Monthly Archives: November 2011

Advent Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs: Sojourn’s Liturgy Recap, 11-27-2011

Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review & service recap.  You’ll not only read a list of the songs we led following the Call To Worship, but also the readings and prayers from our liturgy. You can find links to the to the set lists of this church and many other churches each week in the Worship Blog Carnival at theworshipcommunity.com. And you can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each Thursday at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. …« Read Entire Post

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Sojourn’s Worship Liturgy, Nov. 20, 2011

Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review & service recap.  You’ll not only read a list of the songs we led following the Call To Worship, but also the readings and prayers from our liturgy. You can find links to the to the set lists of this church and many other churches each week in the Worship Blog Carnival at theworshipcommunity.com. And you can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each Thursday at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. …« Read Entire Post

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A Child Is Born

Christmas at Sojourn has always been a unique thing. From the first year in the life of the church, we’ve been fascinated by the more gritty side of the Christmas story. The church fathers chose the darkest time of the year to celebrate the dawning of the Light of Lights in the birth of Christ, the entrance of hope into darkness.

The Christmas story itself is one of contrasts – God as a baby. A king in a manger. His birth was welcomed not by crowds and royalty, but by outcasts and foreigners. Because the Christmas story is ultimately a story of hope for the hopeless, healing for the broken, and light in the darkness.

We’ve sought for many years to capture that emotion in our Christmas music. There’s a place for joy, a necessary and central place for celebration, but that joy and celebration has it’s most weight when seen in the context of the suffering and longing from which it emerges. So Christmas music at Sojourn has always had a dark edge, a sense of tension and angst, which points us to the darkness of our own hearts that longs for the light of Christ.

This new record is birthed almost directly out of our Christmas worship services. We recorded this one at home, so to speak, at the 930 Arts Center (our Midtown campus) and at Eddy Morris’s, our Production Director, studio (Ear Candy studios, where we also recorded Before the Throne and These Things I Remember). It’s an indie rock record, recorded the indie rock way, piecing together what we could to give you this homemade gift. It’s not perfect, but most home-made things aren’t. (more…)

Surprise! New Record Released Today!

We’ve decided to release A Child Is Born a week early! All pre-orders have been mailed out and should arrive on the doorsteps of our wonderful fans in the next few days. Purchase a digital download for all 9-tracks for $9 or you can order the physical CD, includes an immediate digital download, for $12, plus shipping. Check out full-length previews and order your copy here. We will have chord charts and updated links posted on our Digital Hymnal for each of these songs within the next few days.

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Psalms, Hymns And Spiritual Songs: Sojourn’s Liturgy, Nov. 13, 2011

Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review & service recap.  You’ll not only read a list of the songs we led following the Call To Worship, but also the readings and prayers from our liturgy. You can find links to the set lists of this church and many other churches each week in the Worship Blog Carnival at theworshipcommunity.com. And you can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each Thursday at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. Photos this …« Read Entire Post

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Hear A New Song & Interview With Sojourn’s Brooks Ritter

Sojourn Midtown Worship Director Brooks Ritter wrote “Lead Us Back” and “Living Faith” with me (from our albums Before The Throne and Over The Grave, respectively). He’s a featured vocalist on those Sojourn Music albums as well as Advent Songs, The Water And The Blood, the upcoming A Child Is Born, and his EP The War. And this Friday, November 18 Brooks will release his second full length solo record, titled Gather Round. He’s received airplay here in Louisville on WPFK 91.9, and will sing live there on Thursday, November 17 at 11am (listen online at wfpk.org – click the …« Read Entire Post

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Sneak Peek! Free Download of songs from A Child Is Born

We are only two weeks away from releasing A Child Is Born. In appreciation of our fans and supporters, we are introducing a sampler on Noistrade featuring a free download of three of the songs from the new record. You can preview and download the sampler here. The album is scheduled to release nationwide on Tuesday, November 22nd on Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, and more. To pre-order a physical CD or digital copy of A Child Is Born visit our Bandcamp page here.

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Interview, Song Premier For Sojourner Dave Moisan’s New Solo Album Here!

Dave Moisan is a vital part of Sojourn Music, as well as a good friend of mine who wrote “Warrior” and “We Are Changed” with me and Neil Robins. Now Dave has released a 12-song solo album, produced by Neil, titled Ungravity (pre-order and preview on iTunes here). He’s received extensive airplay in Louisville on our AAA station, WPFK 91.9. And he’s receiving national attention for his song “Mexico,” which is included on a playlist with Maroon 5 in Hollister stores. Hear my interview with Dave, and the world premier of his Ungravity song ” .” You can either download …« Read Entire Post

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Sojourn’s Worship Liturgy, Nov. 6, 2011

Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review & service recap.  You’ll not only read a list of the songs we led following the Call To Worship, but also the readings and prayers from our liturgy. You can find links to the set lists of this church and many other churches each week in the Worship Blog Carnival at theworshipcommunity.com. And you can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each Thursday at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. Photos this …« Read Entire Post

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