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From the moment I heard the beginning of this song floating through the air early on a September morning in London, England, I knew something special was happening. In the mid-1990s I had become somewhat disillusioned with worship music and the ministry connected with it. I grew tired of the striving, weary of artists jumping on the worship bandwagon just because worship music projects were selling more units. There was also my own shallowness as More

Lining. Here’s a technique you might want to try in your writing: it’s called lining. It’s very effective in situations where the congregation doesn’t have access to the words and music. It has been used in many cultures, from ancient times to today, in Bible times, in the early American colonies where they had no hymn books, in tribal cultures with no written language. The leader sings a line at a time and the singers sing More

Before we move on, let’s discuss an aspect of the music business unique to the Christian field. Christian Copyright Licensing, International (CCLI) has been a great blessing to many writers and owners of songs used in ministry. Under copyright law, permission is required from a copyright holder for the reproduction of a song. Think of the trouble this used to be for churches wanting to print worship choruses in their bulletins or project them More

“The main motivation behind the song was to capture a response to Jesus giving up his throne in heaven, ultimately to die on a cross. It has been a real privilege to see how God has used the song.”