April 26th, 2011 
Tristan I’ve always had trouble figuring out how to fit “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” into a modern worship environment and have it flow well. Most of the reworked arrangements I’ve heard either completely change the melody/rhythm (which drives the congregation crazy) or put a boring 4/4 backbeat to the traditional song (which drives me [...]
December 9th, 2010 Tristan Those of you who have been following my Facebook or Twitter ravings probably already know how much I have been enjoying Gungor‘s new album, Beautiful Things. I’m not going to try to describe it to you, except to say that it is diverse, interesting, and worth your time… so go buy it. :) We used [...]
June 6th, 2009 Tristan This Sunday we’re starting a sermon series on stewardship called “the world is Mine”. To go along with that series, I reworked the hymn “This Is My Father’s World.” I liked the feel of Aaron Niequist‘s version, but I wanted a different chord structure for the song (his structure is more traditional). The lyrics are [...]
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Comments Off March 25th, 2009 Tristan Thanks to my friend Pete, I recently came across Stuart Townend‘s song “When Love Came Down” as performed by Dave Hunt on his album Love Abounds. As soon as I heard it, I knew it needed to be a part of our Good Friday service. Below are resources for the song: -> Short sample from [...]
February 27th, 2009 Tristan A few months ago, one of the leaders from GEMS (our church’s girls’ ministry) came to me and asked if I would re-record the song “Your Grace Is Enough” for them in a lower key so they could sing along with it during their meetings. The problem: They love Chris Tomlin, but he usually sings [...]
