Top 20 Christian albums--#5

Chris Tomlin--Arriving

You had to know this was going to be in here. There aren't many churches that don't use at least one of his songs during their worship time. The first four tracks are practically staples in most churches: "Indescribable", "How Great Is Our God", "Holy Is The Lord", and "Your Grace is Enough."

Songs:

1. Indescribable
2. Holy Is The Lord
3. How Great Is Our God
4. Your Grace Is Enough
5. Unfailing Love
6. The Way I Was Made
7. Mighty Is The Power Of The Cross
8. All Bow Down
9. On Our Side
10. King Of Glory
11. You Do All Things Well

Top 20 Christian albums--#12 and #11

#12) Chris Tomlin--The Noise We Make



Say what you will, this guy knows how to write a worship song. From the upbeat opening of "Forever" to his arrangement of Isaac Watts' most wonderful "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", to the quiet "This is Our God", another artist whose lyrics really do overshadow the music.

Songs:

1) The Noise We Make
2) Forever
3) Kindness
4) America
5) The Wonderful Cross
6) Captured
7) Be Glorified
8) Happy Song
9) Need You Now
10) This Is Our God


#11) Todd Agnew--Reflection of Something



If you've never heard worship songs sung in a blues-rock style before, then you need to give this a listen. This CD opens with a confession that we are totally undeserving of God's love ("Something Beautiful"), and finishes with a broadside against American Christianity (especially the heretical "prosperity gospel") called "My Jesus."

Songs:

1) Something Beautiful
2) New Name
3) Blood On My Hands
4) Unchanging One
5) Isaiah 6
6) Mercy In Me
7) The Wonder Of It All
8) In The Middle Of Me
9) Always There
10) Where Were You
11) Fullness Found
12) My Jesus

Indescribable--Chris Tomlin

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming

Indescribable! Uncontainable!
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God!
All powerful! Untameable!
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God!

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go?
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow?
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light?
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night?
None can fathom

Indescribable! Uncontainable!
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God!
All powerful! Untameable!
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God!
You are amazing God!

Indescribable! Ucontainable!
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God!
All powerful! untameable!
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God!

Indescribable! Uncontainable!
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God!
Incomparable! Unchangeable!
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God!
You are amazing God!

"The Wonderful Cross"--Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman

A little video I made for the song.




When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

See, from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Chorus
Oh, the wonderful cross!
Oh, the wonderful cross!
Bids me come and die,
And find that I
May truly live!

Oh, the wonderful cross!
Oh, the wonderful cross!
All who gather here
By grace draw near
And bless Your name.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Repeat Chorus