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Music Inspired by The Story is a 2011 compilation album of songs by various contemporary Christian music artists. [5] The songs were inspired by scripture passages found in the Bible; it is included in a series with books by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee. [5] The album was named the Special Event Album of the Year at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards. [6]
"I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" is a Christian hymn that originated in Assam, present-day Meghalaya, India. According to P. Job, the lyrics are based on the last words of Nokseng, a Garo man, a tribe from Meghalaya which then was in Assam, who converted to Christianity in the middle of the 19th century through the efforts of an American Baptist missionary.
100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music: The Stories Behind the Music that Changed Our Lives Forever. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. 2006. ISBN 9781418561239. Alfonso, Barry (2002). The Billboard guide to contemporary Christian music. Broadway: Billboard Book. ISBN 0823077187. Brothers, Jeffery L. (1999).
In April 2020, Tauren Wells shared the story behind the song in a worship service at Christian Life Austin, [4] saying: There's always this saying, 'Don't meet your heroes,' because so often the people that we look up to and we characterize in a certain way, only let us down.
In 2013, the song won two Grammy Awards for "Best Contemporary Christian Music Song" and "Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance". After the song's success and impact, Redman also published a book: 10,000 Reasons: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Thankfulness Inspired by the Worship Anthem.
This generated two distinctive African American slave musical forms, the spiritual (sung music usually telling a story) and the field holler (sung or chanted music usually involving repetition of the leader's line). [1] We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder is a spiritual. [1] As a folk song originating in a repressed culture, the song's origins are lost.
The song was released as the fourth track on the live album of the same name on March 4, 2022. [1] The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Steven Furtick. [2] "Lion" peaked at No. 16 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. [3] It has been certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [4]
"Blessings" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Laura Story from her 2011 album Blessings. [2] It was released on February 21, 2011, as the lead single. [3] The song became Story's first Hot Christian Songs No. 1, staying there for four weeks. [4] It lasted 34 weeks on the overall chart. [5]