Matt Redman, Tim Hughs, Paul Oakley, Martin Smith...

[TheTempleTeam]

Just out of interest, are these worship leaders and writers well known outside of the UK? I think they have helped write some of the most beautiful songs ever written, including 'Blessed Be Your Name' (Redman), 'Light Of The World' (Hughs) and 'Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble' (Smith).

I've been led in worship by a lot of these guys at Soul Survivor, God really works through these guys, was just wondering if their songs are known outside the UK.

 

[godchick03]

ive heard of tim hughes we do a few of his songs at my church

 

[lani4jzus]

yeah those guys are really well known. Almost every church I've been too does some song written by them. lol that and Hillsong

 

[KristianJ]

Pretty well known in Oz. My church doesn't do their songs, but they are some of the best writers I've seen. I've only just become a huge fan of Delirious? after buying World Service and getting into the lyrics of the songs.

 

[Tini]

Hey - We going to see Matt Redman on Wednesday evening. He's here in South Africa. He's going to be leading worship / giving a concert / sharing with us at our old church. We're at a smaller church plant a few suburbs away now.

 

[TheTempleTeam]

Excellent Guys Yea, I agree their lyrics are awsome. And the music, especially accoustic is incredible. What are your fav songs?

 

[onfire4Jesus]

Yeah, I've heard of some of those people. I love the song "Blessed Be Your Name". The lyrics are awesome! It's cool that so many people from around the world have heard of them!

 

[TheTempleTeam]

Deffintly, they are so modest as well. They just take the rip out of each other on stage and stuff as well. Very down to earth guys. God's really blessed them and their ministry, with Soul Survivor and outwith it.

 

[HoT-MetaL]

Yeah, I've heard of some of those people. I love the song "Blessed Be Your Name". The lyrics are awesome! It's cool that so many people from around the world have heard of them!

"Every blessing you pour out, ill turn back to praise. When the darkness closes in Lord, still I will say... blessed be the name of the lord..."

These lyrics are how life should be. This song means so much to me

God Bless, metal.

 

[Gooney1]

Matt Redman's " I'm coming back to the heart of worship" is so the most powerful song that has ever spoken to me. It made me realise that worship is not bout me in anyway at all!

May God continue to bless them for the way he uses them for us christians!

have you heard of Martin Layzell!

 

[TheTempleTeam]

Yea, Martin Layzel is one of the other SS dudes. Really good songwriters. 'Coming Back To The Heart Of Worship', 'Blessed Be Your Name', 'Light Of The World', all incredible songs.

 

[Gooney1]

How many times have you been to soul survivor?

The worship there seems different from other conferences it challenges me to worship like that all the time, not just when there are 10,000 others there with me!

 

[TheTempleTeam]

Exactly! After coming home I'd have incredible times of worship with just me and God! It's truly amazing I've only been once, going back this year for sure You?

 

[Gooney1]

Have been four times since 1999.

Going this year too on week A. For the first time with MY church youth group should be amazin!

I have heard that Hillsong's Untied will be there too, should have some of the best modern worship stuff right there!

 

[LivingWorship]

Yeah I actually really love Paul Oakley's JESUS LOVER OF MY SOUL, made famous by Passion on OneDay 2000. Awesome song, we recently played this one live in an outdoor concert on Easter Saturday in the suburbs of Sydney.

These guys' songs are played a lot in our church, particularly Heart of Worship, Once Again, Shout to the North, I Could Sing of Your Love Forever, Thank You for Saving Me and the song still sweeping the world, Here I Am to Worship.

 

[Gooney1]

You know here I am to worship isn't that big here, still big but not as it was!

Lover of my soul, is beautiful!

 

[LivingWorship]

Serious?! Man it's still big here.. then again maybe it's just our church. I just love it because it's contrasting the humble and broken man with the high, Mighty, majestic God. In our church it would probably have taken a bit of a back seat except for the fact that our congregation is a very broad spectrum of old and young but mostly old, problem being that we need to cater for them by not flooding the place with new music. Shame because there is good stuff out there!

 

[Gooney1]

It is big, but you have to understand in England and most of the Uk most churches sing nothin but the new soul survivor tracks as soon as they come out. We use them up in terms of playing them loads!

So this and stuff like beautiful one were sung every week after soul survivor August 2002, until january 2002!

My church also has like 6 worship leaders so they change what songs we sing pretty much every week!

 

[warriorprincessdaughter]

I love soul survivor stuff! I play the latest album whenever I can. I think most churches play at least one of soul survivor and our church every service lol.

 

[TheTempleTeam]

Not enough churches play SS stuff up here actually. It's been really hard to get anyone to accept them, it's really frustrating. We're still singing the happy-clappy songs of the 90s :S Some may like them, but I cringe. Worship isn't about us, but it's about giving as much to God as we can through our worship, and songs that we enjoy, and are comfortable with help us give as much as we can.