Re: Quality Christian Music

Date: 1 Mar 2003 14:07:06 -0800
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email-address-deleted (Donna Michelle) wrote in message news:<email-address-deleted>...
> As a Christian who frequently leads guitar-music worship at our
> church, I have often been disappointed with some of the repetitative
> and uninspired modern Christian music. (I don't include Graham
> Kendrick in that - his simple beauty often moves me to tears!) Much
> of it seems rather lifeless, and prompts me to consider Cliff's famous
> lyric:_Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?_ For others of
> you who are searching for something truely inspiring, I can certainly
> recommend the CDs of two American groups. 'Take Six' are a wonderful
> black group, whose combined voices span about 4 octaves, and who often
> sing
> A Cappella, convincingly imitating all the instruments as well! More
> recently, I've been introduced to the Bill and Gloria Gaither and
> their Homecoming Friends, singing Gospel music in harmonised parts,
> using unusual transitions of key and style. You can't stop yourself
> wanting to join in! One album is called _What a Time!_, but there's
> also a Christmas album whose name I can't now remember, but whose
> music stays with me forever! Happy listening! May you be inspired!
> Donna
I was interested to read yor comments and do not know the singers
Take Six but will look out for them, likewise with B.and G. Gaither. I
am not a musician myself but love singing in the congregation, there
have been so many wonderful new songs in recent years it is difficult
to keep up with them. I certainly enjoy the Stoneleigh CD's and I
think the mix really good; particularly those of Stuart Townsend, Paul
Oakley, Tim Hughes to name but a few. I would love to know the writer
of the song that begins "Through the cross" (I think) and has the
chorus let it flow, let it flow..let the healing river flow. Anyone
help?
Avril