Crowns
by Chris Mellon | October 11, 2023 | 11:59 am

Hillsong Worship – Crowns

Hillsong Church is a megachurch founded in 1983 in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia.  It was formerly led by Hillsong Founder Brian Houston.  Hillsong possesses a massive discography, spanning across four music ministries.  These

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Jesus on a Cross
by Chris Mellon | July 23, 2023 | 11:59 am

Isaac Watts – When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

I have a confession. I loathe songs that take a perfectly good song, slap on a Chorus (sometimes with a Bridge) that adds little to no new ideas, and releases it to the wild.

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Food
by Chris Mellon | July 5, 2023 | 11:59 am

Shane & Shane – My Portion

Contemporary Christian duo Shane & Shane started in 2001. They released a staggering 40 albums (including solo and Christmas), 5 live albums, and 3 EP’s. Also, check out my reviews of All Sufficient Merit, You’ve already

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Rocky ground
by Chris Mellon | June 7, 2023 | 11:59 am

Sovereign Grace Music – O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer

Sovereign Grace Music, much like Hillsong, Bethel, and Elevation Worship, is a church-based organization that releases their own music. Beginning in 1984, They released more than 50 albums! Also, check out my reviews of Christ

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Cross
by Chris Mellon | April 7, 2023 | 11:59 am

Avis B. Christiansen – Blessed Redeemer

Good Friday is when followers of Jesus remember the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made to pay the penalty for our lawbreaking.  It is a somber time of reflection and prayer. Neal Cruco proposed that

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Home
by Chris Mellon | March 26, 2023 | 9:00 am

Marsha J Johansen – Going Home

Marsha J Johansen is a layman who found some issues with the song.  She disagreed theologically with some of the lyrics to William Arms Fisher’s song Going Home and took a stab at fixing

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Hay
by Chris Mellon | December 25, 2022 | 11:59 am

Anonymous – Away In A Manger

Happy Christmas! The author of Away In A Manger is elusive.  Though some believe that Protestant reformer Martin Luthor penned it, the consensus is that Martin Luthor didn’t write it. This song’s earliest publication

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Sky clearing up during night
by Chris Mellon | December 11, 2022 | 11:59 am

Edmund Sears – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Edmund Hamilton Sears was an American Unitarian pastor who authored many works, including:  Fire-side Colloquies (1847) Regeneration (1853) Calm on the Listening Ear of Night Pictures of the Olden Time (1857) Athanasia (1858) Sermons

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Happy faces on balloons.
by Chris Mellon | December 4, 2022 | 9:55 am

Henry van Dyke Jr. – Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Henry van Dyke Jr. was an American whose father immigrated from Holland.  He was part of the Presbyterian clergy and served as a professor of English at Princeton from 1899 to 1923.  He also

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Jerusalem
by Chris Mellon | November 6, 2022 | 11:59 am

CityAlight – Jerusalem

CityAlight, in the same structure as Hillsong, Elevation Worship, and Bethel, is a band run by a church organization. They hail from St Paul’s Castle Hill in Castle Hill, Australia.  They aim to reach

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