FAV tune to play In Church? - Page 2

marvelous · May 22nd, 2008, 10:17 PM

I LOVE to visit a Church of God when our Assembly of God is not in service & get to play with them. I love 90% of the songs they do because they are songs we don't do, hymnals.
My favorites are "Mansion over the Hilltop"; "Everybody Will Be Happy Over There", "It Is Well With My Soul", etc.
Marvelous
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1966 Gretsch Jet Firebird
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teleftcaster · June 27th, 2008, 12:53 AM

There's Just Something About That Name...Everytime we sing it in service it just seems to really lead people into worship.

Deadduck · June 27th, 2008, 11:29 AM

There's so many I enjoy. We've been doing a cover of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" complete with slide solo and all, and it's been fun. The congregation loves it. Controversial to some, I know, but read the lyrics. We learned it to go with a sermon our pastor did by the same name.

I really like doing Crowder's stuff. "Everything Glorious" and "O Praise Him" are two of my favorites.

Tomlin's "Everlasting God" and "Your Grace Is Enough" are great, as is pretty much everything he does. We probably cover 20 of his songs.

Charlie Hall's "All We Need" and "Song of the Redeemed" are great.

And then there's Matt Reddman's "You Never Let Go" and "Shine"

Yeah, I like the Passion stuff!

As far as hymns we do, I arranged "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" using a cut capo 5 or 6 years ago, and it's one of my favorites. We do contemporarty versions of "How Great Thou Art", "Amazing Grace", "Blessed Assurance", and many of the other big hymns.

Anyway, as you can see I can't name just one favorite.

guitbusy · June 27th, 2008, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotraman

Too many to choose from!
Lots of great songs listed.
I'm planning on introducing "My Savior, My God"
by Aaron Shust. Great lyrics.
Anyone else playing this song?

Yes, it was actually the first time I ever played guitar and sang. First time I ever played guitar in the service, I usually just lead sing. I really like that song, and my family is sick of me playing it around the house :-).

guitbusy · June 27th, 2008, 09:32 PM

I really like doing King of Glory by ThirdDay. We have recently introduced Friend of God by Paul Baloche and the congregation really likes that one (as do I).

J-Twang · July 1st, 2008, 11:19 AM

Wayside, Rocks, Thorns, or Good Ground.... by Dale Watson,
Keep Your Lure in the Water.... Randy Travis,
Daddy Sand Bass.... Cash,
I Saw The Light.... Hank,
Gloryland Way.... dunno, but fun....
Let Others See Jesus in You.... dunno, but still fun....
How Great is our GOD, tagged with How Great Thou Art.... Chris Tomlin,
Who Am I... don't remember artist...
On My Cross...GREAT song for Easter!

marvelous · July 16th, 2008, 11:44 PM

1. Everybody Will Be happy Over There
2. Mansion Over The Hilltop
3. It Is Well
4. For Those Tears I Died
5. God On The Mountain
6. I Can't Even Walk
7. This Is Just What Heaven Means To Me
8. Light House
9. I Hold A Clear Title
10. Tears Will Never Stain The Streets Of That City

Marvelous
2000 Fender Nashville Telecaster
1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird
2007 Martin D-41

Rick Towne · July 17th, 2008, 12:38 AM

We do lots of the current songs, any of which can be deconstructed, but one of my personal favorites is the 2/4 "Happy Song" the right way, that is, as a very fast total Tele breakdown song.

romo · July 18th, 2008, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotraman

Too many to choose from!
Lots of great songs listed.
I'm planning on introducing "My Savior, My God"
by Aaron Shust. Great lyrics.
Anyone else playing this song?

Yeah this is a great song, and it has a sweet little guitar riff for the intro. My band usually does an instrumental somewhere between the last couple choruses. It gets pretty intense...sometimes I even step on the wah for the guitar solo!

JTindle · July 23rd, 2008, 10:39 PM

How Can I Keep From Singing is probably my favorite that we play right now.

The Wondrous Cross is also one we do that I like real well. I play the melody with an eBow.

Jeff

Broley · August 7th, 2008, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotraman

Too many to choose from!
Lots of great songs listed.
I'm planning on introducing "My Savior, My God"
by Aaron Shust. Great lyrics.
Anyone else playing this song?

We've played it a few times.. I love it. Great melody, good rhythm, one of those songs that you know everyone can get easily involved in.

Our band has a thing for "Grace Like Rain." It's so simple and moving, and everytime we play it we try to change it up a little (not too much though, don't want to make it too unfamiliar!). But sometimes we'll be thinking of songs to do, and we'll hit a roadblock; the first suggestion is always: GRACE LIKE RAIN (even if it doesn't fit in with the rest of the set).

Last but not least, we just recently played "Give Me Jesus" in a kind of blues style. It was a perfect one to play on the tele!

telechucker · August 10th, 2008, 10:26 PM

Little Mountain Church by Ricky Skaggs is a great inspirational song. You can find it on one of the "Circle" albums by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Regards.

Strawfields · August 10th, 2008, 10:34 PM

Here's a song by Scottish band Runrig ... you'd have to learn Gaelic though

would sound great in a church

Translated it's

The Highest Apple
At present
All you were is with me
My eyes closed, my
memory confident
Standing here watching
Each hill and shoreline
With the seed you left
Still growing
The garden is well stocked
With mighty trees
With fruit growing for
the whole world
Ripe, sweet
And bitter apples
And the one apple
That is beyond reach
Who amongst us
Can exist a single day
Beyond our own time
and our own limits
Countless and
futile
Are times I've climbed
To reach and taste
The forbidden fruit
The winds will blow
And the sun will shine
From generation to generation
Through the trees of the garden
But the day and the hour
Will surely come
To take the highest apple
From the knowledge tree

Lynchsandman · August 19th, 2008, 02:40 AM

Hosanna - Hillsong - Always goes over well. Lots of thick delay, volume swelling and a very melodic solo.

Hiding Place - Christian City Church. Our church sings this song the loudest.

Holy Is The Lord - Chris Tomlin - Just a simple uplifting, bouncy, song that does a great job of glorifying the Lord.

Bless ya

hazelcon01 · August 19th, 2008, 07:37 PM

Here is our set for this week at Celebrate recovery:

Lord I Lift Your Name On High
Blessed Be Your Name
My Hope Is You
How Marvelous (I Stand Amazed)
Some Kind Of Wonderful (substitute a few words and the meaning is completely different!)

We usually throw in some old gospelly stuff as well. The main thing I've found is that it doesn't really matter what I'm playing, when that last band member shows up, that is my favorite song.

pshuffield · August 19th, 2008, 11:15 PM

Here are my picks:

- "Beautiful" by Ross Parsley. A great guitar songs with a tremendous melody.

- Most any Paul Baloche song. He's a guitar player that writes great guitar songs with a wonderful message.

- "Revelation Song" by Jennie Riddle. This song is great for soloing and big guitar sound. It gives me a chance to bring back some of those big riffs of the 80s and 90s. This is a powerful song, especially when played with the proper band dynamics.

There are many others I love, but those are the three that rose to the top.

BTW - Great Topic!

Shuff

Southern ILL · August 25th, 2008, 11:38 PM

For me..."Jesus is on the Mainline".

But the kids love "the Happy Song."

quackhappy · September 6th, 2008, 05:36 PM

I love playing "The Old Rugged Cross." I love the music and the lyrics.

mark123 · September 6th, 2008, 05:43 PM

I like "He Got Up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3l0ou4-HUY

CaptainJangle · September 9th, 2008, 04:02 PM

our praise band does a really energetic "how great thou art" its always an opener...to one wake them up, and 2 to get them standing up!

WideAwake · September 10th, 2008, 12:35 PM

I enjoy most of the songs we do, save a few that just don't really connect with me, but others enjoy them, and that is what matters. Some of my current favorites to play:

Holy Is The Lord
Grace Like Rain
Rain Down
Unchanging
God Of This City
You Are Holy (Prince Of Peace)
How Great Is Our God

escalators · October 2nd, 2008, 04:40 PM

yeah, i agree with all the 'inside out' references to Hillsong United. I'm also pretty fond of "til i see you" by them; generally for the youth band we kind of beef it up a little. TASTEFULLY mind you, haha.. (its generally a moderate tempo, acoustic guitar mainly.. we speed it up a little bit, added palm muting [not a crazy metal distortion, oh no no no].. simple progression for the verses. A, B, C#m7.. its just neat.).

other than that, I'm really fond of "Your love never fails" by chris quilala, "glory in the highest" by chris tomlin, ohh!

or Hosanna by hillsong united. i loooove the words to that one.

'I see your love and mercy washing over all our sins.. the people sing....

hosaaaaaaannnnnnnnaaaaaaa' etc! haha

too many to choose from man, and when its sincere praise, a sincere cry to God.. it's all good..

jmclaren · October 9th, 2008, 11:32 PM

We mainly do Tommy Walker, Hillsong and Isreal Houghten tunes.

Butch Snyder · October 10th, 2008, 10:54 AM

About anything by Israel Houghton, especially "Say So". I use to love "Friend Of God". The our worship leader dropped it from E to Eb. I don't tune down and he really messed up all my open chordings. I make do with it though; after all, it's not about me anyway.

I like "Rock Of Ages" I get a ride in that one. I try to make all of them fun in one way or another...

jvanginkel · October 14th, 2008, 10:29 AM

There are so many great songs. I have been stuck on these lately

"Creation's King" Paul Baloche
"Let God Arise" Chris Tomlin
"Happy Day" Tim Hughes
"From the Inside Out" Hillsong
"Glory in the Highest" Tomlin
"In Christ Alone" Townend
We also recently created a version of Trust and Obey that the congregation really responded to.

Joel

WideAwake · October 14th, 2008, 10:35 AM

Let God Arise is always a fun one, and probably the loudest one we do. I've never played it on my tele, usually that one gets the LP. We have not done it since I got my tele, so I may try it. One of the few songs that my proco Rat gets to be let loose upon. :)

May 22nd, 2008, 10:17 PM	#41 (permalink)
marvelous TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Beebe, Ar Age: 50 Posts: 23	Favorite songs I LOVE to visit a Church of God when our Assembly of God is not in service & get to play with them. I love 90% of the songs they do because they are songs we don't do, hymnals. My favorites are "Mansion over the Hilltop"; "Everybody Will Be Happy Over There", "It Is Well With My Soul", etc. Marvelous 2000 Nashville Telcaster 1966 Gretsch Jet Firebird 2007 Martin D-41 with pre-amp installed

June 27th, 2008, 11:29 AM	#43 (permalink)
Deadduck TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Louisiana Age: 37 Posts: 36	There's so many I enjoy. We've been doing a cover of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" complete with slide solo and all, and it's been fun. The congregation loves it. Controversial to some, I know, but read the lyrics. We learned it to go with a sermon our pastor did by the same name. I really like doing Crowder's stuff. "Everything Glorious" and "O Praise Him" are two of my favorites. Tomlin's "Everlasting God" and "Your Grace Is Enough" are great, as is pretty much everything he does. We probably cover 20 of his songs. Charlie Hall's "All We Need" and "Song of the Redeemed" are great. And then there's Matt Reddman's "You Never Let Go" and "Shine" Yeah, I like the Passion stuff! As far as hymns we do, I arranged "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" using a cut capo 5 or 6 years ago, and it's one of my favorites. We do contemporarty versions of "How Great Thou Art", "Amazing Grace", "Blessed Assurance", and many of the other big hymns. Anyway, as you can see I can't name just one favorite. __________________ Keith

July 16th, 2008, 11:44 PM	#47 (permalink)
marvelous TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Beebe, Ar Age: 50 Posts: 23	My favorite songs 1. Everybody Will Be happy Over There 2. Mansion Over The Hilltop 3. It Is Well 4. For Those Tears I Died 5. God On The Mountain 6. I Can't Even Walk 7. This Is Just What Heaven Means To Me 8. Light House 9. I Hold A Clear Title 10. Tears Will Never Stain The Streets Of That City Marvelous 2000 Fender Nashville Telecaster 1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird 2007 Martin D-41

July 17th, 2008, 12:38 AM	#48 (permalink)
Rick Towne Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 818	Well.... We do lots of the current songs, any of which can be deconstructed, but one of my personal favorites is the 2/4 "Happy Song" the right way, that is, as a very fast total Tele breakdown song.

August 10th, 2008, 10:26 PM	#52 (permalink)
telechucker Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 250	Little Mountain Church by Ricky Skaggs is a great inspirational song. You can find it on one of the "Circle" albums by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Regards. __________________ A man's best friend is his Tele - not his dog.

June 27th, 2008, 12:53 AM	#42 (permalink)
teleftcaster TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 54	There's Just Something About That Name...Everytime we sing it in service it just seems to really lead people into worship.

June 27th, 2008, 09:32 PM	#45 (permalink)
guitbusy TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 38	I really like doing King of Glory by ThirdDay. We have recently introduced Friend of God by Paul Baloche and the congregation really likes that one (as do I).

July 1st, 2008, 11:19 AM	#46 (permalink)
J-Twang Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft. Smith, AR Age: 35 Posts: 113	Wayside, Rocks, Thorns, or Good Ground.... by Dale Watson, Keep Your Lure in the Water.... Randy Travis, Daddy Sand Bass.... Cash, I Saw The Light.... Hank, Gloryland Way.... dunno, but fun.... Let Others See Jesus in You.... dunno, but still fun.... How Great is our GOD, tagged with How Great Thou Art.... Chris Tomlin, Who Am I... don't remember artist... On My Cross...GREAT song for Easter!

July 23rd, 2008, 10:39 PM	#50 (permalink)
JTindle NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1	How Can I Keep From Singing is probably my favorite that we play right now. The Wondrous Cross is also one we do that I like real well. I play the melody with an eBow. Jeff

August 10th, 2008, 10:34 PM	#53 (permalink)
Strawfields Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Stirling, Scotland Age: 39 Posts: 736 3 Photos	Here's a song by Scottish band Runrig ... you'd have to learn Gaelic though would sound great in a church Translated it's The Highest Apple At present All you were is with me My eyes closed, my memory confident Standing here watching Each hill and shoreline With the seed you left Still growing The garden is well stocked With mighty trees With fruit growing for the whole world Ripe, sweet And bitter apples And the one apple That is beyond reach Who amongst us Can exist a single day Beyond our own time and our own limits Countless and futile Are times I've climbed To reach and taste The forbidden fruit The winds will blow And the sun will shine From generation to generation Through the trees of the garden But the day and the hour Will surely come To take the highest apple From the knowledge tree __________________ " A musician, if he is a messenger, is like a child who hasn't been handled too many times by man, hasn't had too many fingerprints across his brain. That's why music is so much heavier than anything you ever felt "- Jimi Hendrix 1969

August 19th, 2008, 02:40 AM	#54 (permalink)
Lynchsandman TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 10	Hosanna - Hillsong - Always goes over well. Lots of thick delay, volume swelling and a very melodic solo. Hiding Place - Christian City Church. Our church sings this song the loudest. Holy Is The Lord - Chris Tomlin - Just a simple uplifting, bouncy, song that does a great job of glorifying the Lord. Bless ya

August 19th, 2008, 07:37 PM	#55 (permalink)
hazelcon01 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Greer, SC Age: 39 Posts: 5	Here is our set for this week at Celebrate recovery: Lord I Lift Your Name On High Blessed Be Your Name My Hope Is You How Marvelous (I Stand Amazed) Some Kind Of Wonderful (substitute a few words and the meaning is completely different!) We usually throw in some old gospelly stuff as well. The main thing I've found is that it doesn't really matter what I'm playing, when that last band member shows up, that is my favorite song. __________________ Loud & Right or Loud & Wrong...

August 19th, 2008, 11:15 PM	#56 (permalink)
pshuffield TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arkansas Age: 40 Posts: 16	Here are my picks: - "Beautiful" by Ross Parsley. A great guitar songs with a tremendous melody. - Most any Paul Baloche song. He's a guitar player that writes great guitar songs with a wonderful message. - "Revelation Song" by Jennie Riddle. This song is great for soloing and big guitar sound. It gives me a chance to bring back some of those big riffs of the 80s and 90s. This is a powerful song, especially when played with the proper band dynamics. There are many others I love, but those are the three that rose to the top. BTW - Great Topic! Shuff __________________ Shuff "Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left."

August 25th, 2008, 11:38 PM	#57 (permalink)
Southern ILL Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 982	For me..."Jesus is on the Mainline". But the kids love "the Happy Song."

September 6th, 2008, 05:36 PM	#58 (permalink)
quackhappy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Age: 35 Posts: 3	I love playing "The Old Rugged Cross." I love the music and the lyrics.

September 6th, 2008, 05:43 PM	#59 (permalink)
mark123 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Neca Valley, Pennsyltucky Posts: 146	I like "He Got Up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3l0ou4-HUY

September 9th, 2008, 04:02 PM	#60 (permalink)
CaptainJangle TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jacksonville Age: 30 Posts: 36	our praise band does a really energetic "how great thou art" its always an opener...to one wake them up, and 2 to get them standing up! __________________ i like it Jangly, Twangly, and just plain Sparkly!

September 10th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#61 (permalink)
WideAwake TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portland, Maine Age: 37 Posts: 44	I enjoy most of the songs we do, save a few that just don't really connect with me, but others enjoy them, and that is what matters. Some of my current favorites to play: Holy Is The Lord Grace Like Rain Rain Down Unchanging God Of This City You Are Holy (Prince Of Peace) How Great Is Our God

October 2nd, 2008, 04:40 PM	#62 (permalink)
escalators NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lakewood Age: 18 Posts: 7	yeah, i agree with all the 'inside out' references to Hillsong United. I'm also pretty fond of "til i see you" by them; generally for the youth band we kind of beef it up a little. TASTEFULLY mind you, haha.. (its generally a moderate tempo, acoustic guitar mainly.. we speed it up a little bit, added palm muting [not a crazy metal distortion, oh no no no].. simple progression for the verses. A, B, C#m7.. its just neat.). other than that, I'm really fond of "Your love never fails" by chris quilala, "glory in the highest" by chris tomlin, ohh! or Hosanna by hillsong united. i loooove the words to that one. 'I see your love and mercy washing over all our sins.. the people sing.... hosaaaaaaannnnnnnnaaaaaaa' etc! haha too many to choose from man, and when its sincere praise, a sincere cry to God.. it's all good..

October 9th, 2008, 11:32 PM	#63 (permalink)
jmclaren TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 76	We mainly do Tommy Walker, Hillsong and Isreal Houghten tunes.

October 10th, 2008, 10:54 AM	#64 (permalink)
Butch Snyder Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lebanon, OH Posts: 643	About anything by Israel Houghton, especially "Say So". I use to love "Friend Of God". The our worship leader dropped it from E to Eb. I don't tune down and he really messed up all my open chordings. I make do with it though; after all, it's not about me anyway. I like "Rock Of Ages" I get a ride in that one. I try to make all of them fun in one way or another... __________________ Cheers, Butch Snyder

October 14th, 2008, 10:29 AM	#65 (permalink)
jvanginkel NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 28 Posts: 4	There are so many great songs. I have been stuck on these lately "Creation's King" Paul Baloche "Let God Arise" Chris Tomlin "Happy Day" Tim Hughes "From the Inside Out" Hillsong "Glory in the Highest" Tomlin "In Christ Alone" Townend We also recently created a version of Trust and Obey that the congregation really responded to. Joel

October 14th, 2008, 10:35 AM	#66 (permalink)
WideAwake TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portland, Maine Age: 37 Posts: 44	Let God Arise is always a fun one, and probably the loudest one we do. I've never played it on my tele, usually that one gets the LP. We have not done it since I got my tele, so I may try it. One of the few songs that my proco Rat gets to be let loose upon. :)

October 15th, 2008, 12:14 AM	#67 (permalink)
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