ChristianDance

How often do you hear worship songs being sung live in the comforts of your day-to-day living? For sure, there are a dime a dozen. Some you commonly share with the person next to you, featuring songs by popular Christian Artists. But there's a certain form of unique sincerity when one discovers a worship song that is yet to break through to a larger audience. This is how the song "Hiding Place" by DBU Chapel Worship featuring Olivia-Grace McKern felt like when I first listened to the song. It felt like a new testimony being told, of one's dedication to find God and remain in his presence.  Taking root from Psalm 32, the song is a collaboration of Olivia with a host of songwriters from the DBU Chapel Worship. Enriching her experience as a songwriter and moving her through the songwriting process. In perhaps a reflection of what the song eventually became, it wasn't so that Olivia conveniently hid behind the DBU Chapel Worship songwriters/musicians. This song is a c...

There's a certain epicness to the song by Christian couple/duo Adam and Ali Curry's latest single, "Praise the Lord." With its epicness truly reflecting the grandiosity of worshipping our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The song starts with a sincere call to reach out to our Savior. Striking a conversation, perhaps a plea and a prayer. Until the song progresses to a crescendo, lifting our voices to Praise the Lord in unison. This is what makes the song so beautiful; it does not limit itself to the artist's interpretation of the song. But rather, it enjoins us to join them in praising the Lord.  Derived from Psalm 28, Adam and Ali beautifully combined lines from Psalm 28 to create a grandiose and heartfelt song, making the lyrics relevant to our world today. As the artist shares, the song took inspiration from the heart of this Psalm, which both declares God's greatness and prays for His mercy. The song speaks directly to where many believers find themselves in ...

Michelle K (Kahnt) takes a well-known classic Christmas song and strips it back to what the earliest believers had: united voices. This rendition of the song is a beautiful a cappella call-and-response with the Ichos Gospel Music Team (an African choir). The lyrics retell the angelic announcement that a new King has arrived, and that He brings peace, mercy, and reconciliation between God and mankind. It reminds us that Christmas isn't a cozy backdrop; it's heaven stepping into our street.  The song moves from the wonder of Bethlehem to one of the biggest mysteries we know and are hardly able to comprehend - our God choosing to be fully present in human flesh, close enough for all to touch, and still Lord over all. But most of all, the hymn reminds us that Jesus comes as the Prince of Peace and the giver of new life, laying aside glory instead of demanding it.  So, what do we do with news that is this big and important? We rise up. We sing back our praises. We let the choir'...

"Tears of the Lamb (Radio Edit)" by Avery Stafford retells the well-known story of Christ's sacrifice with a deep personal gratitude. A new rendition of a song that Avery first introduced at a 1993 youth rally on a humble blue cassette tape (!) with the lyrics that focus on Jesus' innocence, His willingness to suffer, and the mystery of a love that is beyond anything we are able to comprehend. Instead of dwelling only on the sorrow, Avery points us to the hope that His tears have made possible. You hear him marvel at Christ's mercy, remind us of His forgiveness even in suffering, and celebrate the healing that comes from a life that He has made whole. The message in this worship anthem, reimagined with cinematic flair, is simple (but not easy): Jesus gave everything, and there is nothing we can do or could have done to earn such an ultimate sacrifice. "With tears in Your eyes, You died for me," but most of all, the lyrics highlight redemption's triu...

Divine Vibes' rendition of "Love Never Fails" by Hydro Walkers Remix is amazing! The intent behind this release is simple but bold (as we are used to with Divine Vibes)… to take the timeless power of scripture (in this case 1 Corinthians 13), and set it to a progressive house beat that combines worship with dance (and ready for your playlist!). This is literally Scripture that makes you move!  The core message of the lyrics is clear and comforting: "Love is patient, love is kind," and it "does not envy… does not boast." But most of all, it spells out the kind of love we all are looking for in our lives - a love that "is not self-seeking," that "always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."   How was your week? Were you carrying old resentment or replaying someone's failure, maybe even your own? Instead of staying in that loop, this song reminds us that love "keeps no record of wrongs" and "...

Tony Robert Allen's latest single "Into You" is a synth-pop laden CCM track that hooks us with its catchy melody and danceable tune. On surface, one might mistake the song as your traditional pop song, but taking a deeper dive into the lyrics will allow you to appreciate the song more and realize that it's more than just your traditional pop song. And that's the beauty of songs like these.  In a world where pop music's lyrics has fallen off to shallow meanings, buoyed only by the well composed music, "Into You" is a breath of fresh air. Because not only are we hooked with the synth-pop sensibilities of the music, but we are also drawn to the overall message of the song. And like how our Christian life sometimes drifts apart from God, the song has a magnetic way of pulling us back into God's gravity. That is what the song seeks to remind us.  We can run as far away from God as we can. Or we can choose to shut him off. But once we recognize his lov...

It's not too often you hear a Christmas song that is solemn and introspective, especially that the whole world more often than not celebrates the season with a festive mood. And rightly so with the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, celebrating the season with a festive mood is only fitting.  But there are also some corners of the world that need a little more peace, a little more love. And this is where Andrew Macdonald's latest Christmas song comes in. In what has become a tradition of his (third straight year to release a Christmas song), Andrew dedicates this song to those who are suffering and might be spending a little less joyful Christmas. There's a certain warmth in this engaging song that empowers the solemnity of the message.  Armed with his trusty keyboard, the melodies dance in sync with the words, that is more like a prayer than lyrics to a song. It's like Andrew leading us to pray together in exhortation to God to not forget about those who seem to have b...