Song Discovery Pick – Psalm 27 (I Will Sing)
“Psalm 27 (I Will Sing)” By Seth Herlich and Jenna Herlich (Him + Her Worship) In the words of the writers: In every circumstanceIn every seasonThis is my confidenceAnd I will trust in You Last year we spent some time between tours living in our friends’ basement. We were struggling because traveling is a really…...
Song Discovery Pick – Raise Our Song
“Raise Our Song” Written By Bobby Gilles and Jonatan Barahona In the words of the writers: “Mountains of heartache and towers of painBe cast down in Jesus’ nameRivers of hatred and oceans of shameBe dried up in Jesus’ name” We first heard “Raise Our Song” when a team from Sojourn Community Church (Louisville, KY) led…...
Song Discovery Pick – We Are Not Alone
“We Are Not Alone” Written By Mandy Miller, Stuart Garrard, Brian Miller In the words of the writers: “Stronger than the darkest powerGreater than the deepest fearCloser than any otherLove is present Love is here” This song was written as a declaration and reminder that God is with us. We are never alone. The good…...
Song Story: “Even When” By StoneBridge Worship
By Jamie Mountford Sometimes the seasons of life, the attitudes and actions of those around us, even the personal position of our own hearts, can cause us to feel distant from the Lord. We can wonder if He still loves us and if we can rely on Him to see us through. This year, 2020,…...
Song Story: “Our Father” By Melanie Waldman and Michael Farren
By Jamie Mountford The Lord’s Prayer has been a powerful part of the Church’s liturgy since Christ shared it with His disciples in Matthew 6:9-13, and for good reason. Through this simple prayer, Jesus taught His disciples to realign their hearts and minds to the Lord’s sovereignty, thanking Him for provision and asking for His…...
Song Discovery Pick – “O The Blood”
“O The Blood” Written By Mitch Langley, Jesse Reeves and Chris Clayton In the words of the writers: “You are holy and forever you reignWe sing Jesus, hallelujah for the blood” Some of the very last words our Savior spoke were ‘It IsFinished.’ What a statement. What a Savior. He completed the work of salvation…...
Song Discovery Pick – “Our Father”
“Our Father” Written By Melanie Waldman & Michael Farren In the words of the writers: “Yours is the glory that outshines the darkness, forever and ever amen.” Since becoming a worship leader, I’ve felt called to write songs that the church would sing in community. I had set out to write a salvation prayer song,…...
Song Story for the Album “All I Need”
“Here at the table of wine and broken bread I find all I need.” This immediately singable song moonlights as a communion meditation. It’s poetic, emotive language paired with simple and beautiful production and instrumentation sets it apart. Through this song, may we be continually reminded that Jesus is the bread of God, the bread…...
Song Story: “I Shall Not Want” By David Taylor & Paul Zach
“Though I hunger and I thirst, though I wander and I stray I shall not want. I shall not want.” In the writer’s words: I’d been working on a sermon for Psalm 23 and felt dissatisfied with the collection of hymns and songs that I’d found. To my mind, those songs hadn’t captured the heart…...
Song Story: “Let This House Be Filled With Hallelujahs”
This song was selected for Song Discovery before the upheaval caused by the pandemic, but today I find myself struck by a literal interpretation of the lyrics of the chorus. “Let this house be filled with hallelujahs.”