Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs Live – Shane and Shane
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The latest album from worship duo Shane and Shane (Shane Barnard and Shane Everett) was recorded live at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. The album was produced by Bryan Fowler with Shane Barnard, who also co-wrote each song. The album includes additional vocals from The Worship Initiative’s Davy Flowers, Aaron Williams, and John Marc Kohl, as well as Trenton Bell.
I really enjoyed this new live worship album, and it is one that I will revisit often. It is my favorite album of the first half of 2023.
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- Song of the Week Lyrics~ Our God Will Go Before Us – Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa
All Creatures (Sing the Harmony) – This song was written by Shane Barnard, Bethany Barnard and Bryan Fowler and features Davy Flowers on vocals. The song features guitar, bass, drums, keys, and backing vocals. The song is based on the hymn “All Creatures of Our God and King” by William Henry Draper, based on a poem by St. Francis of Assisi.
Key lyric:
All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
O praise Him O praise Him
You’ve Already Won – This new song was written by Shane Barnard and Bryan Fowler. The song features guitar, bass, drums, keys, and backing vocals. There is future grace that is ours today that Jesus Christ has won. It is a powerful new hymn, and my favorite song of 2023 thus far.
Key lyrics:
I’m fighting a battle
That You’ve already won
No matter what comes my way
I will overcome
All Sufficient Merit – This new song was written by Shane Barnard, Bethany Barnard, and Bryan Fowler. The song features guitar, bass, drums, keys and backing vocals. Christ’s all sufficient merit did what we could not.
Key lyric:
It is done it is finished
No more debt I owe
Paid in full all sufficient
Merit now my own
Unto Him (Jude 24-25) – This song was written by Shane Barnard and Mike Donehey. The song, based on the Doxology in Jude 24-25, features guitar, keys, bass, drums, and backing vocals.
Key lyric:
Unto Him who has saved us
Be all glory be all majesty
Dominion all authority is Yours
Right now and forevermore
Tell the Story (Psalm 8) – This song was written by Shane Barnard and Davy Flowers. The song features guitar, bass, drums, keys, and backing vocals.
Key lyric:
With every breath
We shout Your praises
With all creation
Tell the story of the one
Who loves us
You love us
You love us
My Portion – This song was written by Shane Barnard, Bryan Fowler, and Grayson Kessenich. The song features guitar, keys, strings, backing vocals, drums, and bass. The Savior is our portion and shall forever be.
Key Lyric:
Hallelujah what a Savior
My redeemer my reward
Hallelujah endless treasure
My delight forevermore
Psalm 42 (Loudest Praise) – This song was written by Shane Barnard and Bryan Fowler. Based on the hymn “Come Thou Font of Every Blessings” by Robert Robinson and Martin Madan, the song features guitar, keys, bass, drums, and backing vocals.
Key lyric:
Come thou fount of living water
Tune my heart to bless Your Name
Streams of trouble never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Psalm 8 (How Majestic is Your Name) – This song was written by Shane Barnard and features keys, guitar, backing vocals, bass, and drums.
Key lyric:
So, we’ll sing of Your name
Live our lives for Your greatness, oh God
And Your glory and honor
Psalm 90 (Satisfy Us with Your Love) – This song was written by Shane Barnard and features keys, guitar, bass, drums and backing vocals.
Key lyric:
When the sun comes up, satisfy us
Before the day has passed us by
Before our hearts forget all Your goodness
Satisfy us with Your Love
Only There – This song was written by Shane Barnard, Grayson Kessenich, and Bryan Fowler. The song features guitar, keys, bass, drums, and backing vocals. Only in Christ can we find our rest.
Key lyric:
Only there, only there
Love and mercy flow for me
Only there, only there
Can I find my rest in Thee
Favorite songs
You’ve Already Won
All Sufficient Merit
My Portion
Psalm 42 (Loudest Praise)
Psalm 90 (Satisfy Us with Your Love)
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Our God Will Go Before Us – Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa
This week’s song of the week is “Our God Will Go Before Us” by Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa. Matt Boswell, Keith Getty, and Matt Papa wrote the song. Enjoy the lyric video here, and the story behind the song here.
Our God will go before us
And guide us by His presence
What confidence this promise is
We will never walk alone
Through unknown paths, through shadows
Our hearts fear not tomorrow
For every step His faithfulness
Is the truth that lights our way
Our God will go before us
The Lord of Hosts is with us
O praise the One who leads us on
For His grace will bring us home
Though evil forms against us
All heaven will defend us
The gates of hell shall not prevail
For the battle is the Lord’s
Our God will go before us
The Lord of Hosts is with us
O praise the One who leads us on
For His grace will bring us home
Now send us with Your presence
And lead us on to heaven
Where songs of sorrow strain no more
And our every breath is praise
O let our every breath be praise
Our God will go before us
The Lord of Hosts is with us
O praise the One who leads us on
For His grace will bring us home
Our God will go before us
The Lord of Hosts is with us
O praise the One who leads us on
For His grace will bring us home
For His grace will bring us home
