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Beautiful For God" From the Songbook Introduction... A few words from Bryan Sirchio about this collection of songs... Over the years I've been asked a zillion times whether or not I have any music available for "contemporary worship" that would work well in traditional or so-called "mainline Protestant" churches. Many folks shared that while they wanted to bring more modern music into their worship services, they were having a very hard time finding songs in the world of "contemporary praise and worship music" that fit who they were theologically. You know - songs that would focus on making this world a better place, songs that would be inclusive in terms of language and God images, and songs that reflect an awareness of the traditions and "heart language" of mainline Protestant denominations. Well, this is my first attempt at providing a collection of songs in response to these many requests, and I hope and pray that there are at least a few songs in this book which you and your congregation will enjoy singing together. Thanks to Sherri Hansen! There is no way to adequately thank my friend Sherri Hansen for her arrangements of these songs and for her creative contributions to this project. One of the reasons it has taken me so long to release a collection such as this is that I can barely read music myself, and therefore I cannot create songbooks without the help of others. But beyond that limitation, these songs were all written initially as guitar-based songs. So I needed to find someone who had the skills to be able to listen to my guitar songs, create a piano arrangement for each one with the melody almost always in the arrangement, and then be able to notate the score for other pianists to be able to use. It is a unique challenge to be able to come up with piano arrangements for guitar-driven songs, and for them to be musically interesting without being too difficult to play. I think Sherri has done a fantastic job, and I can't thank her enough. Thanks to Sherri also for the cover photo for this songbook which she took on her May 2007 canoe trip to the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota. God bless you, and thanks for all you do to share the Gospel in your life. Your Brother in Christ, Bryan Sirchio Song Titles and Style descriptions. 1.
"Ask, Seek, Knock" - Contemporary hymn, Scripture song/chorus Cost is $38 plus $4 for shipping.
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