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BLENDED SERVICE 9:30AM "Love Divine, All Love Excelling"
This is one of the loveliest hymns by Charles Wesley (1707-88), first published in 1747 in his brother John Wesley's collection, rather dauntingly entitled Hymns for those that seek, and those that have, Redemption in the Blood of Jesus Christ. But Charles Wesley must share some of the credit: he is thought to have been inspired, perhaps unconsciously, by a thoroughly pagan popular song of the day, 'Fairest isle, all isles excelling', written by John Dryden for Act 2 of Henry Purcell's opera King Arthur (1691), and the wonderful closing line turns out to be an unambiguous crib from a poem by Joseph Addison:
When all thy mercies, o my God, My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love and praise.
Nobody has ever satisfactorily explained the meaning of 'changed from glory into glory' in the last verse, though it has been suggested that the line relates to 2 Corinthians 3:18: 'But we all, with open face beholding in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image fromglory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.'
Percy Dearmer points out 'how few of the earlier hymns dwell upon the thought of God as Love. The popularity in recent years of this fine hymn of Wesley's is probably due to the fact that it does address God in this way.'
Click here to listen to the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgyTvcWBd-k
Click here for an organ arrangement of the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=duGFcNE8Up4
"To God be the Glory"
Fanny Crosby.Fanny Crosby was probably the most prolific hymnist in history. Though blinded by an incompetent doctor at six weeks of age, she wrote over 8,000 hymns. About her blindness, she said:"It seemed intended by the blessed providence of God that I should be blind all my life, and I thank him for the dispensation. If perfect earthly sight were offered me tomorrow I would not accept it. I might not have sung hymns to the praise of God if I had been distracted by the beautiful and interesting things about me."
Click here for a newer arrangement by Tommy Walker:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qlfNZiDV4A
Click here a more traditional arrangement of the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymrZO1PZbU4
“You Are My King”
Billy and his wife Cindy live in San Antonio. Billy started leading worship in 1990, right out of college. Back then Christiandom didn't demand bands. They were satisfied with simplicity. Billy played his guitar and led worship by himself until several years later. He added a drummer (Joe McArthur) first and then a bass player (Shawn Skeen) and then Cindy joined in with vocals in 2001. Sometime around the year 2000 Billy began having vocal trouble which turned out to be a neurological condition called hyper-disphonia. There's really no cure for this condition. So Cindy began singing more of the lead vocals over time. Though Cindy sings most of the songs, Billy is still the person giving direction to the worship time and, of course, he writes most of the songs the band plays. Billy began song writing in the late 1990's. He's written several well known songs including:"Break Our Hearts", "Goodness and Mercy", "You Are My King (Amazing Love)", "Sing to the King", "I Have a River", "Die the Death", "You Are God Alone (not a god)", "You Are Welcome Here" and "Welcome to the Cross".
Learn more about Billy's ministry on his myspace website & ministry website:
www.myspace.com/billyfooteband
Learn more about Billy's ministry here:
www.billyfoote.com/
Click here to worship along with the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBZXzN0tLU
Click here for another arrangement of the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUO0NhsaGKc
“Turn Your eyes Upon Jesus”
Words & Music: Helen H. Lemmel, 1922.
This hymn was first published in Glad Songs, by the British National Sunday School Union. Its lyrics were inspired by the Gospel tract Focused, by Lilias Trotter, which included these words:
So then, turn your eyes upon Him, look full into His face and you will find that the things of earth will acquire a strange new dimness.
O soul, are you weary and troubled?No light in the darkness you see?
There’s a light for a look at the Savior,And life more abundant and free!
Refrain:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,In the light of His glory and grace.
Click here to worship along with Michael W. Smith:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR0LiRiz4l4
Click here to sing along with Alan Jackson:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO4uIyz_d90&feature=related
LIFEHOUSE - EVERYTHING
Our youth will present a powerful skit to the song "Everything" click here to preview another churches version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyheJ480LYA
CONTEMPORARY 11:00AM
"God of Wonders"
This song by Steve Hindalong has become a classic. Here is a description of how the song came about: When Marc played the chord progression and melody, it felt really big. I kind of got a chill-I got goose bumps on my arms. I just thought, 'This song needs to be big, with really vast language.' So 'God of wonders beyond our galaxy' was as big as I could think." Having attended an Episcopal church for the last few years, Hindalong has been introduced to a new inspiration for his songwriting. "The liturgy, the old words, is kind of new to me. I flipped through The Book of Common Prayer, and I remember 'Lord of all creation, water, earth and sky.' That became the first line of the song." Lord of all creation Of water, earth and sky The heavens are your tabernacle Glory to the Lord on high God of wonders beyond our galaxy You are holy, holy The universe declares Your majesty You are holy, holy Lord of heaven and earth Lord of heaven and earth But it isn't the vastness of the song that seems to really impact people, relates Hindalong. "People have sent me emails about the song and referred to the second verse. I think the real power of the song is there, when all of the sudden it gets intimate. It says 'When I stumble in the darkness, I will call Your name by night.' This God that is the God of not only our earth, but of all the worlds, that is so big-but when I'm afraid, when I'm alone, when I sin, when I'm in trouble, He comes close enough that I can call His name. It's the truth that's powerful, not the song. It is that particular truth that is so moving."
Click here to worship along with Third Day & Caedmans' call
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBNE25rtnE
Click here for another version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZL0cjcLBYY
“Everything Glorious”
After the tragic lost of their pastor in Waco, David Crowder was preparing for a Passion tour. His understanding of grace was challenged by the loss of his friend and mentor. This song was birthed as David began to understand the sovereignty of a loving God. That in the midst of tragedy God was making all things glorious.
Click here to listen to David share his story:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKgM_fv_4EI
Click here to read more about the tragedy:
www.baptiststandard.com/postnuke/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=4112
Click here to worship along with David:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxNPM4P0w4
The day is brighter here with You
The night is lighter than its hueWould lead me to believe
Which leads me to believe
(chorus)
You make everything gloriousYou make everything glorious
You make everything gloriousAnd I am Yours
My eyes are small but they have seen the beauty of enormous things
Which leads me to believethere's light enough to see that
From glory to gloryYou are glorious You are glorious From glory to glory
You are glorious. You are glorious Which leads me to believe why I can believe that
"HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD"
This worship song was written by Chris Tomlin. Chris said he almost apologized to the Lord for writing such a simple song, but felt that the English language could only go so far in describing the greatness of our God. After writing the song he felt in his spirit that he had written a song that would be embraced by the church around the world.
Chris received his first guitar from his father, Connie, at the age of eleven after contracting a case of mono. Then, Tomlin wrote his first worship song at age fourteen. He entered college planning to study medicine, but he stated that he felt God's calling to something else and did not pursue that career.In the mid-1990's Tomlin spent time leading worship at the Dawson McAllister Youth Conferences, as well as at various camps around the state of Texas.Following college, at Texas A&M University Tomlin continued to play and write songs, and in 1997, Louie Giglio asked if he would be interested in working with the Passion Conferences. Tomlin agreed, and he has played a key role ever since. His first nationally released solo project, entitled The Noise We Make, was released in 2001, which saw the emergence of songs "Forever" (his most famous song other than "How Great Is Our God"), "Be Glorified", and "Kindness", all of which made the top 200 in the CCLI 2005 top 500 worship songs.
According to Christian Copyright Licensing International's list of the top 25 worship songs in the United States as of August 2007, Tomlin held 5 spots with songs he has either written or co-written with other songwriters: "How Great Is Our God" (#1), "Forever" (#5), "Holy Is the Lord" (#7), "We Fall Down" (#12),and "Indescribable" (#22).
Click here to listen to the story behind the song:
www.theheartofworship.org/stories/Story-302-HowGreatisOurGod-Tomlin.mp3
Click here to listen to Chris share about how the song came about on newsong café: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpfKli_4LQ0&mode=related&search=
Click here to worship along with Chris:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjxPG_mRHDs&feature=related
Click here to learn more about Chris’ ministry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Tomlin#Biography
Click here to visit Chris’ website:
www.christomlin.com
Click here to visit Chris’ myspace:
www.myspace.com/christomlin
“Only You”
David Crowder wrote the song based upon a conversation he had with a friend. His friend was talking about how you can be eating dinner with a large group, but if your spouse is in the group you can catch her eye at the same time you are with other and there can be a moment when even in a crowd you are caught up together in that moment. There is a non-spoken language that happens. David thought to himself, what a picture of corporate worship. We can look at each other, but yet we can disappear alone with our maker. David said those thoughts spilled out and he wrote the song.
Click here to hear David share how he wrote the song:
www.theheartofworship.org/stories/Story-234-OnlyYou-Crowder.mp3
Click here to worship along with David Crowder
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPs-2hn5ZOg
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