Worship Songs for February 22

I'm excited about singing "Break Through" this week. This is an anointed song by Tommy Walker (I know, I know - him again!). I know there are so many of our people who need a breakthrough. We need breakthroughs in our homes, our marriages, our finances, our relationships, our emotions, our health. And it is my prayer we would have a breakthrough in our services - that God would break through any wall of pride, resistance, complacency, apathy, whatever it is, that we would have complete freedom to respond to Him. May it be.

First Baptist Church of Euless – BEHIND THE PRAISE
Worship songs
February 22nd , 2009

“Stand Up for Jesus” with “Majesty” 9:15am

Ephesians 6:14
Words by George Duffield, 1818-1888
Music by George J. Webb, 1803-1887 Adam Geibel, 1885-1933

In the year 1858 a great city-wide revival swept across the city of Philadelphia. It was called The Work of God in Philadelphia. Of the participating ministers none was more powerful than the twenty-nine year old Episcopalian, Dudley Tyng. He was known as a bold, fearless and uncompromising preacher with great influence on the other spiritual leaders around him. His father, the Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, was for many years the pastor of the large Episcopalian Church of the Epiphany in Philadelphia. After serving a short time as his father's assistant, Dudley succeeded his father in this pulpit. However, some of the more fashionable members soon became upset with their young preacher because of his straight-forward doctrinal preaching and his strong stand against slavery. He resigned this pulpit and with a group of faithful followers organized The Church of the Covenant.
In addition to his duties as pastor of the new and growing congregation, Tyng began holding noon-day services at the downtown YMCA. Great crowds were attracted to hear this dynamic young preacher. On Tuesday, March 30, 1858, over 5,000 men gathered for a noon mass meeting to hear young Tyng preach from Exodus 10:11 - "Go now ye that are men and serve the Lord." Over 1,000 of these men responded by committing their hearts and lives to Christ and His service; the sermon was often termed one of the most successful of the times. During the sermon the young preacher remarked, "I must tell my Master's errand, and I would rather that this right arm were amputated at the trunk than that I should come short of my duty to you in delivering God's message." The next week, while visiting in the country and watching the operation of a corn thrasher in a barn, he accidentally caught his loose sleeve between the cogs; the arm was lacerated severely, the main artery was severed and the median nerve was injured. Four days later infection developed. As a result of shock and a great loss of blood, Dudley Tyng died on April 19, 1858. At his death bed, when asked by a group of sorrowful friends and ministers for a final statement, he whispered, "Let us all stand up for Jesus."
The next Sunday Tyng's close friend and fellow worker, the Rev. George Duffield, pastor of the Temple Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, preached his morning sermon as a tribute to his departed friend, choosing as his text Ephesians 6:14: "Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness." He closed his sermon by reading a poem of six stanzsas that he had written, inspired, as he told his people, by the dying words of his esteemed friend. Rev. Duffield's Sunday School superintendent was so impressed by the verses that he had them printed for distribution throughout the Sunday School. The editor of a Baptist periodical happened to receive one of these pamphlets and promptly gave it a wider circulation. From there it eventually found its way into the hymnals and hearts of God's people across the world.

Click here for a childrens’ arrangement:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r11Gmdq__-8

“Majesty” 9:15am

Dr. Jack Hayford, pastor of the Church on the Way in Van Nuys, California is not only an outstanding preacher and Bible teacher, but also a gifted song writer. Several years ago, Dr. and Mrs. Hayford traveled for ten days in Denmark, where he had speaking engagements. It was the silver anniversary of the coronation of Elizabeth II as Queen of England. The celebrating, the countryside, and the spirit and enthusiasm of the English people, coupled with great historical significance of that Kingdom, made those two weeks a very special time for the Hayfords.
The couple made a short visit to Blenheim, the palace where Winston Churchhill was born and raised and where he would occasionally go aside for a short rest during the horrors of World War II. As Hayford felt the courage and motivation of the English people, Hayford realized that there was also a deep feeling in their hearts for the royalty who stood with them in dark hours. Even now they were excited about sharing in the celebration of their monarch. Suddenly there came to his mind a feeling that Christ wants His church to have such a sense of loyalty and fellowship, because he must be our leader in good times and bad.
As Hayford stood on the magnificent, well-groomed landscape surrounding Blenheim Palace, he said to his wife, “Honey, I can hardly describe to you all the things which this setting evokes in me. There is something of majesty in all this, and I believe it has a great deal to do with why people who lived here have been of such consequence in the shaping of history. I don’t mean that buildings and beauty can beget greatness, but I do feel that some people fail to perceive their possibilities because of their dismal surroundings.”
As the Hayfords pulled themselves from that regal place and drove away, Dr. Hayford said, “Take the notebook and write down some words, will you, Babe?” He then began to dictate the key, the notes, the timing, and the lyrics to one of the most popular worship songs written.

Majesty, worship His Majesty.
Unto Jesus, be all glory, honor and praise!
Majesty, Kingdom authority,
Flow from His throne, unto His own
His anthem raise.
So exalt, lift up on High the name of Jesus.
Magnify, come glorify Christ Jesus, the King!
Majesty, worship His Majesty,
Jesus, who died, now glorified,
King of all Kings!

Click here to learn more about Jack Hayford:
www.jackhayford.org

Click here to worship with the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaRwD2Y7C0s&feature=related

Click here to hear another arrangement of the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF9ibH6EPz4

"Days of Elijah" 9:15am

We’ll begin our worship with this great song of proclamation by Robin Mark.
Robin Mark is a Christian singer, songwriter, and worship leader based out of Belfast. Robin has written several songs sung throughout the world. He is best known for the songs "Days of Elijah", "Revival", "All for Jesus", "The Wonderful Cross", "Not by Might" and many more. He has published 13 albums in total with sales of close to 2 million world wide.
Though known within the The United Kingdom and throughout Canada from the early 1990's it was not until his 1999 live album Revival In Belfast that Robin became known in the United States, Australia and the rest of the world. His song Days of Elijah has become one of the most sung worship songs ever and his album Revival In Belfast has become a worldwide best seller with sales of over 400,000 - half of these sales where in the US where the album stayed in the top 50 worship albums sales chart for over four years and continues to be in the top 100. The album was certified gold in Canada in 2004 and in Australia in 2006, it has also become one of the best selling worship albums ever in south Africa.

Click here to read about how this song was written www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/worship/11540702/

Click here to learn more about Robin Marks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Mark

Click here to worship along with Paul Wilbur
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra4HWj1jrJA&feature=related

"We're Marching to Zion" 9:15am

Isaac Watts wrote this song because of the controversy between singing of Psalms and the singing of hymns, the church decided to sing Psalms at the beginning of their service and then after the preaching, they would sing hymns. Many people who were still against the hymns would get up and leave the service at this time. Isaac Watts wrote the hymn to refute this practice of people walking out during the hymn singing. Just reads the words especially stanza two.

Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God,
But children of the heavenly King,
but children of the heavenly King,
May speak their joys abroad,
may speak their joys abroad.

Click here to hear the song
www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh733.sht

Click here to worship along on the song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2xJsO_Xzns

“Here I Am to Worship” 9:15am

If songs are like children to their writers, then 25 year-old Englishman Tim Hughes carried "Here I Am To Worship" to full term, letting the reverent tune take perfect shape over a nine-month period. Back in 1999 while still in college, he first sat down to craft a musical response to his reading of Philippians 2:5, which says, "Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus." And from the start, he had the humility part mastered. "I was playing around with my guitar when the verse just came out," he modestly recalls. "However, I couldn't get a chorus that I was happy with. The original one was embarrassingly bad!" Thankfully, Tim recorded the verse into his Dictaphone, and months later during a quiet creative time, he patched it together with another strong melody idea and brought "Here I Am To Worship" to fruition. "I'd been reading about the cross and thinking through Jesus' amazing sacrifice," Tim says of the lyrical theme. "Sometimes when God meets with us we don't quite know how to respond properly. It's often too much for us to take in. Hopefully in a small way the chorus captures that: 'Here I am to worship. Here I am to bow down. Here I am to say that you're my God. You're altogether lovely, worthy, wonderful.'" Although the song had been completed, the writer was still not convinced of its potential. Leading worship at his Soul Survivor home church one day, Tim sang "Here I Am To Worship" for his fellow members and was duly advised by his pastor Mike Pilavachi to start using it more often. Since then, Hughes - who built his own chops leading Delirious and Matt Redman favorites - has seen the song take on a life of its own. "It must be a God thing.... People have seemed to really connect with it, and we've had some special times in worship using the song," he admits. "I remember one time at the end of a Worship Together conference in San Diego when we'd been performing the song. The band stopped, and then the congregation just kept singing the chorus for about 15 minutes."

Click here to listen to the story behind the song by Tim Hughes.
www.theheartofworship.org/stories/Story-196-HereIAmtoWorship-Hughes.mp3

Click here to worship along with the Hillsong’s church: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiy3_KRKNaQ

Click here to worship along with Michael W. Smith: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_kAjok4-Uk

Click here to read more about the composer Tim Hughes
www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/worship/1227531/

"Break Through" 9:15 & 10:45

This is a great song by Tommy Walker.

Break through, break through all my doubts
Break through, break through all my fears
Break through that I may worship You
Break through, break through all my pain
Break through, all my guilt and my shame
Break through like only You can do

You are brighter than my darkest night
Stronger than my toughest fight
Just one touch from You my King, my friend
And I’ll never be the same again

Click here for worship along:www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXa6fyBtkMw

Click here for another arrangement:www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6VsZOUxa6Y&feature=related

“I will never be the same again” 9:15 & 10:45

This worship song was written by Geoff Bullock, former worship leader with the Hillsongs church in Sydney Australia. After ministering with the Hillsongs ministry, Geoff went through a valley of depression and dispair. He lost his marriage, his witness and his testimony. He has spent the last few years rebuilding his life and putting the pieces back together. A part of that process has been to actually re-write several of the worship songs he wrote.
The main reason for the rewrites is to simply take the focus from "what we do for God" to give us a sense of spiritual affirmation and placing it firmly on "what God has done and is doing for us". I am convinced that what I think, do or say about God will always prove my inability to be anything else but grace dependant. However, what God "thinks, does and says" about me is a miracle that can never be fully grasped. It is simply too wonderful. How could we ask this of the Creator of the universe. Thinking about it just spins me out. God.. do we really understand the enormity of those three letters…. God reduces himself to humanity so we can know and say:
"You have walked my path,You have run my raceSo I may never be the same again."
I just cannot say or sing it the other way anymore. I am totally stuffed if I do the walking and running. There’s nothing to celebrate about my actions… but, what God does… can’t stop celebrating.. just blows me away, and I have to ask myself whether we really understand it at all!!!
See below a comparison of the two lyrics, one in 1995 and the new one in 2004.

Click here to read more about Geoffs’ story.
http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/4734.htm

Click here to read more about Geoffs’ ministry
http://www.geoffbullock.com/

Click here to read more about Geoff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Bullock

Click here to read Geoffs’ blog
http://geoffbullock.blogspot.com/

Click here to worship along with Geoff Bullock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcC_7EMYkhc&feature=related

"I will Boast" 10:45am

Read more about Paul Baloches' ministry here www.leadworship.com/paul/about.html
This song is based on the verse Jeremiah 9:24
"Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
The Apostle Paul, writes this in 1 Corinthians 1:26-31:"Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God - that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Therefore, as it is written (in Jeremiah 9:24): "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

Click here to worship with the song:www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yiAFexAeqc

"King of Majesty" 10:45am

This song was written by Marty Sampson. Marty (b. May 31, 1979) is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders and has led worship on every United album to date. He plays guitar and occasionally piano. He was married in November of 2006 to Michelle. Sampson was a former worship leader for Hillsong United together with Joel Houston (son of pastor Brian Houston). His last album with United in the 2007 United album All of the Above, could be his last album with Houston and the Hillsong United team. Since his marriage with Michelle, Sampson has moved from Hillsong United to the Hillsong band and helps lead worship with Darlene Zschech and the rest of the team. He is now one of the main worship leaders in Hillsong Church along with Zschech and Reuben Morgan. Sampson recently released a solo album entitled "Let Love Rule".

Click here to learn more about Marty Sampson:www.martysampson.nett

Click here to worship along with the Hillsong worship ministry:www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyyRfx563Zs

Click here for an arrangement by Marty Sampson:www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg9Zqipk2nU

"Majesty (Here I am)” 10:45am

This song from Delirious? is the expression of a heart humbled by the love shown in the sacrifice, grace and majesty of our God. The song was written by Martin Smith & Stuart Garrard.

Martin James Smith (born 6 July 1970) is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter of the English Christian rock and worship band Delirious? He is generally considered to be one of the foremost songwriters in modern Christian worship music, along with people like Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, and David Crowder. He co-wrote three songs on Michael W. Smith's album Healing Rain and is going to be collaborating with Michael W. Smith on his upcoming album. Martin also co-wrote two songs on Matt Redman's album Beautiful News (" Take it to the streets" and "All over the World"). Some of the most recognised songs by Delirious? include "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever", "History Maker", "My Glorious", "Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble", "Shout To The North", "Deeper", "Majesty (Here I Am)", and "What A Friend I've Found". In 1995, Martin was involved in a near-fatal car accident, and during the weeks of his recovery, he decided to become a full-time musician. He wrote the 'King Of Fools' song 'August 30th' based on this experience. Smith was one of the founding members of Delirious? along with Stewart Smith (no relation) and Tim Jupp, when they formed the band under The Cutting Edge.
Stuart Garrard is a guitarist who has developed his own unique style of playing, which has become known to some people, although probably not many, as 'octave distortion'. He also writes music and lyrics, and sings backing vocals and occasionally lead vocals. He is instantly recognisable as a result of his bald head and goatee beard. He is the oldest member of the band "Delirious".

Here I am humbled by your Majesty
Covered by your grace so free
Here I am, knowing I'm a sinful man
Covered by the blood of the Lamb
Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine
Since you laid down your life
The greatest sacrifice

Majesty, Majesty Your grace has found me just as I am
Empty handed, but alive in your hands
Majesty, MajestyForever I am changed by your love
In the presence of your Majesty
Here I am humbled by the love that you give
Forgiven so that I can forgive
Here I stand, knowing that I'm your desire
Sanctified by glory and fire
Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine
Since you laid down your life
The greatest sacrifice


Click here to worship along with Delirious
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNjH8QDpBFY

Click here to visit their myspace:
www.myspace.com/delirious