Song : Holy Is The Lord by Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio

Holy Is the Lord is from Chris Tomlin’s Arriving Album.

Yeah i know…. its been written a while back, but its just a super cool song, and i don’t know why we’ve not sung it yet in church.

It was recently at a friend’s wedding, and they were playing all of Chris Tomlin’s song prior to the commencement of the wedding ceremony, and i was just reminded how beautiful this song is!!

(Arrrghhh.. another song in my list to teach at church … the list seems to be growing so so long !! )

Anyway watch & listen to the video as Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin shares about on how the song came together (interview with NewSongCafe). I always like to see how songs come together, and especially when the song comes direct or inspired from the scripture.

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This is a cool song from the True Worshippers band, from their previous album called Shine Like Stars. Its an upbeat song, and yes its a song in English.

Although True Worshippers are from Indonesia, their album consist a mix of English and Indonesian worship songs.

The song talks about how we as Christian should SHINE for Christ to the world of hurts and despair that’s around us. Its a song that’s taken from Matt 5:14, We’re the Light of the World!

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Right after blogging about the CD Review of ALL THINGS NEW, i couldn’t help myself but to immediately blog about my no.1 fav song from their album …..YESUS!!

The song is such an upbeat song, and its such an excitable song, and the lyrics are just so wonderful!

The chorus basically declares (my translation to English)

Jesus, You’re my best friend

Jesus, You will always be beside me

You are the source of my strength

Jesus, You’re my best friend

Jesus, You never tire beside me

You are the source of my strength

I absolutely love this song, and wish i could have taught it this weekend in church!

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This song was written last year for the National Transformation Conference (NTC) in Malaysia.

Satu Suara (Bahasa Malaysia) basically means ONE VOICE in English.

The song was recorded last year under the vision of Ps Matthew Gurdial Singh of the All In One Network (AION) ministry. The song is sang by Juwita Suwito and written by both Juwita and Ps Matthew.

You will find Satu Suara in the Jubilee CD, together with other Malaysian Christian artists like Jaclyn Victor, Vince Chong, Patrick Leong and of course Juwita Suwito.
The album, consisting of 7 Malay & 3 English songs, was released in conjunction with Malaysia’s 50th year of independence.

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PASSION has a new alum with a wonderful mix of artistes and worship leaders. Its titled God of this City after Chris Tomlin’s song.

After listening many times, I’ve fallen in love with the first song of this album. (Will talk about it more later).

The album is a recording of 14 songs and like all Passion style, very rockish and with simple but great lyrics to worship God.

The first song - LET GOD ARISE was the song that really hit a note with me. The words are great as it talks about OUR GOD ARISES and our enemies will RUN! AMEN!!

Its a song to proclaim victory over our lives! Its a great and fun song to teach in church. Watch the two videos below, one’s a LIVE version with the full band (love that style) and the second video is an interview by newsongcafe where Chris Tomlin talks more about the song and how he took the words from Psalms 61 to write the song.

If you’re a fan of passion, get the cd!

GOD OF THIS CITY Album Tracks

1. Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin
2. You Are God - Charlie Hall
3. God Of This City - Chris Tomlin
4. O For A Thousand Tongues - David Crowder Band
5. Hosanna - Christy Nockels
6. Sing- Sing- Sing - Chris Tomlin
7. Beautiful Jesus - Kristian Stanfill
8. Walk The World - Charlie Hall
9. We Shine - Fee
10. God Of Our Yesterdays - Matt Redman
11. The Glory Of It All - David Crowder Band
12. Shine - Matt Redman
13. Dancing Generation - Matt Redman
14. Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone - Chris Tomlin

LET GOD ARISE : Video, Lyrics & Chords

Live Version from Chris Tomlin’s How Great Is Our God Tour

Chords - here

Lyrics to LET GOD ARISE (Key B)

Verse1
Hear the holy roar of God resound
Watch the waters part before us now
Come and see what He has done for us
Tell the world of His great love

Pre-Chorus
Our God is a God who saves
Our God is a God who saves

Chorus
Let God arise
Let God arise
Our God reigns now and forever
He reigns now and forever

Verse2
His enemies will run for sure
The church will stand, she will endure
He holds the keys of life, our Lord
Death has no sting, no final word

Video : Interview with Chris Tomlin - Watch how he Plays LET GOD ARISE

LINKS

Buy the CD
Review of the CD

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As we start a Brand New Year … Year 2008. Sometimes in life we start off the year with great uncertainties which lies ahead. Some of our challenges are like Great Walls that stand up way over 20 feet high!!

And as many around us celebrate the Brand New Year … some are caught with the idea on how can we celebrate with challenges building up!

I just wanted to share a text message that a friend sent very timely this evening.

All she said was

As we step into the New Year, let us remember this song:
. . . Many things about tomorrow
I don’t seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand . . .

And its true… with GOD with us and on our side …. HE holds our tomorrows and He will hold our hand thru it all! So don’t be overly anxious and be encouraged that God will walk with us.

Its a really old song (not sure if its a Hymn), check it out as Kelly Price sings it … in her all gospel-soulish style … I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

Lyrics

Verse
I don’t know about tomorrow
I just live from day to day
I don’t borrow from it’s sunshine
For it’s skies may turn to gray
I don’t worry o’er the future
For I know what Jesus said
And today I’ll walk beside Him
For He knows what is ahead

Chorus
Many things about tomorrow,
I don’t seem to understand;
But I know Who holds tomorrow,
And I know Who holds my hand.

Lyrics Link - here
Chords Link - here

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Saw this some time back, but at that time it wasn’t on YouTube yet, so was pretty glad when Yoke foward this to me on Facebook. (Facebook Addict? add me)

Check out this Video. Its a Rap! Its Hillarious!

Lyrics to Baby Got Book (rap along)

“Baby Got Book”
Lyrics by Dan Smith; Copyright 2004

Intro
Oh my goodness, Becky, look at her Bible
It is so big
She looks like one of those preacher guys girlfriends
But…you know…Who understands those preacher boys
They only talk to her because she looks like Mother Teresa, ok?
I mean her Bible…it’s just so big
I can’t believe it’s so huge
Uggh! It gross!
Look, she’s just so…righteous

Verse 1
I like big Bibles and I can not lie
You Christian brothers can’t deny
That when a girl walks in with a KJV
And a book mark in Proverbs
You get stoked
Got her name engraved
So you know that girl is saved
It looks like one of those large ones
With plenty o’ space in the margins
Oh baby, I wanna read witcha
Cause your Bible’s got pictures
My minister tried to console me
But that Book you got makes (”M-m-me so holy”)
Ooh, momma-mia
You say you want koinonia
Well, bless me, bless me
And teach me about John Wesley

I saw her prayingWhile I was DJing
She got grace…pretty face
She ain’t goin’ down to the bad place

I’m tired of heathen guys
Sayin’ they like pocket-size
Ask the average Christian to take a look
She’s gotta pack much Book

So…Fellas (Yeah), fellas (Yeah)
Has your girlfriend got the Book (Oh yeah!)
Well, read it (Read it!), read it (Read it!), read that Holy Book
Baby got Book

Chorus
(NIV with a ribbon bookmark)
Baby got Book
(NIV with a ribbon bookmark)

Verse 2
I like ‘em leather and bound
It’s 50 pounds
I just can’t understand
How it is, some weenie
Wants the Bible on CD
She wanna get you saved
Amen! Double up! A-men!

I ain’t talkin’ about a paraphrase
Cuz Paul wouldn’t use those anyways
like ‘em real thick and red-letteredYou can’t find nothin’ betterSouthpaw’s in love
Bibles that big are unheard of

So I’m sittin’ here thinkin’ “What if…
I find me a girl that shows midriff?”
You can have those bimbos
I’ll keep those chick that do devos
A word to the Christian sistas
I can’t resist yaI’ll do God’s time witcha
But I gotta be straight when I say I wanna pray
Til the break of day
Baby, got it goin’ on
Like the wife in Pro-verbs 31

We just might get engaged
When we finish reading this page
Cuz it’s worn and it’s torn
And I know this girl’s reborn

So ladies (yeah), ladies (yeah)
Do you wanna save people from Hades (yeah) Then read it…’til the pages fall out
Even white preachers got to shout
Baby got Book

(Thompson Chain with big red letters)
Baby got Book

Yeah baby
When it comes to a good book
Stephen King’s resume just can’t compare
39 + 27 = 66 books
And if you’re Catholic…there’s even more

So your girlfriend quotes Bill Hybels
But does she got a big Bible?
Cuz that little things she’s got won’t start a revival
My Bible study don’t want none,Unless you got Book, Hon

…You can read Clancy or Grisham
But please don’t loose this Book

Some brothers wanna play that hard hard role
And tell you that Book’s too old
So they toss it and burn it
And I pull up quick to just learn it
So your girl likes paperback? Well I ain’t down with that
Cuz my girlfriend’s hot her Bible’s rockin’
And she’s got good doctrine
To the atheist chicks who try to dis
You ain’t it Miss Priss
Give me a Christian, I’m insistin’
And I’ll greet her with some holy kissin’
Some pervert tried to chase But he didn’t make it past first base
She’s quick to resist temptation
And she loves a new translation
So ladies who were lost and found
If you want the triple-six thrown down
Dial 1-800-reads-a-lot
And teach me about those Psalms
Baby got Book

(NIV with a ribbon bookmark)
Baby got Book
(Thompson Chain with big red letters)

Bible college knowledge but she still got Book (4 Xs)

Dan Smith’s Website - http://www.whiteboydj.com/babygotbook.html

Download Video - Baby Got Book (wmv file)

Lyrics taken from WhiteBoyDJ

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I have always loved STILL STANDING, even when Israel Houghton did it in the Alive in South Africa album. It was brilliant!

The song is an upbeat song and its another great song written by Cindy Cruse Ratcliff and Israel Houghton!! Woo Hoo … loved it! I like what they did this time in Free To Worship’s recording.

The song was slightly slower (or felt slower) and they threw in a medley to a Hymn!! Yes .. trust Lakewood to do great things like that in familiar songs.

Still Standing is the second song in the CD, and the medley only jumped into a two liner from a Hymn. It proclaims

On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand

Yups … we stand on Christ our Rock, and when we are Standing with Jesus .. nothing .. and nothing can shake us!! I love the truth that is always potrayed in the songs that Israel writes. So if you’ve not done this song yet …. listen to it in the video below and go teach it in your church this week!! WOO HOO!!! I’m STILL STANDING! !

Lyrics STILL STANDING
Chords - here

Verse1
You gave me courage to believe
That all Your goodness I would see
And if it had not been for You standing on my side
Where would I be

Chorus
If not for your goodness
If not for your grace
I don’t know where I would be today
If not for your kindness
I never could say I’m still standing
If not for your mercy
If not for your Love
I most likely would have given up
If not for your favour
I never could say I’m still standing
But by the grace of God

Verse2
To You I lift my offering
And set my heart on higher things
For if it had not been for You Standing on my side
Where would I be?

Bridge
I’m still standing
I’m still standing
I’m still standing
But by the grace of God
(Repeat)

Hymn
On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand

Watch the Video of STILL STANDING
(Lakewood Church Free To Worship // Video : displays stils & lyrics)

Watch this other Version of STILL STANDING
(Live Worship at Lakewood Church)

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I absolutely love the way Lakewood re-did/remixed At The Cross. At the Cross & Mighty To Save are two powerful songs released from Hillsong’s Mighty To Save album.

But Lakewood redid the song so much better (from my perspective that is). Hills did it in a rather reflective way, the song At the Cross started slow and was slowly built up.

In Lakewood however, At The Cross was a medley from It Is Well With My Soul and it was in an upbeat tone and it really brings up the worship really really well! Loved it! And I simply love the medleys that Lakewood does in all of their albums. So it was a happy surprise when they medley At The Cross to Might To Save …. loved it!!!

The thrust and themes of the two songs are well represented too!! Its an amazing jump from one song to the other cos the Original Key for At The Cross is “E” and Mighty To Save is “A”.
Watch the video and listen to how they medley the jump from song to the other. Another point to take note is that Lakewood did not do Verse3 (which i personally feel its Darlene’s personal verse).

Lyrics AT THE CROSS
Chords - here

Verse 1
Oh Lord You’ve searched me,
You know my way;
Even when I fail You,
I know You love me.
Your holy presence
Surrounding me
In every season,
I know You love me;
I know You love me.

Chorus
At the cross I bow my knee,
Where Your blood was shed for me,
There’s no greater love than this.
You have overcome the grave,
Your glory fills the highest place,
What can separate me now?

Verse 2
You go before me,
You shield my way,
Your hand upholds me;
I know You love me.

Verse3
And when the earth fades,
Falls from my eyes,
And You stand before me,
I know You love me;
I know You love me.

Bridge:
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done.

Lyrics Mighty To Save
Chords - here

VERSE 1
Everyone needs compassion
Love that’s never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations

CHORUS
Saviour
He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever
Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave

VERSE 2
So take me as You find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender

BRIDGE
Shine Your light and let the whole world see
We’re singing
For the glory of the risen King

Video of Lakewood’s At The Cross (Medley to) Mighty To Save
(Video : displays stils & lyrics)

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I’ve been listening to Free To Worship for the last 10 days in my car!! Its absolutely brilliant, i wish i have more time to comment on the worship blog, cos i’ve got so many things to say on the songs and the arrangements and the medleys that Lakewood church did!! So so so so good!!

Wanna draw your attention to their theme song .. Free To Worship written by Israel Houghton & Da’Dra Greathouse (u can see her sing the song in the video below); its a great worship song, which talks about our freedom to express our love and worship unto God, that there should not be anything that will hold us back or put fear in our hearts when approaching our Almighty God!

Song : Free To Worship
Lyrics below
Chords : Still looking

Verse1
Once far away
Now, I’m here to stay
Close to your heart
When I made mistakes
I thought You’d turn away
But, now I know
You have redeemed me by grace
The distance has been erased

Chorus
Now I’m Free
To worship You, Lord
With all of my soul
And everything within me
I’m free to worship You, here
Casting out fear
Your love draws me near
to worship You

Draw me close, Draw me close

Verse2
Once I believed
(that) I could never be
Close to Your heart
Now, I know the truth
I belong to You
Yes, I know
You have redeemed me by grace
The distance has been erased

Bridge
Jesus, I will not fear
I will not fear
Draw me close, Draw me close
Jesus, I will not fear
I will not fear
Draw me close, Draw me close

Chorus (Ending)
Now I’m free to lift up my hands
I know who I am
I know I am free to worship
I will not fear, I will not fear
Draw me close, Draw me close

Watch the Video of FREE TO WORSHIP

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