Chris Tomlin was born and raised in east Texas and he grew up listening
to country music. His dad taught him to play guitar and he wrote his
first song at the early age of 14. Saved as a youngster, he always knew
that God had a specific plan for him, but he couldn't see much beyond
following the Lord. He finished high school and enrolled in college,
graduating with a degree in Psychology. It was at that point that he
started spending a lot of time with Passion founder, Louie Giglio. He
took a big step of faith and became involved in the first Passion
conference in 1997. And the rest, as they say, is history.
By Chris Tomlin
Published on August 13, 2008
Get the complete new review of Chris Tomlin's latest release “Praise The Father, Praise The Son” from the new album "Hello Love." This song is now available on PraiseCharts, but we figured you may want to dive into the story behind the song to wet your appetite.
By the time Hello Love actually releases, Jesus Messiah will have been in our Top Five for almost a month. When we at PraiseCharts first heard "Praise the Father," everything else stopped (song details). Our hearts and minds were locked into the meditative vertical prayer that was sung to God. Chris’s new song “Praise The Father Praise The Son” is a hallmark quality song that expresses great theology in a simple way conveyed through a captivating melody. This song is a fantastic power anthem of praise for a variety of uses: call to worship, intimate prayer, message in song, reflection and offering. This song is a must have for your congregation in which you can download and print right here on PraiseCharts.
Music Style: Pop-Rock
Instrumentation: Orchestra, Full Band or Piano/Guitar Solo with Vocal. Vocal Demand: Med-Easy Playing Ability: Easy
Here’s the prayer-like lyrics: Verse 1 O sovereign God, O matchless King The saints adore, the angels sing And fall before the throne of grace To You belongs the highest praise
Verse 2 These sufferings, this passing tide Under Your wings I will abide And every enemy shall flee You are my hope and victory
Chorus Praise the Father, Praise the Son Praise the Spirit, Three in One Clothed in power and in grace The name above all other names
Verse 3 To the valley, for my soul Thy great descent has made me whole Your word my heart has welcomed home Now peace like water ever flows
Bridge Yours is the kingdom and the power Yours is the glory Forever
Download and print the complete orchestration and lead sheets of “Praise The Father Praise The Son” plus another new great song that will energize your worship service, “Sing, Sing, Sing.” If you like the upbeat and power songs like “Forever” and “Not to Us,” you will love this new song “Sing, Sing, Sing,” even more! Get these songs from the new album “Hello Love” and start your fall gatherings off with a bang! Download and print “Praise The Father, Praise The Son” and “Sing, Sing, Sing” today!
Watch the New Video or Read the story behind “Praise The Father, Praise The Son” from Chris Tomlin!“There are always those songs that you hold an extra special place in your heart. This is one of those for me. Ed Cash and I wrote this song on the last night of recording my vocals for the record. All of the songs were already recorded and we were happy with where we were. But I am always open to God possibly breathing another song along the way. On this night, Ed grabbed his guitar and told me he wanted to play this melody that he felt was special and that he had been using in some times of ministry with his church family. It kind of reminded me of how the Bible teaches that David would play and it would bring peace and healing.
Ed sang a few lyric ideas for the verse and I immediately just began to sing out the chorus you hear on the record. It was one of the moments where you knew you were not in charge, and we both just sat there with tears in our eyes, stunned at what was happening. I do feel this song, in particular, is one that any church, with any style of worship can sing. It continues to be my heart to write songs that give voice to the generations now and the ones that are to come and I sense this is one of those songs.”Watch New Video
Listen to this great new song from Chris, download and print this great song and many others from Hello Love today at PraiseCharts!