ

Click here for another arrangement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRUJrjUGGfg