NEW Arrangement: Come Thou Fount
A note from arranger Don Chapman:
I last arranged this classic hymn way back in 2002 (22 years ago - it was in my first batch of 10 hymns!) and felt it was time for a modern upgrade!
Hymn History
Learn how the odd combo of a fortune-telling gypsy and preacher George Whitfield brought the hymnwriter to faith - resulting in one of the most popular hymns of all time.
Worship Planning Ideas
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is a timeless hymn that continues to captivate hearts and inspire worship across generations. Its rich lyrics and memorable melody invite us to reflect on God’s endless mercy and our need for His guiding grace.
Robert Robinson Biography
Robert’s childhood was marked by early tragedy. At the tender age of five, he bid a final farewell to his father, Michael Robinson. This loss cast a long shadow over his youth, compounded by the bitter sting of rejection from his wealthy maternal grandfather, Robert Wilkin. |
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All About Just As I Am
A note from arranger Don Chapman:
I've remixed one of my "signature" Hymncharts arrangements to give it more of a modern worship edge for my new Worshiphymns.com website. The new mix is also available at Hymncharts.com.
I'm also getting obsessed with hymn histories! The stories behind these songs and who wrote them can be fascinating, heart wrenching and inspiring. Let's dig deeper into one of our most popular hymns: Just As I Am, learn more about it and how you can use it in your contemporary worship sets!
Hymn History
Charlotte Elliott’s hymn “Just As I Am” has become one of the most beloved and widely recognized hymns in Christian history. Written in 1835, this simple yet profound song has touched the lives of countless individuals, offering a message of hope, acceptance, and salvation through Jesus Christ.
Worship Planning Ideas
“Just As I Am” is a staple in churches across the globe, and for good reason. Its simple yet profound lyrics speak straight to the heart, reminding us that we can come to the Savior exactly as we are – no pretenses, no striving, just raw honesty and faith. Discover popular worship songs that match thematically and use my sample call to worship to introduce the hymn.
Charlotte Elliott Biography
Born on March 18, 1789, in Brighton, England, Elliott’s life was marked by both physical suffering and an unwavering faith that ultimately led her to pen hymns that have touched countless lives across generations.
Just As I Am: Worship Song in Disguise!
Praise and worship songs typically talk TO the Lord but hymns typically talk ABOUT the Lord. Just As I Am is a unique hymn because it addresses the Lord directly, like a worship song. |
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NEW Website: Worshiphymns.com
Just in time for Christmas I've launched a brand new HYMNS website! I've had this brewing for a few years and finally have it ready.
Here's what Worshiphymns is all about: It's tailored directly for the modern worship team who leads only with the top worship songs. This church rarely if ever sings hymns because they can be awkward to sing/play and feel irrelevant. Worshiphymns will have the top hymns arranged specifically with the modern style in mind - ambient guitars/pads and unique, yet simple, chord patterns. Pick an affordable subscription to meet your ministry's needs - chord charts, sheet music, multitracks or a combination!
How is Worshiphymns different from Hymncharts? Hymncharts offers a broad range of worship styles over the past twenty years with over 150 arrangements, plus more sheet music like SATB choir and instrumental parts. Worshiphymns will be worship band only (with an occasional cello part if I arrange it that way) and feature my newest, modern arrangements with a few remixed classic Hymncharts arrangements I think would work in a modern setting.
If you have a choir and/or instruments like flute, trumpet, clarinet, etc., Hymncharts is what you need.
If you're a worship band-driven style singing the top CCLI songs, Worshiphymns is for you!
Read more about the launch of Worshiphymns.com. |
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Why Are Hymns Still Popular?
Why are so many old hymns still popular to this day? Are they merely being kept around by believers holding to tradition? As society and technology advances, shouldn’t the new dethrone the old?
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About: Don Chapman’s passion is for the Church, music and technology, and he blends all three into resource websites devoted to contemporary worship: hymncharts(.)com and worshipflow(.)com. He’s the editor of the weekly worshipideas(.)com newsletter that’s read by over 30,000 worship leaders across the world. A prolific arranger and songwriter, Don has had songs published by Word, Integrity Music, G3worship and Worship Today, and has orchestrated music for Christian artists Chris Sligh and Jeremy Camp. He’s been featured on the 700 Club, has been quoted in USAToday and is a guest lecturer at Liberty University.
The first worshipideas email newsletter went out to about 400 people on February 11, 2002 (in the heyday, right before the blog explosion, the newsletter amassed over 100,000 subscribers. These days it hovers around 30,000.) Worshipideas was born out of Don’s own desire to share what he was learning as a first-time worship leader at a church plant. Back in 2002 contemporary worship was still fairly new and the worshipideas newsletter and website helped worship leaders across the world figure out this new form of worship.
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