Finally it’s done - after months of being locked in little rooms with little sunlight our new self titled album is released.

And if you’ve already got the album, and you’re thinking about introducing the songs in church, the sheet music is up for all the new songs on the album (that’s why the blog has been a bit quiet lately!).

I’d be very interested in what songs you end up using in church. Just by way of explanation, the album recording itself is meant to be listened to not sung to, and so our arrangements might sound a little impracticable for a church service.

However IT IS STILL AN ALBUM OF CONGREGATIONAL SONGS! The songs themselves we’re pretty confident will work well in many churches. Obviously some will be better suited to one style of church service than another. And some of them are deliberately pushing the boundary on what styles of music can be useful in congregational singing.

If you’re wondering where to start, let me suggest a few which I’m planning on introducing soon at my church:

- Hallelujah - very simple chords and really clear words of praise for what Jesus did on the cross. It was written originally for just piano and vocals so it’ll work whether you have a 14 piece band or just one piano player.

- Father’s world - again, don’t let the album arrangement scare you, it’s actually a very simple song. The chords are very simple, and the melody almost sings itself. It’s written in a semi-celtic hymn style and the words are amazing.

- Beneath the cross - fantastic hymn and again has only a few simple chords.

- The light has found us - this might sound heaps quirky the way we play it, but it’s got a real strong melody and great clear message.

Let me know how you go!