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.

 I recently sat down with Sojourn Worship Leader Lorie King to record the audio interview below -- a discussion about how to integrate hymns into contemporary worship services.  Lorie came to Sojourn eight years ago as a seminary student working on her Masters of Arts in Worship, to work with Worship Arts Pastor Mike Cosper on the goal of integrating hymns into our worship gatherings while ... Continue reading »

 1. Psalm 3 by our own Rebecca Dennison.  This is the third song from our upcoming worship CD that we've debuted in a live Sunday worship gathering.  Rebecca is one of our best writers when it comes to "text-painting," the ability to integrate music and lyrics together in a way that makes sense by allowing the music to accurately reflect the mood of the lyrics.  She's turned this psalm into ... Continue reading »

You are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will ... Continue reading »

Louisville's weekly journal Velocity, published by the Gannet-owned Courier Journal, made "Holy Rock 'n' Rollers" their cover story in this week's print and web edition.  The article explores the inroads Sojourn has made in the local music scene by bringing in credible indie acts to our venue, The 930 Art Center's Listening  Room, and hosting some of Louisville's best concerts over the last year (St. Francis of Assissi, the ... Continue reading »

Sojourn is blessed to operate "in the city, for the city" of Louisville, Kentucky.  Louisville also happens to be the home of the Institute for Christian Worship, operated out of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's School of Church Music and Worship under the leadership of Professor Carl Stam. Here is a link to an audio file from the Institute's website (check out their site from our Helpful Links section) of a lecture by Frank ... Continue reading »

Sojourn worship leader/songwriter Jeremy Quillo tells us the story behind the writing of his great song "Hosanna In The Highest." Everyone agrees that the beginning of Spring is the best time to discuss the components of a Christmas song, right? No? Well then, let's just pretend - sort of like the guy in the Smith's Furniture commercial who says "Christmas in JULY sale!!" (ask someone who lives ... Continue reading »

I had lunch late last week with Sojourn Worship Arts Pastor Mike Cosper (read parts one and two of his article "The Real World," about the theological framework behind Before the Throne).  Mike recently had some dental work done, so while I ate a burrito, he slurped on a Freezie and talked about plans for Sojourn's upcoming worship project. This project, co-produced by Mike and Neil Robins, will involve ... Continue reading »

Jamie Barnes and Lorie King provided vocals for Sojourn's two Easter morning services, and Worship Arts pastor Mike Cosper led a band featuring a basic but versatile lineup of lead, rhythm and bass guitar along with drums (we've been blessed with many musicians at Sojourn, so in any given week we can "paint different textures" depending on the musicians and instruments chosen).    Here is the song list for this ... Continue reading »

We give you thanks, great God, for the hope we have in Jesus, who died but is risen and rules over all. We praise you for his presence with us. Because he lives, we look for eternal life, knowing that nothing past, present, or yet to come can separate us from your great love made known in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Reprinted by permission from The Worship Sourcebook, c. 2004, CRC Publications. Early on the first day of ... Continue reading »

Here's an Easter hymn in 88.88.88 meter by Charles Wesley, followed by a passage from 1 Corinthians 15:  Come, let us with our Lord arise, our Lord who made both earth and skies, who died to save the world he made and rose triumphant from the dead; he rose, the prince of life and peace, and stamped the day for ever his. This is the day the Lord hath made that all may see his love displayed, may feel his ... Continue reading »