Tag Archives: Joy To The World

12.20.2010 by Bobby Gilles

Final Sunday Of Advent Edition Of Sojourn's Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs Set List, 2010

Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review. This set list is from the fourth Sunday of Advent, 2010. You’ll not only read a list of the songs we led, but also the readings and prayers from our liturgy. Photos here by Chuck Heeke. 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 …« Read Entire Post

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11.29.2010 by Bobby Gilles

Advent 2010 Edition: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs

Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review. This set list is from our first Sunday of Advent, 2010. And if you missed it last week, this is the final day of our “Black Friday/Cyber Monday CD sale.” You can get all four Sojourn worship CDs, including Advent Songs, for $20 plus $6 shipping. 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 …« Read Entire Post

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12.21.2009 by Bobby Gilles

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Get A Free "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" mp3 and see our Music Set List

This set list is one of many that you can find at the worship music set list blog carnival at fredmckinnon.com, featuring many different kinds of churches. 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 week at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. Photos this week by Dan Canales. 1. Silent Night the classic carol by Joseph Mohr. Depending on the service, Sojourners sang along with arrangements by either BiFrost Arts or Rosie Thomas. Both are excellent modern versions of “Silent Night.” 2. …« Read Entire Post

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11.30.2009 by Bobby Gilles

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: First Day of Advent worship set list at Louisville's Sojourn Community Church

This set list is one of many that you can find at the worship music set list blog carnival at fredmckinnon.com, featuring many different kinds of churches. 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 Friday at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. Photos this week taken by Chuck Heeke. I’ve been on vacation since last Tuesday evening, so what follows is an abbreviated version of this week’s edition of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, which you can read every Monday here at …« Read Entire Post

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11.12.2008 by Bobby Gilles

New "Joy To The World" Melody Lets The Text Speak — Hear For Yourself

Last week I wrote the article “Is Joy to the World Only A Christmas Song? Is it wrong for Advent?” and promised that Sojourn worship leader Jamie Barnes would share more thoughts on the song with you. Jamie wrote a brand new melody for Isaac Watts’ classic, and recorded it on our Advent Songs album. In this post, he talks about his reason for composing a new melody, shares his original demo for you to hear, and talks about changes made to the original arrangement during the recording of Advent Songs : Below, you can hear the rough draft of …« Read Entire Post

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11.05.2008 by Bobby Gilles

Is "Joy To The World" Only A Christmas Song? Is It Wrong For Advent?

Sojourn’s Advent Songs album begins with the Isaac Watts’ hymn “Joy to the World,” fitted with a new melody and arrangement by our own Jamie Barnes (pictured). We’ve said here at sojournmusic.com that Advent is the season preceding Christmas, which focuses on the longing and anticipation of a coming messiah who would save us from sin and the dark powers of the world.Â Â But isn’t “Joy to the World” more of a Christmas Carol? Shouldn’t we wait until Christmas day to sing it? Some think so. However, “Joy to the World” wasn’t written to be a Christmas carol. Although it is …« Read Entire Post

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