This well-known worship tune by Paul Baloche was inspired in part by Ephesians 1:18. Leading others in worshiping God is not a talent that can be learned; it’s a mission that must be placed on a heart. It’s one that has been warmly embraced by Paul Baloche. A prolific songwriter and inspired praise leader, Paul has written or co-written more than 120 recorded worship songs. His experiences as a worship leader fuel Paul’s creative More

The age old classic that started it all back in 1993...Shout To The Lord is a song you surely know by heart and find yourself singing often. If you don't already have the charts for this favorite, now is the time! Read this thought-provoking and informational blog post from Ryan to find out how Shout To The Lord helped More

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Once again MercyMe has made history as their massive multi-format single “I Can Only Imagine” recently surpassed 1 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum in the digital domain. Simultaneously, their last studio record, All That Is Within Me, received RIAA Gold certification, continuing to place MercyMe in the unique position of having had all of their studio recordings receive gold More

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Document your inspiration when it comes, for it will not come again! I believe that a song starts as a seed—a clear single idea that contains the “songvision” of the song. It’s the “one thing” of your song. Make sure when the inspiration comes, when the seed falls into the soil of your life, you plant it! Write it down, record it, and take a mental picture of playing the melody on the piano. Invest in something More

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

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 cross is the central doctrine of the New Testament. Why are there so few modern worship songs that include something so vital? Rick, the worship leader for a large church, targeted that need with “Lord, I Lift Your Name On High” and gave us the most awesome thing in the world to sing about. It came out of his personal devotions as he accompanied his scripture reading with his guitar. How’s that for unique?

"Shout To The Lord",  was probably the first song to really inspire the development of PraiseCharts.  I remember back in 1997 when I was developing my little church orchestra, using the Songs For Praise And Worship Series put out by Word Music.  I had the big conductor's binder and all!  That first collection stopped just short of, "Shout To The Lord" and the wave of new contemporary worship that was about to unload on the church in the 21st century. More

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