So the Hallelujah chorus has to be one of the most beloved pieces of Christian music. While it’s not one we generally find ourselves humming, most of us love to listen to that exultant piece of music. There’s just something about it that truly captures that joy of the season, that overwhelming joy of the [...]
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This song points out exactly why God is God and we’re not.
We certainly have in our minds the way God should do things. How he should do things in our lives and how he should do things in the world at large. But so often, as he works things out, it’s not at all what [...]
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This is another song that captures the mystery of Christmas. The words and music are both beautiful and they pull me to that night when Jesus was born.
Imagine it again…
Imagine being there that night as Mary or Joseph, sitting there and pondering the God that you worshipped, now somehow in front of you in the [...]
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Last year I did a series on favorite Christmas and advent songs and I barely scratched the surface of good songs, so I thought I would bring this back as we focus on preparing ourselves for the coming of our Lord.
The song, While You Were Sleeping, is a great song by Casting Crowns for this [...]
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Since we’re entering into the season following Christmas and approaching Epiphany, I thought I’d take a song that plays into that theme. Wise Men Still Seek Him is a more contemporary piece, this one paired with helpful images for reflection.
This is a nice song because it pushes us to reflect on the story, but also [...]
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This week I thought I’d hit a classic contemporary Christmas song if that categorization makes sense. Breath of Heaven is a song by Amy Grant that I remember being very popular for quite some time. In all honesty, I hadn’t listened to it in a while and watching and listening to this video was really [...]
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I’ve always loved this song. I have to admit I never knew the story behind it and you have to read the whole thing here. If you didn’t click, let me tease you so you go back and click right now.
“This incredible work–requested by a forgotten parish priest, written by [...]
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Ok, so since we had fun with Handel’s Messiah yesterday, here’s the insight into it’s history today.
From wikipedia:
The most famous movement is the “Hallelujah” chorus, which concludes the second of the three parts. The text is drawn from three passages in the New Testament book of Revelation:
And I heard as it were [...]
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I’ve got a couple of other series cooking right now, but as Advent gets going, I can’t help but start thinking of this season. One of the best things about this time of year is there’s a change in the music we sing and hear. I love so many of the Advent and Christmas songs [...]
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