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"New Doxology"
This is a new arrangement of the traditional Doxology. The added verse was written by Thomas Miller worship pastor at Gateway church in Southlake, Texas.
Click here to listen to Thomas share about how he wrote the additional verses from the third person:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhN5sdKLDcQ
A doxology (from the Greek doxa, glory + logos, word or speaking) is a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymnsThis doxology has widespread use in English circles, in some Protestant traditions commonly referred to simply as "The Doxology" and in others as “The Common Doxology”, is:Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye Heavenly Host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
This text, which was originally the seventh and final stanza of "Glory to thee, my God, this night", a hymn for evening worship written by Thomas Ken in about 1674, is usually sung to the tune Old 100th, but also to Duke Street by John Hatton, Lasst uns erfreuen, and The Eighth Tune by Thomas Tallis, among others.
Click here for a recording of the Gateway version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_7VhWC4TAU
Click here to listen online:
www.rhapsody.com/gatewayworship
Click here to hear and see the Doxology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHCGwJvKRBY&mode=related&search=
Click here to hear one of the most accomplished guitarist present a unique version
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"Your Grace is Enough"
Matthew "Matt" Maher is a singer/songwriter/worship leader originally from Newfoundland, Canada, who later relocated to Mesa, Arizona. He has written and produced 3 independent albums, The End and The Beginning (2001), Welcome to Life (2003), and Overflow (2006). All three albums were produced by Maher, with Welcome to Life and Overflow both being co-produced by Maher and Nashville engineer Jeff Thomas.
Matt is most known for his song, "Your Grace Is Enough" which Chris Tomlin recorded on His 2004 Gold release, Arriving. The two met at a Youth Specialties conference held in Phoenix when Tomlin's band was asked to "back" Maher up. Tomlin instantly fell in love with the song. Since then, the song has become a popular worship anthem. Matt recorded a new version of the song, combining both his and Tomlin's versions, for the album "Empty and Beautiful". The song was released as a single on iTunes in March 2008, and reached #2 on Billboard's Adult Christian Contemporary Chart, where it remained in the top ten for over 8 weeks.
Click here to learn more about Matt Maher:
www.mattmahermusic.com/index.php
Click here to visit Matt’s myspace:
www.myspace.com/mattmahermusic
Click here to listen to how the song was written
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIgGHA27nG4
Click here to worship along
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtnE_e1LylY
“Give me Your Eyes” Worship choir & Tim Feldman
Click here to hear the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWIpQuGwSyQ
"Friend of God"
Israel Houghton serves as one of the worship pastors for Lakewood Church in Houston. Here is a portion of his amazing story.
I really should have been one of those abortion statistics you read about. My mother became pregnant with me when she was 17. My mother's white and my biological father's black. Her family wasn't supportive of their relationship and gave her the choice to have a back-alley abortion or to be disowned. I'm here because of the decision she made-and because of her conversion shortly after that. So when I lead worship I'm crazy. I realize how fortunate I am to be called by God and to be protected, to be covered by him. I'm incredibly grateful.
I grew up in a fairly legalistic home. My parents loved God, and they did the very best they could with what they knew. They came from a very discipleship-oriented, fairly heavy-handed way of doing kingdom work. So I would have more easily said, "I am afraid of God" than "I am a friend of God." The view I had of God was dysfunctional, almost like he was looking for opportunities to punish me. That was more what I caught than what was taught.
But the more I said "I am a friend of God," the more that old, condemning view was purged from my life. I gained a healing sense of God saying, "I want to know you."
Here is a devotional thought on the song
www.gospelflava.com/articles/songinword-friendofgod.html
Here is an interview with Israel that gives great insight into Israel’s walk with the Lord. www.cbn.com/700club/guests/interviews/israel_houghton_041205.aspx
Click here to listen to the song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty0SO7IvtXM
"How He Loves"
One night during a prayer meeting, a youth pastor was praying and said, "Lord, I would give my life today if it would shake the youth of the nation. " Later that night, he died in a car accident. John Mark McMillian, a friend of his, soon after his death, became a youth leader and then a youth pastor. Nearly three years later, McMillian wrote this song. McMillian believes that God's gonna use this song and this story to shake the youth of the nation.
Check out John Mark McMillan’s story behind the song on his myspace website:
www.myspace.com/johnmarkmcmillanworship
Click here to listen to David Crowder sing the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWgeUrD4MHI
“You Are God Alone”
This powerful song of God’s sovereignty was penned by Billy James Foote.
The song was popularized by the trio Phillips, Craig & Dean. They share the following on why they selected the song for their album “Let the Worshippers Arise”.
“We’re drawn to songs that have a message we can sing with real conviction
and passion,” says Randy Phillips. “It can be musically phenomenal, but if
it doesn’t have a message that fits with Phillips, Craig & Dean, then we
probably ought to let somebody else record it. We believe that people can
be healed, delivered, impacted and empowered by praise and worship, and
when we place a song in the family of songs we sing, we believe it has to
be strong enough to really cause someone to be changed. ‘You Are God Alone’
definitely has that potential.”
It is the message of a particular verse that kept Dean’s attention after
hearing the song. “There’s a line that says, ‘You are not a god dependent
on any mortal man. You are not a god in need of anything we can give.’ I
kept trying to justify in my mind that there is something He needs from us
- our praise. But the truth of the matter is that He really doesn’t have to
have anything from us. He is self-sustained. He is God all by himself.”
That same theme of reverence and recognition of God’s presence is what also
inspired PCD’s Shawn Craig. “I love the way this song reminds us of God’s
greatness,” says Craig. “It’s a trite phrase, but I think in the last 10 or
20 years there has been a temptation for us to emphasize God’s eminence
rather than his transcendence. We’ve learned to appreciate the value of
being intimate with our heavenly Father, almost to the point of thinking
Jesus is our buddy. Yes, there are elements of truth in friendship with
God, but I think it’s important that we first remember that He’s great and
He’s awesome before we think about Him being our buddy. He’s the Creator,
He’s holy and He’s a consuming fire.”
Click here to hear the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKVyg6DA0hg
“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
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