"Peace on Earth" by U2
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and in prayer for the situation in Ukraine, this song came to mind. Bono, U2's lead singer, wrote it after...
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- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
"Though We Weep" by City of Light Anglican
Trevor and Bonnie McMaken are fellow Wheaton alumni and musicians who, a few years ago, planted a church in Illinois's second largest...
- Mar 2, 2022
- 1 min
"I Bow in Prayer" by Aven Ezer (Ukraine)
An ethnodoxologist I follow recently wrote about this song. It has a very hymn-like structure and chord progression, and it can either be...
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
"Easter" by Travis Greene & Todd Dulaney
Ash Wednesday is coming up soon, and this could be a chance for a church to perform "Easter" from Travis Greene's last album. It's a...
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
"Solomon's Song" by Nikki Lerner
In honor of Black History Month and Valentines Day, I want to let you know about "Solomon's Song" by Nikki Lerner. From her most recent...
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
"Move" by Lecrae and 1K Phew
Lecrae released his most recent album, No Church in a While, with 1k Phew. One catchy and popular song is "Move." Lyrics below: I like to...
- Jan 25, 2022
- 1 min
"Balkan Praise" by Daniel Mohanu
Songs2Serve posted several new music videos on YouTube recently. One I particularly enjoyed is "Balkan Praise." It's in English. It's...
- Jan 18, 2022
- 2 min
"How I Got Over" by Herbert Brewster, Sung before "I Have a Dream"
Mahalia Jackson sang the spiritual "How I Got Over" at the 1963 March on Washington. Martin Luther King, Jr. later wrote to her that her...
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
"Sh'ma Israël" by Glorious (France)
Here's something you don't see everyday: arguably the most famous prayer of the Jewish faith sung by a Christian worship band from...
- Jan 4, 2022
- 1 min
"Nara Ekele Mo" by Songs2Serve (Igbo, English and 8 Other Languages)
The most recent YouTube post from the intercultural music ministry think-tank Songs2Serve is "Nara Ekele Mo." Though mostly in Igbo...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
"New Wine" by Maverick City Music
I've written about Maverick City Music, the multicultural, worship songwriting think-tank, many times before. They create powerful songs...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
Diverse Christmas Music Playlist 2021
These tracks will be playing throughout my house today. I'll make a new list next year. “Take Me to the King” by Tamela Mann “Lulajze...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
"In the Lowest as Well" by Proskuneo Ministries
Three years ago, I had the privilege of making lead sheets for Proskuneo Ministries' first full-length album, "1." Proskuneo, about whom...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
"Refugee King" by Liz Vice
A newer Christmas song I've seen mentioned a few times in cyberspace is "Refugee King" by Liz Vice. Giving a nod to the structure and...
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
"Sing With Me, Let Us Worship!" by Eliza Pirosca Warden
Eliza Pirosca Warden is a Romanian-American singer, musician and composer whom I first met in Romania in 2008 while serving in music...
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