New Song Sunday

Almost half of the songs sung at Vintage21 Church are original tunes, a majority of late coming from the weekly writing sessions Thad Cockrell and I have committed to (although I’ve been selling him out lately – sorry, Thad). Without adequate recording gear and time, they don’t actually take full shape until band rehearsals prior to Sundays. Our hope is that we’d be able to record the songs, post them for people to listen to ahead of time and learn. That way, people can simply worship without having to learn the song. Our overall goal is to get people to worship through singing – that’s what it should come down to for every church. We seek to do this by writing and arranging songs with attainable and good melodies, well-written lyrics that ring true, and a groove that makes people want to move, and then we pray and ask Jesus Christ to lead us to worship God.

This week we have the privilege of listening to and learning an original song prior to Sunday. Thad’s band will be introducing his song “Great Rejoicing” from both his e.p. and upcoming full-length album “To Be Loved”. This is a beautiful song about what we’ll experience in the presence of the Father through his son Jesus. I’ll leave his lyrics to explain any more than that:

Click here to listen to “Great Rejoicing”

Great Rejoicing
Words and Music by Thad Cockrell
Copyright Razor and Tie Publishing and Little Hoos Publishing

There’s gonna be a great rejoicing
There’s gonna be a great rejoicing

The troubles of this world
Will wither up and die
That river of tears made by the lonely
Someday will be dry
There’s gonna be a great rejoicing

There’s gonna a be a great joy river
There’s gonna a be a great joy river
Questions of this world
Someday will be known
Who’s robbing you a peace
And who’s the giver
There’s gonna be a great joy river

Someday you will find me guarded in His fortress
Open heart and wings that never touch the ground
Someday we will gather in a grand reunion
The debts of this old world are nowhere to be found
Are nowhere to be found

There’s gonna be a great rejoicing

Alright, Vintage21 Church, here’s your chance. Listen and learn, and let’s lift our voices to God this Sunday!