Music used in Worship of Great Consequence

“Text and music should match each other well. If the text is trite and meaningless, it has no place in worship. Yet at times profound texts are wed to music with inferior structure or harmony, so that, as Leonard Payton put it, ‘the aesthetic form communicates fun and good times to most people rather than the [...]

Blessing, Honor, Glory, Power

Words: Ho­ra­ti­us Bo­nar, 1866.
Blessing and honor and glory and power,
Wisdom and riches and strength evermore
Give ye to Him Who our battle hath won
Whose are the kingdom, the crown, and the throne.
Into the heav’n of the heav’ns hath He gone,
Sitteth He now in the joy of the throne,
Weareth He now of the kingdom the crown,
Singeth He [...]

David Ring and Victory in Jesus

One more Gold City

I have a wide variety of taste in music and I have always loved Gold City. Listen to this cut of God’s Building A Church. It features Jay Parrick at tenor and the wonderful Tim Riley at bass. Be blessed!

In Time, On Time, Everytime

How Great is Our God

From Depths of Woe, I Raise to Thee

From depths of woe I raise to Thee
The voice of lamentation;
Lord, turn a gracious ear to me
And hear my supplication;
If Thou iniquities dost mark,
Our secret sings and misdeeds dark,
O who shall stand before Thee?To wash away the crimson stain,
Grace, grace alone availeth;
Our works, alas! are all in vain;
In much the best life faileth:
No man can [...]

A Wonderful Website that will bless you

I have been searching for websites that support traditional hymns of the church, that explain the background of each piece and offer faithful presentations of the music. I have found one which I recommend to you.
 Center for Church Music-Songs and Hymns is a ministry that, believes
‘..singing’s role in church music is vital to the health of the church. (See Ephesians [...]