Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Humility"

This entry in my "Fruits of the Spirit" series was one of the hardest of all of them. Various Bible translations use the words "gentleness," "meekness," or "humility" to describe this "fruit." Well, there almost no songs that directly speak of gentleness and very few that cover meekness – shocking, I know. But I found that there are quite a few songs that – in their lyrics or merely in their themes – deal with the subject of "Humility." So that was the tack I took with this one. And a fine set of songs it is, too! I truly hope you will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Graham Kendrick  ~  "Meekness & Majesty"

2)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  "Audience Of One"

3)  Colton Dixon  ~  "More Of You"

4)  Jennifer Knapp  ~   "Martyrs & Thieves"  (BLOGGER'S NOTE: Yes, I DO know she identifies as a lesbian now. But that fact does not lessen the truth or the message of this song, which Jennifer wrote several years ago when she was then identifying as a Christian musician.)

5)  Kutless  ~  "Give Us Clean Hands"

6)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Unending Love"

7)  Christafari  ~  "Here I Am To Worship"

8)  Israel Houghton  ~  "I Surrender All"

9)  Austin Chamberlin & Lauren Zielenski  ~  "All I Am"  (This is a lovely cover version of a Phil Wickham song, for which I couldn't find a music video.)

10)  Hillsong Live  ~  "To Be Like You"

11)  Planetshakers  ~  "Surrender"

12)  Flame ft. J.R.  ~  "Tonight (All Of Me)"

13)  Hillsong United  ~  "Like An Avalanche"

14)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Being Small"

15)  Chris Sligh  ~  "Empty Me"

16)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Narrow Road"

17)  Leeland  ~  "Holy Spirit, Have Your Way"

18)  Flame ft. V. Rose  ~  "Surrender"

19)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "Lay Me Down"

20)  Hillsong Live  ~  "You"

21)  Deitrick Haddon  ~  "Have Your Way"

22)  FFH  ~  "Wholly To You"

23)  Seventh Day Slumber  ~  "Surrender"

24)  Rend Collective  ~  "All That I Am"

25)  Hillsong Live  ~  "I Surrender"

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Goodness"

The goodness of God... Goodness as a virtue... The possibilities are endless! Fortunately for you, this post is not endless. Part of my ongoing "Fruits of the Spirit" songs series, here's a solid set of tunes on the subject of "Goodness." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Israel Houghton  ~  "Surely Goodness"

2)  Audrey Assad  ~  "I Shall Not Want"

3)  Kari Jobe ft. Cody Carnes  ~  "Holy Spirit"

4)  Sinach  ~  "Shout It Loud"

5)  Jeremy Riddle  ~  "You Are Good"

6)  Darlene Zschech  ~  "Irresistible"

7)  Tye Tribbett & G.A.  ~  "Sinking"

8)  Relynhart  ~  "Goodness And Mercy"

9)  Don Moen  ~  "God Is Good All The Time"

10)  Regina Belle  ~  "God Is Good"

11)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  "Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing)"

12)   Audrey Assad  ~  "Good To Me"

13)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "God Is Good All The Time"  (Different from the Don Moen song above...)

14)  K-Anthony  ~  "God Is Good"

15)  Lisa Page Brooks  ~  "God Is Good"

16)  Chicago Mass Choir  ~  "Oh, Taste & See"

17)  Gateway Worship ft. Kari Jobe  ~  "You Are Good"

18)  New Creation Church  ~  "Every Day Of My Life"

19)  Willie Banks & The Messengers  ~  "God's Goodness"

20)  Bethel Music ft. Kalley Heiligenthal  ~  "Good, Good Father"

Songs About Grace, Vol. 1

The latest installment in my ongoing series of faith-based songs centered around a theme, here's a collection of songs about Grace. There were so many good ones that I had to break it up into two separate posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hillsong United  ~  "Scandal Of Grace"

2)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Grace"

3)  Tasha Cobbs  ~  "Grace"

4)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Grace So Glorious"

5)  Unspoken  ~  "Call It Grace"

6)  Trin-I-Tee 5:7  ~  "God's Grace"

7)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "Grace"

8)  Hillsong Worship  ~  "Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace)"

9)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"

10)  Von Won ft. Scarface  ~  "Grace Still Abides"

11)  Phil Wickham  ~  "This Is Amazing Grace"

12)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Sinner Saved By Grace"

13)  Jimmy Needham ft. Trip Lee  ~  "Grace Amazing"

14)  Matt Maher  ~  "Your Grace Is Enough"

15)  Gaither Homecoming  ~  "Grace Greater Than Our Sin"

16)  Israel Houghton  ~  "Saved By Grace"

17)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Grace That Won't Let Go"

18)  Larnelle Harris  ~  "Were It Not For Grace"

19)  The Austin Stone  ~  "Glorious Grace"

20)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Amazing Grace"

Songs About Redemption

Here's the first installment in what will hopefully be a long and ongoing series of posts consisting entirely of faith-based songs centered around a single theme. First up, songs about redemption. With the first priority being to feature high-quality songs, I also made a special effort to explore a wide variety of genres here, including gospel, pop, Christian contemporary, Southern gospel, rock, praise and worship, and even one rap song. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  JJ Heller  ~  "Redemption"

2)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Redemption"

3)  Israel Houghton ft. Michael Gungor & Aaron Lindsey  ~  "Sing Redemption's Song"

4)  The Hoppers  ~  "Let The Redeemed Say So"

5)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Redeemer"

6)  Charlotte Church  ~  "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer"

7)  Hannah McClure ft. William Matthews  ~  "God Of The Redeemed"

8)  Hezekiah Walker  ~  "Let The Redeemed"

9)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Squire Parsons, Karen Peck, & Guy Penrod  ~  "Redeemed"

10)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Blessed Redeemer"

11)  Planetshakers  ~  "Redeemer"

12)  Hillsong Live  ~  "We The Redeemed"

13)  Bushwick Bill  ~  "Testimony Of Redemption"

14)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "My Redeemer Is Faithful And True"

15)  Michael English  ~  "Feels Like Redemption"

16)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Allison Durham Speer  ~  "He's Worthy (Song Of The Redeemed)"

17)  Matthew Smith  ~  "Redeemed, Restored, Forgiven"

18)  Myron Butler & Levi  ~  "Redeemed"

19)  Greater Vision  ~  "Since I Have Been Redeemed"

20)  Parachute Band  ~  "The Redeemed"

21)  Jessy Dixon  ~  "I Am Redeemed"

22)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  "Redeemed"

23)  Legacy Five  ~  "I Stand Redeemed"

24)  Hillsong Church  ~  "My Redeemer Lives"

25)  The Cathedrals  ~  "Redemption Draweth Nigh"

BONUS TRACK:  Gaither Homecoming ft. Vestal Goodman  ~  "There Is A Fountain"  (This one doesn't have any form of the word "redemption" in its title, but was one of the first to come to mind for me when I thought about the theme of redemption.)