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Holy
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I'm a young contemporary Christian music leader/songwriter and church leader (I'm an ordained minister in the Church of England). My passion is to see Christ known. For everybody who knows me, having anything to do with the internet is a miracle (it takes me weeks to read my e-mails!). Im 32 and I was brought up in Manchester, knowing about God but never knowing God within my life. After a very difficult teenage period and getting into a lot of trouble I somehow found myself passing my exams and getting to university. Amazingly for some I actually came away from uni with a degree, and my wife and I went to live and work in Hertfordshire. Whilst there I was challenged by God on an Alpha course and I met Jesus as my Saviour. We worshipped at St. Andrews Chorleywood where I found great strength in knowing that Jesus is real in my life. After a number of years I found myself being called into the ordained ministry and in 2003 I was ordained into the Church of England (how this has happened Im yet to understand!). As well as serving in my local church Ive continued to lead worship at a number of different events and have led the music and teaching for church away days/weekends in various churches across the UK. I have been writing for a number of years and have a large folder of songs that have been an outpouring of my love for God. Ive never found the push to be pro-active with sending my material away, however recently I was very surprised to hear that my songs have been taken by others and used in Africa, Spain France and Jamaica as well as a number of churches across the UK. This led to a friend of mine setting this link up but with funds being tight I can only afford the free download (I hope you like it). My song writing always seems to be very basic but hopefully it represents part of a journey with God - a journey on which I have always sought to keep the Cross and the Resurrection central in my life.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Christian Pop
Charts
Peak #283
Peak in subgenre #46
Author
Pat Nesbitt
Rights
Copyright © 2003 Pat Nesbitt
Uploaded
September 06, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 1.9 MB 64 kbps 4:08
Story behind the song
Holy was written very quickly. I was preparing to lead musical worship for my local church and was going through some last minute preparation before I left for the church. I had just read Revelation 4 and was struck by the words, holy, worthy and glory. I was playing the guitar I was asking God to give me a word or phrase that I could offer for the meeting that night. For a few months prior to this I had been asking God to help me write more simplistic songs which could be used without a band or OHP. I felt moved to start singing this song to the Lord and it grew as three simple choruses which I felt were ok, but I never saw them as being a song within themselves. I played it to the music group who all agreed we should play it that night. During the meeting I was crying out to God asking whether it would be appropriate to use it (as I said I never saw it as a finished song). We did use it and through its repetitive and simple form, God ministered to the congregation. It’s now used regularly in a number of churches and is even used in Africa, Spain and France (both in English and in the native languages).
Lyrics
Holy, you are holy. Holy is the Son of God. Worthy, you are worthy. Worthy is the Lamb of God. Glory, we sing glory. Glory to the Prince of peace.
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