New songs for worship, rich in Christian theology. Contemporary hymns, psalms, songs of lament and praise written by members of the Louisville, KY-based Sojourn Community.

Chord charts, mp3s and iTunes link below

Sojourn’s latest worship album connects the worship practices of the Church gathered to the ordinary stuff of daily life, a life … (Read more)

The album Songs for the Advent was recorded in 2003: a collection of original, traditional, and instrumental songs celebrating the season of waiting and anticipation before Christmas.  This record revisits the spirit … (Read more)

This 11-track collection of aesthetically diverse songs of faith, pain, longing and reflection based on the Psalms features worship music by … (Read more)

I was pleased to meet several Christians involved in the arts this weekend at Sojourn's Cultivate Beauty Festival and to share thoughts with them over coffee, donuts, pizza, Indian food -- you can see that it was a both a filling weekend and a fulfilling one.  I thought you'd be interested to know a little about them and their various ministries.  These people are on the front lines of, as Dr. Harold Best says, "Thinking Christianly about the arts."  I'll provide links to all of their ministries so you can learn more about what they're doing in their cities. Of course the ... Continue reading »

1. I'm Coming Back, by our own Rebecca Elliott from Before the Throne.  From the review of this CD in Christianity Today: Her (Rebecca's) voice perfectly complements the earnest sentiments of worship in "I'm Coming Back," an earnest and well-written reminder of how we've "wasted all I have on things that will not last."  I couldn't have said it better myself. 2. Come and Sing, by our own Jeremy Quillo, also recorded on last year's Before the Throne.  Hear this mp3 on our Facebook page.  You can also read Jeremy's "story behind the song" here on sojournmusic.com.  ... Continue reading »

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.  Sojourn Worship Arts Pastoral Assistant Jamie Barnes, an accomplished singer-songwriter, wrote a special Mother's Day song that we're doing in our worship service today -- a scripture song called "Remember Me (Prayer of Hannah)".  Here is Jamie's own recording of this song, our Mother's Day gift to you: Listen To “Prayer Of Hannah” by Jamie Barnes View The Chord Sheet Later this week on sojournmusic.com and our podcast, hear a short interview I conducted with Jamie Barnes that goes "inside" a Sojourn worship ... Continue reading »