http://worship-review.com Theological Reviews of Worship Songs Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:19:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A House of Gold By Hank Williams, Sr. Reviewed by Matthew R. Schlimm (Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Dubuqe Theological Seminary) Lyrics Hank Williams, Sr. A Good Song for Hard Times On Christmas Eve, I heard one of the best sermons I've heard in a long time.  Visiting family in rural Wisconsin, we stopped at Immanuel ... http://worship-review.com/?p=21 Sing, Sing, Sing By Chris Tomlin Reviewed by Tom Arthur tom[at]saraharthur[dot]com Lyrics Chris Tomlin Sample Music When I first heard this song by Chris Tomlin, what jumped out at me immediately was not so much the song itself but where it could be used in the worship service.  It was being used as one song amidst many ... http://worship-review.com/?p=20 "O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus" By Samuel Trevor Francis, 1875 Arrangement by The Basics Sample Music: Lyrics: O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus by Samuel Trevor Francis, 1875 O the deep, deep love of Jesus! Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free Rolling as a mighty ocean In its fullness over me Underneath me, all around me Is the ... http://worship-review.com/?p=19 Blessed Be Your Name By Matt and Beth Redman Reviewed by Jeremy Williams jeremy[at]traversebaychurch[dot]org Matt Redman Lyrics Sample Music Jeremy’s ratings (1 lowest, 5 highest) Can the band play it? 3 Written in B, which is tricky for beginning guitarists. The rhythms are easy to play (a simple 4/4 chug), but some of the singers’ entrances and phrasings will ... http://worship-review.com/?p=17 In Christ Alone By Keith Getty and Stuart Townend CCLI # - 3350395 Reviewed by Jeremy Williams jeremy[at]traversebaychurch[dot]org Getty Music Lyrics Sample Music Jeremy’s ratings (1 worst – 5 best) Can the band play it? 4 Easy chords, easy-to-follow lead sheet, easy range; the biggest drawback is a melody that’s doesn’t quite sing itself. It can sound pompous if ... http://worship-review.com/?p=16 Yes You Have By Jack Mooring, Leeland Mooring, and Matt Bronleewe CCLI# - 4702708 Reviewed by Tom Arthur tom[at]saraharthur[dot]com Lyrics Leeland Sample Music My Space (Full Song) Amazon My wife and I recently attended a large fast-growing suburban church in Indianapolis. It meets in a building that used to be a big electronics box-store that has long ... http://worship-review.com/?p=15 I Can Only Imagine By Bart Millard of Mercyme CCLI Song# 2978857 Reviewed by Bethel Lee bethel[dot]lee[at]gmail[dot]com Lyrics Mercyme Sample Music Theology This contemporary Christian song touches upon a subject that philosophers and theologians have been pondering from the beginning -- What happens at the end? What happens after we die? Coming from a particular Christian perspective, the lyrics ... http://worship-review.com/?p=14 Glory Revealed Album: Glory Revealed: The Word of God in Worship Artist: Candi Pearson-Shelton  Music & Lyrics by: Mac Powell and David Nasser  Reviewed by Craig Uffman email Craig Lyrics & Accompaniment CD    Sample Music  - Listen at iTunes    Given the ubiquity of contemporary Christian music (CCM) ever since the rock-and-roll inspired Jesus Freak movement of the 1960s, ... http://worship-review.com/?p=13 He Reigns By Peter Furler and Steve Taylor CCLI# - 4026635 Reviewed by Tom Arthur (tom[at]saraharthur[dot]com) Lyrics Peter Furler (News Boys) Steve Taylor Sample Music Peter Furler, lead vocalist for the Newsboys, teamed up with Steve Taylor to write a song grand in scope that stretches across continents and time as it echoes themes reminiscent from the ... http://worship-review.com/?p=11 And Can It Be That I Should Gain By Charles Wesley CCLI Song# 25280 Reviewed By Richard Heitzenrater Duke Divinity School William Kellon Quick Professor of Church History and Wesley Studies (rheitzenrater[at]div[dot]duke[dot]edu) Lyrics Charles Wesley Sample Music (Sagina or Garbuzova) Charles Wesley wrote many poetic lines that have been set to music and enjoyed by generations of people ... http://worship-review.com/?p=10