A well-known and respected authority on hymnody for more than forty years, Sing with Understanding is now available in its updated third edition. This edition builds on its predecessors' scholarship, and enhances it with recent developments. New to this edition is a focus on the theology of hymn texts and their music as they form Christians in prayer. More than one-hundred fifty congregational songs from the treasures of Western hymnody, recent Contemporary Christian repertoire, and the global church are analyzed in depth. Also new is a companion website featuring bibliographic resources for additional research, articles referenced in the print version, as well as a glossary of musical/theological terms and indexes.
This book includes 250 favorite choruses. Arrangements are in four-part hymnal style with chord symbols; alphabetical and topical indexes are provided.
Modern worship leaders are restless. They have inherited a model of leadership that equates leading worship with being a rock star. But leading worship is more than a performance, it's about shaping souls and making disciples. Every worship leader is really a pastor. The Worship Pastor is a practical and biblical introduction to this essential pastoral role. Filled with engaging, illustrative stories it is organized to address questions of theory and practice, striving to balance conversational accessibility with informed instruction. Part One presents a series of evocative "vignettes"--intriguing and descriptive titles and metaphors of who a Worship Pastor is and what he or she does. It shows the Worship Pastor as Church-Lover, Disciple Maker, Corporate Mystic, and Doxological Philosopher. Part Two covers specific roles related to ministry within the worship service itself--the Worship Pastor as Theological Dietician, Caregiver, Mortician, Emotional Shepherd, War General, Prophetic Guardian, Missional Historian, and Liturgical Architect. Part Three looks at ministry beyond the worship service--the Worship Pastor as Visionary Teacher, Evangelist, Artist Chaplain, and Team Leader. While some worship leaders are eager to embrace their pastoral role, many are lost and confused or lack the resources of time or money to figure out what this role looks like. Pastor Zac Hicks gives us a clear guide to leading worship, one that takes the pastoral call seriously.
Traditional hymns are often performed alongside contemporary praise and worship songs in many of today's church services, giving rise to the term "blended worship." This complete collection of all four Blended Worship books, by prolific Christian-music arranger Carol Tornquist, provides a valuable resource for pianists who want to play familiar hymn tunes in a tasteful and new style in addition to current praise songs recognizable to most congregations. To assist in planning, performance times are included. 172 pages. Titles: Amazing Grace with I Could Sing of Your Love Forever * Amazing Love (My Lord, What Love Is This) with What Wondrous Love Is This * Beautiful One with O Come, Let Us Adore Him * Blessed Be Your Name with At the Name of Jesus * Forever with Great Is Thy Faithfulness * Here I Am to Worship with O Worship the King * How Deep the Father's Love for Us with I Stand Amazed in the Presence * How Great Is Our God with Praise to the Lord, the Almighty * How Great Thou Art with God of Wonders * I Lift My Eyes Up with All Creatures of Our God and King * I Lift My Eyes Up with How Firm a Foundation * In the Garden with Knowing You (All I Once Held Dear) * Indescribable with Morning Has Broken * It Is Well with My Soul with Be the Centre * Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer with Nearer, My God, to Thee * Jesus Paid It All with The Wonderful Cross * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee with We Will Glorify * Lord, I Lift Your Name on High with Doxology * Majesty (Here I Am) with Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise * My Jesus, I Love Thee with I Love You, Lord * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing with Sing to the King * On Eagle's Wings with Be Thou My Vision * Open Our Eyes, Lord with Open My Eyes That I May See * The Power of the Cross (Oh, to See the Dawn) with Lift High the Cross * The Risen Christ