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Exposition of Come Thou Fount, in view of God’s mercy (Part 1)

by on March 26, 2008 in exposition, songwriting

Come Thou Fount is one of the greatest songs of God’s grace I’ve come across. It’s lyrics are challenging, thought provoking, honest, desperate, vulnerable, humbling and encouraging. I’ve probably listened to the E-Pop version about 100 times the last few months. I literally cry every time, it is gut wrenchingly sweet and full of truth. [...]

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Simple lyrics, are we only reaching the surface areas?

by on October 26, 2007 in songwriting

I’ve been really challenging myself in my congregational worship songwriting to bring the same level, hopefully higher, of lyrical creativity that I would when I’d write “secular” songs. I find it quite shameful that we as a church have stopped using that part of our brains in our worship and particularly in our songwriting. I [...]

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