This is a beautiful hymn written for use with Communion by the Getty/Townend hymn-writing team (“In Christ Alone”). I am very thankful for this wonderful song and hope it finds much use in the Church of Christ. Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away, Slain for us – and we remember The promise made [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Music’
16 Jul
Remember Me
A song that I have been listening to on a regular basis is Remember Me by Matthew Smith (of Indelible Grace fame). This song appears on Smith’s solo recond Love Shall Never Die: The Road Sessions Vol. 2. I could not find the lyrics to this song, but I did find the hymn on which [...]
17 Mar
New Music: The Autumn Film
I discovered The Autumn Film after poking around the Backstage site after I downloaded the Page XVI hymns that I blogged about last week (just a few posts down). After listening to the free four song EP, I also downloaded their “Safe & Sound” album from emusic. This really good piano-driven female-fronted rock music with [...]
12 Mar
More Hymn Goodness
Here’s another entry into the older hymns, new tunes camp – (a camp I absolutely love and found incredibly valuable to the church). You can download this album for free for a limited time (another thing I absolutely love). A brief first listen is very positive – the songs have a little bit of an [...]
27 Feb
Worth a Listen: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
There are some “Chrsitmas” songs that I don’t mind listening too/singing throughout the year – though we may celebrate once a year, the reality of Christmas is with us everyday. So, with that in mind, do yourself a favor and listen to this version of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Josh Garrels & Trace [...]
21 Jan
My favorite part of the Inauguration
This was my favorite part of the Presidential Inauguration: I missed Warren’s invocation and watched later – I thought he did a good job and made clear that he was praying in the name of Jesus. Didn’t understand the poem, nor found it particularly poetic. The President’s speech was rhetorically good, but not great, by [...]
31 Dec
Amazon mp3 Sale
Amazon has the Top Albums of 2008 (50 mp3 albums) for sale for $5…a very good deal methinks. I downloaded Fleet Foxes – an album I have been wanting to get a hold of and almost downloaded through itunes for $10. I don’t know how long this sale lasts. (HT: Steve Mckoy/Reformissionary)
30 Nov
Free + Good + Music = more goodness
Phil Wickham has a live album called Singalong for free here (as long as you are okay with signing up for his newsletter). I am not tremendously familiar with Wickham, though I had heard his song “Divine Romance” somewhere and I like it (see the Youtube video below). I have not given an extended listen [...]
24 Oct
Now Listening: David Berkeley
Seriously, I am listening to David Berkeley just about everyday. I have really been captured by his sensitive and “real” writing coupled with varied, but mostly acoustic instrumentation/”stylings” that really matches the song-writing. This is what good music should be. I first heard David Berkeley on this episode of This American Life (a great episode, [...]
30 Sep
itunes Music Fun
While I think the new Genius mode in itunes is cool, particularly because I am often in the mood for particular styles of music, rather than just for a particular artist or album, I have been creating a mix using keyword in the search box. For instance, recently I have been listening to a mix [...]
20 Aug
Pop Music: Where bad poetry & bad theology collide
Case #1: Natasha Bedingfield’s lastest hit single: “A Pocket Full of Sunshine” – You don’t really have to watch the video, but here it is: Here are some lyrics: I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine I got a love and I know that it’s all mine, oh, oh oh oh Wish that [...]
8 Jul
Mondegreen: misheard song lyrics
Mondegreen is a new entry in Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Below is a description of mondegreen from an AP article. You can read the whole thing here (the article describes a number of the 100 or so new words from our American lexicon that have been added to the dictionary). And then there’s “mondegreen.” In a [...]
4 Jul
Let Free(Music)dom Ring
In keeping with the theme of Independence Day, also known as the 4th of July, I share with you a new discovery: NoiseTrade Here’s how it works: you download (for free) music from artists by telling three friends about the artist/band. You can also receive the music by paying what you want (starting at $1). [...]
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