The new Citizens song is the upbeat Only Jesus Christ. Written by Brian Eichelberger and Zach Bolen, Only Jesus Christ features effective and Biblical lyrics magnifying the Lord Jesus and drawing us into worship with a snappy beat that takes just a little effort to get the hang of! I… Continue Reading Citizens and CityAlight – Two Great New Songs

The Worship Leading Essentials book includes a very helpful list of links and brief info on dozens of important and useful websites for worship leaders, and an up-to-date version of this list is available here on the website. Covering publishers, church networks, artist sites, and songwriting resources of all kinds,… Continue Reading Link to the Links!

Not sure I’ve enjoyed a new Christmas song so much since I first heard that Wesley boy bashing out Hark the Herald on his portable pipe organ. Only joking, not that old really! Seriously happy to share this one, a Christmas song which gets in just enough of the gospel… Continue Reading The King Became Homeless – great new song!

It is by its worship that the Church lives, it is there that its heart beats … As the heart is for the body, so worship is for Church life a pump which sends into circulation and draws in again, it claims and it sanctifies. It is from the life… Continue Reading Worship and Mission – inextricably linked!

I’ve been reading up on one of our greatest hymn writers, Southampton man Isaac Watts. He is best known for classic hymns like Jesus Shall Reign, O God Our Help in Ages Past, Joy to the World, and perhaps best of all When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, described by… Continue Reading Isaac Watts – Southampton’s greatest hymn writer?

One of the most inspirational writers on worship is Charles H. Spurgeon, a spiritual giant of the nineteenth century. His sermons were printed in newspapers, and his writings were widely published in books and pamphlets. Although perhaps somewhat dated for most readers today (he died in 1892), here he takes… Continue Reading True Praise is Heart Work