January 4, 201115 yr I would have put this in the P&R forum, but I thought it might get a little more attention here. What's your favorite? Any recommendations of songs dealing with "strength"? Hope that makes sense lol.
January 4, 201115 yr When you're up against a struggle That shatters all your dreams And your hope's been cruelly crushed By Satan's manifested scheme And you feel the urge within you To submit to earthly fears Don't let the faith your standing in Seem to disappear CHORUS: Praise the Lord He can work through those who praise Him Praise the Lord For our God inhabits praise Praise the Lord For the chains that seem to bind you Serve only to remind you That they drop powerless behind you When you praise Him Now Satan is a liar And he wants to make us think That we are paupers When he knows himself We're children of the King So lift up the mighty shield of faith For the battle must be won We know that Jesus Christ is risen So the works already done
January 4, 201115 yr I have to admit, I'm not so much for the Christian/Gospel genre as a whole, but there is a bit of it that I can do to listen to if need be. I had an old girlfriend who listened to a good deal of Contemporary Christian music. Ginny Owens - "If You Want Me To" is one that sticks out in my mind.
January 4, 201115 yr I've ALWAYS liked "I Shall Not Walk Alone" by Ben Harper. I use it regularly to accompany the witness talks I give on senior retreats in the diocesan high schools. The original is great, but there's a version he did in a "rockumentary" with the Blind Boys of Alabama that I often times prefer. Original: With The Blind Boys (From "Pleasure And Pain")
January 4, 201115 yr A few of my current favorites: Our God by Chris Tomlin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlA5IDnpGhc&feature=related I Will Rise (also by Chris Tomlin) The Power of Your Name by Lincoln Brewster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAPQygrKn5A Until The Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns
January 4, 201115 yr Contemporary Christian isn't music. But there is a lot of good gospel out there but to be honest it's not something I've dug into enough to be able to have too many recommendations. I really like the Blind Boys of Alabama. Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama have an album together that is pretty good. There is also a lot of bluegrass influenced gospel that is out there and is good. I know there is some on the Oh Brother Where Art Thou (a couple of songs done very well by Alison Krauss) soundtrack.
January 5, 201115 yr Contemporary Christian isn't music. Disagree 100%, just because you don't like it, doesn't mean that it isn't music...
January 5, 201115 yr Disagree 100%, just because you don't like it, doesn't mean that it isn't music...It's definitely noise that pretends to be music. In 99% of cases I believe if they had the actual talent they would make more secular music or at least get played on secular stations. The "Contemporary Christian" genre is just a gimmick to get devout Christians to buy an inferior product because of it's "message". And I'm not dissing the message---I could care less and have actually stated that I do like a lot of gospel music.
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