Jeremy Quillo has contributed songs to all of Sojourn’s worship CDs.  One of the hallmarks of his writing is his use of scripture — whether it be an arrangement and new melody of a psalm or the incorporation of lines and themes from scripture into his own lyrics. 

 I sat down with Jeremy recently to discuss why modern worship songwriters should use scripture in lyrics or set verses to music, how he does it, and the dangers involved in approaching the Bible as source material for songs.  The discussion includes specific memories of his These Things I Remember songs “From the Depths,” (hear the mp3 and view the chord sheet from our These Things … page) and “Psalm 57,” which is also available as a chord sheet from our These Things … page, and as an mp3 on virb.com/sojournmusic. 

Hear this ten-minute interview on the player below, or download it from our podcast, Sojournmusic.com Radio, available through iTunes and other podcast directories.

• description: An interview with Sojourn worship leader/songwriter Jeremy Quillo on how to adapt psalms and other Bible scriptures in modern worship music
• keywords: psalms, songwriting, worship songs, Jeremy Quillo, Sojourn Music, Psalm 57, From the Depths
• title: Using Scripture In Worship Songs

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