Our post today will be a little different than usual. As I was looking through our list of worship songs yesterday it occurred to me that we have a fairly large list, with some songs dating back all the way to the start of the worship team back in 2000. Some of the songs are classics, some are really average, and some are, well, frankly, just bad! Here's what I'd like you to do . . . I'd like you to post your opinion(s) on the following:
1. The best worship song in our repertoire
a. Fast/upbeat song
b. Slow/Contemplative Song
2. The worst worship song in our repertoire
3. The most underused song in our repertoire
4. The most overused song in our repertoire
5. The best song you'd like to add to our repertoire
6. A hymn you'd like to add to our repertoire
You are welcome to add your comments, however, please respond by listing the answers according to the numbers listed above. (Everybody understand that??) It will be very interesting to see what your responses are. Your opinions will be taken into consideration for future scheduling. No "anonymous" comments please. Thanks!
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1. The best worship song in our repertoire
a. Fast/upbeat song
Blessed Be Your Name/Awesome is the Lord Most High (the roof raisers, I tell you)
b. Slow/Contemplative Song
Nothing Without You (Bebo Norman song?)
2. The worst worship song in our repertoire
Great God is really hard to sing--the slow and fast parts just don't work together, I am not sure it works as a corporate worship song.
3. The most underused song in our repertoire
Might to Save
4. The most overused song in our repertoire
Heart of Worship/Above All (oldies but need to be retired until they can have meaning again)
5. The best song you'd like to add to our repertoire
The Christ Tomlin version of Amazing Grace
6. A hymn you'd like to add to our repertoire
Be Thou My Vision
1. The best worship song in our repertoire
a. From the Rooftops
b. Wonderful Cross (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
2. The worst worship song in our repertoire
a. All Because of Jesus
b. Breathe
3. The most underused song in our repertoire
a. Mighty to Save
b. Stronger by Hillsong
4. The most overused song in our repertoire
a. All Because of Jesus
b. Above All
5. The best song you'd like to add to our repertoire
a. You Are Holy (Prince of Peace) by M.W.S
b. Give Us Clean Hands
6. A hymn you'd like to add to our repertoire
It is Well with My Soul or As the Deer
Wow...If I were to be honest, I was really excited to see this blog post! Props to you for being open enough to discuss this...
At the same time, this is really tough because it is COMPLETELY subjective. I had this discussion with a friend recently, and noted that simply put, some songs mean more to one person than another. There are some songs we sing SEEMINGLY all the time that as soon as I hear that first note, I cringe. As soon as I mention the name of a song, it could cause someone else to...wait for it...GASP! (I felt this way when reading about All Because of Jesus - I love the song and feel like we never sing it, yet another awesome human being feels the opposite.)
Every ministry has their own songs that simply become part of their DNA. With the JH students, I could play Blessed King or Better Than Life or Oh Happy Day or Mighty to Save or From the Inside Out every last week and totally get away with it.
Sorry. I know I'm totally cheating in my response. Deal with it. Anyway, back to the issue...
1. Best Song
Fast: The Lord Reigns is definitely up there. Everlasting God as well. Lord You Are Good.
Slow: Mighty To Save. And though it's old, Power of your love tears the place up (as we saw Sunday).
2. Worst Song
Let My Words Be Few - though I like it, it has an odd sound to it (strange progression), and the last line of it is a little uncomfy for newbies. Even Matt Redman now looks back and says it's a bit odd for men to sing "I'm so in love with you" to a Jewish Rabbi circa 0-33AD. (Though granted, He is God.)
Also not a fan of the Center song (DRAGGY) or On Mountains High (What's with the Ocean Blue thing?). I also have issues when a song veers too far from the original.
3. Underused? Hmm...Beautiful One? Honestly I can't really think of too many...probably because they are underused. :)
4. Overused: Still, On Mountains High, From The Rooftops, and any other "staples."
5. New Songs: Yee-haw! Your Grace Is Enough, Sing Sing Sing (Tomlin), Reign (Starfield), Give Him Praise (Brewster), Salvation is Here (Hillsong), Oh Happy Day (Fee), Song Of Hope (Robbie Seay)...yeah, I'm just getting started.
6. Anything from the Passion: Hymns album. I love the arrangements - classic yet contemporary. Oh Worship The King or Joyful Joyful - priceless. Yeah, anything "modernized" by Tomlin or the other Passion guys is golden.
There...I have spoken my peace. How's that for brief and concise?
lol,
Jeremy
1a-best/fast/upbeat: The Lord Reigns or Today is the Day.
1b-best/slow/contemplative: I Give You my Heart
2-worst--Dont have a worst - maybe thats a bad thing?
3-most underused:Breath (not the Pink Floyd version)
4-most overused: Maybe From the Rooftops- but I like it a lot anyway.
5-New song- I dont have one in mind- but we need more songs that have a groove to it.
6- Amazing Grace
1a. Blessed Be Your Name
1b. Change My Heart O God
2. I Could Sing of Your Love Forever
3. The Lord Reigns
4. Holy, Holy, Holy
5. no opinion
6. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Susan
1a. Title escapes me but has Jehovah Nisi in chorus
1b.Mighty To Save
2. Ancient of Days/Let the Praises Ring
3. can't think of one
4. Heart of Worship
5. No One Like You (David Crowder Band), anything by Delirious?
6. It Is Well With My Soul (Jars of Clay has a good slightly, honky-tonk version)
Scott Kolb
1a.Blessed Be Your Name;Let the Praises Ring;Lord Reigns;Great God
1b.My favorite song of all is,Because of who you are.
2.Don't know
3.Because of who you are
4.Don't know
5.Sorry,I'm not familuar with the names of many songs.
Mike Larkin
1). I'm still not familiar with the entire catalog
2). Above All, I don't know why but I've never been a fan
3). Lord Let Your Glory Fall
4). On Mountains High
5). Salvation Is Here (Hillsong), You Never Let Go (Matt Redman), Facedown (Matt Redman), Marvelous Light (Charlie Hall)
6). Come Thou Fount
Mike J
1. The best worship song in our repertoire
a. "We'll Make It Loud" and From the Rooftops ( but I think that we overplay it)
b. Like Eagles or Majesty (Here I Am) - Martin Smith
2. Great God
3. Better is One Day
4. Mighty to Save and Love the Lord
5. You Never Let Go - Matt Redman- Although I think that they may be in our repetoire in which case I'd move this answer to number 3.
New ones are easy though.
Your Love O Lord - Third Day
Make A Joyful Noise(I Will Not Be Silent) - David Crowder
When I Think About the Lord-Shane & Shane
Knockin on the Door of Heaven and Wonderful Maker- Matt Redman
6. Be Thou My Vision
All Creatures and Come Thou Fount - David Crowder version
Luke
1. The best worship song in our repertoire
a. "We'll Make It Loud" and From the Rooftops ( but I think that we overplay it)
b. Like Eagles or Majesty (Here I Am) - Martin Smith
2. Great God
3. Better is One Day
4. Mighty to Save and Love the Lord
5. You Never Let Go - Matt Redman- Although I think that they may be in our repetoire in which case I'd move this answer to number 3.
New ones are easy though.
Your Love O Lord - Third Day
Make A Joyful Noise(I Will Not Be Silent) - David Crowder
When I Think About the Lord-Shane & Shane
Knockin on the Door of Heaven and Wonderful Maker- Matt Redman
6. Be Thou My Vision
All Creatures and Come Thou Fount - David Crowder version
Luke
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