The Sing! Sessions: Doxology – Keith and Kristyn Getty and Friends
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This is the second album of music released from the 2022 Sing! Conference. (Read my reflections from the conference here, and my review of the first album
Sing! Christ Our Hope In Life And Death: Live At The Getty Music Worship Conference here).
The songs on this album focus on doxology, hymns of praise to God. As with everything the Getty’s do, they are done with excellence (songwriting, musicianship and production). In addition to Keith and Kristyn Getty, artists featured on the album include Kirk Whalum, Blair Linne, Jordan Kauflin, Skye Peterson, Laura Story, the Foto Sisters, Bryan Fowler, Matt Merker and Bill Gaither.

Here are a few comments about each of the ten songs:

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All People That on Earth Do Dwell – The music of this hymn is from the French-German Psalter (1551), and the lyrics are from William Kethe. This hymn, based on Psalm 100 concludes with the Trinitarian Doxology. The music was arranged by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 This choral number was my wife’s favorite moment from the conference.

Psalm 24 – Blair Linne gives an excellent reading of Psalm 24, backed by saxophone from Kirk Whalum and piano.

I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) – This song was written by Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Keith Getty, and Stuart Townend. The song features Jordan Kauflin and Kristyn Getty on vocals, and Kirk Whalum on saxophone.

On Jordan’s Stormy Banks – This song was written by Samuel Stennett and Christopher Miner. The song features Kristyn Getty and Tommy Bailey on vocals and Kirk Whalum on saxophone.

I Am Not My Own – This new song was written by Skye Peterson, Ben Shive, Bryan Fowler, and Tom Anderson. The song features Skye Peterson and Kristyn Getty on vocals.

I Know That My Redeemer Lives – This song was written by Kristyn Getty, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Matt Papa, and Laura Story. The song features Laura Story and Kristyn Getty on vocals.

Sovereign Rules of the Skies – This song was written by Katelyn Foto Berry, Gaylyn Foto, Jonathan Monk, and John Ryland. The song features the Foto Sisters on vocals.

Where Thou Leads Me – This song was written by Bryan Fowler, Kristyn Getty, and Ben Shive. The song features Kristyn Getty and Bryan Fowler on vocals.

Dear Refugee of My Weary Soul – This song was written by Matt Merker and Anne Steele. The song features Matt Merker on vocals.

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross – This hymn was written by Isaac Watts, and Lowell Mason, and arranged by Keith Getty, Fionan de Barra, and Ben Shive. The song features Bill Gaither.

This new album is an excellent complement to the previously released Sing! Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Live at The Getty Music Worship Conference. The 2024 Sing! Conference, with a theme of “The Songs of the Bible”, will be held in Nashville September 3-5. Go here for more information.

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• Dreams. Watch NEEDTOBREATHE and Judah & the Lion perform “Dreams” on the Today Show.
• Shane and Shane Acoustic. In this TGC-exclusive acoustic set, Shane & Shane perform two songs from their recently released album, Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Live).
• Atomic City. Watch the video for U2’s new song “Atomic City”.

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Dreams by NEEDTOBREATHE, featuring Judah & the Lion

This week’s song of the week is “Dreams”, from NEEDTOBREATHE, featuring Judah & the Lion. The song was written by Bear Rinehart, Judah Akers and Mokita, and is included on NEEDTOBREATHE’s new album CAVES. Watch the video here.

[Intro]
You make dreams come true
You make dreams come true
[Verse 1]
I’m a wounded shell
I’m a restless hurry
I get a few things right but still I find myself in trouble
I’m a loaded gun
I’m a full blown worry
I’m a reckless soldier trying to crawl out of the rubble
It’s hard to see the light from under it
But all these failures got me wondering
[Chorus]
That’s why I throw my bones in the rhythm
Sink my teeth in a good time
Whole lot more than a feeling
I could lose
That’s I why I brace myself every minute
Trying to hold on tight for a good ride
Fools like us are only here to prove
You make dreams come true
[Verse 2]
I’m a small town voice
I’m a winding story
I fought my way onto the stage to make a living
And I fell down hard
But the falling saved me
I’m only half the man I was when I was twenty
And it wasn’t what we chalked it to be
When we were kids in Carolina and Tennessee
[Chorus]
That’s why I throw my bones in the rhythm
Sink my teeth in a good time
Whole lot more than a feeling
I could lose
That’s I why I brace myself every minute
Trying to hold on tight for a good ride
Fools like us are only here to prove
You make dreams come true
You make dreams come true
[Bridge]
Oh, to my surprise
The broken things in life
Were mistakes that I could use
The gift was giving in
After all I did
It’s still the life that I would choose
[Chorus]
That’s why I throw my bones in the rhythm
Sink my teeth in a good time
Whole lot more than a feeling
I could lose
That’s I why I brace myself every minute
Trying to hold on tight for a good ride
Fools like us are only here to prove
You make dreams come true
You make dreams come true
You make dreams come true
You make dreams come true
[Outro]
That’s I why I brace myself every minute
Trying to hold on tight for a good ride
Fools like us are only here to prove
You make dreams come true