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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Stuart Townend’
Music to Close Your Worship Service
Posted: January 10, 2012 in Choosing Songs, Getty and Townend, Openers and ClosersTags: Contemporary worship, Keith Getty, Service of worship, Stuart Townend
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Gospel Motivation
Posted: September 13, 2011 in Commentary, Getty and Townend, Set ListTags: Graham Kendrick, Isaiah 53:4, Mac Powell, Marty Haugen, Romans 8:30, Stuart Townend
I am predestined, called, justified and glorified, not to mention – saved (Romans 8:30) by someone who was stricken, smitten and afflicted (Isaiah 53:4). If you know me, you would conclude that something is wrong with this picture. But the reality is that there is nothing wrong with it. It’s God’s plan from the beginning [...]
May the Peace of God (CW745)
Posted: October 4, 2009 in Getty and TownendTags: Benedictions, Hymnal Supplement, Stuart Townend
We will be closing our blended service on 10/11 with a new song from the hymnal supplement called “May the Peace of God”. It’s a benediction song and you can see one of the songwriters (Stuart Townend) perform the song here: He wrote it together with Keith Getty. It’s also interesting to note that Stuart [...]
A modern day hymn?
Posted: October 4, 2008 in CW 601-800, Getty and TownendTags: Hymnal, In Christ Alone, Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
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 [...]
