since Tanzanian internet access is limited, instead of videos I'm just going to start putting up free recordings of whatever worship song is on my heart…. and mp3s are probably easier for iPods anyway? I'm quite a perfectionist so in order to even do this at all, I have forced myself to accept the roughness of the quality and limit myself to only 1 or 2 takes…if something's messed up, i'm probably the only one who notices anyway!
my perfectionism is what caused me to epically fail at putting up videos on here this year, like i wanted to….I would go to record something, and do it again and again if I didn't like it, but after a while I'd get tired & my voice would get overworked and I leave to just do it later!
So, enjoy the soundtrack of Zanzibar in the background! No AC here means windows = screens, and the noises of the village waif through the air into my room - bicycles & babies, Islamic prayer calls, roosters, crows & cell phone ringers (….and some of the weirdest sounds you wouldn't believe, I have no idea what creates them..)
i have no real speakers & i'm not great at mixing, i just try to get a balance between what sounds good on my macbook speakers & on my headphones….if it sounds horrible on your speakers/headphones, i apologize!
it's funny that this is the first song I'm putting up, since it's so old (and maybe i'd say cheesy?), but it was just what came out of my heart last night…a cry for the fire of love for God to be revived in me…
like so many things -- any fire, any plant, any relationship, even your physical appearance -- if not tended, will fade and die away. how foolish am I to think that I can ever stop putting my pursuit of Jesus in front of every other activity, desire or physical need
(mediafire download) light the fire
11 September 2010
21 February 2010
how he loves us
i first heard this song at The Call 7-7-07 in Nashville - we had been out in the blazing sun all morning and afternoon, fasting, not much water, worshipping, jumping around, praying intensely, so at one point I laid down to take a power nap. When I woke up 20-30 minutes later, everyone around me was bawling...quite a strange thing to wake up to. Took me a while to figure out that John Mark McMillan had just finished playing and telling the story behind this song...very moving - I can't find a video of him telling it but if you know of one send it along!
i love this song for its childlike simplicity. i'm playing off off jesus culture/kim walker's version - i think their plucking pattern is on a electric guitar with some kind of repeat pedal on, but i translated it to an acoustic picking pattern, with a slight alteration in the bass
first song recorded actually in the stairwell!
song: John Mark McMillan © 2005 Integrity’s Hosanna Music
download
HQ (computer - 127mb): http://www.mediafire.com/?uiwlwe4zzwj
medium (iPod - 68mb): http://www.mediafire.com/?jlzjodjotgx
mobile (iPhone - 42mb): http://www.mediafire.com/?ixen1jmmwmm
lyrics & chords
http://www.mediafire.com/?owm1l4xmyzl
i love this song for its childlike simplicity. i'm playing off off jesus culture/kim walker's version - i think their plucking pattern is on a electric guitar with some kind of repeat pedal on, but i translated it to an acoustic picking pattern, with a slight alteration in the bass
first song recorded actually in the stairwell!
song: John Mark McMillan © 2005 Integrity’s Hosanna Music
download
HQ (computer - 127mb): http://www.mediafire.com/?uiwlwe4zzwj
medium (iPod - 68mb): http://www.mediafire.com/?jlzjodjotgx
mobile (iPhone - 42mb): http://www.mediafire.com/?ixen1jmmwmm
lyrics & chords
http://www.mediafire.com/?owm1l4xmyzl
14 February 2010
genesis: you won't relent (seal)
this has been a long time coming...
download
http://www.mediafire.com/?y4zz4m1tjog
lyrics & chords
http://www.mediafire.com/?uyzmznjze21
*a note on the version: i am playing what misty played at The Call 7-7-07, before the track was released on cd. at the time, she included the portion from "dove's eyes" as part of the song.
*guitarist note for those trying to improve they skillz: the reason the chords sound more resonant and appealing is because each chord has notes that carry over from one to the next - look at the chord tabs, and notice which notes stay the same. in any song you're trying to do, play around with different chord shapes and see how you can move your fingers less from chord to chord (don't get stuck always playing the same version of the chord--boring!). this is especially helpful in guitar-driven acoustic worship settings - playing chords that share a lot of notes all the way through is less jarring to people's ears and keep a (especially if you have not developed as much finger-strength and have trouble flowing between chord changes).
*****
finally, i just have to share this as well in honor of chinese new year.... you won't relent in chinese? hahaha....praise God for worship from "every tribe & tongue"
a couple years ago, my friend abby northcott asked me to record myself playing a misty edwards song for her. i put up a youtube video that a lot of people watched and loved, more people than i ever expected. i was surprised and blessed by all those who messaged me, commented, and shared their hearts (thank you!).
since then, God has been prompting my heart to start a blog to put up similar videos, simply as a service to those who long to connect with Him in worship. my heart has always been that, since God for His own reasons chooses to use my voice to bless others, i want it to reach as many people as possible. this is my offering.
here you will find simple videos of love songs to jesus. downloadable so you can worship whenever you like, with lyric and chord charts so you can play them yourself, if you like.
so to begin: the video that started it... (2 years, 10 inches of hair, and many bottles of hair dye ago). love song in honor of the eternal love of my life.
since then, God has been prompting my heart to start a blog to put up similar videos, simply as a service to those who long to connect with Him in worship. my heart has always been that, since God for His own reasons chooses to use my voice to bless others, i want it to reach as many people as possible. this is my offering.
here you will find simple videos of love songs to jesus. downloadable so you can worship whenever you like, with lyric and chord charts so you can play them yourself, if you like.
so to begin: the video that started it... (2 years, 10 inches of hair, and many bottles of hair dye ago). love song in honor of the eternal love of my life.
song: David Brymer, Cassandra Campbell, Misty Edwards © 2007 Forerunner Music
download
http://www.mediafire.com/?y4zz4m1tjog
lyrics & chords
http://www.mediafire.com/?uyzmznjze21
*a note on the version: i am playing what misty played at The Call 7-7-07, before the track was released on cd. at the time, she included the portion from "dove's eyes" as part of the song.
*guitarist note for those trying to improve they skillz: the reason the chords sound more resonant and appealing is because each chord has notes that carry over from one to the next - look at the chord tabs, and notice which notes stay the same. in any song you're trying to do, play around with different chord shapes and see how you can move your fingers less from chord to chord (don't get stuck always playing the same version of the chord--boring!). this is especially helpful in guitar-driven acoustic worship settings - playing chords that share a lot of notes all the way through is less jarring to people's ears and keep a (especially if you have not developed as much finger-strength and have trouble flowing between chord changes).
*****
finally, i just have to share this as well in honor of chinese new year.... you won't relent in chinese? hahaha....praise God for worship from "every tribe & tongue"
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