Laura Story and Jesse Reeve’s Indescribable stands up to continued singing. God centered, psalmic in expression and the variation in lyrics in the second chorus which personalises the awed praise which the song voices. Here’s some background on the song from Story. The lyrics: 1. From the highest of heights To the depths of the …
Zac Hicks summarises Eleven Reasons Singing Is Important from John Bell’s The Singing Thing. The Singing Thing was among a number of books on worship which which Hicks recently recommended. Think I’ll grab a copy. We sing: 1. Because we can. Singing is natural. Really, everyone can sing. We cannot say this about many other …
Revive Us (Father, We Come To You Now) is a song by Rob Smith released by EMU Music. I keep returning to it because the lyrics flow well, and express themes that can be used in various parts of worship. The opening line ‘Father, we come to you now’ suits the beginning of worship; ‘Help …
Some hymns are particularly appropriate to be sung at special times. Great Is Thy Faithfulness sounds great at any time of year, but to sing it on the first Sunday (and the first day) of a new year adds further texture to the sentiments expressed in the lyrics. (We sang it tonight at mgpc) Those …
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