More Songs About The Forest

I told you there'd be More Songs About The Forest, and by golly I wasn't lying! What I might have forgotten to mention is that these tunes are just as good as the first set. In the humble opinion of your resident blogger, at least. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Emmy The Great  ~  "Paper Forest (In The Afterglow Of Rapture)"

2)  Mammal Hands  ~  "Boreal Forest"

3)  Specific Ocean  ~  "The Forest & The Ocean"

4)  David Byrne & St. Vincent  ~  "The Forest Awakes"

5)  Wolfmother  ~  "Tales From The Forest Of Gnomes"

6)  Zooey Wonder  ~  "Fog Forest"

7)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "Forest For The Trees"

8)  Spotlights  ~  "Seismic" / "Ghost Of A Glowing Forest"

9)  A-ha  ~  "Forest Fire"

10)  Gingerhead  ~  "Lord Of The Forest"

11)  James Blake ft. Bon Iver  ~  "I Need A Forest Fire"

12)  Taylor Davis  ~  "Kokiri Forest"

13)  Funeral For A Friend  ~  "You Can't See The Forest For The Wolves"

14)  Teri Lynne Carrington  ~  "Sherwood Forest"

15)  Arcade Fire  ~  "Vampire, Forest Fire"

16)  Candy Claws  ~  "Warm Forest Floor"

17)  Josh Wilson  ~  "Forest Fire"

18)  Jack Bruce & Friends  ~  "There's A Forest"

19)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "To A Forest"

20)  Incubus  ~  "Make No Sound In A Digital Forest"

21)  Antony and the Johnsons  ~  "Forest Of Love"

22)  Fairport Convention  ~   "Flowers Of The Forest" / "Me With You"

23)  John Denver  ~  "Forest Lawn"

24)  PFR  ~  "Forest"

25)  Wintersleep  ~  "Forest Fire"

Songs About Jesus

Having just celebrated the Christmas season, I decided to put the focus on today's music blog post on the reason for the season. Without further ado, here's a reverent collection of songs about the God-Man Himself. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jeremy Riddle  ~  “Jesus, You’re Beautiful”

2)  Casting Crowns  ~  “Jesus, Friend Of Sinners”

3)  Hillsong United  ~  “None But Jesus”

4)  Chris Tomlin  ~  “Jesus Messiah”

5)  Kristian Stanfill  ~  “Beautiful Jesus”

6)  Rev. James Moore & The Mississippi Mass Choir  ~  “Jesus Paid It All”

7)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Janet Paschal  ~  “Fairest Lord Jesus”

8)  Matt Redman  ~  “Jesus, Only Jesus”

9)  Chris Tomlin  ~  “Jesus Loves Me”

10)  Jaci Velasquez  ~  “Jesus (The Way)”

11)  Amanda Cook  ~  “Jesus, We Love You”

12)  Kari Jobe & Thomas Miller  ~  “Forever / Jesus Paid It All”

13)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Tanya Goodman Sykes, Reggie Smith, Wesley Pritchard, Cynthia Clawson, & Ivan Parker  ~  “Tell Me The Story Of Jesus”

14)  Josh Wilson  ~  “Jesus Is Alive”

15)  Passion ft. Christy Nockels  ~  “Let It Be Jesus”

16)  Paul Baloche  ~  "What A Friend We Have In Jesus"

17)  ZOEgirl  ~  "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul"

18)  Avalon  ~  "My Jesus, I Love Thee"

19)  Todd Agnew  ~  "My Jesus"

20)  Barnabas Family Ministries  ~  "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus"

"Shine" Songs

This is part 2 of 2 in a miniseries featuring faith-based songs with the words "Reign" (last time) and "Shine" (this time) in their titles. There are some really good ones here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Newsboys  ~  "Shine"

2)  David Crowder*Band  ~  "Let Me Feel You Shine"

3)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Shine On"

4)  Collective Soul  ~  "Shine"  (I know that they're not a Christian band, per se, but many of the lyrics of their songs – including this one – reflect the spirituality and personal beliefs of several of the band's members. Besides that, it's a great song!)

5)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "Shine"

6)  Avalon  ~  "Shine On Us"

7)  Bethany Dillon  ~  "Let Your Light Shine"

8)  Nic Gonzales & Jaci Velasquez  ~  "Shine"

9)  Stellar Kart  ~  "Shine Like The Stars"

10)  Josh Wilson  ~  "Shine On Us"

11)  Natalie Grant  ~  "Burn Bright (You Were Made To Shine)"

12)  Mary Griffin  ~  "Shine On Me"

13)  Austin Stone Worship  ~  "Love Shines"

14)  Jason Crabb & Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Daystar (Shine Down On Me)"

15)  Misty Edwards  ~  "Shine Like The Stars"

16)  PJ Anderson  ~  "Let Your Light Shine"

17)  David Crowder*Band  ~  "SMS (Shine)"

18)  Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers  ~  "Shine"

19)  Steve Green  ~  "In Brokenness You Shine"

20)  Krystal Meyers  ~  "Shine"

21)  Chapelhill  ~  "You Shine"

22)  Fee  ~  "We Shine"

23)  Crystal Lewis  ~  "Shine, Jesus, Shine"

Songs About Grace, Vol. 2

Here's the second part of what ended up being a 40-tune collection of songs about Grace. I love so many of these songs – even the ones I heard for the first time while compiling these posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  "Your Grace Still Amazes Me"

2)  Larry Ford  ~  "He Giveth More Grace"

3)  Krystal Meyers  ~  "The Beauty Of Grace"

4)  Dustin Kensrue  ~  "Grace Alone"

5)  B-SHOC  ~  "Grace Grace Grace"

6)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  "Fields Of Grace"  (No, there's nothing wrong with your headphones or earbuds. This video is simply not in stereo for some reason.)

7)  Christy Nockels  ~  "Grace Flows Down"  (Sorry, no real video of this one. But this song needed to be here!)

8)  The Martins  ~  "Grace"

9)  Matt Redman  ~  "Your Grace Finds Me"

10)  Hillsong United  ~  "Rhythms Of Grace"

11)  Fred Hammond  ~  "Lord, Your Grace"

12)  Matthew West  ~  "Only Grace"

13)  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound  ~  "Wonderful Grace Of Jesus"

14)  Todd Agnew  ~  "Grace Like Rain"

15)  KIDD ft. Sevin  ~  "Grace"

16)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Grace Abounds"

17)  Triumphant Quartet  ~  "Saved By Grace"

18)  Ashmont Hill   ~  "Grace Like A Flood"

19)  Passion ft. Kristian Stanfill  ~  "This Grace"

20)  Josh Wilson  ~  "Amazing Grace"  (I know I've already included one rendition of this iconic song, but Josh Wilson performs it like no other. I've seen him do the one-man band thing live in concert, and it's no less impressive here than it was there. What a talent!)