Music reviews
The More I Seek You by Zach Neese
Name “The More I Seek You” Description The song “The More I Seek You” is a song that can be used to focus on God. Praying is a part of worship. The words of a song can often be used as a prayer to initiate worship before the Father in Heaven. This particular song focuses…
Read MoreThank You for Praying for Me by Ann M. Wolf
Name “Thank You for Praying for Me” by Ann M. Wolf Prayer Category Thanksgiving Description This is a single from Ann M. Wolf’s CD entitled “Remember Me.” In this song she expresses how we can feel the effects of prayers said by others on our behalf during our times of need. As she expresses it…
Read MoreStrong Enough by Matthew West
Name “Strong Enough” by Matthew West Prayer Category intercession Description This song was inspired by a letter from a Mom whose daughter had endured 14 surgeries after an auto accident and wrote, “I guess God must think I’m strong enough to handle this.” Some of the lyrics that form a request from God for strength…
Read MoreSomeone Worth Dying For by Mikes Chair
Name “Someone Worth Dying For” by Mikes Chair Prayer Category inspiration Description Although this song is narrated by someone offering a voice of encouragement it becomes a very personal prayer song by first describing common life disappointments and then describing our anguished prayers as if overhearing the questions in our hearts that we address to…
Read MoreFaithful by Chris Tomlin
Name “Faithful” by Chris Tomlin Prayer Category Meditation Description “Faithful” is one of the words to describe Jesus in Revelation 19:11. It’s also the title to a track from Chris Tomlin’s CD “And If Our God Is For Us…” (2010 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records). Faithful…not normally a word we use to describe God. More of a word…
Read MoreDaddy’s Song by Dennis Jernigan
Name “Daddy’s Song” by Dennis Jernigan Prayer Category meditation Description Daddy’s Song is an incredible album by Dennis Jernigan solely focused on prayer and praise to God. The theme of the album is crying out to God as our “Daddy” in an intimate and very personal way. Originally released in 2008, there are 13 songs…
Read MoreBlessings by Laura Story
Name “Blessings” by Laura Story Prayer Category Finding answers to prayer Description This song is the lead song on her CD and in it Laura begins by saying, “We pray for blessings… and then lists the typical ones we might ask for including peace, protection, healing and prosperity. However the song then causes us to…
Read MoreAs It Is in Heaven by Matt Mahr
Name “As It Is in Heaven” by Matt Mahr Prayer Category how to pray Description This is a fresh, contemporary song incorporating the familiar words of the Lord’s Prayer which Jesus taught his disciples as a model of how to pray. Instead of doing a straight forward phrase by phrase song using the Lord’s Prayer…
Read MoreAppendix C Album by Andrew Peterson
Name “Appendix C” album by Andrew Peterson Prayer Category praise Description Andrew Peterson is by far my favorite musical artist. His music draws me closer to Christ and inspires me through difficult times in my life. He is truly an incredibly gifted writer and musician. I have followed him since hearing him in concert in…
Read MoreA Liturgy, A Legacy & a Ragamuffin Band by Rich Mullins
Name “A Liturgy, A Legacy & A Ragamuffin Band” by Rich Mullins Prayer Category prayer of blessing Description This wonderful album by Rich Mullins was produced in 1993. The “Peace” blessing song is a wonderful prayer with encouraging words of covering. “Hold Me Jesus” is a great prayer directly to Jesus as Mullins directs his…
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