Here is the dilemma in this area of a Christian's library...
Of course, one must always consider - in hymns most assuredly -
the theology of the words. However, the difficulty in suggesting
a library of music is compounded by the fact that one's musical
"taste" may be different from others, but
that does not mean that one's choice of music is necessarily
"good" or "bad." Music is, to a large extent
a subjective experience. So, here are but a few links for your enjoyment.
And remember, secure your music in line with the same requirements
we are called to use with everything else - if it glorifies God,
then do it!
SO, Here are some links to some Great Music:
And here's some real deals on Downloads:
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We have also listed below some of the music heard in our Meditation Videos. We've included the title of the meditation as posted on YouTube, so that you can "connect" the music to the video.
Here are links to mp3 downloads & CDs thru amazon.com:
(NOTE: newest videos first!)
"Regarding the Bible" - 2nd Sunday in Advent
Blessed Assurance (Album: Music For Your Soul - Jazz Praise III)
" An Advent Resolve" - 1st Sunday in Advent
"Amen" (Album: Chet Baker's Silent Nights)
"Righteousness in Christ" - 6th Sunday after Trinity
Jesus Paid It All (Album: Doxology - A Jazz Praise)
"Peaceably Ordered!" - 5th Sunday after Trinity
This is my Father's World (Album: Doxology - A Jazz Praise)
"Mercy, Judgment, Suffering & Trust" - 4th Sunday after Trinity
Alleluia (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Humility - Christ's & Ours" - 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Norwegian Dance #35, Jazz Version (CD:Jim Martinez's Classical & Jazz Edvard Grieg)
"The Parable of the Great Supper" - 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Come Thou Fount (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"The Parable of Dives & Lazarus" - 1st Sunday after Trinity
"Prelude in G Major, BWV 902a" (CD "Bach: Preludes, Fugues & Fughettas (expanded Edition)"
"Can a Man Be Born Again?" - Trinity Sunday
Blessed Assurance (Album: Music For Your Soul - Jazz Praise III)
"Three Gifts of Whitsunday" - Pentecost, commonly called Whitsunday
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Album: Moses Tyson Jr, Music
)
"The 'Why' of the Ascension" - Sunday after Ascension Day
I'll Fly Away (Album: Oh Lord, Stand By Me / Marching Up To Zion)
"Doers of the Word, not Hearers Only" - 5th Sunday after Easter
Alleluia (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Unruly Wills & Affection - Spring Cleaning: Body & Soul" - 4th Sunday after Easter
La Cucaracha by Prez Prado and the Charlie Parker Septet
"Are All the Enemies Gone?" - Feast of St Mark (3 Easter)
Battle Hymn of the Republic, by the Fr Tom Vaughn Trio (Unavailable)
"The Good Shepherd & Suffering" - 2nd Sunday after Easter
Old Rugged Cross (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Overcoming the World" - 1st Sunday after Easter
How Great Thou Art (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Easter & Our Response" - Easter Day
Alleluia (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"The Mixtures of Holy Week" - Palm Sunday
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life (Album: Yesterday's Thoughts
)
"The Parable of the Sower" - Sexagesima Sunday
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Album: Praise Him With Jazz )
"The Parable of the Vineyard" - Septuagesima Sunday
Gloria in D, R. 589 -Quoniam tu solus sanctus
(Album Great Choral Classics from King's)
"The Wedding Feast & Miracles" - 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Jesu meine Freude (Album Great Choral Classics from King's)
"Peace, Right Living & John the Baptist" - 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Alleluia (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Conformity & Transformation" - 1st Sunday after Epiphany
Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness (Album: Complete New English Hymnal Vol. 6 )
"Meat, Light, Life & Sanctity" - 2nd Sunday after Christmas Day
Onward, Christian Soldiers (Album:Gwlad! Gwlad! - the Sound of Welsh Rugby
)
The Lord's Prayer (Album: Praise Him With Jazz
)
"The Great Inhibitor... Fear!" - 1st Sunday after Christmas Day
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" and The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)
Album: A Jim Martinez Jazzy Christmas
Getting Ready... For Christmas & Life!" - 4th Sunday in Advent
Gloria in D, R 589 (Album: Great Choral Classics from King's )
St Matthew Passion: BWV 244 (Album: Dies Irae - The Essential Choral Collection)
"Faithful Messengers, Ministers & Stewards" - 3rd Sunday in Advent
Jesu meine Freude Motet, BWV 227 (Album: Great Choral Classics from King's
)
"Patience, Comfort & Hope" - 2nd Sunday in Advent
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Album: Hymns Triumphant )
"Real, Godly, Lasting Love!" - Sunday Next before Advent
Alleluia (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Choice, Entanglements & Free Will" - 23rd Sunday after Trinity
This is My Father's World (Album: Doxology - A Jazz Praise
)
"This beautiful thing called 'Forgiveness'" - 22nd Sunday after Trinity
How Great Thou Art (Album: Doxology - A Jazz Praise
)
"The Communion of Saints" - All Saints Day
Ave Maria (Album: Praise Him With Jazz
)
"Who is this King Called Christ?" - feast of Christ the King
How Great Thou Art (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Thoughts on a Saint's Day" - Feast of St Luke the Evangelist
They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love (Album: Jazz Praise III)
"Temptation, Grace & Love" - 18th Sunday after Trinity
Como Siento Yo, from the album Introducing... Ruben Gonzalez
Jesus Loves Me, from the album Music For Your Soul
"A Call to be Christlike" - 17th Sunday after Trinity
Cwm Rhondda, from the album Bread Of Heaven - Wales Forever
"Tribulation, Compassion, Miracles & Resurrection" - 16th Sunday after Trinity
Holy, Holy, Holy (Album: Praise Him With Jazz
)
"Take no thought, be not anxious!" - 15th Sunday after Trinity
Alleluia (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Thy faith hath made thee whole!" - 14th Sunday after Trinity
Alleluia (Album: Jazz Praise IV)
"Go, and do thou likewise!" - 13th Sunday after Trinity
How Great Thou Art (Album: Doxology - A Jazz Praise
)
"The Deaf Mute: Ephphatha!" - 12th Sunday after Trinity
Here I Am, Lord
(Album: Doxology - A Jazz Praise
)
"The Pharisee and the Publican" - 11th Sunday after Trinity
"I Surrender All" (Album Praise Him With Jazz
)
"The Cleansing of the Temple" - 10th Sunday after Trinity
Please Send Me Someone To Love
(Album: Steve Sandner's
From Paris with Love)
"The Father & His Prodigal Son" - 9th Sunday after Trinity
Amazing Grace
(Album: You Light Up My Life
)
"Like Jesus Loves Us" - 8th Sunday after Trinity
Praeludium in D Major, BWV 925 (Album: Bach: Prelude, Fughettas & Fugues)
Surely The Presence Of The Lord
(Album: Praise Him With Jazz
)
"Three simple things to do" - 7th Sunday after Trinity
How Great Thou Art
(Album: Doxology - A Jazz Praise
)
"Ama Deum et fac quod vis" - 6th Sunday after Trinity
Ave Maria (Album: Praise Him With Jazz
)
"Launch out into the deep!" - 5th Sunday after Trinity
Hymn to the Cherubim
(Album Allegri Miserere
)
"Suffering, Mercy & Righteousness" - 4th Sunday after Trinity
O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
( Album Hymns Triumphant
)
and
If by his Spirit God
(Album Great Choral Classics from King's
)
"You Know What Joy Is, Don't You?" - 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Gloria in D, R.589 - Quoniam tu solus sanctus
and Gloria in D, R.589 - Propter Magnam Gloriam
(Album Great Choral Classics from King's )
"He's Here With Us..." - 2nd Sunday after Trinity
"Jesu meine Freude Motet, BWV 227 - Trio: Thus then, the law of the Spirit of life"
and "Jesu meine Freude Motet, BWV 227 - Chorale: Hence with earthly treasure"
(album Great Choral Classics from King's)
"Food for the Soul!" - 1st Sunday after Trinity
"Abide with Me " (Album: Bryn Terfel sings Favourites
)
"We 'Nicodemize' Life!" - Trinity Sunday
"Gloria in D, R.589 - Propter Magnam Gloriam " and "Let Thy Hand be Strengthened - Alleluja!
(Album: Great Choral Classics from King's
)
"Light, Judgment & Joy" - Pentecost (Whitsunday)
"Gratias Agimus Tibi" (Album: Great Choral Classics from King's)
"Sequentia: Veni Sancte Spiritus" (Album: Spiritus Domini:Chant Grégorien
)
"Strength, Love & Vision" - Sunday after Ascension Day
"God Of Our Fathers" (Album: Hymns Triumphant
)
"Battle Hymn of the Republic (Album: Great Marches
)
"4 Steps to Doing the Word" - 5 Easter 2009
"Praeambulum in F Major, BWV 927" (Album: Bach: Preludes, Fugues and Fughettas)
"Waltz" (Album: Classical & Jazz Edvard Grieg
)
"Wills & Affections" - 4 Easter 2009
Jesus Loves Me (2 Versions) (Albums:
Doxology - A Jazz Praise
& Jazz Praise III )
"His Promise & Our Hope!" - 3 Easter 2009
The Lord's Prayer (Album: Praise Him With Jazz )
"Suffering Wrongfully" - 2 Easter 2009
"The King of Love My Shepherd Is " ( Album: Celtic Hymns
)
"Peace be unto You!" - 1 Easter 2009
"The Strife Is O'er " (Album: 49 Hidden Treasures from the African American Heritage Hymnal
)
"Battle Hymn of the Republic " (Album: Great Marches - New York Philharmonic
)
"The Strife is O'er, The Battle Done!" - Easter Sunday
"Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" (Album: Huddersfield Choral Society & Joseph Cullen)
"The Strife Is O'er" (Album: 49 Hidden Treasures from the African American Heritage Hymnal)
"Lord, Help Me!" - 2 Lent 2009
"I Surrender All" (Album Praise Him With Jazz
)
"The Seed of Sanctity" - Sexagesima 2009
Blest Be The Tie That Binds & O God Our Help In Ages Past
(Album: Hymns Triumphant
)
"Running, Fighting & Working" - Septuagesima 2009
Waltz
(Album: Classical & Jazz Edvard Grieg
)
"Faith" - 4 Epiphany 2009
Holy, Holy, Holy (Album: Praise Him With Jazz
)
"A Closer Walk" - Conversion of Saint Paul 2009
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Album: Moses Tyson Jr, Music
)
"Grant Us Thy Peace" - 2 Epiphany 2009
Ave Maria (Album: Praise Him With Jazz
)
"A Glimpse of Jesus" - 1 Epiphany 2009
The Lord's Prayer (Album: Praise Him With Jazz )
"The Glory of God: He Always Forgives" - 2 Christmas 2009
In dulci jubilo (Album: Christmas
)
AND... here's your link for everything
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