A Song of Trust in God
A few Sundays ago, June 17th, at our 11:00am service I got the sense that as we were singing familiar songs we were at risk of, yet again, doing what congregations can so often do, and that’s rush...
View ArticlePraise My Soul the King of Heaven
Having grown up in the Episcopal/Anglican church, one of the hymns I grew up learning to sing and love was “Praise My Soul the King of Heaven”. The first time you hear it the melody is a bit tricky....
View ArticleHe Giveth More Grace: New Arrangement
Several weeks ago, I saw that our September sermon series was going to focus on the generosity of God. As I was thinking what song of response would work one Sunday, the closing words of an old hymn...
View ArticleFree Song: He Giveth More Grace
I’ve always loved the text to the old hymn “He Giveth More Grace” by Annie Johnson Flint, and the story behind it too. Annie endured incredible physical suffering throughout her life, and clung to...
View ArticleO God Of Perfect Holiness (New / Free Song)
A few weeks ago I wrote a song called “O God of Perfect Holiness”, and wanted to share the free chord chart, lead sheet/choir parts, and video below. The song was written for one of our services where...
View ArticleTriumph of the Resurrection
A few weeks ago, my colleague and friend Andrew Cote wrote an instrumental piece for string quartet to be used as the call to worship at our church’s Easter services. He entitled it “Triumph of the...
View ArticleHey Everybody
It’s been almost a month since I last contributed anything helpful on Worthily Magnify, and that might be the longest stretch of non-posting since I started this blog in 2009. It’s been a very full...
View ArticleI Lift My Eyes
Here’s another song we’ve been singing this week at our Genesis Arts Camp for kids. It’s the first two verses of Psalm 121: “I Lift My Eyes.”
View ArticleHosanna (For Two Percussionists)
Yesterday morning at my church, our prelude was an instrumental piece entitled “Hosanna (For Two Percussionists)”. My colleague Andrew Cote composed this piece for Palm Sunday this past March, and is...
View ArticleNew Arrangement of “Holy, Holy, Holy”
A few months ago, my colleague and friend Andrew Cote wrote a new arrangement of “Holy, Holy, Holy” for organ, piano, violin 1, violin 2, and double bass. The choir parts and accompaniment for the...
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