Comments on: Praise the Lord, I saw the Light! http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/ by alex mclean & friends Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:13:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: eric http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-67 eric Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:47:11 +0000 http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-67 We're doing "Pass me not o gentle Savior" this weekend... the Bart Millard Version from "Hymned No. 1". Listen to a clip here... http://www.independentbands.com/cd/bartmillard/hymned.html We’re doing “Pass me not o gentle Savior” this weekend… the Bart Millard Version from “Hymned No. 1″. Listen to a clip here…

http://www.independentbands.com/cd/bartmillard/hymned.html

]]> By: alex mclean http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-61 alex mclean Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:57:35 +0000 http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-61 I did grow up going to church and I recognize alot of those songs. If you would have asked me a few years ago to play them - I would have been like, "no way!", but I have warmed up to them quite a bit. I like "What a friend we have in Jesus", "How Great Thou Art", and "When we all get to Heaven" - of course "I saw the Light" is a favorite now too! I wouldn't play them regularly, but everyonce in a while, throwing one in is cool. Playing them bluegrass style really get's people into them too! I did grow up going to church and I recognize alot of those songs. If you would have asked me a few years ago to play them – I would have been like, “no way!”, but I have warmed up to them quite a bit. I like “What a friend we have in Jesus”, “How Great Thou Art”, and “When we all get to Heaven” – of course “I saw the Light” is a favorite now too!

I wouldn’t play them regularly, but everyonce in a while, throwing one in is cool. Playing them bluegrass style really get’s people into them too!

]]> By: eric http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-46 eric Wed, 23 May 2007 20:33:54 +0000 http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-46 I played music for a funeral on Tuesday. I was asked to do the Alan Jackson version of the following songs. How do you say no to someone who's just lost their mothers. So I learned the following songs off of Alan Jacksons album titled "precious memories"... What a friend we have in Jesus How great Thou art I want to stroll over heaven with you When we all get to heaven I saw the light I didn't grow up going to Church on a regular basis and/or learning the old Hymns. The Church I got saved in was very contemporary and didn't sing any old hymns. Over the last few years, as a Worship Pastor I've had people ask me time and time again to do this hymn or that hymn. I've always dreaded it because I thought they were outdated, boring, and to be honest, too complex. This last week, having to learn all of those hymns and listening to Alan Jacksons version of them, I learned to appreciate them for their rich lyrics. Not to mention, there's just something about country/bluegrass music that draws you in. It's like a familiar place that you've forgotten about but are so happy to stumble upon once again. I played music for a funeral on Tuesday. I was asked to do the Alan Jackson version of the following songs. How do you say no to someone who’s just lost their mothers. So I learned the following songs off of Alan Jacksons album titled “precious memories”…

What a friend we have in Jesus
How great Thou art
I want to stroll over heaven with you
When we all get to heaven
I saw the light

I didn’t grow up going to Church on a regular basis and/or learning the old Hymns. The Church I got saved in was very contemporary and didn’t sing any old hymns. Over the last few years, as a Worship Pastor I’ve had people ask me time and time again to do this hymn or that hymn. I’ve always dreaded it because I thought they were outdated, boring, and to be honest, too complex.

This last week, having to learn all of those hymns and listening to Alan Jacksons version of them, I learned to appreciate them for their rich lyrics. Not to mention, there’s just something about country/bluegrass music that draws you in. It’s like a familiar place that you’ve forgotten about but are so happy to stumble upon once again.

]]> By: Chris Stout http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-40 Chris Stout Tue, 22 May 2007 19:48:50 +0000 http://alexmclean.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/praise-the-lord-i-saw-the-light/#comment-40 Don't forget to mention that the police showed up during practice! That immediately meant that it was going to be awesome! He said you sounded great! Don’t forget to mention that the police showed up during practice! That immediately meant that it was going to be awesome! He said you sounded great!

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