Christian Lyrics and Chords

THE SPLENDOR OF A KING, CLOTHED IN MAJESTY
LET ALL THE EARTH REJOICE, ALL THE EARTH REJOICE
HE WRAPS HIMSELF IN LIGHT, AND DARKNESS TRIES TO HIDE
IT TREMBLES AT HIS VOICE, TREMBLES AT HIS VOICE

… How Great Is Our God (Besarlah Tuhan) Lyrics & Chords – Chris Tomlin

HOW I LOVE YOU LORD, I LOVE YOU LORD
WITH ALL OF MY HEART, I LOVE YOU LORD
HOW I LOVE YOU LORD, I LOVE YOU LORD
FOREVER I LOVE YOU LORD

CHORUS 1:
JESUS, JESUS, YOU ARE THE ONE I LOVE
JESUS, JESUS, FOREVER I LOVE YOU LORD

… How I Love You Lord Lyrics & Chords – Niko Njotorahardjo

ABOVE ALL POWERS, ABOVE ALL KINGS
ABOVE ALL NATURE AND ALL CREATED THINGS
ABOVE ALL WISDOM AND ALL THE WAYS OF MAN
YOU WERE HERE BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN

… Above All Chords and Lyrics – Lenny LeBlanc

JESUS LAMB OF GOD WORTHY IS YOUR NAME
JESUS LAMB OF GOD WORTHY IS YOUR NAME

… You Are My All In All Chords and Lyrics – Bob Fitts

IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE I RUN, YOU’RE THERE FOR ME
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT I’VE DONE YOUR LOVE’S FOR ME
YOU WIPE AWAY THE TEARS, YOU LIFT ME WHEN I FALL
MY LIFE IS SAFE BY THE MERCY OF YOUR GRACE

… You Are My Father Chords and Lyrics – True Worshippers

MEEKNESS AND MAJESTY
IN HUMBLENESS YOU CAME DOWN AND RESCUED ME
YOU GAVE IT ALL UPON THE CROSS
AS AN OFFERING

… Glory To Glory Chords and Lyrics – True Worshippers

THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS BETTER THAN YOU
THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN DO WHAT YOU DO
SO COME AND FILL ME, I GOTTA GET MORE OF YOU
I GOTTA GET MORE OF YOU

… Give It Up Chords and Lyrics – Planetshakers

I LOOK THE PART, BLEND IN WITH THE REST OF THE CHURCH CROWD
I KNOW THE ROUTINE, I COULD LIST ALL THE BIBLE STUDIES IN TOWN
WATCH CHRISTIAN TV, I KNOW ALL THE PREACHERS, THEIR CLICHES
BEEN BORN AGAIN, WITHOUT A DOUBT I KNOW I’M SAVED

… Sometimes I Cry Chords and Lyrics – Jason Crabb

Feeling Dan Filling Dalam Musik

Beberapa dari kita mungkin sering mendengar istilah “feeling” dalam bermusik. Ketika seseorang ditanya “koq bisa anda langsung tahu chord-nya? koq bisa anda langsung tahu not-nya?” Dan mereka menjawab “by feeling“. Pengertian feeling ini sebenarnya tidak jelas. Beberapa pendapat seperti ini :

1. Untuk lagu yang sudah pernah didengar, ia tahu jelas chord apa yang dimainkan, not apa yang dibunyikan. Sama seperti kita melihat lampu lalu lintas dan dengan mudah kita bisa menyebutkan itu adalah warna merah, kuning, hijau. Kira-kira seperti itu.
2. Untuk lagu yang ia belum pernah dengar, ia dapat mengira-ngira mau memakai chord apa untuk bagian ini, dan chord apa untuk bagian itu.

Tapi apapun itu, “feeling” adalah kemampuan bermain dengan baik, tanpa perlu partitur. Kabar baiknya adalah, feeling bisa dipelajari. Hanya memang ada orang-orang yang cepat, ada yang lama. Banyaklah mendengar. Banyaklah bermain. Tapi yang paling penting : banyaklah bermain sambil mendengar. Sama seperti ketika anda pertama kali diberitahu bahwa lampu lalu lintas adalah merah, kuning, dan hijau, dan otak anda butuh merekamnya dengan mata sampai hafal, seperti itulah chord dan nada, otak anda butuh merekamnya dengan telinga, dan itu harus terus dilakukan sampai telinga anda hafal.

Selain feeling, ada juga istilah filler. Filler adalah not-not yang sengaja dibunyikan tapi bukan merupakan not dari badan lagu itu sendiri, dengan tujuan “mempercantik” lagu. Tambahkan seperlunya. Tidak perlu terlalu banyak sehingga jemaat sulit konsentrasi menyanyi. Bagaimanapun, anda bermain supaya jemaat menikmati Tuhan, bukan menikmati permainan anda.

Filler dapat dengan mudah anda buat ketika telinga anda sudah hafal bunyi setiap nada. Jika belum, mungkin akan lebih sulit menciptakan filler. Mintalah bantuan pada orang-orang yang lebih berpengalaman soal ini. Tentu kreasi setiap orang berbeda-beda, dan anda bebas menentukan filler seperti apa yang paling cocok dengan gaya bermain anda. Filler yang terlalu sulit akan mengganggu permainan. Belum hafal chord, sudah harus dipusingkan dengan filler. Ketimbang mengacaukan ibadah, lebih baik pilih aransemen sesimpel mungkin dalam kapasitas anda. Atau memang jika terpaksa, bermainlah chord saja. Kita sedang berbicara dalam konteks musik pengiring, bukan musik pertunjukan. Walaupun filler itu baik, tapi tidak mutlak harus ada.

Artikel oleh Kidung.com
Diterjemahkan oleh Fillius Patria Theodia

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“Feelings” and “Fillings” in Music

A lot of us may have heard the term ‘feeling’ in when playing music. Technically, it is the ‘hunch’ that sends our fingers into striking the right notes. When one asks their fellow player “How do you know the chords?” or “How do you know that ‘C’ comes after the ‘G#’?” they might answer “My hunch tells me so.” or “I felt it that way.” The definition of ‘feeling’ is not clear, however one may define these ‘feelings’ as :

1. Like the traffic light – where we can tell for certain that the top light is red, followed by amber and green – when one have listened to the song, they can easily tell for certain that the tune that they heard consists of, for example, the musical notes of “C-G-A-B-C.”
2. For songs that one may not be familiar with, they might tend to ‘feel around’ for the right notes; their ears justifies the notes they struck.

But in however ways one may define it, this ‘feeling’ is the ability to play the song correctly without referring to the musical score. Thus to some, this might sound challenging. However the good news is that we can learn how to ‘feel’. Some may take much shorter to ‘feel’, while others can take much longer. The most important thing is to keep practicing and keep listening. Like when one first are thought that the red on the traffic light means stop, the brain needs some time to interpret the information that the eye sees. In the very same manner, the brain needs some time to interpret the tune that the ear catches.

Another common literate term is ‘filler’. It is when one improvises a song by putting in additional notes between the song’s original notes. These are the note that are struck but is not the vital part of the whole song. It is like icing on the cake; with it, the song will sound better, but without it, the song will still be a song. These ‘fillers’ should not be abused; over-fill a song and the congregation might lose track of what they are singing. Besides, you are accompanying the congregation so that they can enjoy their time with God, not so that they can enjoy your accompaniment like it’s your concert.

One can easily ‘fill’ a song when their ears are familiar with the pitch of the notes that range from the lowest to the highest. If you are not confident with your feelings, it may be even harder to fill. Thus asking for help from a musician who is more familiar benefits not only you but also the congregation. Of course, one’s creativity differs from each other, and so they are free to determine what notes is used to fill, even if you might not agree completely. The complexity of these fillings might sweep you off your foot and puts the whole music off. Thus, find the filling that suits your style of play best. If you can’t find the fillings, then ignore the temptation to fill and stick with the original score – forcing to fill will only disrupt the whole worship. Remember that we are only accompanying the congregation who wants to enjoy His presence, not an audience who pays for a concert. Fillings, like cake icing, are great. But without them, the song will still be a song, like a cake will still be a cake.

Article by Kidung.com
Translated by Fillius Patria Theodia

Yang Perlu Diketahui Pemusik Pengiring Gerejawi

• Tujuan menjadi pemusik pengiring adalah : membantu jemaat datang lebih dekat pada Tuhan melalui permainan musik kita. Dengan cara apa? Bukan hanya teknik bermain yang baik, tapi juga bermain dengan hati. Bagaimana bisa bermain dengan hati? Beberapa pemusik bermain sambil menyanyikan lagunya. Tapi itu tidak mutlak. Temukan cara anda sendiri.

• Melibatkan banyak suara instrumen itu lebih baik dibanding hanya 1-2 jenis instrumen. Bisa melalui pelibatan orang yang banyak dengan intrumen bermacam-macam. Kalau di keyboard, bisa dengan mengaktifkan accompaniment dan pemilihan sound yang bervariasi (flute, guitar, brass, strings, dll). Tapi hal ini tidak berarti semua suara instrumen harus aktif setiap saat, dan di setiap lagu. Ini akan melelahkan telinga pendengar. Biarkan beberapa bagian tetap sederhana, dengan hanya 1 suara instrumen, misalkan suara piano saja, atau gitar saja. Atau tanpa instrumen sama sekali pun tidaklah buruk. Ini akan memberikan istirahat pada telinga jemaat. Kita bisa ikut bernyanyi ketika sedang tidak bermain.

• Frekuensi latihan tentu mempengaruhi performance. Tidak bisa disebutkan berapa jumlah latihan yang ideal. Yang jelas, berlatihlah sampai anda yakin anda hafal, dan permainan anda tidak menyiksa kuping jemaat ketika tampil.

• Berdoa sebelum tampil. Berbagai “mukjizat” dialami pemusik karena mereka berdoa meminta pimpinan Tuhan. IA mengendalikan pikiran kita sehingga tetap konsentrasi. Kita memang bisa tetap tampil baik tanpa meminta pertolongan Tuhan, tapi pada saat itu kita sedang melepaskan ketergantungan kita pada Tuhan.

Semoga artikel ini bermanfaat, khususnya bagi yang ingin atau sudah menjadi pemusik pengiring gerejawi. Pembahasan lebih dalam mengenai feeling dalam bermusik dapat dibaca di artikel “Feeling dan Filling dalam Musik”.

Tuhan memberkati pelayanan kita semua.

Artikel oleh Kidung.com
Diterjemahkan oleh Fillius Patria Theodia

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Facts Church Music Accompanist Should Know

• The main purpose of being an accompanist: to help the congregation come closer to God through the music we play. This could be done not only with the proper techniques of playing the instruments but also to play each instruments from the heart – that is, to have our hearts poured out to God through our fingers on the fingerboard in the same way we do to sing. In doing so, some may prefer to sing along with the tune. You do not have to sing along; one should find whatever ways suits them best.

• To involve as much musical instruments as possible is better than just one or two; one can find a whole orchestra to accompany the worship far more enjoyable than just a piano and a guitar. On an electric keyboard, for example, one can activate the built-in accompaniment and choose a variety of tunes – ranging from flute to guitar to drums – to make each song more colorful. This, however, does not mean that each of these varieties should be activated in together at once; by doing so it would instead be heard more like noises than a song. The best way is to leave some parts simple; filling each bar with only one type of instrument – the guitar for the first 5 musical bars and the piano for the next is a good combination. Going without any instruments is also advisable; this will give the congregation a little time to ‘rest’ away from the instruments and enjoys the lyrics of the song. We can also join them in singing while our fingers ‘rests’.

• “Practice makes perfect”; this statement strongly applies here. How many times we practice is directly proportional to how good we perform on the day. One cannot simply define the ideal number of practice required; keep practicing until you are sure that you are good – that you can play each song “from the heart” without looking at the music sheet – and that the song we play would really be music to their ears.

• Finally, prayer comes before performance. A lot of ‘miracles’ can be felt by the accompanist when they ask for His guidance. He is the one Who controls our thoughts and help us concentrate. One can play well without the guidance of the lord, but that is then when one lets go of his/her dependence on God and relies on our own self. So before you perform, pray.

Hopefully this article was useful, especially for those who want to become or already a church music accompanist. More explanation about feeling in music can be read in “Feelings and Fillings in Music”.

God bless our ministry.

Article by Kidung.com
Translated by Fillius Patria Theodia

WHEN THE PATH IS DAUNTING, AND EVERY STEP EXHAUSTING
I’M NOT ALONE, I’M NOT ALONE, NO, NO

I FEEL YOU DRAW ME CLOSER, ALL THESE BURDENS ON MY SHOULDER
I’M NOT ALONE, I’M NOT ALONE, YOU PULL ME FROM THIS PLACE

… Carry Me To The Cross Chords and Lyrics – Kutless

SO GLAD I MADE IT, I MADE IT THROUGH
IN SPITE OF THE STORM AND RAIN, HEARTACHE AND PAIN, STILL I’M DECLARING
I MADE IT THROUGH, SEE, I DIDN’T LOSE
EXPERIENCE LOST AT A MAJOR COST, BUT I NEVER LOST FAITH IN YOU

… My Testimony Chords and Lyrics – Marvin Sapp

ATONING SACRIFICE, KEEPER OF THIS LIFE
HALLELUJAH, YOU ARE SAVIOR
BEGINNING AND THE END, FORGIVER OF MY SIN
BY YOUR MERCY YOU HAVE SAVED US

… What A Savior Chords and Lyrics – Laura Story