Worship Quote this week: “To sing a wrong note is insignificant, to sing without passion is inexcusable”
Beethoven
"Sing for Joy"
This song was written in 1996 by Lamont Hiebert who considers himself an abolitionist. He set aside his music career for three years while he worked to confront child trafficking, click here to read about his work to abolish slavery
www.lamontsongs.com/He is involved with the work of LOVE146 click here to watch a disturbing video on child trafficking
http://www.jfci.org/Click here to read more of about Lamonts ministry.
http://lamontsongs.blogspot.com/Click here to hear a short sample of the song "Sing for Joy"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8sJsFFl3zs&mode=related&search=
"Say So" Another great song by Israel Houghton click here to read about his ministry with "NEW BREED" http://www.newbreedmusic.com/Click here to listen to Israel in the studio singing "SAY SO"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayuUrynTMy0Click here to worship along at a worship event the song "SAY SO"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlVQzUweso&mode=related&search=Click here to watch more of Israel sharing a new song "If not for Your Grace"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgizH3sIizU&mode=related&search= "No More Night" Soloist Ben Mclallen Click here for the song sung by David Phelps and narrated by Joni Erickson Tada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDQijZ0OpaU&mode=related&search=Walt Harrah is a noted song writer, session singer and record producer.His songs include Think About His Love (Integrity Music), In The Lord Alone (Maranatha Music), and No More Night (Word). He has been a session singer for 20 years, appearing on dozens of film soundtracks from "King Kong" to "Amistad," and numerous television programs, including the Oscars and the Tonight Show. He served as producer and singer with the vocal group Haven, a regular contributor to Haven Ministries radio programming. He has appeared on numerous recordings for Integrity Music, Maranatha Music, Word and other Christian recording companies. He received a bachelor of church music from the University of Southern California and a masters of divinity from Fuller Seminary. He serves as worship minister at Grace Evangelical Free Church in La Mirada, California.
"Pass me not O Gentle Saviour" This hymn was writen by Fanny Crosby here is the story behind the song: As earnest Christian pastor told of a young man about whom he had long felt much anxiety, as he had seemed so unconcerned about his soul, and was, in reality, a real cause of disturbance and interruption in classes for other young men. Meeting him one day, the loving pastor sought once more to influence him, urging, “We want you for Christ and his service.” There was a certain change in his manner which did not escape the eye of the prayerful watcher for souls, and—lacking time to do more—he seized the opportunity to secure the presence of his young friend at a Christian Endeavor meeting soon to be held. True to his promise he was there. When an opportunity was given for some of the young men to choose a song, it was seen that he was urging his companion to select some particular hymn. The other, yielding to his request, asked if the hymn, “Pass me not, O gentle Saviour,” might be sung; and both young men joined in the singing with evident interest and heartiness. Later in the evening it was requested that all who were definitely on the Lord’s side would confess their allegiance by standing. Whereupon the one over whom the heart of the pastor was specially yearning rose at once, and with decision.
“Tell me about your conversion,” the thankful pastor requested at the close of the meeting, when hands were clasped in glad, brotherly welcome and recognition.
“Oh, yes,” assented the other. “It was all through that hymn we have just sung. I was working on the canal at G–, and there was a meeting being held at the Mariner’s Chapel, nearby. The words floated out over the water, and from the tug where I was working I could hear them plainly enough. When they were just going to sing those lines—‘While on others Thou are calling, Do not pass me by!’ a great fear came over me, and I thought, ‘Oh, if the Lord were to pass me by, how terrible it would be!’ Then and there, on the tug, I cried out, ‘O Lord, do not pass me by.’ And”—with a bright smile—“he didn’t pass me by. I am saved.’”
Click here to hear a gospel organ version of the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmDDUSpD7PI click here to see a moving clip of the song sung by Fantasia Barrino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvzB9C7lSlc&mode=related&search=music%20church%20gospel%20christian%20saviour%20jesus Click here to hear Romance Watson sing it on a Gaither video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8O4zEkIs1Y&mode=related&search=music%20church%20gospel%20christian%20saviour%20jesus"We Fall down" Click here to learn more about the song with an interview with Chris Tomlin & Steven Curtis Chapman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWVrKOzxuQg Click here to worship along with Chris Tomlin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEswcXc-CCU"In the Secret" Click here to listen to Andy Park share the story behind the song: www.theheartofworship.com/stories/Story-340-IntheSecret-AndyPark.mp3 Click here to learn more about Andy Park www.andypark.ca/bio.shtml Click here to worship along with Shane & Shane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHaHK4kHUs
"My Jesus, I love Thee" Sixteen year old William Featherston of Montreal, Canada wrote this simple but profound hymn in 1862, not long after he was converted to Christ. William wrote no other hymns that we know of and his brief life ended just before his twenty-seventh birthday. Here is a story about the influence of this song: A Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Michigan once related the following incident to a large audience in one of the Rev. E. P. Hammond’s meetings in St. Louis. “A young, talented and tender-hearted actress was passing along the street of a large city. Seeing a pale, sick girl lying upon a couch just within the half-open door of a beautiful dwelling, she entered, with the thought that by her vivacity and pleasant conversation she might cheer the young invalid. The sick girl was a devoted Christian, and her words, her patience, her submission and heaven-lit countenance, so demonstrated the spirit of her religion that the actress was led to give some earnest thought to the claims of Christianity, and was thoroughly converted, and became a true follower of Christ. She told her father, the leader of the theater troupe, of her conversion, and of her desire to abandon the stage, stating that she could not live a consistent Christian life and follow the life of an actress. Her father was astonished beyond measure, and told his daughter that their living would be lost to them and their business ruined, if she persisted in her resolution. Loving her father dearly, she was shaken somewhat in her purpose, and partially consented to fill the published engagement to be met in a few days. She was the star of the troupe, and a general favorite. Every preparation was made for the play in which she was to appear. The evening came and the father rejoiced that he had won back his daughter, and that their living was not to be lost. The hour arrived; a large audience had assembled. The curtain rose, and the young actress stepped forward firmly amid the applause of the multitude. But an unwonted light beamed from her beautiful face. Amid the breathless silence of the audience, she repeated:
‘My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;For Thee all the follies of sin I resign;My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art Thou;If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.’
This was all. Through Christ she had conquered and, leaving the audience in tears, she retired from the stage, never to appear upon it again. Through her influence her father was converted, and through their united evangelistic labors many were led to God.”
Worship along with Avalon by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at67q_staZ8 Worship along with Paul Baloche by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENJB2rZ-VE8 Worship along with an acoustic guitar version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvzq0-Qe2TI
Message "For You These Things I Pray"
"What a Friend We have in Jesus" Click here to hear the story behind the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLnfqpBQbnU
