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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Sojourn’s Liturgy Recap, August 7, 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. Some campuses/service … Read Entire Post
Get Our New Album On Vinyl – The Wait Is Over!
Our newest album, The Water And The Blood: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume Two is now available on double-LP vinyl. We sent out all the pre-orders a few days ago, but we have plenty more for you. You can get the vinyl for just $22. We’ll also give you a download code for an immediate download of the entire 12-song album, so you can have it in both mp3 and vinyl formats for that price. And last, we’re also selling it in a $27 package which includes: The double-LP vinyl album Immediate mp3 download The album in CD format. … Read Entire Post
VIDEO: “Let Your Blood Plead For Me” live performance by Sojourn
Enjoy this new video, recorded live at our Album Release Party at Louisville Memorial Auditorium for The Water And The Blood: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume Two. Rebecca Dennison sings lead on this song, which I wrote with Jeremy Quillo and Pastor Mike Cosper. You can also hear the audio from the album recording at our Bandcamp page.
Independence Day Sale
In celebration of Independence Day all 23 songs from our Isaac Watts Hymns Project are on sale for only $10. Get yours today right here! All tracks from both albums included – The Water and the Blood and Over the Grave.
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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Sojourn’s Sunday Liturgy & Set List, 5-15-2011
Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review & service recap. This set list is from Sunday’s worship service here in Louisville’s Sojourn Church. 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 … Read Entire Post
“The Water And The Blood” Releases Today: See The Video, Get the music!
Today’s the day! Click here to download our new album immediately, or order the CD and we’ll mail it to you (if you do so, we’ll also send you an immediate download code so you can begin listening right away). Double-LP vinyl edition will arrive in May, but if you order it in that format, we’ll email you a download code to keep you satisfied until the vinyl arrives. You can also view the Photo Blog of our CD Release Hymn Sing from last Friday here in Louisville, on our sister website TravelBlog. And watch our new Water And The … Read Entire Post
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Photo Blog: Rehearsal Session For This Friday’s CD Release & Hymn Sing
Hopefully by now you know the CD Release for our brand new, 12-song album The Water And The Blood: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume Two is this Friday, 7pm at Louisville’s Memorial Auditorium. This is a free event, to which no ticket or registration is required. Yesterday, the band rehearsed for Good Friday. They’ll be doing every song from the album, along with three more of our adaptations of Isaac Watts hymns. We’ll project the lyrics so everyone can sing along. The photo above features, left to right: Justin Shaffer, Brooks Ritter, Kristen Gilles, Megan Shaffer and Chad Watson … Read Entire Post
Why Is Sojourn’s “The Water And The Blood” Available On Vinyl?
The digital revolution has given us a many good things. I am a big fan of iTunes, an owner of multiple iPods and iPhones, and I have a computer full of digital music. Every record I’ve ever been a part of has taken advantage of the tools that digital media has provided, and I’m thankful for it. CD’s revolutionized the music world, providing a medium that was essentially degredation-free and highly portable. But it came at a price: ultimately, a choice had to be made between audio quality and portability. 16-bit audio allowed a CD to contain about 70 minutes … Read Entire Post
Things Got A Little Weird While Recording “The Water And The Blood: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume Two”
Recording can be an exhausting experience. It might sound like fun – making music all day, playing guitar, etc… – but in truth, it requires a tremendous amount of mental and emotional focus. And sometimes, it takes a little dancing. Here, Brooks Ritter demonstrates the kind of skill, focus, and discipline that is required in the studio.
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Palm Sunday Worship Set List: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs at Sojourn, 4-17-2011
Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review on this Palm Sunday/ Passion Sunday edition of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs. This set list is from Sunday’s worship service here in Louisville’s Sojourn Church. 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 … Read Entire Post
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Good Friday CD Release Hymn Sing Is Almost Here
Get ready for this Friday, 7pm at Memorial Auditorium, 970 S. Fourth Street for an event three years in the making — the culmination of our Isaac Watts Project. In 2009 we released Over The Grave: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume One, a high-energy indie rock album featuring 11 songs adapted from the hymns of the “Father Of English Hymnody,” Isaac Watts. Now this Friday we’re releasing The Water And The Blood: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume Two. The 12 songs on this record explore Americana roots music and themes of sin and redemption, the cross, God’s sovereignty … Read Entire Post
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Getting Ready For Sunday: How To Prepare For Our Palm Sunday Worship Service
This week “Getting Ready For Sunday,” our weekly preview of Sojourn Gathered services, appears here on sojournmusic.com rather than blog.sojournchurch.com, which is down for maintenance. Since Ash Wednesday we’ve been journeying through Romans 8, and it’s all coming to a head in just over two week on Easter Sunday. This week you’ll hear the penultimate sermon in our Romans series during our yearly Palm Sunday service. Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, marks the day of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, during which throngs of supporters laid palm leaves before him and shouted “Hosanna – blessed is He who … Read Entire Post
Pre-Order “The Water And The Blood: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Vol. 2″ Now!
Several years ago, I noticed how many Isaac Watts songs were being sung at Sojourn. Sandra McCracken had written two songs that were in heavy rotation in our services – “I Boast No More” and “Laden With Guilt”, both of which were texts written by Watts. At the time, I didn’t have a deep love for hymns. I liked hymn texts, though I viewed them with a certain amount of suspicion. Planting Sojourn, and leading the worship ministry, had required a certain amount of “worship war” with folks who’d have had us become a traditional worship ministry – piano, organs, … Read Entire Post
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