Matt Boswell has been writing thoughtful, singable songs for worship for a while now, most recently in partnership with Matt Papa. God Omniscient, God All Knowing is from his solo day back in 2015; it featured on his EP Messenger Hymns Volume 2. The lyrics 1 God omniscient, God all knowing in his wisdom does …

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Somedays there’s nothing else but to listen to The Civil Wars sing From This Valley over and over. This recording from a compilation project called Mercyland has great energy and seems to have been recorded while they were still having fun. Oh the outcast dreams of acceptance Just to find pure love’s embrace Like an …

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Another song written by Frances (Fanny) Jane Crosby (Frances Jane Van Alstyne) is Redeemed By The Blood Of The Lamb. The version by Ernie Haase and Signature Sound is … rousing. And fun. The lyrics 1 Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed through His infinite mercy, …

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Watching the movie musical The Music Man introduces viewers to the apparently authentic Iowan expression ‘Great Honk!’ It reminds me of the phrase ‘Hokey Sailors’, which I associate with the central Darling Downs in Queensland. Famously The Music Man‘s creator Meredith Wilson was supposed to have earned more money from the Beatle’s cover of the …

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