Contemporary Song Choices for Pentecost

Contemporary Song Choices for Pentecost Scripture References: Gen 11:1-9, Eze 37:1-14, Joel 2:28-29, Jn 14:25-27, Jn 15:26-27, Jn 16:5-11, Acts 2:1-21 Contemporary Song choices for Pentecost Song Title Author / Songbook Comments Days of Elijah Robin Mark Eze 37:1-14 Blessed are the Peacemakers www.truevinemusic.com Jn 14:27 Holy Spirit, the Dove Sent from Heaven CWS 723 [...]

Contemporary Song choices for the Transfiguration of Our Lord

Contemporary Song choices for the Transfiguration of Our Lord Scripture References: Mt 17:1-13, Mk 9:2-13, 2 Cor 3:12-4:2, Ex 24:12, 15-18, 2 Peter 1:16-21, 2 Cor 4:3-6. Ex 34:29-35, Ps 148, Lk 9:28-36, 2 Ki 2:1-12 Contemporary Song choices for the Transfiguration   of Our Lord Song Title Author / Songbook Comments Did You Feel [...]

Music to Close Your Worship Service

Finding contemporary music to match the day’s worship theme is not easy, especially if you need to find four or five songs per Sunday.  You can make this a little easier by making sure that the hymn of the day (HOTD) is a tight match to the  readings but the opening song and closing song [...]

Who is this Keith Getty guy who appears in our new Hymnal Supplement?

I’ve written about Keith Getty’s music in the past, particularly those new songs that have been included in our new Hymnal Supplement, most notably “In Christ Alone”.  Keith and his wife Kristyn were interviewed recently.   You readers just have to read this interview.  Copyright laws prohibit me to reproduce it in its entirety so I [...]

A modern day hymn?

A supplement to our Hymnal (Christian Worship) was introduced at the recent “National Conference on Worship, Music and the Arts” in July 2008.  Included in the Hymnal Supplement will be several contemporary songs by the songwriting duo of Keith Getty and Stuart Townend.   Keith Getty and Staurt Townend are modern day hymn writers living [...]